The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-12
WORK OF DOVER
ASSOCIATION.
Reports Of Committees Were Received
and ADOPTED.
THE PAST YEAR SUCCESSFUL.
Appeals Made for Even Greater work
for the Next Year liz Fields Where
There Are Neither Churches
Nor Pastors.
THE PAST YEAR SUCCESSFUL

WILLIAMSBURG, VA. July 1.-Spec-
ial-At the morning SESSION OF tle Dover
Association to-day the report OF the Com
r1,ittee on State OF Churches was discussed
and adopted.
The question came up on receiving INTO
the Association Walden-Street Church OF
Hartman, Tenn. This is the second tllne
the application of this church aas been pc
fore the Association. The comm ttee ap-
pointed last year to lock into the matter
and report to the Association at TINS meet
ing recommended that the church be NOT
received The report WAS adopted.
The Association adjourned for dlnner:
At $3.50, after devotional exercises, l1e
question Of education was brought up nc
report OF Committee on General tduca'ton
was ably discussed by President f. w
Boatvrigilt and Others, ana adopted
Report Of Comm ttee on Educatich E7oaiN
was read. discussed and adopted
Report of Committee on sunday schooi
and Bible Board was offered ana adopted,
Renort of Committee on Home Missions
was offered and adopted.
The night session was opened Win tHe
reading al tina report on State Missions by
DIR. Alfred Ragbv. The report stated that
in accordance With resolution Oh tne
Association ''soma mature and Nigor-
o,l, action he taken to emphasize the m
17ortancc OF state Mission work Rev. c.
j. Thompson. pastor Of college mn
Church. LynchburS, has been chosen
field secretary.
IN. report emphasized that if Virginia
i, to ba evangelical. Virginia must do it.
The report showed that siNty-seEen mis-
eionaries were kept in the field during the
past wear, and that they had organized
four churches, Baptized SIX hundred and
sixtv-seven members and built five houses
OF worship Tho collection for the year
amounted tn SOS. an increase OF nearly
SA over last year DIR. BaShy begged for
an increase of fifty per cent during the
coming: year.
The discussion OF the report was opened
by MI William Euyson secretary or the
State Board Rev G. J. Thompson field
secretary. followed Mr.. EIIyson in an able
ana powerful discourse in which he spoke
o. the vast district OF Western and South
ern Virginia as a field for mission work.
Mr.. Thompson cwelt on tina destitute fields
o. Diapers Valley. Black Greek Valley,
and other sections, and read some appa.l-
iuG statistics as to the number OF uncon-
verted people without churches and with
OUT preachers MT Thompson closed with
an eloquent appeal for S2c0,0 during the
coming year. Mr.. Thompson was followed
by president Charles l.. Cooke, OF foliIns
Institute, and Rev. N. L. Wood, of Roa-
nolE,. The report was then adopted, ana
the Association adjourned.
The Executive Committee of the Eastern
State Hospital met to-day, transacted rou-
tine business and called d meeting Of the
Board of Directors for Thursday, July 10Th.
at which meeting the Board will receive
bids for furnishing provisions and dry
goods for the Hospital.
DR.. w. p. IIay returned Yesterday from
a visit to his home in Petersburg.