The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-19

4 thorlty, has been to- establish :0centrnl
1 wornan's college, with proper endow-
| ,nent, aroufitl which shall be gathered
various and s,indry minor institutions MS
4 feeders, all forming a chain of edlica-
tiona Institutions that shall make their
innrl@in Virginia history }.
| 1t has been II question for a year or
more MS to where this central Institution
shall be located and 1t was hoped that
at this meeting OF tho General Associi
ton the matter of location would have
been settled. But not SO. u The commit
| tee reports that three COMMUNITIES have
responded to their bids for ain eligible
sita,nainely, Bristol, Charlottesville and
| Rcllmohds The trustees of the Virginia
i 1nst ltuteia located st Bristol offer their
! handsome building and grounds. Vailed
! Institute, of Charlottesville, offer their
property valued at $4,000, aid ss5, 900
| In money. IS Fl. a e, I. q sS
In Richmond steps were taken In the
early part ofgthe year to bring the l3np-
lists of the city Into line with this move
mont, but there were inevitable delays
and tho practical interests of that com i
| munityi have not been tested.
A committee, of representative Bap-
lists, npponted a body Of delegates IRON r,
| thesSchurches Of Richmond and vicinity.
1thavoa the matter In hand They Informed
| the commission that they have .securcd
option4 on 1.-TWO eligible sites, urge the
claims OF Richmond as AN educa tonai't
commercial and soclal center, ana PROM
Use II tHhe school is located In or near
the city the cordial cooperation 81
Richmond I3aptists and other PUBIC
| spirited citizens. r 5sf
At Work.
The commission Is at work but Is not
| vet ready to make a definite offcr. IL 10
| not unlikely moreover, that other5 conf
munities Ill the State may pecolile
osted In. the matter and may wish more
time.i "a the Same time we think u 3Wouitt
be unfortunate to incur u full years 1ur:-
thor delay IN lnaugurttliig This great
work. we therefore recommend: First.
THAT the time within which competitive,
offers may be received be- extended unt'i
the first day of April next. Secondary = g
If at that date, or at any lnter date, WIFI
| in tho nssociational year, tho commission
is in possession OF any offer whose IN
trlnsic merit seems to them to justify
them In the selection OF location, they
arc authorized to do so.
,jNeGare still convinced that this move
ment has tho good will OF our virginia =.
brotherhood. and that, having begun ,,.io
work, they will mot be satisfied 70 rtiin ,
o,iisht ii until we hive Il well edulppeo
:
suitable ana desirable part OF the siiite
forf thc highest education of our Glrtts
white this matter Is proceeding, We lc.6
new our conlmcndation, OF our eAcellel's
schools for girls In the State, ana reco,i
mend that where our young laoles "tsn
to go further In thcir STUDIES lnu .,.s ~
provided for in these lnsli l <.
attend Richmond College.
- ~ 10 present writing that nun
i1rsd thousand dollar proposition lro on
I.ynchburg, exploited in recent co.','a mt;
,5inaiiont in The Times Dispatch, mas ny ny
been heard from. ~ oncn,nrri
AZ the afternoon session was cols.u ll,s b
ton Of the report on the Bapllst 80,
49, catod at salem. The report OF the
trustees way read by DR.. Hatcher. y ! ~
main facts and figures In It were the s,tine
ns#thoscE of the report OF the &execuL,fe
committee. which were given quite Luii y
an this correspondence and pu n ~ -
The Times Dlspat oh Of Friday u
The board reports the res'snAtrv;n ~, :.
Rev. George J. Holiday as superihteIS
| dent OF the orphanagc. Mr. 10 pday !; nus us
| heen superintendent since the establish
| irnent of the orphanage, fourteen years.
| He retires because of old age and pflysi-
cnl@inability TO discharge the dutlcs; NJ. NJ.
HOLIDAY appeared before nc usso
land made a touching farewell talk. APP
nan ling 10 gBapttsts to continue their sup
l. ~ II
port Of the orphanage
t% Rev. w. ". Savage, in a good speech
| laid the claims of the orphanase peioro
| the people. a committee from the BOARD
| of trustees will select a successor 70
SUPERINTENDENT Holiday. The remainder
! Of the afternoon session was taken up
with discussion OF the affairs OF the
Baptist Young Peoples Unlon,s The report
on the work Of the young people \ was
made by Professor W. A. Harris. and
speeches were made by MIR. Hill Alon-
lttaguc and others. !,
First Church, followed DR.. Owen. It was
his maiden effort before the association.
His earnest address and able appeal for
larger gifts and moro workers for Foreign
Missions held the attention Of the large
audience, and made "a profound impress
| sion upon all who heard It, He was fol-
lowed by Rev. Colder Il. Wilingham, one
| OF Virginia. S foreign missionaries Mr..
\ sWilllngham spoke especially Of the work
| and the opportunities in Japan. .
| At the night session tho large audi-
| torium and all the wide-open class-roons
/ were packed almost to suffocatiOn. The
| Oldest members of fhe body say there
! never was more enthusiastic attendance
| upon tho sessions Of the General Assoc
citation than this year.
Night Session.
Tho night session opened with devo'
tional exercises, conducted by Rev. g. G.
!: Bundlck Under the head of misccllan.
eous business, lot Of routiqe matter was
i disposed Of, among other things, Com
4 mIttee on Programme for the next SEES
! sion was appointed. A telegram was re.
ccved from Arkansas Baptists. In CON
ventIon assembled at Fo"t Smith. The
telegram furnished the gratifying infor'
i nation that the Arkansas Baptists re.
! Port more money for missions and more
conversions and more baptisnrs than II
any previous year. Tho telegram was
signed by John Jeter Hurt secretary
i who Is a Virginia boy and a splendid
preacher.
4. The order Of the hour was tho con
sideration OF the Foreign Mission re
port
Baptists in Russia.
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