Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-13
Most Successful Convention Of
] Peninsula Baptist Association
pr lcGRs FOR COMING YEAR
:. i.s.o II Y a..s=l
Col. Marquis Joneo Reelected Modera-
! tor at Yesterdays sesslon-Encour.
] aging Reports Upon Condition of
Z churches-Mlsslonary Society.

- hS ahiihhi convention Oh the fcnln-
sula Baptist Association, which has
been i'll session ut the Second Baptist
church, corner Orcutt avenue and
;iTwenty-ffth street, for the past two
days. will be brought to close after n
short session this morning. Every
Baptist church on the Peninsula and
5;seyeral in Norfolk and Gloucester
Z county have been represented at the
convention, which is said to be one of
the most successful the association
has ever held.
Several more delegates, or "mcSsen-
gers to the convention arrived here
:: yesterg9yl morning. making lin NIL
: about seventy In attendance.
Officers Reelected.
Two sessions were, held yesterday,
one during the morning and the other
last hight. During the morning ses-
!, sion the election Of ofIiccrs of Inc as.
ISOLATION during tho coming year was
held, all of the old officers except the
treasurer, Mr.. A. j. Cloves, being re-.
elected.
The following arc the officers of the
/. asSpctasiqt for the coming year:
Col. Marquis Jones, moderator, New
port News.
Hon. Manly II. Barnes, vicc-mciera-
tor, Providence Forge, New Kent
county
II. ~. I Folllcs, clerk, GIounccstcr
county,
: w w Woodward, treasurer, lamp
: ton.
Morning Session.
The morning session began Mt $50
O'CLOCK. at which time the half hour de
YqtfOnal services were held. That
was followed by tho election of officers
and from l until o'clock the reports
OH the condition of the various
Churches of the association were
he6rd
submitted by the messengers from the
various churches were highly crafty
ing, to the association Most of the
reports showed healthy increase in
the membership and finances of the
various churches, and It. Is said that
they arc now in better condition
than ever before.
The body adjourned shortly
after o'clock and it was o'clock last
night when the convention held its
second session of the day.
Evening Session.
The session held last night had an
unexpectedly large Attendance Dap
fists from NIL over the city gathering
at the church Iii spite OF the 'intoA7c
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The session was devoted principally
to interesting discussions Of the re-
ports submitted in the morning. Rou-
tine business was also disposed Of and
little remains to he done Mt the closing
session today.
Missionary Society.
The wOmnn's foreign missionary So
ciety of the association held three scs-
sions iii tho basement Of the church
yesterday Tho first session sbcsan
early yesterday morning closing short
ly after noon. Tho second session was
held yesterday afternoon and the, last
one last might, beginning at s o'clock.
5iiDelrgBteSl from the missionary so
cietiGs dQf, :neaIfy all the churches in
the Association were present and 4
Number. of interesting reports were
read from each society. All of the re-
potts showed that the various socie-
ties have been making rapid progress
in the field of foreign missions and
that in most cases handsome amounts
for the advancement of the cause have
been raised.
sNearly9 all@ro the time of the
three sessions was taken up with the
repQriE,Crom the various churches, and
With other routine matters.