The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-18
BUSY DAY With
The BAPT|sTS
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Ministers Relief Fund as follows:
BE- l herewith submit the report OF the
trustees or the Baptist ministers relief
fund OF Virginia. showing the receipts
and disbursements during the fiscal year
from November l. 1904, to October 81,
1905, and also the present condition of
funds under our control.
q The receipts from the churches amount
10 S4,37S.6s or $393.42 more than last year.
Our receipts from all sources amounts
to so,7a3.s5, or 1854 more than last
year.
Our benefactions amount to 1926, or
s2Csa5 more than last year.
Our disbursements to beneftciaries ex-
coed our receipts from the churches by
$500.
We have assisted seven ty- three persons
during the past year, and have ten new
beneficiaries to our list.
during the year: Brethren Thomas w.
Lewis and j. ", Ward. and Sisters Lucy
j. Allen, Polly A. Little, Mary +. Rice
and Julia T. Scott.
We desire to state that the large
balance in our treasurers hands is due
to the fact that several Of our largest
interest paying Investments have recently
been paid, and which we hope to be able
TO reinvest in short time. N
Dr.. Robert Frazer made speech on.
the report His address was an earnest.
appeal to Virginia Baptists to do more
for the aged and disabled Baptist minis
tiers within the territory of the associa-
ton. The report, which shows that
q, s7S.6S have been collected during the
year. was further discussed by DR..
Hatcher and Mr.. Elicit.
Committees.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
on New Boards-T. H. Athy, e. ".
Badly. r. r. Doan. w. 2. Robertson,
w. ". Savage. RIA. Justice, w. R.
Whitescarver and ]. L. Camp.
On Time and Place Of Next Meeting
Andrew Broaddus, Ryland Knight, j. r..
seay, F. B. Beale, G. T. Taylor, c.. S.
Blackwell.
The following resolution was passed
Just before adjournment for dinner:
Resolved That the churches and all
societies and agencies cooperating with
the General Association. be requested,
In forwarding money to the association,
to use only the form sent out by the
treasurer.
Mr.. c. B. Fleet. Of Lynchburg, secrc-
tary OF the Assoclatonal Home Board,
was not on hand at the appointed hour to
present his report.
The hour for consideration OF the re-
port was given to Rev. DR.. A. r.. Barton,
the field secretary Of the General Home
Mission Board of the Southern Baptist
Convention. DR.. Barton took the stand
and made n grand and telling address
or the general subject OF missions.
Home Hissions.
While DR.. Barton was speaking Mr..
Fleets report reached the Association by
mall with q special delivery stamp On ii
and was read by Secretary Smith. The
report shows that Virginia Baptists have
in the past year paid in over $4,000 for
Home Missions, an Increase over last
year of something over 10 per cent
Tha report takes strong ground In
favor of aiding the negroes and Mr..
Fleet goes to the root OF the matter by
making recommendation that some ear
nest effort be made to train the negro
mothers that they may train their child
rem for better service, not only In civic
matters and the matter of domestic SER
vice, but In religious mntters,
After the transaction Of some routine
business the Association took the dinner
hour recess, to assemble again at 1880
O'CLOCK, 10 near the EcpOINS IN the VIZ"
gnia Baptist Historical Society.
Next Meeting Place.
The committee on time and place for
the next meeting of the association, ap.
pointed this morning which have before
Ii propositions from the citizens OF three
Virginia cities to have the next meeting
In their respective towns, possibly more
but three anyhow, They are Bristol, Roa-
nolc and Richmond,
The capital city has not had the Assoc
citation for several years and the Baptist
hosts there are beginning to get anxious
for 1t again. The probability Is that they
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