The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-18

/ Right on the heels of the adjourn
| ment of the Annual Methodist Con
ference comes the meeting of the
| Baptist General Association IF Nlr-
| girla, These two bodies represent a
| great and substantial portion OF the
| citizenship OF the State. They are
| both alike fun OF energy and enthasi-
| asm growthfui in numbers and pro-
| voking one another to all sorts OF
good works.
| The General Association viii be
! called Ia order in the First Baptist
church Of Roanoke on Friday even
ing at 100 by President Il. III. Elicit,
OF Richmond This concludes the
second year OF Mr. Ellett's service and
he Will not offer for recollection. Curl
ously enough. there Is scarcely any
gossipMin the denomination concern
| ing his successor. The presidency oil
the association is considered about
| the highest honor which the body has
to confer.
Associated with Mr.. Elicit as pres
| ident are the following vice presi-
| dents VI w Turner. f. b. Garrett,
j. NJ Pitcher and A. Il. Woodfin. Rev.
Hugh C. Smith. OF Christiansburg,
In the secretary, and IL. Theodore
E,llyson. of this city, IL the assistant
secretary. DIR. Wayland +. Runaway,
Of Lancaster county. takes charge OF
the statistical tables. Captain B. A.
Jacobs. of Richmond. Is the chan
ceiior of the exeheauer," and Mr.. j.
r. Montgomery. Of Richmond. audits
Captain Jacobs accounts.
The treasurer's position becomes
| increasingly important, as there is a
steady and gratifying growth In the
! receipts for the various objects which
| the association fosters For example,
last year the treasurer handled alto
| gether during the year nearly $780,
| tIs Fep9Ft-for- TINS yeaf> =hsss-9aes
been given out and will not be until
the association meets. but 1t is alto
/ gether likely that the years figures
will go beyond this by ten or twelve
| thousand dollars. There is a steady
climb toward the two hundred thou
| sand dollar mark and conservative
| observers think that within a year or
! two at the normal rate of increase
| which now prevails the association
| through its VARIOUS agencies will re-
ceiye annually NOTICES. than two hun
dred thousand dollars,
This, OF course. does not include
gifts To special objects such as the
Woman's College and Endowment
Fund for which $S50.000 was secured
i'll cash and subscriptions. and which
is still being paid In. or the $4,000
approximately gathered this year
in cash and subscriptions for the
Southern Baptist Theological Semi
nary or special sums expended In
church buildings and local mission
airy operations or "A thousand and
one other activities and interests of
the churches.
Roanoke IL not central to the tor
ritory where Baptist people most
largely abound, but 1t is very aftrac-
tive city, and while 1t is not likely
that the attendance this year win be
as large ~ 1t was last year at Ports
mouth. still 1t will be fully equal to
the average. Richmond will be well
represented. Practically all the pas
tors Will go. some leaving on Thurs
day night and others on Friday, while
q few belated ones may go on sub
sequent days a goOdly number OF
laymen also will attend from this city,
and of the eject women not few.
The annual sermon this year III to
be preached by Rev. w. C.. Taylor,
ID. d.. pastor of the Baptist church
OF Petersburg. In addition to the or
binary and regular business OF the
body. new feature has characterized
recent sessions. The discussions grow
Ing out OF the reports OF boards, COM
mittees and the like most necessarily
be highly practical. They are often
very stirring and very eloquent. but In
the very nature Of the case they nave
to deal with the practical aspects of
the various departments Of Christian
work under consideration. Aealtxinx
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