The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-16
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monI0us with one exception, a con-
test having been brought on by the
selection OF Clifton Forge as the next
place Of meeting.
DR.. Ayers, accordingly, asked leave
to present O minority report, NAM
ing Lynchburg as the place of meet
ing. This precipitated discussion,
conducted with great earnestness and
forcefulness, but in good part, be-
TWEEN Mr.. Ayers on one hand and Rev.
George Green, of Clifton Forge, as
sisted by several ministers on the
other. After Mr.. Ayers had stated
his case. MIR. Green replied In the an
terest OF his CITY,. and was met with
q sur-rebuttal of MIR. Ayers. The
question was then put by DR.. Pitcher
on the question of adopting the mi
nority report. and, on a Nive yoce, tho
chair declared the motion to amend
lost. Mr.. Ayers then asked for
standing vote, and The count showed
one majority for Lynchburg. MIR.
Green at cnce asked for roll call.
but Immediately withdrew the mo-
ton and moved to make the vote
unanimous / for Lyncnburg. The
amended report OF the committee was
then unanimously adopted, hxing NO
vember Goth as the time for the next
meeting of the association.
The Night Session.
The night session was given up
wholly to the report on foreign mis-
sions and addresses on the subject
The report was presented by Rev. X.
h. Garrett. ID. D., of Portsmouth,
who .scussed it briefly and then gave
~ IA
secretary of the foreign mission
board. Mr.. Thompson made
stirring talk on the opportunity pre-
senteo TO the churches in China.
Twenty-Five years ago." he said,
we had a similar opportunity in ia
pan and did not take advantage of it.
Japan has drifted away into ma
terialism and agnostic SIN and does not
want Christianity. the opportunity
has been lost In China today "A
greater opportunity Is presented, but
Japan Is our great competitor. She
Is seeking to mould the thought of
terialistic philosophy. which Is be-
come Japan's religion"
With organization and material
prosperity, said Mr.. Thompson, we
have the power to evangelizc the
world. He pointed out that men,
bers Of the Church have succeeded in
business and here Is the Church 100
years behind the times in methods.
He was followed by r. J. willing
ham, u. D.. of Richmond. who first
asked the congregation to join In
singing that great missionary hymn.
''Ali Hail the Power of Jesus Name"
He then launched into some straight
talk, telling his hearers that God was
the first to start the missionary move
nent. sending his son as foreign
missionary To- saye the world To-day,
1900 years after the death Of Christ.
there are eight hundred million peo-
pie In the world who do not know
him. God said: GO ye into all the
world and preach the gospel" he said.
He either meant Ii or he did not
ff he meant II, what or us? what OF
you, who do not give TO foreign mis-
sion7''
DR.. Wiilingham spoke with evil
dent feeling and at the close num-
Der of laymen, men and women came
forward and subscribed various sums
to the cause of foreign missions.
The devotional exercises tonight
were conducted by Rev. A b. Brooks,
OF Emory.
Tomorrow morning at I1:30 the
board of trustees of Fork Union Mil
the church sunday school room.
The attending Baptist ministers
will I'LL church pulpits here and in
Richmond Sunday.
r. s. Barbour, of South Boston.
who was to have addressed the, asso-
citation on the report Of the ministers
relief fund committee, was unable to
be present on account of sickness.
and the address was made by Rev.
t,f n
stead
AT the morning session the conven-
ton committees were announced and
the new pastors welcomed to the as
ISOLATION.
Morning Session.
Devotional exercise at this morn
ing session. the first business session
of the association were conducted by
Rev III. s. Mabie. OF Bluefield, w.
Va. who spoke on the Christian
Armor" Prayer. hymns and the sing
ing Of the doxology by the congre-
CATION concluded the religious ser
vice The exercises began prompt
ly at 9.3o o'clock. with a slim at
tendance. which was increased rapid
" as the morning wore on. so that
before the business of receiving and
discussing reports was well under way
the lower floor of the church audi
forum was filled to its seating capa-
city by dele gates and visitors and the
galleries were sprinkled with occu-
pants.
The report of the treasurer of the
association. e. A. Jacob. showed that
the receipts for the year just closed
showed an increase over the preced-
ing year Of $12.2is.7S. the total being
s2el,107.0i The report OF the treas
urers from year to year have shown
constantly increasing contributions
since 1888. when the total receipts
amounted TO $s9.276.54. about 500 per
cent less than the receipts for the
last twelve months. Following is the
report Of the treasurer, giving de-
tailed statement of the receipts from
various sources during the year:
State missions .,........$ 40,9e4.73
Snnday-school and colpor-
tage work ............ 5,4s9.33
Education hoard ....... 4.50S 81
Foreign missions ........ 75.s49.20
Home missichs ....... 37.6$ss,27
Minister'S relief fund -. 54s7.s7
Orphanage ........... 31.0ss.s9
Education commission -. 1885
Total .s20l, TOT OF
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