The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-21
|NGFOR
MISSIONS IS HELD
Delegates to Baptist General
Association Hears Ernest
Pleas.
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tspecial 10 The Times -Dispatchl
Roanoke, Va, November 20.--The
Baptist General Association of Vir-
ginia. now In session in this city, had
no regular meeting to-day. The usual
Sunday school and preaching services
in the various churches were largely
attended by the delegates and visitors.
Roanoke is church going city, and to-
day the fine sunshine and the associa'
ton swelied the congregations. The
following Richmond pastors filled pull
pits here to-day: Rev. George w. Nc
Daniel. Rev. r. II. Pitt, Rev. g. c. Hen
ing, Rev d. NJ Ramsay and Rev. Ry-
land Knight.
at o'clock, at the First Baptist
Church, mass meeting in the interest
of state missions was held. The speak
ers were K. ID. Garland and Rev. j. /.
! Watts The former. with his usual
earnestness and convincing fervor,
| spoke on the subject, THE Work of the
+! Church in Evangelizing." Rev. j. /.
! Watts spoke on The Church in Its
| Work of Training" Mr.. Watts is a
Sunday school expert, and he pleaded
| for the work of conversion, the train
/ ing of the converts for Bible study
and Christian work.
So far the association has throbbed
j
| prospect is for growth of interest
to the close of the meeting, which will
come Tuesday night.
Report OF Trcasurer.
B. A. Jacob treasurer of the asso-
citation, made his report yesterday, and
also the report IrS Of the oommltt ssno on
shows an aggregate of contributions
to missions OF Sl77,4So.o7. These iis-
ures mean that this past year WIZ pe
gifts ever had. The items of increase
are as follows: State missions 81, Hos. AZ
Sunday school and colportage, S2oi'6l;
foreign missions. SS,95l,o4; orphanage
1851. The figures for the several +
boards are: State missions. s377G5s 70 !
foreign missions. 65,6G5.4o; home mis-.
sions, s2S,S4o.o7; sunday school ana
board. S4,127.95; ministers relief fund.
sl.5s6.25; orphanage, ,s3lGs7.7s; eduea-
tional commission, s465.os. The. com
mittee on cooperation has been In en-
mittee began its work there We're hun
dreds of churches in Virginia which
gave nothing to any OF ne boards
Last year this number had been re-
duced to eighty-siN.
Rev c. II Ryland. D. D.. raised tho
question as to whether the committee
on cooperation might not now be dis.
continued, its work to be done by the
!. l.. i.
committee be appointed to consider
the wisdom of having the treasurer
. give his whole time to this work This
committee was requested to report
also on the question raised by Or. Ky
land.
Report of Education Board.
L!eutenant- Governor j. Taylor ELY
: son read the eightieth, annual repor
that the board has now under Its care
tifty-nine ministerial students, a.
: against fifty-two at this time last year
: Eight of these are at the Southern
:, one at Richmond College. OF Thu
:. number. forty are old students ant
a nineteen are new.
S The average age Of the new matricu
v lates who are beneiiciartes OF the edu
a cation board is twenty-four years AM
= three months. The average age OF tn
beneilcinries Of the education board !
d Mt least six years higher than It ouEh
E, average az age of other students who en-
: tered Richmond college Tor the MIS-
e time this year.
l. The collections for the board du !l,i1
the expenses were s569l6s. and bu
FOR the fact that g surplus had bee
J accumulated during the preceding yen
the board would have been opllSed 7
clares that for several years emphasi
has been put upon the need or NOR
: man but we now need to put 1t upo
both the need OF money and men.
u, The need of efficient, well-traine
K ministers to carry on the great Wor
s of the kingdom is becoming NOR
a. alarming. The need of the educatlo
hnard Vas never more urgent tina
lnow., Churches are needing an euu
ir GATED ministry alike In city town an
Il ~ cnuntrv and even still moro urgentl
,gl needed in foreign fields, The work Q
S, the education board is to assist youh
IN men who are called to prehch the gos
OF mel in acquiring such mental aeVetoi
lg' ment and culture as shall render tnel
10 more useful in the work OIL the mn
stry. ,., evnre.
sion of gratitude for the cordial SUI
- mort given this work by the churens
IN the past and earnestly lnVokih
,their continued cooperation,
Rev. Ryland Knight. 2; p',-snok ,,,
this address, DENYING the slaleli'si
70 recently made in, severai pupeps s, 81
W the Young men Offering for me sotn,pt ,
m ministry to-day are lhierior y, 1p' n !,
T. to those entering in former Years 81
lF RI those entering other professions
m The consideration OF the wofk
!, ~ the orphanage was opened By the rea
J x ing OF the orphanage board Iepoafs H.,
w ie1e ". ID. Hatcher. The report ga
fun facts as to the large gltls uu'ti
an the year to this work and az 10 aa y
at serious scourge of sickness a Hhs r w91
was listened TO win great 'i'ts'e sN
dy a telegram from a. =, CheWnlnS,,
n. richmond, announced that tho VIII
nd ( 4 X. Carpenter, OF Clifton Forge; W
Ma died few days ago, made q gsft
y. $4,000 to the orphanage. ;, me I