The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-15
.BAPT|STS TO MEET
HERE A YEAR HENCE
Richmond to Entertain the Asso-
ciation and Pastors to Select
the Church for Host.
FOREIGN AND HOME. MISSIONS
These Subjects and the Women:
Work Discussed-Great Lay
mems Movement Meeting.

Especial From 4 STAFF correspcndent.l
( DANN1LLE, VA, November l4.--This
has been day OF speech making and
splendid oratory in the eighty-fourth
annual meeting Of the Baptist General
Association of Virginia.
The interest in the proceedings Of
the association has never Jagged d
moment, and the attendance to-day.
even at the early hour of 9:15 a. M.
and all through the day and night
proceedings, was large enough to keep
the spacious auditorium of the church
crowded. The attendance at night was
beyond the capacity of the large
church. and many who went there to
hear the reports and the speeches con-
cerning the laymen's movement had to
go back home.
In the afternoon the annual meeting
of the Virginia Baptist Historical So
ciety was very largely attended. The
report by Dr. C. II. Ryland, tho secre-
tary, and the splendid addresses by Rev.
Frank F. Beall and DR.. Carter Helm
Jones were listened to by a very large
and atte 1-ive audience.
Meet Here Next.
The committee on time, place and
preacher for the next general associa-
ltion ELECTED much discussion. There
was no objection to the place for hold
| ing the next years session. the com-
mittee having named Richmond. but
many of the delegates thought the ass
meeting early in the week and winding
up Its business before Sunday.
| Hence the report of committee nam
ing Friday, November 18th. as the
date for the beginning OF next year.
| meeting was contested. However, al
amendment to change the date I,
Tuesday November fth, WIS. afte
lengthy discussion, defeated. TIL
church or the building In which TIL
association is to meet In. Richmon,
has been left to the Pastors Confer
ence of Richmond for decision.
Members OF the association who ar,
| graduates of the Southern Baptis
Theological Seminary and OF Croze
Seminary. about forty in all, held !
meeting at Hotel Burton at O'Clock
| In the afternoon. It was entirely {
social affair." and the principal thlnl
! discussed was the luncheon set b,
1 the new management of the house.
AT the same hour. or from to q. th,
faculty and trustees of the Roanoke
College for Young Women informall,
/ received the members of the aSsocia
tion IN the college chapel.
/ Tho business OF the association will
| be completed tomorrow, but in orde,
to complete 1t much work will have
to be crowded through comparativel.
short space of time.
/ General Offices III Richmond.
DR.. j. r. Bagby. the vice-president
called the association to order thi
morning, and Rev. Joel T. Tucker. o
Chesterfield. conducted the devotlona
teAercises.
1 After the question OF holding tn
next meeting in Richmond. Rev. DR.
i Charles H. Ryland offered resolution
Iauthorizing the committee on co-op
Grafton to- call conference of th
boards of this body located IN Rich
\ nlond. also the Woman's Missionar,
4 Union and the officers OF the educa
tional institutions and the Religion
Z Herald, for the purpose of considering
1.-THE advisability of establishing i
Richmond general offices for the us
OF these boards and for furnishing
general Baptist Headquarters In TIL
city of Richmond. Adopted.
DR.. Ryland Knight offered resolu
tion providing for committee to re
quest the other denominations of til
State to join In Joint committee. VIII
}, shall take such action as may
( deemed wise to secure better oh
scrvance OF the Sabbath. The resolutio
was very heartily adopted.
/ Foreign Missions.
y The very gratifying report on FOR
) eign missions was submitted by D
w. M. Vines, OF Norfolk. The repo,
: litHsl (COntinlet on Second pngcO