The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-06

MOVEMENTS
Baptist General Association Will
Inauguratc Educational Cam
paigt1--Moncy to be Raised.
TO MEET IN PETERSBURG
Large Delegations Expected.
Spirit Of Harmony III DE
nomination.

rhc baptist General Association Of Vir.
ginia will meet In It's annual session III
the First Baptist Church. In Petersburg.
OH Tuesday, November 18th, at 1880 r. NJ.
Tile body Is composed OF representatives
from white Baptist churches In virginia
with q few in West Virginia. There are,
vevcn boards OF the association covering
the field OF It's work, viz: The State Mis-
sion Board, located IN Richmond, with
+ Mr. william Ellyson ms secretary ana
1tey. X. y. Garland corresponding secre-
tnry; the Ministers Relief Fund. located
III Richmond, with Mr.. r. H Elicit us
president; the Educational Board, located
In Richmond. with Mr. ]. y. 1;llyson as
corresponding secretary; Sunday School
md Bible BOARD, located In Petersburg,
with DR.. John NJ. Pitcher as secretary;
thn Home Mission board. located IN
7.ynciburg: the Foreign Mission Board.
III Norfolk. and tho Baptist Orphanage,
nl Salem The names OF these organza-
tons sufficiently describe tleir work, ex-
& cept that 4, ought to be said that the
work or the Educational Board is con.
lined to TIE education OF young men for
!, the ministry. To these must now I've
4 added the Education Mission. which has
been chartered this year and which f.
81 charged with Che work Of promoting ed
ucntion under Baptist auspices iii VII.
ginia. S
Programme of Exercises.
~ Tho pr6grnmme OF exercise for the en-
Tire session Of the General Associatio,
has been, prepared By the committee Ill
charge. and rs AZ follows
S'Tucsdn. evening, November 15th.-Opcn-
Ing exercises. by the president, w. W.
Moffett: Introductory sermon, r. II. Pitt;5l
orsnniza don: address Of welcome, ". G.
Z Taylor; response. c. s. Gardner.
Wednesday Morning, November 10Th
i Devotional exercises, W. 3. Duling: re-
port OF the treasurer y. A.sJacob; report
o: Committee on Cooperation, I. 81.
Mercer. opening address, r. Il. Beale;
report on Sunday School and Bible Board
u NJ. Pitcher; opening address. r. s.
hlonds; report on Ministers Relief. 7.
Ill Elicit; opening address. G. S. Black.
well; presentation OF new pastors, VIII
liam u. Hatcher: announcements; adj
1ournmen.
Wednesday, a ftcrnoo,l-Dcvot cxer-
ctsea. W.. W. Edwards; report on Sum-
day School Board ofeihe Southern Bap-
It's, Convention, II. W. ,rribblc: opening |
address. E. E Dudley: report onswolnnn's !.
work. by the union; opening address. c.:
s. Gardner; report OF Committee on the
1,reasurcr's Report. r. II, Elicit; ADJOURN !
mcnt.
Wednesday Evening Devotional cxer-
circs, G.. l.. Corbitt; report on General
Education. by the scommittee;s opening ad.
dress, !. f. Hicks Southern Baptist Theo-
logical Seminary, F., c. Dargan; report
on obituaries. by tile committee; adjourn.
n1ent
Thursday NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. exercises. |
4 J. y. Harte: report on home missions. c.. |
y. Fleet: opening address, G. T. Hern.
don; report on State missions, William
1cllyson. opening address, W. r. Clark; !
report on 3. Y. p. u. work. w. II Wra- !
mex; opening address, ]. NJ. Thomas: adj
journmcnt.
Thursday Afternoon exer-
cises. w. r. Dcricux: report on the or
phnnage. by the committee: opening adj
dress Andrew Broadus; report on tenn
perance, f. j. Richardson opening adj
dress. r. Pendlcton Jones; adjournment |
Thursday NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. exer-
c,ses, +. y. Badly report on foreign mis-
sions. by the COMMITTEES: opening address,
w. NJ Vines miscellaneous business and !
adjournment.
Friday Morning--Devotlonal exercises.
w. y. Decker: report OF the Education
Board. ]. 4. Ellyson; opening address. G.
q !. Taylor: report ofaEthc Educational
Commission. by the commttee: opening /
address r.. H..5Pitt: other addresses, c.
II. Henderson and William z. Hatcher:
miscellaneous business and adjournment |
Petersburg is n central place. easily
accessible TO all parts OF Virginia. and Is
famed for It's hospitality, and IL Is thought
that the delegation will be unusually
large.