The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-24
SMALL TOWN SELECTED AFTER
COMMITTEE HAD RECOMMEND
ED RICHMOND.
w RITE CONGRESSMAN
GOES ON RECORD A.
arr.I-GARIAND POLLARD
CHIEF SPEAKER.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
Bristol. Va, Nov. 23..-The surprise
OF tho entire session came today when
the vote was taken on the report of
the committee on time and place which
recommended . race4Street Church,
Richmond, az the place
Rev. I'll. l.. Swain. pastor at Ciaren-
don. secured the floor and moved to
amend the motion by substituting
Clarendon for Richmond. His speech
swung the convention and the amend
ment carried by a very large ma
Jority.
This Is the first time in half CEN
fury that the General Association has
met In a small town DR.. r. u. Gar
rett was NAMED to preach the ser
mon.
The report on Sunday School board
calls for the preparation OF a cate
chism which will be used in the sun
day Schools and be committed to mem :
ory by ALI who will both young and
old.
Want Baptist Hospital.
4 request from the forty Baptist
churches OF the Concord Association
was presented by Rev NJ r. Cooper.
OF Crewe, requesting the General As
ISOLATION TO appoint q committee to
consider seriously the ACCESSIBILITY of
having the association build and equip
n Baptist hospital. The committee was
appointed consisting OF DIR. F. H. Mar
tin, Rev NJ. r.. Cooper and Rev. w T,
Clark. They will report one year hence.
The idea met with favor and Richmond
has been suggested ms the place for
the hospital in case il is decided to
build
The report on the orphanage at
Salem was presented by Rev r H
Chelf. The report showed that the
income for the year was about $4,000.
There are 1877 children in tine institu-
tions. The report stated that the or
phanage would eventually realize about
1885, 0h from the estate of the late
Mir. 7. II. Elicit. OF Richmond. The
report on womanis work was made by
Mrs. Julian p. Thomas. of Richmond
The contributions amounted to more
than $4,000 by the women OF the
Church during the year. Rev. J. T,
Watts made the report on b. Y. z. L.
work There are now zoe unions in
the State.
Hon a. r. Long of Lynchburs, made
the report on social service at the
session tonight. The report pointed
out wherein the Church must come In
contact with the social and economic
life of the people in general. While
the church Is talking about heaven
hereafter the people are interested
~ having more heaven here. The
churches are urged to be Interested
/ in all movements for the hettermcnt OF
humanity.
For National Prohibition.
| The report on temperance was read
| by H. r Jones. of Richmond. After
/ recftins the victories of the temperance
/ forces the report contained resolu-
! tons commencing the Anti-SalooE
League for what II has accomplished
I and requested that it continue its work
commencing the Religious He1ald and
| the secular papers which aided in the
/ fight for prohibitions; commencing the
Shcpperd- Hobson bill for national
prohibition and requesting the secre-
( tarv Of the association to write TO
/ each member Of Congress from Fir-
| ginia and express the conviction OF
! the association.
/ The leading speakers OF the even
ling was Attorney General John Car
/ land Pollard who spoke on The Re
larion of Church and state" Many al
/ the citizens of Bristol attended the
/ meeting and all followed with srea'
interest the speaker, whose address
was directed to the duties of Chris
! tians in relations to citizenship.
/ The pastors conference Will be hello
! tomorrow morning, after which the
association win adjourn to meet In
Clarendon fl year hence