The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-11-21
VIRGINIA BAPTlSTS
The WOman's College Site Not YET
Chosen.
ENCOURAGING REPORT, ETC.

Tho second DAYS session of the Bap-
t;st General Association In tharlott's
willie Friday opened with devouon"l 'N.
cruises conducted by Rev W. Il. ANNA
gan. of Orange.
The report of the treasurer, Is. 4.
Jocohs. showed the collections IRON
fine churches for the year ended Ortotrr
m rs follows: For State missions. So,
O76 -. SUNDAY school and Bible board.
81 gO2 -: educatiOn.S lO,OOtN liuIrlsh
missions. S39.31 -; home missions.
so 3oG G7: ministers r'licl iund, > T.
37S Is. the orphange. SIS, loL21. tolal.
S13O 17S.5G: disbursements, SD
40 II. balance ON hand. S6.0'N.1H.
DIR Edwin 4. Alderman. president oi
fine University of Virginia, being nitro.
duced delivered an address ON education
i'm Nireinin. declaring that the uhiN'I-lll
is the peoples institution, belonging 20
nm denominations and desires 10 worn
I'm harmony with and as a helper 10 aH
Nh. church schools and colleges.
The report of the trustees OF the bai-
ti.t Ministers Relief Fund. submitted 10y
IFS president. T. IL. Elicit, of Richmond.
showed the receipts for the year 10 De-
.Sl31S -. or S393 IL more than last
yeor. income from all sources, -. i33 50.
ar S4OG.4l more than last year hene-
foetions S5.235. or S2G6.2J more thah
last year. disbursements to heneilclallts.
SN56.32 i'm excess of receipts rom Jhr
churches. Seyeuty-three persons have
been assisted during the past year ana
10 new beneficiaries have seen added
The report of The Home Mission Board
shows that nearly $4,000 has been col
lected and expended for home missions
during the wear.
DIR. ". l.. Pickard. of Lyuchbure. de-
iyered an address ON religious lrriod-
ical~. ,s..
The SUNDAY school interests and STATE
missions were discussed hy DIR. II. W.
Tribble. T. j. NauneSs. j. W. Porter ana
Vim. Ellyson.
An important subject before the Zap
fist General Association saturday ir
Charlottesville was the report oi th,
educational commission. The matter obi
special interest was the location of the
proposed CENTRALLY oman stoI'cge. u was
thounbt n decision would be- reached
and three communities have rendered
sites-BristOl Charlottesville and kirl-
mond-but the commission Is NOT tel
prepared 20 report. The matter was
left open till April. with authority 'e,tei
i'm the commission To reach decision
whenever the interests of the association
seem 10 require u.
Dr. Tribhle read the report 90 the sun
dav school Board of the southern Bap-
fist Convention. showing that in ~
wears the amount raised for the board
has grown from $1,000 90 Sl2NuuO.
and that Virginia Baptist- have more
churches than sunday schools.
President Ellyson read the eighty
ond annual report Of the mission hoald.
showing 100 missionaries ln the urli
and .4OG converts during the year. a~
well as exhibiting the great need Ton
church buildings In poor communities.
To this work the ladies gave S4-'I' ah
increase over last year.
The report ON evangeh-ts showed
more than 100 conversions in their he'd
during the wear. S32.O16 was collected
for missions. SD .242 paid IN salaries tc
missionaries. and the total expenditures
were 81, j17.
Dr. ". T.. Hatcher introduced "a num-
Der of ministers who have come into thr
Association from other associations.
among them Rev. j. NJ. McMana"ay' OBJ
Bowling Green.
The resignation of Rev. George BLOB
day "a superintendent OF the Baptist
Orphanage at Salem, after continuous
service of fourteen years, was accept .l-
4 committee from the board OF trustees
will sAlAct Lis snccessOr