The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-18
RT|sT REPORTS
SHOW PROcaEss
tConfinuet from farst paxc.)

III Nanor and usefulness as pastors az
3M any Of our influential churches. an
s d pxcsessors In Theological ser,inaries.
= editors OF religious journals and
~ u missionaries In our own and foreign
IA nnds. Those now living are iaborinE
~ "a thirty States. and as missionaries
ne3ds In Virginia they are serving
"a q ~ pastors IN twenty seven district as
VI u almost every one of our foreign
s5% Scciaffons.
ssS II has been Impossible TO get full |
zZs md mplete record of the work done !
*As " these cousecrated men, but of the
SIS ministers now enrolled In the
ssK uuinissry of the General Association
more than ESQ were prepared by this
board for their work. They supply
#s $50 or the 1868 Baptis; churches In /
Virginia.
It should always be "a pleasure TO
M che Baptists VI Virginia 10 recall the I
III Hfast that Richmond College was tho
i I oatgrowth OF the desire ON the part
z fuf early Bapt,sts OF the State tn pro-
I1 Ntde an Institution OF learning for
the training OF the young men in our /
Ess churches no are called TO preach mo
fx49 xcspel, and ut the same time saVe II
- All young men. whether students oi +
she ministry or not, a college whieh t
has taken It's place in the fRont ranks
MI or the best Institutions OF learning In
Es the country.
Nm Work Of Evangelixataon-
&ssas Friends Of higher education should
ksk never forget their Indebtedness 10 the
Ess svangeiicai determinations OK this
If sgsa country who in their desire to furnish |
Ess8 better opportunities for the proper
E$a. training of their young men for the
G3xa ministry have given 10 tne world
Essa 4nssitutions OF learning where Young
|szs sxntn and young women enjoy oppor~
|xats fn.stses tor the brhadest culture
SSlss~h.ch would not now be possessed BY
EExssa them in such abundant measure, bur
sz1;s5rar these denoIitna.fonai coIteEos IND
kss,f universities. I04 OF the first las ccl~
kfssleges cstR hlished In America had DIS
|18uatiucuve Christian origin. Their fodna~
sSx45ees Intended that they should be in
81 ssse--se4ssa- ecclsaiahficA- h well az
|isHs religious and white thsy ware de-
E41B ron irrational they set UP no religious
xgutust for entrance. The Christian
churches have been not only the
'xYoy psonetrs OF education, bat their !ol-
Ef.ryylcw ers recognize. rs never bel ore, the
Msspower and efficiency OF the Christian
E.sst college To forward the Kingdom o.
s.s God ci, Garth. or tbs ala colleges IN
s.,essISse ZIG OF them were under the
mi srontrol Of some religious deno'naha~
afa Ton
Virginia Efficient
k#Aa DR. J. r. Henderson, of Bristol,
HkHHhought that virginia was more ell
as Aeient IA this work than any other
Southern State. He urged the sup
ss bort of the board not as CHARITY.
&. but As good business. God was call
&.1 fre to this work some Of the strongest
ka1sof our young men and we ought 10 re-
M 3otce In the opportunity OF helping 10
Mt them fer service.
DIR Hatcher called attention to the
ANAL number OF new candidates Tor
the ministry and accounted for this
SSsx condition In part by the failure of pas
axy4prs and churches to ENCOURAGE youns
8xst<1nen to enter the ministry ana In par,
by raising the entrance requirements
ri Richmond College.
49, Hon J. Taylor Ellyson endorsed
Oh. cordially the suggestions OF Or, Hatch
E#sH rAr, saying churches too often forget
zsHs1he young men whom they approved
s Tor the ministry. he had never oeeh
sfrpubled about the money for this
94y work, but he Was anxious about the
#~s ANAL number OF men enterins the
kESh ministry.
nil. On UNCONVENTIONAL literature Or. r.
M H. Pitt spoke briefly introducing the
@ss sA &nsociate editor OF The Religious Her
hid. Rev. J. w. Cammack Mr. Gam
- mack urged the increasing necessity
8sA mi denominational literature II de-
nominational sentiment is to be main
ssained.
sas with the disappearance OF demon
ss national journals" he said. comes
sss sneyitabiy the decay OF the denomi-
Ns national spirit Moreover, the speaker
Ftsubrfarud,- that systetnatie-afid STEADY
giving is dependent on intelligence
gS and the denominationa1 paper as
sssSS..sssseeminafes the Information.
DIR Landlord declared that along
MI the optic nerve went messages which
MI Either blessed cursed the MIND.
Cleanliness OF mind ana life We're pro
.noted by the distribution OF this lit
yserafure.
Rev w Thorburn Clarke. OF Ac-
Ssl 1comac followed in an earnest address.
Rev. s. q. Neil was introduced as
asssfepresentative OF the American Bap-
85f fsxt Publication Society and spoke
#s briefly in response
atsN sunday school Hoard
-. DIR H. w Battle, OF Charlottesville.
IA presented the report of the Commit
teen on the Sunday school Board of
x the Southern Couvocaton and Rev. l..
sAsF 1neyton Little, % Albemarie, followed
suEith a strong speech
Then DR. Hatcher Is his character
s5 s1sticaliy, bright and Factions fashion
presented the new pastors as follows:
!. T. Hedley. Ashland Mr.. Newman.
Exmore; 8. g. Harwood Jarratts. ".
e-.-1 Page Danvisie; e. r. Ryland. Buch-
hasan; Goodwin Frazer, Madison, K.
sn.-T. Rixey, Madison, j. h. France Rap
pahaDnock Association. L. w. Smith,
~ Norton: l.. j. Wesffall Portsmouth,
-. 81. simmons Petersburg j. j.
"a Wicker. Richmond: y. ]. Hoover. VIII
81, .liams burg: A. y, Woke. Smith county.
and j.. A. Wiiloughby West Norfolk.
Ssrc A resolution, offered ny Dr. f.. W.
5s. Mfnfrey and unanimously adopted
sss warmly commended the Baptist Her
aid as Clear, consecrated and pro-
alsSEressive,' and urging lis wider. cir
cuiation.
%4x~s Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was given to
the consideration OF the Orphanage
1NsAnd State missions. Dr. William f..
%AcTIatcher read the report of the Or
phanage. The report shows the in
80 stitution TO be in fiourishing con-
Il EDITION In general. Mention was made
OF the destructive fire several months
ago and OF the special gift Of $4,000
by Mr.. Boxiey, OF Roanoke. toward
Ksreplacing the burned building and
% machinery.
After the report Rev. Charles I.
4S1aerndon. OF Salem, made an admir-
ahi0 address the institution
RNx Secretary William Ellyson read the
1- fAfaaFt On State isSinns g fnlIn1,s.