The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-13
CLOSE OF DOVER
ASSOCIATION.
Methods for Improving the Existing
Conditions.
FOREIGN MISSION REPORT.
Time and Place Of Next Meeting Left
10 the officers Of the Association.
Special Discussion OF the
3. y. L. q.

WILLIAMSBURG. VA, July Especial.
The morning session of the last day of
the Dover Baptist Association was called
to order at II O'Clock, after devotional
exercises, which were led by Rev. J. 3.
Childress. After some unimportant bust
ness DR.. John Pollard offered the follow
ing resolutions. and spoke strongly for
their adoption:
whereas, we are convinced that in
recent years the Dover Association has
lost much of its former power for good;
and. whereas, at the present session new
methods for improving present conditions
have been adopted; and whereas, 1t Is
TO be feared that these new methods Will
be rendered largely fru!tess by two mani
fest facts-(D that every session OF the
body is weakened by the non-attendance
OF very considerable proportion Of the
pastors of the Association, and ~ that
delegates from the churches do not come
in time, and, even when they come
promptly. do not remain TO the end Of
the Observation-Disclosures.
Resolved, /, That all our pastors be
etfectiorately entreated and urged to
attend regularly the sessions Of this body,
placing this attendance among their most
sacred and imperative duties. and that
our churches be lovingly entreated and
urged to send full delegations of laymen
that will pledge themselves to appear
promptly IN their SsatS ana To ISiildIli Glltii
the final adjournment of the body.
. That our clerk be instructed at the
near approach of our next session to send
to each church the foregoing preamble
and these resolutions. and ask in behalf
Of this Association that ne paper be read
before the assembled church"
THE DISCUSSION.
The resolutions were discussed and
adopted
Rev J. W. Mitchell. of Portsmouth.
made an appeal in behalf of the Baptist
Ministers Fraternal Benefit Association.
The Text order of business was the
report Of the Baptist Orphanage, offered
by Rev. w. 3. Tyler DR.. Charles l..
Cooke spoke on the report, and gave some
interesting facts about the orphanage and
the splendid condition of the institution.
Dr. Cooke was followed by Rev. B. c.
Hening and others, and the report was
adopted.
In the absence of Rev. NJ. Ashby Jones,
chairman of the Committee on Foreign
| Missions the clerk read the report of the
committee.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
The report on Foreign Missions'was pow
erfully and impressvey discussed by Rev
Z. E. Bomac, assistant secretary of the
Foreign Mission Board. and DR.. A. E.
Owen, of Portsmouth, and adopted.
All the present officers were reelected.
The Committee on Time and Place for
the next meeting OF the Association suS-
gested that this question be left to the
officers of the Association. This sugges-
ton was adopted.
THE B. Y.P. U.
The first subject brought up in the af-
ternoon was the B. Y. T. L., and the fol-
lowing resolutions were offered by Rev.
G.. NJ. Daniel, Of Richmond:
Recognizing the responsibility of this
body in bringing the young people of our
churches into fellowship with its life and
work. and in securing this interest in ard
attendance a its sessions, be 1t
Resolved, That q committee Of three be
appointed 10 report at next session some
plan by which the 3. i. p. U. organiZa-
tons of our churches may be brought into
a closer and more vital union with the
work of this body"
A prayer was offered for the B. Y. P. U.
Convention now in session in Cincinnati,
and a telegram Of greeting sent to that
body.
The above resolution was discussed by
Rev. c. T. Willngham, Rev. a. j. Hall.
Rev. I. S. Boyles. Rev. j. j. Hurt, Rev.
c. G. Mcdaniel, Rev. w. w. Wood. Of
Stanton, and others.
DELEGATES ELECTED.
Rev I. S. Boyles, Of Williamsburg. was
elected delegate of the Dover Association
to the Southern Baptist Convention, with
Rev. B. c. Hening, of Fulton as alternate.
Committee on Cooperation offered the
following resolutions on the observance OF
the year 1890:
Your committee begs leave to say that
the Committee on Cooperation was ap-
pointed by the General Association to rep
resent it before the churches of Virginia
upon the proper observance OF the TWEEN
tieth century movement, and we learn that
this committee has endeavored TO get
cooperating committee in each Associa-
ton Of the State, the names Of which were
furnished to the chairman Of the commit
tee Of the Southern Baptist Convention in
charge.
I'VE therefore urge u that the commit
tee named for the Dover Association, viz:
DR.. r. II. Pitt, r. j. Wiliugham, William
Ellyson. James Nelson and F. W. Boat
wright take up the work as soon as posi-
BILE and press ii with vigor-
..(2) That the churches be earnestly re-
uuested to cooperate heartily in this great
movement, not only for their own good.
but Cor the wide success of the enterprise.
.'(3) That our pastors shall inform them
selves upon the subject and bring it to the
attention of their churches at the earliest
day possible.
&C. H. RYLAND,
.'B. C. HENING,
Il. S BOYLES.
Committee