The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-24
Sentiment Against Secession OF
City Churches From
United Fold.
NEXT YEAR AT WEST POINT
Association Adopts Report Rec
ommcnding York River Church
for 1914 Meeting.
| Special to The Timcs-Dispatch.l

Ashland, Va. July 23.-The proposal
to allow the nineteen Baptist churches
OF Richmond and vicinity 10 secedc
from the Dover Association and form
an association OF their own, died Of
hamilton at the second days session of
The one hundred and thirtic;h annua!
convention of the association to-day
when the committee appointed last wear
10 look iito the matter reported that
IL had boon unable to reach any definite
conclusion.
OF tho country churches appealed to
Tor statement of preference, the com
mittcc reported. fully onc-half had fail
ed to reply. making il impossible for
The committee to submit Il report. IN
lieu Of the expected report the commit
tee recommended on it's own responsi-
biiity that any church could If IL
thought 1t advisable. withdraw from
the association without aroLsing any
ill-fcciing.
Sentiment for Secession.
ne sentiment Tor secession had It's
origin in the belief by certain city
churches that their Interests diner so
churches, THAT distinct organizations
would best meet their separate needs
In this opinion. ii seems the city
churches are supported By number
OF churchss in the rural districts
Others hold the opinion that the city
churches should remain affiliated ,yi:h
those Of the country and tina, both
are mutually benefited by membership
in the same organization.
Tho committees recommendation
touching the feasi bllity Of withdrawals
~ individual churches aroused q lively
discussion, which sirnrncrcd do.yn To a
general conviction that the rural and
Urban churches should remain united
in the association. Among those who
took part In the discussion on this suh
N.f
Ellyson. J r Tucker. " d. Duke.
walter Sydnor ". Z Robertson. John
X. Hooper J. 4. Johnson. Dr. George
" Mcdaniel. j Taylor E.llyson and
= J. Montague The discussion end
90 with tho recommitmcn, Of the com
nittees report for further cons!dera-
ton
At West Point Next
; G. Freeman. presenting the report
CT the committee on place OF meeting
recommended that the association meet
next year on tho Tuesday after the
third sunday III july 1915 at IN. West
Point Baptist Church and THAT Rev
: II Temp!"nau be requested 10 de-
liver the annual sermon befor. the
body. Rev q. T.. Schaible was suggest
cd as alternate The committees re
iort was adopted without discussion.
Although the business session Of the
Dover Association lasts through 10
morrow, to-day Was by common con-
sent tho b!c day 81 the gathering Pco-
Tie Tor miles around cane. 10 hear the
proceedings Of The association and to
enjoy II typical. old time. all-6ay meet
ing. iy !. o'clock nearly loo people
had assembled, and the church butld
ing was filed 70 OVERCOMING
Moderator r. \. Gary called the as
ISOLATION TO order al g o'clock and de-
vot!onal exercises were conducted by
the Rev ". T.. Gale Of Wcstharupton.
h 7 Southall read the report OF tho
finance committee, which was adopted
The visiting brethren were recognized
by the moderator, and \. " Patterson
read the report on denominat!onal edu-
cation This report Was discussed a,
length By Or + W Boatwright, Rev
X. II. PIT J. TAYLOR Ellyson and others
Address by Missionary.
Rev. ". y. Bagby. for thirty-two
years missionary OF the foreign board
OF the Southern Baptist Church AZ San
Paulo. Brazil spoke briefly 10 the as
ISOLATION. ". G. James read the report
of the committee on revision OF method
OF procedure. which was taken UP So
r!atirn and discussed more than an
hour. Among those who discussed this
report We're a. j. Montague J. Taylor
Ellyson, Rev r. II Pitt. William Ely
son and Walter SYdnor. The report
was then adopted. after certain changes
had been accepted by the committee
The next order OF the day was the
annual sermon before the association
which was preached by the Rev T. .
Soyars OF the East End Church. Rich
'nond. During the preaching OF this
sermon DR.. George w. Mcdaniel
preached TO an overflow meeting num-
herring about $50. Following this ser
mon, Cayanita, or Big Chief G. NJ. Cook
OF the Pamunkey tribe of Indians spoke
briefly 10 the association on the needs
OF his church. Eloqucntly and some
what pathetically he compared the
handful or Pamunkeys with the hand