The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-19
DIAZ MOULD BE
CUBA president
Or. Mcdonnell Thinks He May Be
Chosen.
LIQUOR QUESTION UP AGAIN
Baptist General Association Adopts Reso
luton Calling Upon Churches and As
sociaiiors 10 Purge Their Member
ship Final SECESSION.
LIQUOR QUESTION UP AGAIN

d
ories of enc OF the finest meetings. they
ever ATTENDED, for such the one Just
ended proved to be. The representation
was unusually large. about 600 delegates
having been registered; and a great
amount of business WAS transacted,
though the body sat in convention only
two fun days.
The final meeting was most interesting
one. Home missions were discussed and
two fine addresses were made. Dr. r Z.
Mcconnell. now OF Atlanta, made an IN
teresting statement in regard to the res
ignation of A. j. Ioiaz the great Cuban
missionary. declaring that Diaz wanted to
be president of Cuba. and couldn't do pol
itics and religion at the same time
resolution, offered by DIR. John Pollard,
declaring against the liquor traffic and
advising the district associations and the
churches to rid their membership of whis-
key Dealers was unanimously adopted.
The memorial service in the afternoon
was solemn and impressive
Members of the association supplied the
pulpits of nearly all the churches in
Richmond and Manchester on Sunday,
and the congregations, rule were
large. The service at the First Baptist
Church in the morning especially
impressive. DIR. a. Il. Robertson preached
fine sermon. At the communion service
that followed there We're probably TWEEN
ty-tive Virginia pastors assembled.
THE CLOSING SESSION.
The closing session of the association on
Sunday night was one of the best OF the
entire meeting. Grace-Street Church was
crowded DIR. c. a. James, OF Danvile,
one OF the vice-preSidentS called the
meeting to order, and Rev. DR.. Wayland
Runaway offered the opening prayer.
The first business OF the evening came
from DR.. John Pollard in the shape Of
resolution aneat The liquor traffic in the
churches. 1t looked At one time as though
there would be big debate precipita.ed
l,y this paper. but discussion was headed
off SO that a full consideration Of the spc-
cia, order OF the day-home missions
might be had.
The resolution was laid on the table for
the time being. and the subject Of the
evening was approached. To lead off, the
report Of the Home Mission Board. pre-
pared by the corresponding secretary, DR..
c. b. Fleet, was submitted. The docn-
Inent shows the work in this department
to be in most satisfactory state, aad
reads, in part, as follows:
The Home Mission Board of the South
ern Baptist Convention had in the field at
work for varying periods of time during
the year ending in April, 1901, a tota! of
81 missionaries. an ad"ance OF li0 over
the previous year As fruit of tllcir Ia
bors we find 6Gll bapIisms, 1,229 additions
by letter-total 12,S00: 1G2 churches con
stituted, 100 houses of worship built, oil
Sunday-schools organized, II, 40 BlDIes
and Testan7en distributed.
The total cash receipts of the Board
were SCI, 075.11, which includes $4,il045 spe-
.cial gifts to the church building fund. In
4 addition to this. cash boxes for the mis-
-sionarie.. were donated, valued at $26,SSI.SS
Fifry-rine of these boxes We're sent from
Virginia.
Contributions from this State for the
year ending October 31st as far as re-
ported to the treasurer of the General
Association. were S!S,ISSSS, a falling OF
from last years report OF 81 o0so-.
WORK IN CUBA.
The work in Cuba goes on quietly and
with satisfactory results. One hundred
there are 22S churches which contributed
The Board row has two ladies and one
man-nati.e Notwithstanding in that
island in addition 30 the forces OF cuba
We have no longer a monopoly of Pro-
4cstant missions, as other denominations
have established missions since the Span
ish war Brother Daniel. our missionary,
reports great, need of chapels for our mis-
sion stations and the Board asks for SD
600 for this purpose.
a study of the financial tables of the
minutes of the General Association shows
that interest in this Board is general. as
indicated by the fact that large major
ity Of our churches contribute something
to its support But we learn also, that
there are 22S churches which contribute
nothing to the Board for the year ending
Qctcbe, 81. 1900. These churches are dis
trihuted as fellows: Accomac ASSocia-
ton, A. Albemarle, &; Appomattox, /; -Au-
gusta, 3; Blue Ridge, 10; Clinch Valley, %
Concord, 5; Dan River. 2; Dover, II
Goshen, S; James River. s; Lebanon, ID
Middle District, 3; New Lebanon. 10; New
River. Il; Portsmouth, II; Potomac, u
Powell Rive. IS; Rappahana5ck. II
Roanoke 10; Shenandoah 6; Shiloh. ,
Strawberry, Z; Valley. To-
DIR. MARSHALL'S FINE ADDRESS.
The discussion OF the report was intro
duce1 by the Rev. A. a. Marshall, d. d.,
Of Raleigh. n. c.. who made one OF lhe
best addresses of the entire meeting. ie
opened with a tribute TO Virginia and IL
Richmond Baptists that completely wor
the hearts of his hearers. Som'
people. he asserted. are too much inclin,
ed to take a restricted view of Christian
ty. They regard it as fire policy to keel
them from burning in the next world
TO such a spirit he entered his earnes
protest With regard to the subject il
hand--missions-he touched upon the ar
btrary division of the gospel work under
the three heaos-Foreign, Home and STATE
declaring that While useful geographical
IL the lines of demarcasicn are some
times taken too literally by persons wht
look upon the three branches as three dis
tinct works. Suci. is not the case, he de
clared. They are but the three part
forming a great whole, and he who &C
cepts the whole must likewise accept al
the parts. Hence persons who make as
sertion of their belief in Foreign Missions
but not in Home or State Missions. 20
wee versa, occupied an anomalous posi-
ton.
Unity in missions was thus brought OF
strongly by DR.. Marshall. Home MIS-
sions he defined to be that segment of tn
whole which hadSfor its province the dis
seminatio:l OF the Word of God among tn
same people Following UP these intro
ductory remarks. DIR. Marshall declares
that the Home missionary work shoul
be kept up and extended for the tire
reasons that America hao. recently takel
A Pleasant Du,v.-..When know any
thing worthy of recommendation, con
slider It my duty TO tell it. says Rex
James Murdoch. of Hamburg. Pa. Or
Arnew's5 satarrflal Powder has cured m