Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-11-21
BAPTIST NEEDS
ENDOWMENT fund

PETERSBURG VA, Special
That The s,ork az the Education Com
ua lss.on should uv made part 10 thc
aork 20 au Ihe churches. and shat
ua5s snvlll a. appointed ln ah the
churches Tor thc collection 90 funds
CommlSsiou tor use toward pay ln-
the tuition 90 worthy AND needy
young mcu anu suuus women. in pre-
paratorg schools. 80 as Co meet the
advanced requirements 90 Richmond
CoiieEf. AS th- substance OK the Ed
ucAtinr tummissio report. which
vus read GO tnls morning session OF
tht Baptist General Association Of
kircIn.a hg NeN- = ". Cammack.
I'VE should have. in effect. a schol-
arship funa 300 thc hands ~ the com
mission" said AR Iammack. "F, hlch
could be used 10 strengthen our
schools and 70 bless and benent our
aspiring youths iu their efforts 10
secure th- beet educational advan-
ta-es
e uf Richmond College showed lls
new students. making total enroll
mert GO Tes. which Included nftN-siN
stgdylng FOR the ministry
The assets 90 the college totaled ST.
103.2 income bearing eudoWments,
fr1klcf. tntal income. S5t.s1S- -uf-
fciert for aN purposes. nc debts
The report as to the Woman tol-
lc-e znQ "A cd property values 81 O. 3, 600.
with "a debit ~ $500
The report of thc treasurer OF the
commission showed the receipts 90
have been Sa.Tts.5u and the c-slurse-
ments 9-.17h.ef. leaving "a balance 90
f1so-t8. The report az the commls-
sion WAS unanimously adopted.
/ speaking ora lhe report oi the Elu-
I cation Commission. Dr. u. "a. Titt. edi-
4 fcr ~ the Ecuglous Herald. empha-
I sizec the fact ser forth Do tAr report
f talr youuE men called g. the ministry
. Ntrg frequently We're uot qualified o.
enter O. college. ana tlat funds should
f Bee collected ln order 90 aid young peo-
T pile who desired 90 devote their lives O.
/ religious Etork 90 Eet preliminary
/ education necessary 20 enter college. as
I well a. 90 help them after mes had en-
tered college.
Why. this year." exclaimed Dr. Pitt
-rhe Richmond College had e. decline
I as many applicants as they received
because they were not qualified 10 en-
ter
The report q the treasurer OF m.
iassoclaton, received AZ rhls morning
=. sion. showed an increase % Al2,
-fe.1s over last year. the total fer l9l.
being f201.707. and disburseme eats
l2Iss.565-5o.
All boards. except the Home Ms
creasee ga their reports
The committee on cO-Operatlol
urged Az those churches whose con
ltr.butlons showed no increase owe
1912 10 take steps 20 increase con
tributlons for the succeeding twelv
lmonths. The goal Tor 1919 r. 3Zio.
600 az the least
The receipts this year from tn
Dover Association. in which Rich
mOnd IL located. were 34s.417.s2, ia
largest received from any one asso
lclaton.
The report from the Ministers Re
llef Boarc showed an income Of Sc.
sfs 90 from all sources. an increas
lover 49lI ~ fI51.T9- The benefactiau
amounted 20 3S.0s15O. an increas
2 fafl-l5. The disbursements 9
7 heneG-larles exceeded the receipt
! from churches by $G14e3. The boar
ass.sted - persons during the yea
and added Il 20 the list Since ls1
the board has assisted $50 gersonl
lpaylng out slle.g35.sG-
The report was discussed by r.
Barbour.
Tread ~ william Eliyson. ~ Klchmont
and discussed by y. a. Mcfarland.
Devotional exercises were conducte
this moruing ~ Rev. II. =. Iabie. @
Biuefelc. who preached on The AZ
NOR % the Christian"
This afternoon a. Z.s5 the conveu
ton reassem bied. devotional exercise
fheiuG conducted BY Rev. y. lac
HoFe. % Emmanuel Baptist Church
iRichmonG
Following tho exercises the report q
the southern Baptist Theological Sem
tlnary WA received and discussed 3
=. AZ. Den1ent and others
PETERSBURG. VA. Special IN
EIEBrEg. VA, Nov 18th
Baptist General Aesociafl0a 81 VII
cinia iaef nlrht met for organization
Rev. Dr. -. Pitcher vas elected
preside. Nffcr ofrrfE chosen Wari
VICE rrr- dents. Rev. vernon J. ianEo
~ PoTfs u0ufh- Res. y. W. Watson
Aicranfria. ~ ~. Seay. % Biacksfon
raIar. ~. ILL - ErnLlh - go.