Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-20
noDsnT d. GARLAND.
lSpecialto The Ttmes-Dispatch.


BRISTOL, VA. November le.--With
present, representing most of the Bap-
tist churches in the state. the Baptist
General Association of Virginia opened
It's ninety first annual session in the
handsome new First Baptist Church
here at 7:sd o'clock tonight.
The Bristol church had made every
preparation to give the delegates a
cordial welcome and hospitablc enter
tainment. This is the first meeting of
tho association here In fourteen years
and since that time the Baptist dc
nomination has taken great strides for
ward In Bristol AMI Southwest Vir-
ginia, as II has I'm the state. In his
response to the address of welcome,
DR.. H. III. PITT. editor Of the Religious
Herald. referred significantly TO the
growth OF the association and Its in
nuence In sixteen years. He was ad-
rised BY Treasurer B. a. Jacobs that
the present AZ compared with. sixteen
ycars ago reveals that the associa-
ton now contributes more to one of
It's eight special charges than it then
appropriated for all OF them.
The opening praise service was con-
Quoted by President Robert .. Garland.
Of Richmond The scriptural lesson
was read by DR.. w. W. Hamilton, of
| lSs WHO OES" EOnCiu-
sions from the reading. This was fol-
lowed b. tho annual sermon by the
Rev. John j. Wicker. OF Richmond
Whose subject was Vision and VIC
tory" The discourse Mas In the nature
OF a moral from the present European
war. DE-. Wicker made 1t plain that. In
his opinion, the present slaughter in
Europe cannot be justified from. n
Christian viewpoint. Only false the
ofoEy.tn his-opinion, could Justify such
slaughter. "It is the savage. and not
| the saved clement In man." he de-
lack of vision, Il lack of faith
I'VE ought" nc asserted, ito stop
preparing TO kill men and get ready
to save men" lie commented with
admiration upon the spirit of Wood
row Wilson. who. he said, is opposed
to a big navy and to war
The welcome address was delivered
by Or. ]. l.. Rosscr. pastor Of the
church, who made every delegate feel
that Bristol's welcome Is thoroughly
cordial. No less eloquent and senti-
mental was the stirring response by
DIR. Pitt.
ROBERT ID. GARLAND
NEGLECTED PRESIDENT
Robert D. Garland was re-clected
ciamu;!on, and other officers were
chosen as follows: vice. presidents, r.
a. Williams, OF I'rcdericksburg: +. T..
Berkeley. OF Covlngton; NJ. r.. Sanford
OF Chatham. and John II. Dickey, OF
Bristol; secretary. Hugh c. Smith, re-
elected: treasurer. ID. -. Jacob. re-
elected; auditor. L. NJ, Long.
Several prominent visitors were in
troduccd and made brief talks, after
which adjournment was taken until
$3.50 o'clock Friday morning.
The trustees Of the Baptist Orphan
age of Virginia, located al Salem, held
their annual meeting here to-day, with
President j.. II. Martin presiding. Re-
ports were read by the superintendent
and treasurer showing conditions at
the home. which now has the care of
100 children. The most interesting dc
velopmcnt at this meeting was the re-
port Of Richard Montague. executor of
the estate of the late T. Fl. Elicit. of
Richmond. which indicated that the or
phanage would eventually receive from
the Elicit estate about 10000. which
money will be Mt thS disposal of the
trustees for such purposes as the
board may desire to use II.
Two more buildings. to be erected
by individuals, were reported as in
sight for the orphanage.