The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-22
Set Aside Second Sunday in
January for Collection for
Anti-Saloon League
Token of Esteem
to Secretary Ellyson
Preachers Present Him With
Gold Watch - Self-dcnial
Month to Raise Money for
Mission Work Recommended

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
Bristol, Va, Nov. 21--The mantle
Of snow still rests over Bristol but
does not chill the ardor of the hum
dreds OF delegates here.
Today was perhaps the greatest day
Of the association. All the Protestant
pulpits In and around Bristol will be
filed tomorrow BY visiting Baptist
min isters.
Foreign. home and State missions
we're taken up In order. Professor
Gaines. of Richmond College. aroused
the association by g. characteristic ad-
dress On How to Meet the Present
Foreign Problem" lie pleaded for
more trained leaders among the lay
men.
Dr. Smith. Of Richmond. spoke on
What We Have to Give TO the Nom.
Christian World" Rev. L. O. Sans.
Lyncnburg: Rev. w. r. Gibson. Rich
mond. and Rev. w I. Dunaway,
Princeton. discussed different phases
of home missions.
The connecting link between for
oixn and nome missions WAS Illus
trated when Secretary Eliyson, OF the
State Mission Board. introduced Rev
y,@wlS Yoojyoo, Of Dante, Va, who Is
employed. by the State Board 10 do
n Sssou work among the HunEar ans
Of Wise and Scott counties. lie
prfat hes to thousands Of Hungariat5
In their native tongue.
j., r. against the rule OF the asocis-
fton to take collections. yet Presi-
dent Garland could not head Oft g
collection after Missionary 700 had
spoken Ave inlnutes and told Of the
need Of work among his people who
ara In our STATE and Ia whom he Is
pysarftIag the gospel.
Rev. Mr.. McAlltster Speaks.
A special place was made on the
program fer Rev. j. p. McAI.ster. OF
the Anti saloon League. After stating
snat debt of $4,000 rested or tie
league. Judge Moffatt. Of Salem. NOV
ed that the second Sunday In January
be observed by every Baptis. chnr6a
in the state IA day TO take a coll
lection to help pay OF the debt The
motion passed unanimously and heart
lily.
Secretary VIM Ellyson WAS present
ed a solid gold watch by the preach
ers Of the state and was very happy
when he read h!s report On State
missions tonight. The speakers ON
State missions were: Rev j. j. Par
sons. Richmond: Professor G. r
Crosiand. Fork Union; Rev. II. 3.
Gross. Staunton.
The association held no afternoon
session, but instead visited the yir-
ginia Insermont College. and was
treated to a musical concert and to
substantial refreshments
The college Is having a most pros
porous session and this was the first
time many Of .ne delegates had ever
seen this school which liz owned by
The association.
Delivers Great Address.
The last and one OF the greatest
addresses at the night session was by
Rev, J. NJ. Simmons, OF Newport
News. who spoke on denomination&l
literature
He made special n ference to this
disttrg u'sned service RENDERED by tho
Religious Herald today and during
the past eighty-eight years
In view Of the difficulties under
which foreign mission work is placed
ny the war in Europe and that the
Southern Baptists will be asked 10
aid the missions which have been con-
Quoted by English and German Ba.,,
fists, DR. Hamilton made a motion
which was adopted calling on Souta
eru Baptists TO practice self-denial for
one month and send the results as n
special and extra Offering In the
Foreign Board.
The ONCE OF Rev. ]. c. C. Dunford,
assistant secretary of Sunday School
will be moved from Richmond 10
Bristol. Secretary Watts will retain
headquarters in Richmond as former
~ This will place a secretary In the
eastern ard western parts of the
state.
The association. will probably 60 to
Richmond next year, this being the
Recommendation OF the committee on
time and pace.
State Mission Board Report
The following Is an abstract of tho
report of the State Mission Board
which was submitted yesterday to the