The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-09
MIDDLE DISTRICT
ASSOCIATION
Large and Interesting Meeting at
CIOpton-Street Church.
IN BEHALF OF SALEM 0RPHANAGE
Large Attendance and Much Work
Being Done-Distinguished Minis
teTs Present Other Manches-
ter News OF Interest.
IN BEHALF OF SALEM 0RPHANAGE
Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times
1ll2 Huh street. Beattie Block

Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times.
lll2 Huh street Beatue Block
At 10 O'Clock yesterday morning the
1l6th annual session of the Middle Dis
trict Baptist Association met in Clop-
ton-Street Baptist church.
Letters and encouraging reports were
read from twenty of the twenty-five
churches in the association. and the num-
Der Of delegates present was sixty-dve.
The association is one Of the oldest in
the State. and embraces the churches of
Manchester. Chesterfield. Powhatan. and
part Of Amelia.
Judge b. A. Hancock was reelected
Moderator, and Hon. ]. Has!lins Hob
son, clerk and treasurer
THE SALEM ORPHANAGE.
After the routine business incidental
TO organization was completed, Rev. H..
j. NettioS. of Chesterfield spoke DO De-
half of the Salem Orphanage
lie said that "A central building WAS
badly needed. and suggested that funds
for that purpose. amounting 20 not less
than $1,000 be raised by private subscrip-
ton during the coming year. He hoped
that another twelve months would see
this building an assured fact.
Another pressing need of the insltu-
ton was clothing. ana another food
Some of u.s." he said. "think Salem Is
a favored spot where God drops down
food and clothing. but it is not 50. We
must run our hands down in our pockets
and give Of our possessions. heretofore
these supplies came largely through tho
.l..r ...f.fr fH.
were insufficient. and as churches we
must do better.
81 shall see that during the present
year the brethren do better part %
the orphanage.'
These We're the two prime needs Of
the institution" said Mr.. Nett.es land
We ought TO support literally the work
OF the orphanage, because of the great
and glorious good IL has done We should
support 81 because IL is the most Christ
Ike work In which we are engaged
THOSE PRESENT
The ministers present were. KEY. D.
W. Reynolds. Powhatan. Rev Il. ).
Nettles. Chesterfield. Rev. Or. a. Bag
by. Euon Church. Rev. Dr. j. x. Bag
by. Powhatan: Rev. Dr. l.. r. Thornhll,
Manchester: Rev j. IT.. Harrison. Anne
J. T.. Hicks. Richmond College Rev Dr.
Decatur Edwards. former pastor CIop-
ton street church Fredericksburg. Rev
r. II Winfree. Rev X. II. Rudd, Ches-
terrified: Rev Or. j. y. Taylor. Bap-
list OrphanaCe. salem; Rev Or. Quarles,
Barton Heights: Rev. Or W H. Whit
slit. former president Baptist Theological
Seminary. Rev. Or. r. J. Willingham.
Foreign Missionary Board; Rev. Or. W.
T.. Hatcher. Richmond. Rev. Or. James
Nelson. W0mans College. Richmond.
Rovs Sowell and Clark.
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
Wednesday morning. lst.-Meet AZ 9.30
o'clock with 90 minutes for devotional
exercises.
2d.-Miscellaneous business from 10
70 lO.i5.
TO ll.30.
4th.-How to Train our Young Mem
hers for Church and Religious Work
from 1870 TO p. VI.
Afternoon Session.-lst. Foreign and
Home Missions from 2.30 TO i:So.
I'd. Ministers Relief Fund from 40 70
adjournment.
Thursday.-M at $500 minutes TOT
devotional exercises.
2d-State Missions from 10 70 ll15.
"a Ministerial Education from ll5
TO 1890.
1ournment
MISSIONARY AUXILIARY.
The Woman's Missionary Societies AUX
nlarv 70 the Middle District Association
assembled in annual meeting al West
End Methodist church yesterday morn
ing.
IN the absence % Miss Fstelle Rudd.
vice president OF the Central Committee
for Middle District Association who was
detained at home by the illness Of her
sister. Miss Hufson. president OF Central
Committee presided.
The Clopton-Street choir was nresent
ana led the singing and the singing or
the "Sunheans" Of Clopton-Street church
was much enjoyed.
Miss Imogen Gregory was chosen Sec
rotary
The roll call NJ societies showed TWEEN
tv-seven societies and eight bands IN the
association.
The Discussion ~ Sunheans work was
led nv Nls- q - W1rams hand Sun-rir.
,erds-, Or wrlir-hsnn ~ave r-H"'i-
cal talk On "the women ~ hH7'her lands
and our duty az women 70 them" Miss
cwathmev smoke on Boxes for Frontier
Missionaries" and the Orphanage. Miss