The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-20

!ited by the summer encampment.
There were q number Of short speeches
on the subject. and the need OF en-
larging and improving the encamp-
ment buildings were urged. All spoke
In praise OF the benefits. social educa-
ton and religious. OF the encanpment.
woaaa's MisslSsaFy Union.
The report on woman's work was
presented by j. r. Johnson. 1t stated
that the work Is advancing steadily
along all lines Of missionary endeavor.
The societies In the union now num-
Der 1897. or le7 more than last year.
Tho educational work of the union
has bsen successfully carried. The
work 1t the Buchanan School prospers.
The gifts 70 tho school this year were
$1.s4S
The Immigrant work At Norfolk IL
carried by the Womans missionary
Union. and shows healthy growth. To
this work the missionary. Miss Mar
saret Twesdy. plans to add two new
features, q Sunday school and an In
dustrtal school. q girls and a mothers
club. to which work this year has
Leen given 31,46e.
s Last year Virginia had four girls in
the training school: this year there are
seven Two Of these SO At thde
own expense; two have half-scholar-
ships of SEQ each. and three go as
full State students. at a cost OF 5000.
Our little sunbeams. assisted by
older organizations. have completed
the $500 to be raised ~ Q memorial
to their former leader. Mrs. G. F. Will
lians, and called "Sunbeams' Williams
Memorial" and have given several
hundred dollars in addition.
For the State year just closed the
total contributions in cash and boxes
were SSl, 74s 5S-the cash contributions
being SIS, s6s-s cash gain for the year
Of 1850. The expenses for the year
for all obligations were S3.137.
The report was adopted after ad-
dresses By DR.. Johnson and Dr. WILL
son.
Baptist History.
DR.. Battle read a brief report from
the committee on Virs3nia Baptist
history. reporting progress
H00e TOR CO1ereA GafAA
Rev. ]. W. Cammack. editor OK the
Religious Herald. offered the foiiow-
ing. which was adopted:
believing that all people are az
fected BY the conditions existing aoou'
them in every class Of people. ana De.
lieving that the soul OF q coioreo S.li
in Virginia Is as precious In the s'sM,
OF God as IL the soul Of coioreo sil'
in Africa-
-Resolved, That this body indorses
the movement which has been tnoorseo
hy our Governor and others, to estab-
lish a home for wayward colored gifs
similar to the homes already provided
for white boys aud girls and coioreo
hox, in this state We suggest to
our woman's Missionary Union that
this f. an inviting field for missionary
contributions. II they feel inclined 10
give IL their aid"
Afternoon Session.
7, has been remarked that two great
subjects did not receive at this meet
ing OF the association the full atten-
,,on and time that should have been
given them. These were missions ana
education
The afternoon session. after being
opened with devotional exercises oy
the Rev. T. n Green. was devoted
mainly to addresses in relation to the
duties OF pastors and the best way In
which to do their work
THE Pastors Parliament" was
opened with discussion by the Rev
L Psyton Little. The subject was a.
vided into three parts, the hrst OF
which, How to Make the Pastoral
Visit Effective" was opened by Rev.
] r Doan. The speaker divided min
listers into three classes. the good
preacher and poor pastor: the good
pastor and poor preacher. and the good
pastor-preacher. The work OF the
last. he asserted, - the most fruitful
Pastoral visits. he said. makes the
psstor's work more extensive and more
intensive and elective. The pastor
should study the people: he should not