The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-21
REV. R. D. GARLAND
IS MADE PRESIDENT
Richmond Minister EIonorcd bv
Virginia Baptist General
Association.
MEETING IN LYNCHBURG
\nnual Sermon to Church Gath
cring IS Preached by Rev.
+. NJ Winiry.
ny MAMIE BAYS.

LNDChburg. Va. November 2u.-'rhe
Virginia BAPTIST General Association
convened in it's nineticth annual Sos
sion this evening 1T $50 o'clock In
College i'm Baptist Church Tho an
ditorium Of the church, tho galleries
and the sunday school room were filled
to the point Of Icing crowded with
messengers and visitors 10 tho asso-
citation. The session began with the
singing Of the doXology. followed with
tho Invocation. led by II. II. Seay. a
laymau OF Blackstone
ROY. j NJ Pitcher -. -. OF Peters
burg. president of the general asso-
citation. was in tile chair ana pre-
sided after the singing Of the opening
hynn, Gone, Thou Almighty King"
Roy. ]. y. Anderson, OF Norfolk. led
tho PRAYER. The preacher Of tho am
nual sermon. Rev. +. w. Winfry, Of
Culpeper. was presented ~ Or. Pill
cher, and he announced as his text tho
words found in First Epistle OF Peter,
FIRST chapter. twelfth verse, Not unto
themselves, but unto YOU aid they min
lister these things" Tho theme Of his
sermon VAS The Fourfold CAN Of tho
Church of To-Day". This them" 10
proceeded 10 treat under the follow
ing heads First, the call Of the past,
the call at the eminent. noble leaders
call OF the present time: third, tho
call Of the coming time, for what
the church Of the coming time
is 10 be depended largely upon tho
work Of the church Of today. and
fourth. tho supreme call. tho call Of
the Christ, upon Ills call TO tho church
should tho most solemn emphasis be
placed.
The next special feature ar tho ses-
sion was the historical address Of pr
Pitcher. lie traced tho history OF tho
BAPTIST denomination In Virginia from
the coming OF the first Baptist 10 INC
state. also the history Of the general
association from it's organization until
the present time. He emphasized cS
pccially the fact that il WAS during
the session or the general association
OF 1873, which was the scmi-centcnnial
session. that the Baptists of Virginia
determined to raie 100000 for Eich
moud College as Il scmicentcnniai Of
torinE. and that while tho entire
amount was not raised at that time.
ii was during that session that the
Baptists OF Virginia arose as never he
fore and learned their strength ~ they
had never known il before. lie then
said that during the session OF the
general association this year Richmoud
College will occupy a prominent place
III the consideration of the general as
sociation.
Garland liz Elected.
DR.. Pitcher announced at tho close
Of his address that nominations for tho
officers OF the general association wer.
in order. and called for nominations
for president. The only name placed
IN nomination WAS that OF Rev. Il. ~
Garland. Of Richmond The nomina
tion was made BY Rev Ninson Savage.
H. -. OF Churchland and Rev. Henry
w Battle. y u. OF charlottesville.
seconded The nomination.. ON motion.
the nomination was made unanimous
ana Mr. Garland was unanimously
elected president. When presenting
the gavel to Mr.. Garland. Dl. Pitcher