The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-16

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pied BY the batteries q Lafayette can b b,
e eSan From this eang ae hps
Is still in our midst. Along many OF our
streets you VIII hear II YOU VIII listen Is
echoes from the very stones thes t. VII r 20
4 you DO not care to listen. you Will hear.
them anyhow.
Then this q superlatlvc city; We have
hf IL n iSe w aifoas h hKeor G cty
Petersburg has about her corpo,rase, limits
any city this side Of Sebastopol. The
greatest battle scar that ever rent the
earth In civil strife Is at our gates; 1t 4 Is
Familiarity known as the Crater. or
manufacturing enterprises. several OF the
largest OF their kind are in Petersburg
it Is a pleasure to US to know v, also q 80
superlative Here you Will lind that our
finest buildings arc dedicated to the
worship Of Goa and the s seryiees Of reI
sglous nssemblagcs. And no city In tho
world has So, large a percentage of It's
men regularly In the hr study Of
one. class of men enrols over l75. and
similar Bible, classes arc in several others
OF the CnurCneS. lis3y His2st4f5 lT
LET me speak OF our superlative fell
lowship. 1t IS here. First Of all, In each
church alone and separated ": then among
1hem fGmme snea DFooh IN
as the Baptist Church OF Petersburg.
In that sense you must understand tnat
have meeting honses TIRES
superln tendents, with corps Of seventy
teachers and aides. to whom Is referred
the religious instruction Of our young,
nd a
prayer. Each pastor works for the com
ship Between each family and the nearest
place or the most convenient place OF
meeting. S.s is
our brethren Of other denominations. who
cooperate with US in the common cause
Of Building UP righteousness Ihey also
urte Wtn Us m spns
your coming. You will find yourselves
in the atmosphere OF Christian Fellowship
you VIM ay IS
ularly happy.
| st Is marked by the approval Of the
be g1d upor Npr apGhS ana %hc
are are Il richiy blessed. Dufing tie year" each
of our churches has enjoyed ,sr dc,a
Us O. nave az been added to our membership
and the largest contributions made in the
history Of the denomination IN THIS city.
city city burned the mortgage On IS building:
their debt Which they had thought would
ten to n Mae
thnsiasm Of Pastor Doan and his noble
people. was accomplished IN three years
viii viii celebrate its semi.centennial and
wipe out the last dollar Of Its debt Of
$780, The Improvements whicn you rec
ognze IN and about shls Rullaihfg g as. oad
works which characterize the church with
which you are meeting .
'AnOther evidence OF this good felloW-
chip is that so many Of the former pas
tors have dared to come back to their
former fields. All that are living except
Pr bssk here IS Be- e
ltoosfar away to get here, and Dr. Battle.
The a%h WSat church d pre-
sent a nobler line of distinguished ex-
pastors? It was during the long and
p was brn hers MAJ
t ttlp p as Well as grace. consplred 10 help
In his work. He wrought better than he
Sasy in yen the vtn h Hf ias spsy
gard him as a sort Of father Of us all.
t elI You y ali It that these Petersburg people
are Just as noble and as good now as
when you were here among them.
ship to- TO which We Welcome you: We want
you to enter into our Joys. with US. we
want the inspiration Which W. y ih as also e
We want the atmosphere OF our homes
and tho love In our hearts to DO made
sweeter and more Chrlst-lilte by your So
our children and want them 70 know
YOU, that the goodly heritage which has
1 fallen to our hands may be passed on
tory to- s', and theirs and worthy to pcrpetuate
] our Masters cause. as committed TO the
hearts and hands Of = Virginia Y Baptists'
The address was eloquenly and APP
proprlately responded to by Rev. ], L.
| Rosser,e OF Hampton.
DIR. Hatcher. who has been attending
/ the General Association OF Virginia for
at least sixty years. declared he never
I.heard better speeches than me adur>'s
1 OF welcome and the response; and they
1 were both by young mon, rlslng Y men
1 In tho church.
most pleasant and enjoyable i'm
promptu exercise followed these openlng
4 exercises. An aged brother> suggested
i THAT the former pastors OF the FIRST
Church present make short talks DIS
4 W.. F., Hatcher, OF Wchmond; I. !;
Eaton, OF Louisville, KY, and Henry 9.
4 Battlo. OF Greensboro. NJ G., responded
I'm brief and enthusiastic talks,
The association then adjourged to
4 o'clock tomorrow morning
Notes.
, The attendance Of delegates is said g
j 'be larger at the opening session than ~
i any meeting for many years ana the IN
4 dlcations nre that to-nighps and tormor-
row mornings trains will run the attend
4 nnce IN to record breaking proportions
4 Old attendants note tho unusually lalse
number OF young men among the dele
Dr.. Pitts sermon was very lghly
J commended by the many good JUDGES
Rev DR.. u. g. Dargan. Of Louisville.
5, ID expected to arrive Tomorrow 20 rep,
resent tho Southern Baptist Iheolostca'
| Seminary. 5S;st gajfs t5.lgs If sa ., ~