The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-24
BAPT|STS REVISE
CONTINUED from First Page,

philanthropic. which will include min
isterial relief. orphanage and temper
ance work. One subject will be taken
up each day at the annual session In
the order named.
The new plan OF procedure IL ex-
pected to greatly expedite tho dispatch
Of business at the annual sessions of
the associ. ton and while this asso-
citation liz the first to take such radical
departure from established custom,
the members believe 1t will make for
progress
UNCONVENTIONAL Education.
The association heard yesterday the
report on UNCONVENTIONAL education
which was made by r. A. Patterson,
of Richmond. DIR. r. w. Boatwright
delivering the address. DR.. Boat
wright reported to h association that
work is now we'll under way for the
two new buildings OF Richmond col
lege at Northampton which will cost
$3.50, 00h and will be second to no COL
lege equipment In the South.
He also briefly reported on the Ave
Baptist schools Of the State-Inter-
mont college, Bristol: Roanoke insti-
tute. Danville; Southside Institute,
Chase City. and Chatham Training
school All showed increased attend
anc and contributions. There are
row over 1900 students at these In
stitutions.
The report on the Baptist State
orphanage at Salem showed hat the
institution completed the past ear a
new building costing $4,000, and had
installed q new waterworks system.
The institution is now caring for ITS
children.
Hatcher Memorial Fund.
There was a spontaneous response
on the part of the delegates to the
call for the benefit Of the Hatcher me-
mortal fund. and in less than an hour
$3.50 was raised rs q foundation for
the fund. 1t is the purpose OF the
Baptists of the State to raise at least
$4,000 for this memorial fund. the
interest of which is to be used to aid
poor boys in securing an education
at Richmond college. the fund being
in the nature OF a memorial to the
late DR.. william e. Hatcher. The
Dover association Is the drst to take
up the subject since the project was
started. The matter Is to be taken
up now by the other twenty-eight as
sociations inthe State as they meet.
An interesting feature of the ses-
sion yesterday was the appearance of
Chief Cook, Of the Pamunkey tribe
of Indians. Chief Cook. who address
ed the association. explained that his
tribe was solely In need Of 4 new
church edifice on the reservation and
taht they had raised among them
seveles the sum of $50 for that pur-
pose. He asked the association to
contribute $500. A subscription was
taken up among h delegates ana h
sum OF $3.50 raised In a few minutes,
which was turned over to the chief.
The chiefs remarks were heard with
great interest. The chief. who dwelt
upon the history and traditions of his
tribe, was heard with marked inter-
est. He told his auditors among 9TH
er things that P~ocahontaa was . Pa
munkey.
A~ssociational Sermon.
The associationai sermon was
preached yesterday at noon by Rev.
p. o. Soyars. Of East-End Baptist
has had more additions the past yea
to It's membership than any church in
the association and 10 shortly to lose
the energetic pastor, who has been
largely responsible for its progress.
Mr.. Soyars has resigned the pastor
ate. but has not yet decided on his
futuer course. He will probably &C.
cept a call to Indiana which he has
under consideration.
Before adjournment the association
sent a telegram of sympathy to T. H..
Elicit. of Richmond, former modera-
tor Of the association. who Ia seriously
Ill at the home Of his daughter In At
lanta, Ga.
The attendance yesterday aggre-
gated about 1000. among them being
sofne of~the most prominent BaptistA
OF the church. The usual picnic din
ner was served in the grove. The
association will bring its sessions to
an end this afternoon.