The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-15
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
TO CONVENE THURSDAY
President Wilson and Josephus
Daniels VIII Deliver Addresses
at Meeting In Clarendon.
YEAR MOST SUCCESSFUL ONE
Reports Show That Baptists Have Ac-
compiished Much During Past
Twelve months-Many Richmond
ers VIII Attend Sessions.

With delegations from practically
every section of the Old Dominion in
attendance. the annual session Of the
Baptist General Association of Viz
ginia will convene next Thursday
evening at 1880 o'clock in the Claren-
don Baptist Church, Clarendon, Va, a
short distance from the District of
Columbia. r. B. Garland, of Rich
mond. who Is chairman of the as
ISOLATION, will preside over the ses-
sions. while Rev. II. c. Smith Will act
as secretary. Captain 3. A. Jacobs,
also of this city, Is treasurer.
The annual sermon will be preached
by DR.. r. B. Garrett, of Portsmouth.
Thursday evening, when the associa-
ton convenes, while other brief talks
will be delivered by prominent mem
bers of this body. Beginning Fri
day morning there will be three ses-
sions--morning. afternoon and even
ing--cach day, and the annual meet
ing will not come to a close before
Tuesday.
President to Speak.
President Woodrow Wilson has ac-
cepted an invitation to deliver an ad-
attend has not yet been ascertaAned.
The President is SO busy making
preparations for his coming wedding
and looking after matters pertaining
to the government, he does not know
just when he will have time to honor
the Baptists with his presence, but it
will probably be Monday. Next Sun
DAY evening Josephus Daniels, Secre-
tary of the Navy. will be the principal
speaker, but just what his topic will
be has not yet been given out
Represented at this annual session
will be the Baptist Foreign Mission
Board. Richmond: Home Mission
Board, Atlanta; Sunday School Beard,
Nashville. and the Baptist Seminary,
Louisville. KY Representatives of
those organizations will submit their
annual reports, and tell of the accom-
plishments In their respective lines
during the past twelve months.
Unless the unexpected is sprung.
there Will be no business out Of the
ordinary taken up at this annual
only tho discussion Of missions and
the other usual topics being sched-
uled.
Year Has Been Good One.
1t Is understood that this year has
been the most successful one In the
history OF the organization. as the re-
ports Will show. The Baptists have
accomplished much during the past
twelve months. and both ministers
and Baptist laymen throughout Vir-
ginia are very much elated over what
has been done. The collections have
increased and more has been done to-
wards missionary work In both home
and foreign fields. Much has been
accomplished towards helping orphans
OF this denomination. while many
aged ministers have been taken care
Of by the organization.
Richmond will send large delega-
ton to Clarendon, and some of Rich
mond's most prominent Baptists will
be on hand when the initial session
opens. Each church is allowed as
many as fifteen delegates, but each
one generally sends from five to eight
to the annual meeting. Several hum
dred Richmond Baptists. headed by
practically all Of the local Baptist
preachers, will leave here Thursday
morning for Alexandria. from which
place they will proceed to Clarendon.
This Is the first time the meeting has
been held at this place in many years
Last year Is was held In Bristol. Va.
DIR. H. w. Battle. Of Charlottes-
Vile. who Is In charge OF the pro-
gram committee. has been working
hard during the last three weeks, and
the program for this years session Is
expected to be a good one.
Besides hearing President Wilson
and Secretary of the Navy Daniels.
the delegates will be rendered oppor
tunities to listen to some of the most
prominent ministers and laymen in
Virginia.