The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-18
VIRGINIA BAPTISTS
SPEND BUSY DAY
Hold Three Business Sessions
and Discuss Many Phases
Of Church Work.
INCREASE IN CONTRIBUTIONS
Falling Off in Number OF Min.
istcrial Students Deprecated.
Aid for Salem Orphanagc.
Especial to Tho rimes-pisp,tcn !

III,
BAPTIST General As oxsm9f5 t Of vIre
gina held three business sessions to-
cation, UNCONVENTIONAL literature, or
phanaBe. State missions, baptist EN-
eanpment and the Baptist Young PEG
topics discussed.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS j. Taylor ELY
son presented the report on education
ss n, ,hn an expenditure of s5,I65.S6
ing FOR the ministry. The report
ueprecates the falling off in tho num-
pSr or young men preparing for the
ministry. and states that applications
TO the board for help have greatly de-
creased, as we'll az contributions for
me assis lance of such persons. a bal
Inc report urged the youth OF the
State and nation to turn to the min
isstry as an opportunity for large ser
vice; High tribute was paid to the
the efangelical religious denomina-
lions. Tho report emphasized the fact
that lo4 OF tho first 100 colleges in
origin.
The report Of tho district secretary
or the American Baptist Publication
Soese.y OF Fhiladelphia showed great
progress during tho past year. Tho
society now has assets valued at
Sl.sOS,0oo and issues thirty-two sun
gay gay school periodicals. with com
me establishment OF water works
at the Salem orphanago was strongly
urged by Rev. G. T. Hcrndon, who dis
W. f. Hatcher, d. D.. president OF the
board of trustees. DR. Hcrndon said
II would be criminal for the associa-
ton to longer neglect to provide pro-
the institution, which was only saved
from total destruction by are by fav-
cradle winds in September. when tho
industrial building was burned
II was estimated that the installa-
ton OF the water works would cost
$4,000 or $1,000 Tho trustees have
ACQUIRED several hundred acres OF land
source of water supply The maITte-
nance or sanitary conditions or the
orphanage was also urged in favor OF
establishment OF water works
There are l5o children in the inst.-
tuition. which has a capacity for only
100. With the completion of the Car
than enough applications for entrance
to fill the additional rooms.
Report on Missions.
william E!lySon submitted report
on state missions. showing that the
collections the past year have been
the largest In the history of the asso-
elation. The total collections wero
Treasurer b. A. Jacob reported that
contributions 10 all the boards OF tho
association aggregated $4,000 an In
crease of more than $1,000 over tho
collections OF last year. He said tho
collections next year might be ex-
peeted to aggregate 100000,
Rev. Joseph T. Watts, general sec
rotary OF the Sunday School Board.
and also OF the State Encampment, re-
ported that the committee of encamp-
ment had decided to incorporate and
officers for tho frs. year were recon-
mended. They were: w w. Hamilton.
president; W. T. Robertson and r. s.
Barbour. -prcsidents: E. D. Foster,
recording secretary; +. T. Crump,
chairhhan Of the finance committee; j.
Aubrey Saunders. treasurer. Joseph T.
Watts. general secretary.
The association accepted the offer OF
the Norfolk Southern Railroad to lease
n site for an enca mpment building at
Virginia Beach for 3 term OF twenty
five years at tl2 per year. building
TO cost $4,000 will be erected before
the next encampmcnt, which begins
, July 9.
At the conclusion of to-n!ghts ses-
sion diplomas were awarded to q class
OF forty Sunday school teachers Of