Evening star., 1915-11-21
VIRGINIA BAPT|STS
MAY PLAN HOSPITAL
Suggestion Discussed and
Laid Over for Fuller
Consideration.
NEEn nc SCHOLARSHIP
AS AID TO CHRISTIANITY
Dr.. J. F. Love Suggests They Should
Go Hand in Hand-Homes Where
Bible Is Not Read.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLARENDON. Va, November 20@
Plans for building of a Baptist hos
pital in Virginia were discussed al
length at tonight's session of the mines
ty-second annual meeting Of the Gen'
eral Association of Virginia Baptists at
the new Baptist Church here.
a discussion followed the reading OF
report by NJ. H Martin recommend.
ing that such an institution be founded
1t was decided to bring up the matter
Monday for consideration in greater de.
tail.
Mr., Martins report commented OH the
fact that the Baptists have schools and
orphanages in Virginia, but no nos
pitals. During the discussion he eN-
planned that the three forms OF institu- :
tions have proved one of the greatest
denomination. and that Baptist hospi-
tails have met with success In Texas
and South Carolina
Committee to Solicit Funds.
If the suggestion is adopted as rec
commended, committee. to be appoint
ed, win be authorized to take the nee
essary legal steps for starting fund
for the hospital.
Greater work through the Baptist
Young Peoples Union was urged by
Rev. w. W. Hamilton. He referred to
the good work some young Baptists
have done.
W. T. Clark, state president Of the
3. y. P. T., made the formal report
Of the organization. ]. T. Watts de-
livered an illustrated lecture on the re-
ginia Beach and Bristol r. S. Barbour
made the report Of the encampment.
In an address at an earlier session
yesterday, DR.. J. F. Love urged that
more money should be contributed 70
missionary work by evangelical Chris
tians. He proposed the combination of
Christianity with scholarship. saying:
Pedagogue VS.. Denagogue.
eff we do not use scholarship and
Christianity together. scholarship will
be the greatest enemy of Christianity
in days to come. If the two are COM
bined. the pedagogue is going to
preach the funeral OF the demagogue
in the southland.
II have been in hundreds Of so-called
Christian homes. however. where there
was no reading Of the Gospel. whereas
the Word is read in the schools. There
fore, ask not IL our schools are Chris
tian, but rather question If our homes
are Christian
Pointing out that Protestant mission
ary work had last year received from
Europe and America 325,00o,000, as
against s10.000,000 fifteen years ago.
r: B. Garrett. in report on foreign
missions. declared: II see every rea-
son for encouragement in our foreign
missionary work" He said that at
the present proportionate rate OF in
crease s50.00e.000 will be contributed
by 1925. and that the great growth of
converts by which the last few years
have been marked will show a similar
growth. .--....-,.--..
New pastors were introduced by Rev
w. v. Savage Others who participated
in the meeting yesterday included DR..
George Braxton Taylor. s. F. Rogers
and DR.. c. j. Thompson.
Secretary Josephus Daniels of the
Navy Department Is to deliver an ad-
dress at a mass meeting to be held
tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev.
H w. Battle is to preside. The visit
ing ministers are to preach in Wash
ington and in nearby Virginia commu-
mites at services tomorrow morning
and evening. The sessions are to end
Monday night.