Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-18
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
Seventy-seventh Annual Session
Of the Virginia Body.
Account of the Proceedings Reported for
the virgiuinn-rilot Gratifying Report
Estate Treasurer The Twentieth Con-
fury Ministry.

Association of Virginia was called to
order by Judge w. II. Barksdale. of
Houston, Va. moderator of the body,
at 1880 last night. The introductory
sermon was preached by Rev. f. c.
Mcconnell, ID. D., pastor of the First
Baptist Church, Lynchburg. Va, from
Isaiah, SSH.
After the sermon the Association
proceeded to the election of officers for
the ensuing year.
Judge w. II. Barksdale was re-elect-
ed moderator, Rev. Hugh c. Smith, of
Martinsville, secretary; Theodore Ell
| ~ son. Esq, of Richmond, assistant sec
rotary; b. ~. Jacobs. of Richmond,
treasurer.
Rev. c. A. Jenkins, president of the
Southwest Female Institute. located
here, gave the Association 4 cordial
welcome on behalf of Bristol Baptist
Church. the Chamber of Commerce.
the city of Bristol, the other churches
of the city and her people in general.
Rev NJ. l.. Wood of Staunton re-
sponded in appropriate words on be-
half of the Association. The meetings
are held in the beautiful church home
of the First Baptist Church. When the
moderator's gavel fell last night at
1:30 about three hundred delegates
coming in.
The Association met promptly at
O'Clock this morning. After devotional
exercises, conducted by Rev. Is. c.
James, the trcasurers report was read.
The report was pronounced the largest
and best ever presented to the body in
all the history of the past.
The summary of the report for the
year was as follows:
State missions s161SS.24: Sunday
School and Bible Board. S5.553.14 Ed
ucational Board for educating young
ministers of the State. S4.44S.30; For
egn Missions. S23.6l92O: Home Mis-
sions. S14S53.50; Ministers Relief
Fund. s3S19.12. The total for the year
given by the Baptists of Virginia for
nll their benevolent enterprises was
SS4,S52.21.
ENTHUSIASM AROUSED.
The enthusiasm aroused by this re-
port found expression in singing the
doXoloey. Praise God. From Whom All
BLESSING Flow" and prayer of
thanksgiving by DR.. Smith, of Rich
mond. The Moderator introduced to
the association Rev. Pruitt. of China.
who spoke briefly on the work in
China
DR.. Il. f. Folk. editor of the Baptist
and Reflector. Nashville; DR.. Mullins.
president of Southern Baptist Southern
Theological Seminary: DR.. Harvey
Hatcher. of the American Baptist Pub
LEGATION Society; DIR. Henderson, presi-
dent of Carson Newman College. of
Messy Creek. Tenn. and DIR. GwatlSin
editor of the Argus. Louisville, Ky.
were recognized as messengers TO the
association from these enterprises
The report on the Bible Board of the
Southern BAPTIST Convention was read
by Rev. H. w. Tribble. of Charlottes-
IrAe N@I1 &c
whose headquarters are at Nashville
Tenn. addressed the body on the work
of this enterprise. The report of the
Education Board read by the Hon. T.
Taylor Ellyson. of Richmond. showed
that there were thirty-nine students
under their care preparing for the min
istry. Thirty of these arc now at Rich
mond College and nine at the Baptist
Seminary in Louisville. Ky. This board
starts the new year with a balance in
their favor of S1,5726S.
TWENTIETH CENTURY MINISTRY.
DR.. L. Y. Mullins. president of the
Southern Theological Seminary, was
presented. and in an address of great
power on the theme THE Ministry
Needed for the Twentieth Century,"
thrilled the great audience He en-
phasized the need OF Il clear sense of
the divine call TO the ministry The
three great crises in Il minister's life
grow out of his regenera ton, his call
of God TO the ministry and the expert
ence of missionary conviction. The
minister can never have, as a preacher
any rivalry in other teachers. The
preacher is n religious specialist. his
line of specialism preaching the GOSPEL
OF Christ. The Master spent his life i'm
the presence of the Roman empire and
never struck once. The preacher needs
to be more skillful than ever and SYM
II IL -.1i, a
arms OF latter day religious teaching
Is Il rampant Interrogation point over
the PROSTATE forms of three bishops
1t is not the business of the preacher
to know why the Interrogation point is
rampant. but he should know why the.
bishops are PROSTATE. 1t is the prea CHI
er's task to be in touch With men. that
he may raise them and help them, but
he must be out of touch with them i'm
Worldliness. The great need of the
ministry is To learn to love 70 work.
Religious problems are not solved. huI
dissolved. These problems are mo
ducts of temperatures When the pro
per temperature is reached these van
ish.
THE STATE ORPHANAGE.
One hundred and fourteen orphans
are now cared FOR in the orphanage at
salem. i. II. Elicit, since last session
mas given funds for the erection OF a
beautitni structure at cost OF $4,000.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was called to
order by Rev. +. III. Martin. OF Salem
The homo mission report was read by
Dr. Mcconnell, of Lynchburg. This re-
port shows forward movement along
the lines of its special work. This
board undertakes work in the Indian
Territory Arizona. New Mexico and
large cities Snnth
to this II has done n wonderful work in
Cupa' where, already within the short
time OF ten or twelve years several
thousands have been added to Baptist
Churches. This board has done. also.
much work among the negroes of the