The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-19


her place in the council of the great ma
lions of The world; that she was recog-
nized manufacturing centre, and finally
that her population was made up OF rep
globe Each point was admirably eXem-
plifed.
There were two special phases of mis-
sion work which DR.. Marshall thought IN
need of development. There is a demand,
he said, for increased effort in the noun
tain sections of the country and among
the factory population. He closed with
an eloquent exposition of the objects OF
the missionary work and the good of 1t,
appealing for more interest and more
contributions. and as his last work was
said, the great audience, inspired by MS
stirring address, arose and, standing. sang
the hymn: Jesus, l Love my Charming
Name
VISITOR, BUT AT HOME.
The first appearance before the AsSo-
citation by DIR. f. C. Mcconnell. IN his nov
capacity of "a resident of another State,
followed next When last he met with
the body it was as homefolks. AT that
time he was pastor of the First Church
of Lynchburg Recently he has been call
ed to succeed. the late lamented DR.. T.
h Kerfoot to the secretaryship of the
Southern Baptist Convention, with head
quarters in Atlanta. The many who so
regretted to have him go were glad 10
have him back again even for SO short a
spell as Il few days. His presence sun
day night was especially pleasing, for he
made one Of the greatest speeches. OF MS
life.
DR. Mcconnell earnestly besouSht the
Association to lend its prayersa for his
success in the new work he has underta-
ken The Board he declared, has suffer
ed greatly during the past year in the
death of DR.. kertoot ana others, and u
needs the assistance Of all in accomplish
ing the great work which stretches forth
before it far into the future. Greater ad-
vances than ever before Will have to be
made and he desired that the Virginia
Baptists should be found fighting in the
very front ranks.
THE NEGRO PROBLEM.
The work among the negroes, he oeclar-
ed NJ be one of the most L---lcult prob
lens confronting the Board at the present
time. There are seven or eight millions
Of these dusky citizens in the South and
it is hard thing. indeed, to keep the
pace they set. They are often split up
and fussing among themselves and, while
not actually doing SO, are in danger OF
using the little money of the Board III
cudgeling one another. All this time the
Beard is acting as the pacifying influence,
and though the work is slow and tedious.
there is a conscious progress OF which II
is plcasurable to tell
Another difficulty is found in the get
ting of a foothold in those large cities
which have built up civilization of their
own, where the people prefer other
things on the Lord's-day to sermons and
church services and where the spirit Of
the devil is ever and always abroad. He
mentioned New Orleans. where there are
only two Baptist churches, one of which
is not self-supporting and declared also
that it was his earnest desire to make a
headway in St Louis, where there is only
one.
Owing to the magnitude of the work
before him. Dr. Mcconnell declared that
since he had undertaken it he had been
an unhappy man. It made him mlSera-
bic to think of how much there was to
be done and how little there was to
do it with Small wonder, he said, that
Dr. Kerfoot, who was nervous man, hau
succumbed under the loaa; That ne was
sick for two days after each meeting
of the Board, and that. as result OF IT,
he now lay, in his grave. And yet. ne
| declared. there are redeeming features,
| hill-tops on the dull plain from the
| heights of which one may look forward
| and see the dawniNg splendors Of another
| and fairer day.
| Special reference was made to Texas
/ where the peoples eyes look green. Sc
/ earnest they. are in their work Some
! of his statements showing the spirit anc
/ enthusiasm of the population of the Ial
/ southern State were so remarkable tina
| DR.. w. E. Hatcher, with his usual Jocu'
! larity. at once characterized them a:
Texan exaggerations.' despite the rae
! that they were true renderlngs OF TIT
| case. Mention was made also of Okla
] homa. where great work Is being &C
| compigshed; and an appeal was mace
! that the Baptists step i'll and take TN
| field, as they have already done in tn
/ case of the Lone Star State.
WANTS TO BE PRESIDENT.
! Considerable attention was attracted o.
| DR.. McConnell's next statements il
touching upon the work In Cuba. a
Ii. DiaZ, the great Cuban missionary, wh'
/ was. some time ago, converted to tn
| Baptist faith; who became pastor of tn
1 First Baptist Church. in Havana, ant
i who has accomplished q great mission
N Cuba under the Board of which Or
Il Mcconnell is secretary, has recently re
signed; and many people wondered "h.
he did it-why the Home Mission Boar
/ made hin, do it. The Board did not max
/ him. said DR.. Mcconnell. DIaz Is
great politician, as well as a great mis-
/ SloHaiS- anu sttie 49,.
! 10 allow him to draw funds from 1t
i treasury for a political campaign. IN
/ case was laid before the Cuban, and Il
/ resigned. There was not the sightes
1 complaint against mis- character. His mo
1 Their and sister are still in the employ Q
the Board, which still hopes that.
himself may yet return to the missionaf
work.
The statement with which DIR. McCor
nell followed up the above is unusual
4 Interesting. He declared his belief ths
Diaz means to be the president OF Guos
that he is a great and eloquent man: an
thar it would come as no surprise II II
Cuban succeeded in having himself piat
ed at the head of the government Of II
island In closing his address. Dr. M
Connell made short, but highly sencoull
aging financial report. He showed ths
!, the Board at this time of the yea