Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-19
DAPTISTS' BUSY DAY,
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PACED

as an Element Of Power in the MiniS''y Iie
DR.. Sampey made a fine anuless 80
caught the attention OF the Douy "' 80,
by q thrilling reference TO Two non
greatly loved by the people OF all ciasseS
OF the South. one was Robert -. -
and the other John a. Broaddus' lie sou ,'a
he was a herO-worshipper, ana h"p'u "s
always would be. 49,.
"Robert r.. Lee" he declared, was the
strongest. most evenly-balanced Chiis
tian gentleman l ever read about OF heaIu
talked about. l have asked men every ,
where l have been what they thougnt %
Lee" The only disparagng remark he
had ever heard about Lee, no said' was
made by General ". 4. SHERMAN VINO
declared that Lee twas too magnani-
nous; he ought 70 have pulled OH some
shoulder-straps." " General Lee was inc
finest specimen OF manhood America mas
given 10 the world" said Or. Sampey
His reference to the spirit Of Or. broau-
dus was tender and beautiful. re re-
ferred also 10 the great preachers the
binle speaks Of. from Moses uo"1
through the long list TO Paul lie sho"eu
that many Of them were cultured Heh'
educated in the schools OF the pro
phets He spoke OF what power LOT
good a cultured minister was-a man VINO
could 20 into the homes OF the most
humble; SIT with them at the taDie' par
take of their plain fare. and MAKE thrii
forget TO eat by telling them new anu
better things. That same man couiu
leave that home and enter the drawing
rooms Of the wealthy; talk with tucIn'
shed abroad the spirit Of Jesus hnl ycl
not offend one cOnventionality; re7chii,s'
perhaps. people in both instances VINO
rarely go into a church. He closed WIN
most beautiful and tender account OF
the passing away Of DR. Broaddus. DR..
Sgmpev had the most complete attention
Of everybody in the room throughout MS
address.
AN IMPORTANT RESOLUTION.
Or. John Pollard. Of Richmond College
Mt the conclusion Of Or. sampey's address
submitted the following important ana
far-reaching resolution:
whereas. the Education Board under
takes 10 conduct one OF the most IN
portant enterprises entrusted to TINS
body and ,.-.--..,
Whereas. the number Of ministerial
students has been steadily diminishing
and.
"JVhereas the board has been com
PEELED Is report from year TO year an EN-
barrassing debt: therefore be- II
"Resolved. That q committee OF nine
be Amounted to consider our whole plan
OF ministerial education, to receive sus-
gcstions from delegates. and from a.y
other brethren that wish 90 present their
view. and report at this session reCoiu-
mcndations as % best methods LOT GeS
ening and extending denomlnauohal ~
terest I'm the indispensable work or sup,
plying our churches wit consecrated anu
competent pastors"
Or. Pollard spoke strongly IN behaI OF
# ana stated that NJ. Ellyson, the sec
rotary. had cordially endorsed it.
SEMINARY IN GOOD CONDITION.
Dr. Hatcher said the assignment OF a
tonic 10 Or. Sampey had rendered II
impossible for him 20 say anything ABOUT
the seminary. lie referred 10 the state
ment I'm the report Of Mr. Ellyson that
only four OF the thirteen Virginia SUI
rents az the seminary were aldeu ny
the board. He said this spoke well for
the Virginians, showing that the young
ministers were gaining selI-reNahce' lie
declared the seminary I'm fine condltloh'
he was followed by Rev. l.. b. Hatcher
his son, who spoke in support OF the IN
terests OF the board.
Tbe question being called, DR.. Pollard S
resolution was adopted, and so was the
report Of the Education Board.
President Barksdale announced that
tho time had come for the report on
home missions. ID. A. p. Noodhn' or
Hamilton. asked TO make statement.
He said that there were three vacancies
in the Board Of Trustees Of the Crpnan-
aee-one from the Clinch Valley, one
from the New River Association ana
one from the state al large. Upon mo-
ton OF DR.. owen. a committee was ap-
pointed TO recommend three men Tor
these positions. ..-..-.,-,.,
DIT Mcconnell read the report Of home
missions. The report shows that during
the period, ending May /. 1899, the board
employed C53 missionaries. Their fields
ara i'm every section In the bounds OF the
convention. These labOreTs represented
25so churches and supplied, 6.5s2 believers,
and baptized; Gil received by letter
making the total addition 10 the church
Of 1888.
one hundred and ninoty-four were or
ranized and Oh sunday schools built; y
new houses OF worship; improved and re-
paired 30 more.
The cash receipts Of the year were
| ISL 7gl5g. an increase Of S7,74lu over the
preceding year. -.
DIR. KERFOOTS FINE ADDRESS.
DR.. Mcconnell. following the report,
! presented Dr. u. II. Kerfoot the new sec
/ rotary of the Home Mission Board OK
| the Southern Baptist Convention. DR..
KerfoOt made one of the finest addresses
/ of the sessions so far. His discourse was
vigorously delivered and not u man
moved while he spoke lie said at the
offset that twcnty-eight years ago he
| began 10 talk for the Southern Baptist
/ Theological Seminary, IL seemed Il little
! strange now that he should have LETT
/ that subject and was 10 talk primarily
! OF home missions. The tasks before the
! Home Mission Board led Or. kerfoot 10
| speak OF what opportunities the United
| States, as people, now mad ana now
! the country had grown in the respect OF
! other nations. When the fleet Of Dewey
! DESTROYED the Spanish ships In Manila
| bay the world was astounded az what
! had been done. But when the guns OF
| Schley sent the flower Of the spanish
! navy burning upon the shores OF CUBA
! nj Santiago bay all Europe was agoB
with tho splendid feat Of that day The
| United states and England, the two
great English-speaking peoples, were JOIN
! ed together now as never beloIe'
! proving that blood was thicker thah
/ water lie said that Expansion was
! not coming. it was here already and had
come TO stay, and it was not frog eA-
| pansiOn," either.
! Dr. Kerfoot told graphically OF the
| frontiers. and how they were CROWNS
! how the agencies Of vice went win the
| people. and how necessary IL was LOT
| the Gospel OF the Saviour 90 go with
them too. He declared that the CONVEX
sion OF the negro was the only solution
| 10 the negro problem. and that tnat pro-
! biem Was a real one, which was Only
| understood, and could only be solved py
! the southern people.
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