The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-20
MOBILIZE UNDER
BAPTIST ROOF
All PrOtestants Flock to
Hear Baptist
Preach.
.2lst BIRTHDAY
OF B. Y. F.. UNION
Large Gathering of Young Chris
tians to Celebrate Anniversary
Of Organization Of the
First Baptist Young
Peoples Union
in South.
Special to The Times. pjsna,ct

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5I CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA, November
notwithstanding the rna. cold air
and the rain that fell in occasional show
ers all day and settled into steady
shower by night, ali the Protestant
churches in Charlottesville and the Uni
versity chapel were crowded with peo-
pie to-day and tonight to hear the
Baptist ministers preach. Country pco-
pie came TO town in all kinds OF vehi-
cies and helped to swell the conSrega-
tions. The day services commenced with
a sunrise prayer meeting at the First
Baptist Church. which was we'll attend
ed BY the visiting preachers. Then came
the Sunday schools, and every one in the
city was addressed BY visitors. In the
afternoon n great Sunday school mass
meeting. which was addressed by Rev.
James Buchanan. DR. James Nelson, MIR.
T. II. Ellyett and others.
At O'Clock a BapusI Young Peoples IS
Union nIeetine was held under the aus
pieces OF the 3. Y. 4. u. of charlottesville,
which enjoys the distinction Of being the
first union to be crgnnized in the South.
To-day Is the twenty-nrst anniversary of
this union. The meeting was addressed
by John v. ". B, Barksdale and sew
cral Young men.
The meeting was presided over by H.
w. Wesler, and stirring speeches were
made BY Judge ". r. Barksdale, of
Halifax: Vs.. II. Wrenex. J. L. G.. Wat
kin and Professor Harris. Of Richmond.
There was no formal report and no sta
tistics given. but the speakers gave ac-
counts OF the great work OF the union
throughout the State. After this
meeting Mr.. T. II. Elicit engine eerel
a collection for the fund TO place a me-
mortal window In the new CharlotteS-
Vile church in honor OF Rev. DR. John
A. Broadus. who was the pastor OF tile
church. "A regular session Of the asso-
citation was held at night, beginning ut
s o'clock.
At o'clock the association was called
to order and the report of the Sunday
School Bible Board was read by the cor
responding secretary. Rev. DR.. j. W
Pitcher. OF Petersburg.
The only matter brought before the
body was the report Of the Sunday School
and Bible Board. The report created
great enthusiasm. and the plan it sug-
gests for evangeliang the dark and
spiritually destitute corners of the State
called out some fof the best speeches
OF the present meeting OF the General
Association.
Sunday School and Bible Board.
Sixty-seventh annual report OF the Sum
day School and Bible Board says we have
closed the most prosperous year of the
Petersburg Board. and render an account
of our stewardship:
The orresponding secretary, forty-two
fcolportcrs and two Bible women lnbored
1903 days, travelled 5S7l4 miles, visited 49,
S96 families, prayed or conversed on the
subject OF religion with 1909 families,
found 1851 persons habitually neglecting
the preaching of the gospel, 5000 families
destitute Of the Bible 300 families des-
tituc OF all other religious literature,
preached 1883 sermons, delivered S64 ad-
dresses, 1853 Sunday-school addresses. held
457 prayer meetings. organized 81 Sunday
schools, and two churches. held Is Sun
day-school conventions, baptized 1& per-
sons and held meetings In which 6l5 others
profcssed conversion.
tll the organizations OF Sunday-sc n ools
mentioned now or hereafter are those
of New Sundny-schools.
While our workers report hundreds Of
schools, reorganized, visited, assisted, re-
vved and encouraged, this work has
never been reported to the General Asso-
citation. This work In many !sectionsfis as
important as the organization or new
schools All our workers are Sunday
school missionaries.
& We further report the sale of 1850 Bibles
for $3,37S.4i; 4, $50 Testaments for s1,3s1.15:
S,G56 books for $24SG.C3; 4.3ss 800 pages OF
ira cts and periodicals for 81 $500 Total
sales. Sll.Gi549. Our donations have been
752 Bibles valued at s22l.l3; 1890 Testa-
ments valued at sl7SS2; 1,3lO books valued
at s222 05 ;lO9,l93 pages OF tracts. valued at
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