The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-19
IN EDUCATION BOARD.
A Committee Appointed to Consider
Present Plans of Education.
REPORTS OF SEVERAL BOARDS.
Submitted Co the Baptist Association
and Spoken to by Distinguished
Laymcn aud Divincs-List of
appointments Made Tor 10
day-RepOrt ofthe Treas
urcr Recciytd.

The Edacalion Board If the Baptist,
General Association yesterday emphasized
the necessity OF more young men enter
ing H. schools of the church for Tic pur
p0se of being trained for the ministry.
The reports for several years past have
shown "a steady decline in the available
ministerial timber, and the matter Will
receive attention at the hands of "a sut-
cial committee
Reports from several OF the Boards
and Committees of the Association were
made Yesterday and discussed by distn-
guished ministers and laymen.
An effort viii be made 90 conclude the
sessions with mass meeting for For
eign Missions ON Monday evening
The pulpitssof the uty Will be occupied
to-day by visiting ministers. and no busi-
ness sessions will be held until tomorrow
morning at o'clock
The attendance ON the sessions Of this
Associational meeting is larger than for
many years and great enthusiasm is lee
ing manifested
The evening session was called to order
al O'Clock by Rev W. J.. Fisher Of
Portsmouth. one of the vicc-pre-idents
The reports OF the sunday-school and
, Bible Board was read by Rev Dr J. NJ.
Pitcher OF Petersburg, the corresponding
secretary
THE YEARS WORK.
The years work is summarized as fol-
lows:
zone General Superintendent. twenty
three colporters. and two Bible women
labored as follows. Days of service. 5.oll.
miles travelled. lH>t1, visits t0 families.
1885. families prayed with or conver-ed
with ou thc subject of religion. 6.'J2. per-
sons hahitually neglecting preaching.
] 525. families destitute OF The Bible. l.li3.
families destitute of au religious books
except the Bible. 1iI9 sermons preached.
6G0. addresses made. 56l; Sunday school
addresses $40. prayer meetings beld. 900:
Suuaay-schOols organized. l1. sunday
school conventions held Dc. persons bap-
tized. &c: othe~ conversions 26Nt Bible
readings. ~: chniren's meetings, 10, wo-
mems meetings. 6. many children Induced
to attend Sunday-school. several women
pursuadod 20 deposit their letters and
unite with "a church. classes in Sunday
school taught. jain visited.
One paragraph of the report says:
"Th, recent appeals in public print and
otherwise for a more generous support
of our work of State eyangelizaton give
us hone that our income from the church
cs will incr,8r instead Of falling on. In
$500 the ID irchcs gave S6sa'5; 1881 So
Sof04. i'm l>l2 S5.R272. 1>.G, &.l229a. 1895.
s. g55. %. 1895. SlqBe2. l,e6. SlTN67: 1885,.
si52ic2. 1sgS. s5.4So42. 1890. Sllo3l; less
by $50 than last year. but greater than
the preceding three years.
THE MORMONS.
I'm reference go the distribution of tracts
the rcport SAYS "a ColpOr,eur VINO ls id-
boring between Fredericksburg and Alex
andfia. writes that the Mormons' SeV-
outb Day Advcntists and other sccts
are also engaged in the distribution of
tracts. The writer says, I'VE are Trying
TO meet The demand for cheap tracts Tor
free distribution In This part of the re-
port Dr. Pitcher says
..The.act.vity Of many neretical sects'
the increasing poverty in many sections
of the state the large unevangelized
ponulation of our citie make more plain
Than ever the need of our work Ihe
countrv as the supply OF a pure and re-
ueious population To the city. has had
our eporial attention. but the city needs
colnortaec work for the masses who are
moi in0ucfCcd by the churches.
FeucciaI reference is made 90 the noble
work Of Miss Mary W. Aplerson az New
port News. ana Miss lnez T.. Quisenbery
40 Pocllortas.
Rov. II. 4. Rowland of the American
Baptist publication Society. spoke of tho
work Of the Society which he represented.
The annual output of $4,000 Bibles Is far
less than the demand. which cannot he
supplicd. he said The Society is at work
~, Inc revision .of thc Bible. tte work
b@inr I'm charge of eminent Baptist schol-
ars Many years would Doe required for
the work. bat. he said. BE- would nc the
best eyer published.
Coming 10 the subject on which he arose
to speak. pr Rowland made strong
statement Of the great importance OF coll
portace. lie thought tho day nc big re-
vivals was passing. Moody thinks So. he
said. The work to-day acceniuaiea tho
personal element In the work. 10 Is
t.rsonal work he said which must ac-
compllah tie great good
II takes a consecrated man % be coll
portcmr. said DR. Rowland. Il is am hum
bic work and few ever seek H. The
preacher has crowds 90 hear him and can
tabulate results. The coiporteur cannot
do SO. The results must be tabulatcd IN
the next world.
Dr. H. W Battle spoke briefly upon the
Importance Of the Sunday-school work on
the life OF the young.
This programme was diii""''N'N i'-
Monday.
Meet $3.50 A. NJ
s.9a to 1000 Miscellaneous business
10.O0 10 100 Cooperation, also report on
Woman's Work.
ll:iO to i2.00 Orphanagc
1900 10 200 p. NJ Foreign Missions.
2.ca =. NJ. Recess.
s:20 Reasonable.
20 to 30 Time and Place Of Next
Meeting and other Committees.
AGO to adjournment. Obituaries.
SP. NJ Mass Meeting in favor OF State
Missions al Second Baptist church. fol-
lowed by adiournmcn, sine die.
Rev II. w Tribble made the report OF
the sunday-school BOARD Of the Southern
raptist church All of n. work OF this
Board Is done through the State Board.
Rev NJ. l.. wood, Of Staunton, Va. and
rev DR.. j. NJ. Frost Secretary Of the
sunday-school and Bible Board of the
Southern Baptist Convention. spoke to
the report.
DIR. OWEN OBJECTED.
4 rcgi. - from the Virginia Christian
Convention that the Association join in
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