The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-17

lows: Dr.. r. B.. Thames, DanviIle {cnalr-
msn); Dr. ". E. Hatcher. of Richmond;
DIV. L. SIN: TIL, or Richmond; MIR 81
mon Seward, Of Petersburg: Mr.. David
e. johnson, of Pulaski: Judge W. X.
Barksd:1le, Of Halifax; Professor X III
Hudnall, of Blacksburg; DR.. X. ii. Pitt,
of Richmond; the Rev. =. Cabell Hen
ing, OF: Bristol; Juage w. w. Mofrett, OF
Salem; Mr. H. F. CrIsmond, of treder-
icksburg; Mr.. R.fJ.s Camp, of Franklin;
the Rev. Julian rBroaddus, of Berryviile;
the Rev. Alb. {1Voodfin, d. d., of Hamp-
ton; and Professor Robert Frazier, OF
Farmv.lle. late president of the state
Normal School.
The instructions of the Association 70
this commission, as set forth above, -
that it shall confer at once with tiie
trustees of the Southwest Virginia, IN
stitute in regard to the Indebtedness ol
the institution. 1t is thought that ms
will be Gone without delay The oues
of the commission during the present as
soclational year will be to help sclioois
that are. in, debt and at the same tiiiie
prepare q scheme in detail LOT III
unification of Baptist schools IN the
State and present It to the Association
at its next. meeting. The membership u
the commission has been care1ully Sc
lected from, all earts of the state, ana
oil . COltStQtIeu "lSS-t ebsio
They have upon them a very intricate
and difficult work but there=is no DOUBT
that they will prove equal to the task.
MEET NEXT IN NORFOLK.
In adopting the report of its commit
tee on Time, Place and Preacher IL; AS
ISOLATION decided to met ~ the Ihl!S-
FAY after the second Sunday of NoVern-
Der, 1902. at II O'Clock n TIE tIeemasoii-
Street Church. of Norfolk The lntfo-
ductory sermon will be preached by the
Rev. Z. w Winfrey. Of Culpeper. IFS
alternate will be the Rev. j. w. w ~
man. of South Boston.
The Nighs Session.
The association was raped to order at
S O'Clock in the evening by the Kew. John
r. Bagby. D. D.. vice-nresident, ana
prayer was offered by the teY. i. T.. Bar
ton
The neeGfor the enlarged endowment OF
Richmond College was presented ably by
Rev J. b. Hawthorne, d. D. Inc raising
OF the $4,000 and the secui ing OF the
Rockefeller conditional offer OF $2o,Uoo ne
declared be Of the utmost Importance
to the college, and also TO be vitality re-
LATED, to the larger educational policy just
adopted by the association-the co-ordl-
nation scheme. In view of this belief he
asked the association to take some stand
in the matter, and submitted for its adop-
ton a resolution, which was carried by
unanimous vote. The resolution provides
hat each church within the bounos OF
the association publicly present at some
regular Lords Day service between TINS
ana December 18th, the claims of this
work; that the presentation of the matter
be followed where practicable, by an
earnest attempt to secure cnntrlDutlonS.
The pastors are urged to press this mat
ter and send i'll all cash and subscriptions
certainly in time to reach Richmond be-
fore January 1st, SO that the Rockefeller
offer may be made available. In appeal
ing for action in this matter Dr. t1aW-
thorne made an earnest plea.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
The subject of the evening-Foreign MIS-
sions-was opened by the annual report
Of the board, submitted by the secretary,
DR.. W. r., Fisher, CT Portsmouth. The
document is a highly interesting and en-
roura gins one and says in part:
Within the last three Years over fifty
new missionaries have been appointed
and twenty one of those We're appointed
in the lastn convention year, SO that we
now have on the foreign field one hundred
and seven missionaries. The native work
ers have increased from one hundred ana
thirty to one hundred and seventy, which
gives a present corps ofFworkers number
ing two hundred and seventy-ivc.
Another conventional year ends free OF
debt Thus for four consecutive years
We have been unembarrassed with debt
Another cause for rejoicing is the steady
increase in contributions to the work,
Last wear we raised $4,000, and this
wear it has increased to $155.00o. the larg--
st amount ever raised by the board III
one year. 1t can be readily understood
that largely increased contributions mean
,rcportionate diminution III expenses.
rlle report OF the Foreign Board shows
that for the last year only eight cents
on the dollar were used for all expenses
in Richmond and FIVE cents for collecting.
hus leaving teighty-seven cents on the
dollar to go. directly to the missionaries.
Cnc thousand and nine oaptisms are
reported during the past year. Of this
.. number two hundred were reported in
hina, Notwithstanding the disorsaniza-
ton and Generalization incident to the
war and the terrible trials the native
Christians and missionaries had to endure.
REV. MIR. MAYNARD'S. STATEMENT.
= Before entering upon discussion OF the
report the divine guidance was invoked
by the Rev. Robert ]. Willingham, D. D.,
secretary of the Foreign Mission Board
Of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Speaking followed by Rev. DR.. Porter, of
Newport News; Rev. Nathan Maynard,
a returned missionary from Japan, and
DR.. Willingham. Mr.. Maynard gave a
highly interesting account of the work
in Japan, ana in many respects it came
as a revolution of the conditions therc.
Speaking of the Japanese women, he de-
clared that despite the Wanted civiliza-
ton of the race, their condition is yet
but slightly better than that of the Afri-
can women. though when they are cor
verted to Christ they become fit to take
around with the best. The deepest at
tention was given him all through, and
shortly after his close q collection to aid
him in erecting Il house III Japan was
taken and 4 goodly sum was contributed.
The Association adjourned after hear
ing the following announcement of the
elections to fill vacancies on the Board OF
Trustees of the Orphanage at Salem:
Valley Association, Professor t. G.
Stearns; Strawberry Association. Rev.
II. H. Athey; James River Association,
Rev. W. C. Foster, delegate at large,
Rev. t. j. Shpnan.
MEMORIAL SERVICE
To-day the Association VIII assemble
at o'clock in the afternoon for me
mortal service, at which will he hearG
the report of the Committee on Obitu-
aries and memorials of the 70 rowing DC