Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-21
THE DAYS PROCEEDINGS
Dr.. James Arttoics.Endor Report
on co-Operntion Tho woman,
missionary Union noport on For.
eisn missions cap,r,bu.ions For
,Iisslons lncreasoa Twenty-Gro
Fer Cent.
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Richmond, Va, Nov. 20.-The Baptist
Association was called to order at $3.50
o'clock this morning by the presiding
officer, Judge Barksdale. and the first
half hour was devoted to the transac-
ton Of business of minor Importance.
On motion of Mr.. William Elyson,
resolution was adopted providing for
the appointment of committee to CO.
operaten,With the committee from the
Southern Baptist Convention looking
to arrangements for the celebration OF
the yenr. 1900
DIR. JAMES ARTICLES.
Rev.SDr. j. B. Hawthorne presented
the following resolution, which was
adopted
'"rhat the series of articles on The
Documentary History of the Struggle
for Religious Liberty in Virginia. by
Rev. c. r. James. d. D., published In
4 ally valuable contribution to religious
literature. and that the thanks of the
Baptist denomination are due to DR..
James and the Religious Herald for
the service they have thus rendered the
cause of religious freedom"
Dr. Hawthorne and John Pollard
spoke at some length opposing the APP
j
tertiary, on the ground that church
and State should be separated.
COOPERATION.
The report on cooperation was pre-
sented by Rev. DR.. L.. r. Thornhill as
follows:
While there is no occasion for boast
Ing, yet there is reason for Astounding
qualification In the fact that we have
made progress.
The total receipts foot up nearly
S7l,oo0, S1.G45.99 more than last year.
Three Of the boards have suffered
loss i'll their receipts, to-wit: Educa-
ton. Sunday School and Bible Board
and the Orphanage. Fifteen new
churches have been added, making q
grand total OF 946.
"Of tho contributing churches there
arc fifty-cight giving TO only one board.
There are thirty-thrce churches giving
only to two boards. forty-sevcn give to
only three, slXty-seven to four, sixty
three to five. lis TO six, los to none.
making total Of 495. or more than half
OF the churches not In full co -op Grafton.
Our State Mission Board was turned
aside by 1875 churches. while 252 gave
nothing to the Sunday School and Bible
Board. and 1S4 actually turned aside the
1ppeai Tor foreign missions. Home
missions received like treatm from
2OS. while $50 gave nothing for the Min
1sters' Relief Fund, and $50 turned
away our orphan boys and girls, but
our Education Board received the heay-
lest blow in being rejected by S41
churches.
THE most dcplorable feature in this
case is the fact that among the
churches referred to are some of our
strong city churches, as well as the
ableSt of the country churches.
Your committee on co-oDeration has
done the usual amount of work the
past year. ~
The number of churches is o4s.
me contributions to State missions
were s1l.494.74
s12.15." was
DR.. G. w. winfrce offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved. That a committee Of one
be appointed from each geographicnI
section of the State to meet and con
Ter on the advisability on the appoint
adopted. "''
,MOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION.
me resolution adopted by the Wo-
mans Missionary Union at the salem
meeting was the subject for much his
cussion. The resolution was rs folows.
recognizing that woman's work FOR.
missions has attained such proportions
anu III encouragement OF the favora-
s Bile commentator OF the Same h, a.
General Association of Virginia wo
submit the following: That thn CO.
eral Association allow n sufficient nar-
centage of the funds raised Inv TIC
Woman's Missionary Societies ana
81. nirst-To defray all travelling cx-
{ Pee'i's'es vi tue officers of the Woman's
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