Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-15
! TALL LkED EDUCATION /,
MEMORABLE SESSION OF THE vIR-
GINIA BAPTIST AS
ISOLATION.
DR.. C. H. RYLAND's SPEECH.
Complete Success of Movement to
Raise College Funds.
SCHOOLS TO BE co-oRDINATED.
Education Committee Recommends
n Great System md Defines Func-
tions Of the Commission-To Raise
Large snm to Secure Better
Equipment for Girls, schooI-Dis-
cussion of State Missions.
Complete Success of Movcment to
Raise College Funds.
cuszion of State Missions.
NORFOLK,

Cldl.D-1 ne. NlTSlillh baptlSt bellSIdl ias-
sociation convened in it's second days ses-
son in the Freemason-Street Baptist
church this morning, at $50 o'clock 1t
was announced that the collection for the
Baptist Orphanage: which was taken last
| night. amounted to s3,1G0, much larger
sum than was at first supposed. This, to-
gether with the sum of s1,5oo left to the
institution by the will Of the late Colonel
Thomas Tabb of Hampton, will fully
equip the new administration building.
General Education Discussed.
| The subject of general education was set
for 10 o'clock. and, as under this head the
body was to hear the report OF the Edu-
cation commission. the subject of chief
! interest for the entire meeting. the house
was promptly and completely filed. DR..
| =. HI. 1>yland, the treasurer OF Rich
| mond College. made business statement
| in regard to- the recent movement to raise
/ SIS, 900 in order to secure an offer of $4,000
from Mr.. John D. Rockefeller. He spoke
| of the complete success of the movement
! and reported that there had been sub
! stantial progress made toward the endow-
:nent Of the II. H. Harris chair Of Greek.
The report of the Education Commission
! was read by the PRESIDENT DR.. T. B.
Thames of Danvlle. After speaking OF
! the care and deliberatior with which the
| commission had considered the whole
/, question, and of the fact that much time
would be required for working out the
+: details Of the system that the commits
! sion could at the present stage consider
| only the general aspects of the subject,
| the report made the following recommen-
| dat1onS:
]. The Comm mlssion,s Recommendations
We believe tnat the schools under Bap-
| tist control in the territory of the Baptist
/, General Association OF Virginia ought to
| be co-ordinated in one system under the
| fostering care Of the General association.
and we make the following recommends
lions:
| I. The Baptist Education Commission
Of Virginia shall consist of fifteen mem
bers, who shall be members of Baptist
churches. The commission shall fill each
vacancy caused by death, removal from
the State, etc, from list of three names
; nominated by the General Association;
provided that onc-fifth Of the commits
sion shall retire annually and the vacan-
cies thus created shall be filled as herein
after provided. The commission shall be
legally incorporated and shall have the
right to have and hold and dispose OF
property, real and personal. All moneys
raised and expended by the commission
urer Of the commission. The treasurer
shall be required to give such bond as the
exigencies may demand. The commission
shall make report to the General Asso-
citation at it's annual session.
.. 1t shall be the the purpose of tho
commission to bring all schools, male and
female, owned and controlled by the Bap-
lists of Virginia, into one co-ordinated
system and to furnish facilities for the
education of our daughters equal to those
provided for our sons.
How Schools to Be Admitted.
8. Schools shall be admitted into the sys-
tenn by vote Of the General Associa ton
upon the recommendation of the Educa-
ton Commission. Properties of all schools
are to be he.-& by trustees nominated or
appointed directly or indirectly by the
General Association, and properly incor-
porated under the laws Of Virginia No
school shall be admitted into the system
or financially aided until it's property is
by satisfactory guarantee secured to the
Baptist denomination.
4. The mana cement Of individual schools
which enter into the system shall be vest
ed In It's own Board of Trustees under
such provisions is may be prescribed by
the education commission.
8. That the General Association shall
direct the commission to begin on Janu-
ary 1st next an effort to secure $3.50 900 for
the better equipment of our schools for
girls and for the creation OF such other
schools as may seem wise to the General
Assoca ton.
The commission as at present constitut.
ed is composed of T. B. Thames w. E.
Hatcher, W. +. L. Smith, Simon Seward
David E. Johnson. w. r. Barksdale Il. II.
Hudnall, r. H. Pitt, B. c. 44ening. w. W.
Moffett, II. F. Crismond, r. J. Camp.
Julian broaddus, A. s. Woodfin. and Rob-
ert Frazer.
The Matter Discussed ID