Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-09
FINE SESSION HELD.
MIDDLE DISTRICT ASSOCIATION
MEETING IN sWANSBORO' NOW.
INTERESTING PROGRAMME TO-DAY.
nusy Morning session-Afternoon
service, with DR.. Whitsitt Expect
ed 10 Prcach-FOrcign Missions To-
Night-Otber Manchester News.

The pleasant little town of Swansboro'
legged at present by the delegates
Cu Chesterfield, Powhatan, and Amelia
Counties. attending the 10th annual ses-
SION of the Middle District Association
meeting with the Clopton-Street Baptist
hlroh The session began yesterday
morning with every indication Of being
most enjoyable, interesting, and profit
clle one. The attendance Of out-of-town
delegates is quite large and the people
a. tho town and Manchester are entering
greatly into the spirit Of the meeting. The
morning was taken mp with organization,
and with a discussion Of the needs of the
orphanage. There was no afternoon meet
ing At night the annual sermon was
preached by Rev r. i. Rudd. The assoc
citation will be I'm session to-day and also
tomorrow.
Short devotional exercises were held at
% O'Clock yesterday morning, and thus
he session, 10 last three days, began
Letters and encouraging reports were
read from twenty of the twenty-five
churches I'm the association ana the num-
Dor OF delegates present was siXty-iive.
Judge r.. A. Hancock was reelected
moderator, and Hon. j. Hasklns Hobson
clerk and treasurer.
NEEDS or THE ORPHANAGE.
After the routine business incidental
10 organization was completed, Rev. II.
a. Nettlcs. of Chesterfield. spoke I'm be-
half of The salem Orphanage. lie said
that 20 central building was badly needed,
and suggested that funds for that pur-
ma
De raised by private subscription during
the coming year. lie hoped that an
other twelve months would see this build
ing an assured fact. Another pressing
need of the institution was clothing, and
another food "SOme of us" he said,
"th.nk Salem IS q favored spot, where
God drops down food and clothing. but
il ls not so. We must run our hands
down fin OAR pockets and give possession.
"These are the two prime needs of
the institution said Mr.. Nettles "and
We ought 90 support literally the work
Of the 0rphauage. because Of the great
and glorious good it has done. We
should support it because il is the most
Christ-llle work IN which We are en-
gagged
AZ 2.3o O'Clock the meeting adjourned to
s o'clock.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
The annual sermon was preached at Sl5
o'clock. after short devotional exercises.
rev. II. II. dob Rudd was the preacher.
Ills text Was. put on Strength, Zion,'
end his sermon made a me lmpi eSaion
on the large congregation which heard
b. AIR. Rudd spoke very earnestly ana
efrctiyelv. Following the sermon, Home
Missions was taken up. a paper ON TINS
branch of oyaugelizatiOn was READ by MI
y. s. Wells Of Chesterfield, when was
discussed ly Rev. "a. H. Quares ana Dr'
W. H. Hatcher OF Richmond. heN D.
q. sullivan pastor OF the YAK NIoIe
church. invited the association TO hoIu
service at his church at 400 TINS aI'vI
noon Ihc Invitation was accepted, ana
an efort "il Zoe made to get Dr. Whitsitt
70 preach
Among tle ministers attending yester-
day were Rev. j. W. Reynolds. PoWha-
tan; Rev. y. D. Ncttes. Chesterfield; Rev.
DR. a. Ba6ny Enon chufch: Rev. Dr. j.
II. Bagpy lowhatan, Rev Dr. J.. Il.
InOrnhiil, Manchester. Rev j. IL. HGr-
risOn, Amelia; Rev. ST. G.. Abrams. Pow
hatan; Rev j. u. Hicks Richmond COL
legc. Rev. Or. Decatur Edwards. former
pastor ClOptOn-Street church. Fredericks-
burg; Rev. r.. Ii. Winfree. Rev. II. H.
Rudd. Chesterfield; Rev. Dr. j. -. Taylor
BAPTIST Orphanage Salem: Rev. II. l..
Ouarles Richmond; Rev. Dr. W H. Whit
slit former president Baptist Theological
Seminary; Rev DR.. II. J. Wlnngham,
Foreign Missionary Board. Rev. Or. w
J.. Hatcher, Richmond; Rev. Dr. James
Nelson, Womans College Richmond;
Revs LOuthan and Clark.
TO-DAY's SESSION.
The session OF to-day will begin at 9:45.
Devotional exercises will be held till 10;
miscellaneous business from 10 10 l015;
state Of the church from 1915 10 1880;
ministerial education. 1880 TO 1890, Min
listers Relief Fund, 1890 TO 13O; miscel-
laneOus business, 1870 TO 2; adjournment
at O'Clock; service at Oak-Groye church.
"a O'Clock; devotional exercises, TO