The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-22
BAPT|STS OPEN
ANNUAL SESSION
NEARLY ALL OF FIFTY THREE
CHURCHES IN DOVER ASSO-
CATION REPRESENTED

/ Especial to The Richmond yirginian.1
West Point. Va, July 21.-The
13Ist annual session OF the Dover
Baptist association convened in the
West Point Baptist church at 10 A. NJ.
today This body Is composed Of the
fifty-three churches of Richmond and
Henrico Hanover, New Kent and
King william counties Nearly al the
churches were represented by dele
gates at the first session today,
The officers OF the association are
Herbert T. Cox, moderator: Judge A.
L. Holiday. vice moderator; J. B
WalthalI. clerk, and Arthur Trevvett,
treasurer.
The churches comprising this body
last year about $4,000 for educational
and missionary purposes outside OF the
local work of the churches
A special excursion train over the
Southern raiiSea carried tn delegates
from Richmond and vicinity. The
excursion viii be run again on Wed
nesday, leaving Richmond at
o clock
I The opening association sermon was
preached by Rev. S, f. Tempieinan, of
/ the Northside Baptist church. Rfcth-
mond The text was Freely We nave
received. freely give" Properly, per
sonality and power were three things
&nlcn lrlloWeFS , OF 1llIist nav &c
ceived freely. and of these they should
give.
! Mr.. J A Harris. OF the Westhamp-
ton Baptist church, made report.
showing the progress OF the churches
/ of the western section of the associa :
ton, Report on the middle section
will be made Wednesday. This will
include the Richmond churches.
I All the delegates and visitors were
freely entertained by the people OF
West Point. Homes of all denomina-
ton were thrown open to welcome the
delegates.
Education was the general theme
Of the afternoon session. Under this
head. Rev j. r. Johnson, OF Rich
mond, read the report on denomina-
tionai education. The report brought
out the fact that there are in the
State of Virginia nine schools and col
Ffeges fostered by the Virginia Bap-
list Education commission. These
nine schools have property and en-
dowment valued at s2.500 900, and had
j in them last session over 200 young
men and young women.
The Richmond college and West
hampton college will open on their new
sites September II.
/ DR. F. w. Boatwright addressed the
association and referred to the fact
that students from Virginia to Cali
fornia have already been enrolled for
next session in the new Westhamp-
ton college. for women.
The report on ministerial education
was read by Rev. J. J. Parsons, OF
Richmond. This board aided last year
sixty-seven young men who are pre-
pairing for the ministry. The address
on this subject was read by Rev. c.
z. Schaible. Of Bethlehem church.
DR.. J. w. Cammack. associate edi-
tor OF the Religious Herald. spoke to
the report on denominations litera-
ture.
The report on evangelism was dis
cussed by Rev. w. H. Hall. of En-
manuel church, Richmond.
/ A large crowd came out to the night
session to hear an address by DR.. T.
! c. Skinner, of the Second church.
! Richmond. on the, subject: The
Church In It's Relation TO Community
Life" DR.. Skinner is one of the most
| forceful speakers in the State and
dress.
The program for Wednesday will be
as follows;
s:45-Chart. middle section. w. A.
Harris.
| 1o:o5-''The Church In Its Rela-
! ton to Other Churches" address by
1 DR. G. w. Mcdaniel.
~ <1IIdA6ciuSit "a dstcE al
Fields" address by r. d. Garland.
! 11;05-Open conference on three
/ themes, conducted by r. D. Garland.
! 11:35-Sermon, Rev. L. T. Wilson.
| d. D.
| 12:30---Adjourn
Afternoon Session.
| 230--Miscellaneou business.
! 2:45--Reports on foreign missions,
| home missions, State missions, Sun
| day school and colportage.
| 3:05--Address on these reports by
! Rev. william Hedley.
| 3:35-General discussion of these
| reports.
! 4:05--Laymen's movement Report.
Address by Professor r. M. Long.
| 430-Adjournment
Evening Session.
S:00--"Adoniram Judson and the
Judson Centennial" illustrated lecture
by DR.. T. B. Roy.
s:45-Mass meeting on Statewide
prohibition.