Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-12

! (Suporintendent OF tho Orphsnags)
| Fleet. corresponding secretary; j. 4.
Dlueuid. recording secretary. Other Man
agers-Thomas Jennings. W. a. Miller
j. G.. Payne. A. W. Talley J. l.. Noder'
w. s. Royal, A. X. Long, o. y. Barker
Z. II. Almond, T.. c. Miller u. 4. W MS
Trustees of Ministers Relief FUND
Officers: r. II. Elicit. president; G. j..
Wiugo, first vice-president; c. j.. Cooke
second yice-president; william VI. Tur-
pin, treasurer; 4. J. Chewing, recording
secretary; II. Theodore Ellyson, auditor.
other Trustees-James G. Field b. a..
Hancock. AlOnzO j.. Phillips, John H.
Wright, John f. Ragland. j. r. Dickey.
Trustees OF the Orphanage-Ofcers:
William T.. Hatcher president; j. -.
Taylor, vice-president; Henry ScnmeZ,
secretary; William r.. Whltescarver'
treasurer; George J. Holiday, superinten-
dent. Other Trustees-A. u. Woodiin. j..
u. Borum. George Cooper. Bouldin II.
Jones. Garter Williams, w. J. Jordan,
b. j.. Johnson. +. n. Maxey, j. r. Bagby,
1. i. Lake, William Campbell, j. II. Har-
grave. Jr., G.. W. Cone w. J.. Jeffries, G.
l.. Cooke, j. y. Ellyson. John T. Griffin,
o.. ]. Preston, NJ. i. Wood. W. @. Evans,
@. W. Beale, NJ. j. Young. II. a. Routh,
Hugh c. Smith. +. III. Martin, Horace f.
Crismond. George T. Bagby, Fred. W.
Claybrook. w. w. Moffett, c. CT. Snead,
j. W. Coon, +. G. Mcconnell, j. p. Saul,
j. N. Luck. T.. T. Musick, W. r. Harris.
Officers of the Virginia Baptist HistOr-
ical Society-James f.. Taylor, president;
j. NJ. Pitcher, vice-president; J. Z. Ely
son, vice-president; =. j. Quinn, vice
president; Q. II. Ryland. secretary; ii.
Theodore EllysOn, treasurer Executive
Committee-B. J.. Johnson. r. Lee Tray
lor, J. 0. Kirk, L. II. Thornhill, Thomas
S. Dunaway.
OVER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND.
The Baptsts Of Virginia number 1885,
and have $50 churches. The average
church membership is about $50. The
General Association IS the one body Of
the state made up OF representatives Of
all the Virginia churches. The State is
subdivided into twenty-One district as
s0ciations. They arc AccOmac,, Abe
marie, Appomattox, Augusta, Blue Ridge,
Concord. Dan River. Dover, Goshen,
james River, Lebanon, Middle District,
New Lebanon. New River, Portsmouth.
Potomac. Powell River. Rappahannock,
Roanoke, Shenandoah, Shiloh, Straw
berry. and Valley.
These send reports Of their work to the
General Association. on the floor of the
association these reports are discussed
yancement Of the work.
THREE SESSIONS DAILY.
The association is usually in session
four days, and has three sessions each
day
When once convened. the body loses
little time in getting 10 business.
The first committee named is on "Order
OF business" This committee arranges
the hours of meeting and the programme
10 be carried out. This committee de-
eide when the reports Of the boards
shall be submitted. and what hours shall
be devoted to special or business sessions.
The Bristol Baptist church was TO have
had the association this year. But small
pox was discovered In that city and Il
was decided best not 20 90 there. The
association acted on the advice Of the
Board of Health Of Bristol. and with the
FUN approval of the Bristol church. This
church has already renewed its invita-
ton for the body TO come 10 them next
year.
Rev. DR. George Cooper of this city.
was selected 10 preach the sermon. He
will do so. probably Sunday morning,
but this. too. is determined by the Com
mittee on Order OF Business. Visiting
Baptist ministers are likely 20 mn many
Of the pulpit5 If the city next Sunday.
Efforts are being made 10 make this
one of the most interesting and helpful
sessions the venerable and influential
body has ever held.
Many of the delegates will come I'm
Thursday night and early Friday morn
ing, 20 attend the exercises az Richmond
College Friday morning and afternoon.
The new Science and Memorial halls OF
the college group Will then be dedicated.