Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-08-03
THE RAPPAHANNOCK
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION

BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
The Rappahannock Baptist Associa-
ion held its annual meeting Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday of last week with |
Harmony Grove Baptist church, Mid |
ilesex county. Judge A. 3. Evans,
presided, and Rev. F. B.
Beale, for many years clerk of the AS
filled that position. The
churches in the Association We're well
there being forty or more
delegates present, and the reports from
the churches and different societies
were good-possibly little above the
average. Rev. j. p. Essex, of Mid
dlesex county, preached the annual SER
mon. There were many able papers
read, talks made and sermons preached
during the three days session, among
them the following: Rev. Hill, of
county, on Foreign
Missions, Rev. F. w. Claybrook, of
Lancaster county, on the Orphanage,
DIR. j. M. Pitcher, on Sunday School
and Bible Board, Rev. Mr.. Hall, of
Burlington, Professor Harris, of Rich
mond College, and Rev. H. w. Tribe,
Rawlings Institute, Charlottesville, on
Education. Bros. Tribe, Hill and others
preached under an arbor in the grove
to large and appreciative audiences.
On the second day DR.. Geo. w. Beale,
of Westmoreland county, preached a
strong doctrinal sermon, which was not
only interesting and well delivered, but
was scholarly and instructive, and will,
no doubt, be of great benefit to the de-
nomination.
On the last day Judge Evans was
called home to the bedside of his wife,
who was taken suddenly i'll, and DIR.
Geo. w. Beale, moderator pro tenn,
presided over the remaining session.
The Association adjourned Friday
evening to meet next July with Jerusa-
len church, Richmond county.
The hospitality of this people knew
no bounds and the way they entertained
the hosts that met with them is a sub
ject of comment on all sides.
ASSoCIATIoNAL MEETINGS.
The fifth annual meeting of the w.
M. U. Auxiliary to the Rappahannock
Baptist Association was held in Daniels
Hall, near Harmony Grove Baptist
church, on July &c. The Hall had been
comfortably and conveniently arranged
for the occasion, and large and en-
thusiastic crowd attended both sessions
of the meeting. Mrs. r. w. Eubank,
Associational Supt., presided, Miss
Virgie Pitt acting as Secretary. Devo-
tional exercises We're conducted by
Mrs. H. j. Goodwin. Mrs. Hart de-
livered cordial address of welcome, to
which Mrs. j. S. Richardson responded
gracefully. Fine papers on the follow
lowing subjects were read: "Home
Mission-our Samaria," by Mrs. w.
w. Sisk; estate Missions-Ou Judea,
by Mrs. Clara Farinholt; Foreign Mis-
sions-Unto the Uttermost Parts of
the Earth, by Mrs. Clayton Stafford;
Should every girl be personally re-
sponsible for the organization of a
Girls Missionary Society in her church,
by Miss Ellen Todd Phillips. Three
other papers, prepared by Mrs. J. w.
Ryland, Mrs. j. r. Route and Mrs.
Julius Healey, could not be read for
lack of time. Mrs. G. F. Williams, of
Richmond, State Superintendent of
Sunbeams, was present and gave an
interesting talk on Sunbeam specials, I"
after which the morning meeting closed.
At 2:30 the afternoon session opened
with devotional exercises conducted by
Mrs. ]. R. Route. Reports from a
large number of delegates representing
the Missionary Societies and Sunbeam
bands in the Association showed a graf
flying increase in contributions. Quite
number of ladies took part in the dis
cussion of special needs of our societ-
ies." Mrs. Williams presented our
specials for Home and Foreign Mis-
sions" and spoke on leash contribu-
shoho " AAOiiiC k0iSSiOiS &Iiu DOA w OEk-
In the report on Obituaries" the
names of Mrs. 8. G.. Fauntleroy, Mrs.
Julia Scott, Mrs. B. H. Campbell, Mrs.
Maria Sibley, Mrs. Sue Fletcher, Mrs
Lucy Garrett and Mrs. Sue Fleet wer,
mentioned as having passed "over tn,
river" since our last meeting.
Mrs. Sisk offered a resolution O.
thanks to the members Of Harmon,
Grove for their Astounding hospitalit,
and for the use of the comfortable hall
arranged for the meeting.
Pastor Default, of Jerusalem church
in Richmond county, brought a cordia
invitation to the ladies to meet in con
nection with the Association at tina
church next year.
After singing 'God be with you til
we meet again." the meeting closed.
Mrs. G. F. Williams made shor
talk to the children, gathered unde
arbor.
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