Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-15
BAPTIST HOSTS MEET
At BIG BETHEL CHURCH
Colonel Marquis Jones Is Again
Elected Moderator Of Virgin
Ia Peninsula Association.
SESSION NEXT YEAR N GLOUCESTER
Invitation FromProvidence Church for
the 1907 Convention Unanimously
Accepted-Rev. E. PendIeton Jones.
D. D., to Deliver the Annual Ser.
mon on That Occasion.

\ With delegates present from every
county and church represented In the
| district, the Virginia Peninsula Bap-
list Association met in third annual
session at Big Bethel church yester-
day morning and will probably re.
main in session until Friday after
noon
The opening day of the Associa-
tion's work was filled with interest
Ing events. Rev. A. a Butler, of
Newport News, delivered the annual
sermon. The first days work is de-
voted largely to organization. Off.
GERS for the coming year were chosen
| and the various committees were
named.
Colonel Jones Is Moderator.
| The election OF officers for the COM
Ing twelve months was entered into
at the morning session. Colonel Ma
| ryus Jones, of Newport News, was
reelected the moderator. The other
officers were reelected, as follows:
Vice Moderator-Mr. Charles Jones,
Of Gloucester.
Clerk-Rev. r. A. Folkes, of Glou-
cester.
Treasurer-Mr. w. w. Woodward,
of Hampton.
letter was received from the Rap
pahannock association commencing
to the Peninsula association the seven
white Baptist churches located in
Gloucester county, all of which asked
to be received into membership in the
Peninsula association. The requests
were granted and the churches ad-
mitted.
To Meet In Gloucester County.
Considerable interest was aroused
In the selection of the next place of
meeting for the association, several
Invitations being extended. After n
discussion the invitation from Provi-
dence Baptist church, In Gloucester
county, was unanimously accepted
and the association will meet there III
1907.
Dr.. e. p. Jones Honored.
Rev. e. Pendleton Jones, d. d.,
pastor of the Hampton aBptist church
was selected to deliver the annual SER
mon at the Gloucester meeting. Rev.
7. Ryland Sanford, OF the Memorial
Baptist church was named as the al
ternate.
Sunday School Work.
Rev. w. r. Keefe. of York county,
read the report of the committee on
Sunday school work and the report
was discussed by Rev. William f :.
Hatcher, ID. d., OF Richmond. and
Mr.. Henry Lane Schmelz, of Hamp.
ton
The report entered into and COW
cred the work of the State board and
the publishing house located in Nash
vile, Tenn.
The Woman's Missionary Society
also held interesting meetings yester-
day. Probably the most important
feature of this meeting was the ad.
dress of Miss Mary Buhlmier, the Bap
list missionary In the city of Balti,
more. Miss Buhlmier is the foreign
| missionary" in the Oriole city. having
as her duties the netting of vessels
upon which foreigners land IN the
Monumental City. She gave an inter.
esting account of her work.
Today's Program.
The program of the association for
today will consist of the submission
of reports of committees and the dis
cussion of the organized work of the
body.
1t is estimated that between CSC
and 800 Baptists were present at the
meetings yesterday
The members of Big Bethel church
are entertaining the visiting Baptists