Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-20
In GENERAL SESSION
MEETING OF VIRGINIA BAPTISTS
HELD AT CHARLOTTESVILLE.
'ial Correspondence Of The Star.

November IS 1905.
The eighty-second session of the Baptist
General Association of Virginia was con-
vened in the First Baptist Church at Char
lottesville at 7:30 pm. last Thursday even-
ing. The meeting was called to order by
Judge w. w. Moffett the president of the
association. and the congregation, which
filled the church to it's full capacity. Joined
in the opening hymn, led by DIR. w. K.
Hatcher. After prayer by DR. Donaway,
Kew. j. l.. Rosser preached the Introductory
sermon. After the sermon the election OF
officers of the association was held, with
the following result: President, William
t. Ellyson; vice presidents, George Smeltz
of Hampton. B. f. Gunter of Aceomac, H.
w. Tribble of Charlottesville, Dr. ]. r.
Henderson of Bristol; secretary. H. c.
Smith; treasurer, 3. A. Jacobs auditor,
]. B. Montgomery. An address of welcome
was then delivered by Rev. Dr. J. B. Tur-
pm, and the response was made by Rev.
Aubrey Williams of Fredericksburg, and
after the program for Fridays meeting was
announced the association adjourned
The Friday morning session of the asso-
ciation began at o'clock with devotional
exercises under the leadership of Rev. w.
X. Flanagan of Orange and at $40
o'clock President Ellyson called the meet
fns to order for the transaction Of business.
the report Of the treasurer being first in
oTuSr. MS report showed the total receipts
for the year to have been $780, sc; dis
bursments, S123. 51g.S7; balance on hand
$3.65S.69. After the Introduction of minis
tiers who entered the association during the
year, DR.. %. A Alderman, president of the
University of Virginia, which Is located at
Charlottesville was presented and adj
dressed the association on educational work
in the state of Virginia, concluding his re-
marks by extending to the delegates
earnest invitation to visit the university.
The report of the Baptist ministers relief
fund was then made by Mr.. T. H. Elicit
OF Richmond, the president of the board
showing the receipts during the year
amounted to S4S7s.6S. income, SIS, 1913. So and
berefactions amounting to So 235, seventy
three persons having been given assistance
during the past year. The morning session
closed with report by Mr.. c. 3. Fleet,
secretary of the association home board,
wherein 1t appeared that over $4,000 was
disbursed for home missions last year.
Newspapers Highly Praised.
The afternoon session yesterday convened
at 800 o'clock, and after song service
there followed discussion of the subject
of religious periodicals. the principal speak,
err being DR.. w. L. Pickard of Lynchburg.
Secular daily newspapers were spoken OF
very highly by DIR. Pickard. and he re-
ferred to the great good such papers were
doing in this country. The claims of the
church paper published at Richmond were
also placed before the delegates present.
The report of the Baptist Historical So-
ciety was read by DR.. c. H. Ryland OF
Richmond, in which 1t was stated that the
valuable collection of the society was be-
ing kept in a fireproof room at Richmond
College All Baptists of Virginia were
urged to become members OF this society.
DIR. w. FL. Whitsett, president of the his
tcrical society. and DR.. M. Ashby Jones
followed the reading Of the report by the
secretary with intensely interesting re-
marks on the early history of the Baptist
church in Virginia, after which the after
noon session closed.
Last evening the First Baptist Church
was literally overlooking with visitors long
before the hour fixed for the opening OF
the night session of the association. the
students from Rowlngs Institute, who were
present in body, occupying the front gall
lery of the church. Devotional exercises
were conducted by P. T. Warren, and the
business meeting was called to order by
President Ellyson. A report OF the sun
day school board of the southern Baptist
convention was made by DR.. II. w. Trfbble.
The sum of S12so0o has been raised for
Sunday school work during the past year,
and the report stated that the result ac-
complished more than justified the Efforts
in this branch of religious work. The sec
rotary of the Sunday school board, which
Il, located at Nashville. Tenn, addressed
the meeting, speaking of the prospective
gratifying conditions In the work
President Ellyson then presented the re-
port of the mission board. stating that It
was the most glorious in the hisory of the
board The total conversions reached
18e02. Collections for missions amounted
to $50 078 and the total expenditures to
S31 BIZ Mr.. Ellyson stated that it was
desired to increase the contributions for
missions to S33, 900 during the coming year.
This report was followed by short addresses
on mission work by DR.. Porter. DIR. Hatch
err W. s. Leake, w. L. Waythe and others,
the session then closing.
The sessions of the association today were
devoted TO the consideration of reports on
educa tfonaI matters the Baptist orphanage
ans foreign missions.
The report of the trustees OF the Baptist
orphanage has been made public. and a
very satisfactory condition Is shown to
exist meeting of the board OF trustees
BAPTIST Church.