The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-18
BAPT|STS TO MEET
THURSDAY EVENING
GENERAL. ASSOCIATION OF vIR-
GINA CoNvENES IN
LYNCHBURG.
PROGRAM HEAVY ONE
MANY RICHMOND LATMEN AND
MINISTER'S ON PRoGRAM-RE-
PoRT or AoREIGN MIS-
SION BOARD.
PROGRAM HEAVY ONE

SION BOARD.
The general association of Baptist
churches Of Virginia convenes in Col
lege Hill Baptist church, LynchburB,
Thursday evening to continue through
Tuesday large attendance Is ex-
pected, and arrangements are being
made in Lynchburg homes for the en-
tertainment of the 700 or more dele
gates
Iynchburg was selected last fall at
the Petersburg convention after
close fight between that city and Cliff
ton Forge. The central location OF
Lynchburg, the greater ability of the
city to care for the visitors and the
forceful manner in which the Hill
Citys claims were presented by Rev
w. w Hamilton and other Lynch
burg ministers, carried the day, al
though the committee having the Sc
lection of the next meeting place in
charge had reported in favor of Cliff
ton Forge.
Going From Here.
Most of the Baptist ministers of
Richmond and many of the laymen
:
eral association. A number u Rich
mond pastors and Iaymen are on the
program, but one Of them, Rev. T. Ga
gett Skinner. d. D., will he unable
to take part on account of i'll health.
DIR. Skinner underwent an operation
a month ago. and has not yet recoy
cred sufficiently to take part. HR
place will be taken by DIR. Herndon,
of Salem. DR.. S. c. Mitchell. of the
7
+ r. Watts; Sunday school secretary;
Rev. W. c, James, of Grove-Avenue
Baptist and DIT. r. H, Pitt, editor
Of the Religious Herald. are among
/ the Richmonders on the program.
The foreign mission work board of
the Southern Baptist convention is To-
Gated at Richmond. and reports Of
/ this will be heard at the convention
! here The home mission work of the
Baptists Of Virginia is largely con-
+ fined to evangelizing the mountain
districts of Virginia, where there are
no churches and a report Of this
work vii, also be heard The annual
report Of the Baptist Orphanage, To-
Gated at Salem. where there are now
about $50 children. will also be read.
( This work is supported by the Bap-
lists of Virginia.
+ The Baptist visiting preachers will
supply the pulpits of any church of
the city Sunday. November 23d. If a
. request Is -uade- hx the astar-ar
church.
The Program
The program OF the convention Is
Thursday. November 90, 1918.
7:3o p M--Annual sermon, F.. w
Winfrey; organization; report OF com
mittee on program.
Friday. November 2fst.
F. $50 A. M-Report o. committee
on social service; The Country Church
and Its Problem. Marshall Fraze-
(twenty minutes); The Town Church
and It's Problem. l. Peyton Little
Ghirty minutes}: general discussion.
. M.-Devotional exercises T Clag-
gett skinner. 1880 p. NJ. --Twenty-
five Years OF Editorial Experience,
r. H Pitt p diourn ment
p. M.-Report on Laymen's Move
ment, L.ivius Landlord; The United
i Missionary Campaign and Southern
Baptist Laymen, J. T. Henderson;
general discussion 4:20 +. M,-Thc
Sunday school BOARD of the Southern
Baptist convention, j NJ. Frost. T.: 80
p M-Report Of Education Board
Calling out the Called. T. Ryland
Sanford (thirty minutes); Sharpening
, the Axe, J Emerson Hicks tthirtS
! minutes; The Pastor on His Field
w. +. Powell (thirty minutes); Gen
, eral Discussion.
Saturday. November 22d.
$50 A, M.-Report OF State Mis-
| sion Board. Tidewater Virginia, T
s. punawav. Jr. thirty minutesl
Northern Virginia. f. F. Fenwicf
(thirty minutesl Southwest Virginia
J. T. Stinson tthirty minutes); Cen
NJ 1nS
! exercises. r. Clagett skinner 1875
r. Miscellaneous business l F
M-Adiournment. 3 r, M.-Repor
on Ministers Relief Fund. Why Min
, listers Need Relief, r. s Barbour
, What Provision Should be Made? Jo'
, A. Turner r M--Report on Wo
! mans Work: WOMEN and the King
dom, r. f. RixeE 4;45 p. NTH
treasurers report 1850 +. M-Re
port of Education Commission; TIL
, Necessity for Denominational Edu
! cation. f q. Hatcher: Higher Edu
cation of Women. J. c. Metcalf; Edu
cation for Life, s. c. Mitchell.
Sunday. November Esd.
3 p M.-Memorial service, II
charge of G. r, Herndon.
Monday. November Gath.
J $50 A. M-Report on Home Mis-
sion; Accumulation for Churcl
/ Building Fund. w. Il. Clarkes IN
Home Task In Relation TO the Wori
4 Task. A. c. Cree: General Discussion
= 11:40 A. M.--Report of Virginia Bap
n fist Historical Society. II M.-Devo
tional exercises, T, Clagett Skinner
. l12:20 p M.-Southern Baptist Theo
: logical Seminary, c. S. Gardner. l +
M.--Ad1ournment T. M,--Repor
p on Orphanage; The Orphan and tn
+ Dependent Child, ]. r. McGlothlin
r Administration and Discipline, c. |
Il corbitt; General Discussion. p. N
4 Adjournment. 7:30 p. M,-Repor
!, on Temperance; The Enabling Ac
;. F. J. Richardson; The Present Statu
;, and Tendencies of Temperance Legts
lation. w. c. James; General Discus
sion.
Tuesday, November 25th.
: $50 A M-Report on Foreign Mis-
I sions: Modern Mission Methods. v
j. II. Smith tthirty minutesl; The Jud
i son Centennial T, b. Ray tthirty mir
y utes): General Discussion, ~ NJ
l, Devotional exercises, T. Clagge'
IS skinner 1890 p. M-Miscellaneou
h business p. M--Adjournment.
p. M.--Pastor's conference, in chars
of l.. NJ. Roper. P. M.-The Vii
ginia Baptist Summer Encampmen
j. r. Watts 100 p. M.-Report {
Committee on Cooperation; Raptis
20 a World Force, G.. s. Gardner; Organ