Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-17
SUM OF $4,000 ASKED
FOR HOME MISSIONS
Needed to Carry on Work, Virginia
Baptist Association
Is Told.
PLANS FOR BOYS sCHooI
To BE Located at WythevilIe. il Town
Raises SD 25.O00-I}esolution Criti-
cizes General Funston for Alleged
Action Toward EyangclistS.
[Spec.alto The Ttmes-Dis3atch


NORFOLK, VA. November l6-Six-
ty-hvc thousand dollars was the
amount for home missions requested
of the Virginia Baptis; General Asso-
ciation. I'm session Tonight at the First
Baptist Church. by Rev. X. II. Car
land. secretary of the state mission
board. Mr. Garland declared the board
could not begin TO do tho work prop
erly with less than this amount. that
at least five additional missionaries for
work among the foreigners OF the State
were needed. IA ~ell as money for the
conduct of the mountain school in
buchanan County. Rev. NJ. James. OF
Crewc, and Rev. i. G. MoIowski, OF
Richmond, Two Of the three State mis-
sionaries. told of their work and of
need for more men in the field.
Presenting report OF Sunday school
and colportagc work. Rev. j. I. Watts.
of Richmond, emphasized tho import
ance OF the teacher training depart
mcnt, and the need for more accurate
records of Sunday school work. He
stated that Baptists were backward in
the matter of Sunday school statistics.
From the figures he had been able to
gather, he said. the enrolment in the
schools OF the State is 13S.o00. lie
said that during the eight years since
tho teacher training department had
been created 2.o22 diplomas had been
granted 10 graduates III the normal
course. Others who spoke on this
work were: Rev O. l.. Sans. Of Lynch
burg: Dr. Cecil Cook, OF ChariottcS-
Vile. and Rev. {. NJ. Billings.
NEW PASTORS INTRODUCED
no THE ASSOCIATION
Before any discussions took place the
new pastors who have come INTO the
association during the past year were
introduced by Dr. X. Is. Garrett, OF
Portsmouth.
The association decided to-da. TO es-
tablish at Wytheville Il school for boys.
III cost OF 100000, provided the town
of Wytheville will contribute $4,000
of the amount. II was said tonight
that il is not expected that any ditii-
Guilty Will be experienced in getting
Wytheville TO contribute, or in rails
ing the rest OF the money. The school
would he Of tne same grade aud char
acter as 1ntermont College at Bristol
Captain G. q. Snead asked for scv-
eral hundred dollars for improvements
TO the dormitory at Fork Union Mill
tary Academy. No action has beer
taken.
The most striking feature Of this
mornings session of the association
was inc adoption, by rising vote. of
a resolution criticizing General Fred
Funston, commanding the American
troops on the Mexican border. for his
alleged action in forbidding evange-
lists to tell the soldiers that they are
''lost Sinners. General Funston. the
resolution states. granted permission
TO preachers to hold religious services.
provided these preachers did not tell
The men that they were lost sinners"
After stating that the general as
sumed the role of theological judge and
censor. the resolution drawn by Rev.
R. II. Pitt. n. D., continues:
This would be an absurd situation
if it were not at the same time so
serious.
no TAKE UP QUESTION
OF GOVERNMENT CHAPLAINs
I'm view of this incident and OF the
Importance Of the whole question of
government chaplains. and i'm order
that our people may be fully informed.
we authorize and instruct our presi-
dent TO appoint committee OF nve to
gather all available information on
this subject and to report at the next
meeting
Mr.. fIutchisop the moderator OF the
association, is chairman OF the COM
mittce provided for, and the members
ar. 10 see President Woodrow Wilson
as soon as possible.
The report on home missions was
made by Rev. j. T.. Vines D. D., of
Roanoke. who stated that church en-
tension work has made splendid prog
ress. in spite OF the necessity OF hn-
:shing the work of the Judson Me-
mortal. Rev. George w. Mcdaniel. D.
D., Of Richmond, In his report Of the
committee on tie report OF the edu-
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