The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-20
SCHOOL FOR WOMEN
WILL BE WORTHY
DR.. Henning in Address Before
Davis Association Outlines
Plans for Great College.
NEED OF MORE MINISTER'S
Earnest Appeal for Prayer That
More Young Men May Be Call
ed--Reports and Discussions.

| Especial TO The Richmond Virginianl
ASHLAND, July 20.--Reports on
State Missions and UNCONVENTIONAL
Education this morning with stirring
/ addresses on both subjects. the annual
seryon just before lunch and the con-
siderauon in the afternoon Of the work
! OF the education board, the orphanage
AT Salem and Minister'S Relief made
a full and interesting day for the
| Dover Association. holding it's one
| hundred and twenty annual
i session With The Ashland Baptist
church.
This was the second. and as usual,
the big day OF the annual meeting of
this ancient and influential body. The
attendance was very large. The church
was crowded and the large and we'll
shaded yard pretty well filled. The
Ashland Baptists. assisted by those of
Gwathrney only few miles away.
are entertaining the association In the
most hosp!table manner. Dinner In
served on long and lavishly supplied
tables In the shaded lawn Of IA cool
and attracyi e home next to the
church. TIE best of good things are
served with the most persuasive hos
pitality by the ladies Of the town. with
4he men assisting them,
There was "a pretty good attendance
W itFi IBi6 aSSoG16ktpH OptflEu LfilN
morning Mt $40. Rev. W. E. Robert
son, pastor OF Randolph Street church,
Richmond. conducted the devotional
services this morning. The hearty
singing of the congregation was a
feature OF the service.
Rev. DIR. Geo. w. Mcdaniel, of the
First church, presented the report on
State missions. showing the great
work being done in destitute sections
of the state ami the coming need for
far greater army of laborers in the
field. Dr. Garland. the field secretary,
and DIR. Mcdaniel made short addresses
on this important work and the lat
ter offered a special prayer for the
boys IN the destitute sections.
A brief. printed report by Rev. DR..
w. C.. Jennis drew the attention of
the association to UNCONVENTIONAL edu-
cation and its claims upon the Baptists
OF the State. Rev. ]. W. Commack and
DR.. b. Cabell Henning made the prin-
cipal address Is on this subject. MIR.
cormack made an earnest. plea for a
spirit of prayer in home and church
for more worthy young men for the
ministry. DR.. Henning presented the
claims OF the education commission.
and presented some very interesting
facts about the plans for the new
Richmond College and the Woman's
College to be erected in the splendid
grounds OF 2l2 acres at Westhampton.
Or. Henning made clear the fact that
the woman's college will be a splendid
and well equipped Institution, worthy
of the Baptists OF the state. The plan
is to erect in the beginning OF s4o,0 900
lecture building and two $4,000 domi-
tory buildings, for the girls, who will
have joint use with the male students
of the library with its thousands of
volumes and the splendid science hall.
with its superb equipment. The build
ing for the two institutions will cost
about 100000. DIR. Henning and DIR.
James, both spoke in the highest terms
of the present woman's college which
Is to be merged into the new institu-
ton and may be made an academy for
girls.
The annual sermon was preached
by the Rev. W. s. Dorsett. pastor Of
the Leigh Street Baptist church. Hs
sermon was forceful. eloquent and In
structive and was well received.
So great was the assemblage which
gathered that an overflow meeting was
necessary. Those who could not be
byterian church, where the Rev. ], w.
sermon.
Eastern section OF the Association
were read this morning and those from
the central section including Rich
monds Will be read Tomorrow.
Reports on the Education Board, Or
phanage and Ministers Relief bill this
afternoons program. The association
oStN1r1,s ThurSday eyeufnr