The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-17
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conducted by Rev. w. J. Shipman. ID.
| D., of Rice Depot. The singing VI
hymns. and a prayer concluded, the
association got down to Its second
days hard work. The report of The
educational board was read by J. Tay-
Tor Ellyson, the corresponding secre-
tary. and discussed by him and sew
eral others. Mr.. Ellyson emphasized
the section of the report recommend
ing that an additional $4,000 be raised
| by the Baptist churches of the State
for the fund devoted to the purpose of
helping theological seminary students.
He asked that each pastor and lay
men who voted for the adoption Of
| the report guarantee that there shall
be an increase of fifty per cent in his
church contributions to the board for
the coming year. He. speaking for
the Second church, Richmond, would
make similar guarantee. by guar
anteeing this increase" he said. II
t mean that IL the church will not give
1t | will"
Rev. w. F. Watson. ID. D.. of Alex
andria, urged the adoption OF the re-
port, and endorsed the section con-
corning the necessity for more funds.
declaring that one of the greatest
needs of the Baptist Church is a well
equipped ministry for work at home,
and for the evangeiization of the
world. Fl. w. Battle. ID. D., OF Char
iottesville, followed with a similar
plea, emphasizing the Importance of
the UNCONVENTIONAL theological semi
| nary. The great universities of the
country accuse the UNCONVENTIONAL
school of being biased. but they are
swinging to the opposite extreme, he
said, and are In danger of becoming
so broad as to be attenuated The
report which was adopted. follows:
Efghty-second Annual Report Of the
Education Board.
! The eighty-second annual report OF
/ the education board was presented by
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS J. Taylor Ellyson
The report reviews the work of the
past year and states that there has
tons to the churches and still more
notable increase in the number OF
young men under its care. The board
! has been able to pay promptly all OF
I leave good balance In the treasury
With which to begin the work of the
present session.
There are now under its care fifty
students; ten of these are pursuing
their studies at the Southern Baptis,
Iheologfeal seminary and forty at the
richmond college, OF this number
Der of students is eleven more than on
the corresponding day of last year. and
TINS session there are twelve new stu
dents as compared with four during
"a
Appropriate aI1usion Is made to the
I death of DR.. William E. Hatcher. who
was for twenty-six years president oil
/ the education board who is spoken OF
as one who loved all young men, but
/ who felt peculiar interest in those
! who had been called to preach the gos-
pei He was deeply Interested In every
phase of our UNCONVENTIONAL life. vel
We heIteve that 1t is true the, create at
Impress for good made by him was In
4 helping to shape the character and
conduct of the young men who. under
the care OF the education board were
seeking to prepare themselves for
greater usefulness in the work Of the
ministry.
The report calls attention to the need
| OF an increase both In the contrfbu-
OF young men entering the ministry of
the BAPTIST churches of the State. The
education board is declared TO be the
basis OF supplies FOR our great de-
nomfuattonal work throughout the
world. without II and similar organfza-
tions, where would we get the mis-
sionaries for foreign fields and the
4 home mission board it's workers the
/ state Mission board its missionaries
for its work. to say nothing of the
great and growing demand for more
and better equipped pastors for our
churches. II Is therefore a problem OF
| much Importance that is presented FOR
| our solution as to how we may best
awaken greater interest in our
J churches In the subject of ministerial
education.
| The report recommends the adoption
| by the general association of the fol-
| lowing resolutions:
. First--The churches be asked to raise
| for the education board during the
! coming wear not less than seven thou
| sand dollars
| second-That the matter Of helping
Y ung men at the academies be LEFT to
the discretion of the education hoard
i Thtrd-That the board be Instructed
| 10 respond to the request OF the Souh-
ern Baptist convention for the church
augmentation and the students fund
| OF the seminary at Louisville provided
/ the churches shall enable them to
do go
The report speaks hopefully of the
outlook, for the increasing usefulness
| of the board In the coming years.
/ Rev. i. NJ. Shelbourne. OF Bristol,
addressed the association ON Sunday
Schools and Colportage.
| For Catechism.
| He was followed by Rev. w. w.
! Hamilton. CT First church. Lynch
/ burg. with the report Of the Sunday
| school board OF the Southern Baptist
! Church. which report was discussed
| by Rev. ]. c.; Dunford and others
| The feature of the report was the
recommendation that a catechism be
prepared for use in the Sunday
schools. We wish. to commend to
our board" reads the report, "a sug-
gestion recently made concerning the
preparation Of a catechism by COM
mittee of some OF our best men, the
catechism TO be published at Nash
willie, to he put into the honor work
of our Sunday school, to be kent
prominently before those who attend
our schools and to be memorized by
, all who will, both young and old -
The suggestion Is made that for
proficiency In learning this catechism
Bible be given the Sunday-schooi
student and a certificate OF honor
awarded.
Discussing this feature of the Sun
day-schooi boards report, Professor
DeMent. of the Southern Baptist
Theological seminary. urged the i'm
port nee Of q catechisYn properly and