Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-18
FUNSTON CRITICIZED
SEVERELY BY BAPT|sTS
Statement of General Declared to
BE Unworthy Of an Army
Officer.
SESSION IS HELD
DIR. ". >. Mac.Arthur, in Address.
Tells of Rapid Growth of DenOmi-
nation in United States, and Says
Church's Future Is Bright.
Especial to The rimcs-Dispa,ch. ]


NORFOLK. VA, November l7.--Of-
Hccrs OF the General Baptist hssocia-
tion and delegates gave utterance to
caustic criticism tonight of General
Fred Funston, United States Army.
when shown the statement made by
the general in reply TO the resolutions
adopted by the association yesterday.
"lnworthy an officer Of the United
states Army. was one Of the mildcr
expressions used by Secretary G.. G..
Smith.
The association adopted resolutions
yesterday censuring General Funston
for his alleged refusal TO allow Bap-
tist ministers TO preach 20 the soldiers
on the border unless they agreed not
TO tell them that they are los, sin
ncrs." General Funston was quoted in
an Associated Press dispatch this after
noon as saying that "Baptists who are
d.Storting the statement Of my position
regarding the kind>of church work ac-
.optahl. in border camps had better
put their property in the names of
their wives
President Wcstwood Hutchison. of
tn" Baptist Association, said that he
did not believe that Dr. C;ambrell. who
sought the interview with General
Funston. would make any statement
no, tuIly hornc ont by the facts.
SAYS ciIIftCHi'S FUTURE
IS RESpI.ENDEST
'rhc future Of the Baptist Church
- rcaplrndent," declared Dr. Robert
stuart MacArthur president Of the
BAPTIST Worlds Alliance, in u brilliant
ad,lrcs. before the closing session or
the association tonight. lie spoke Of
til" wonderful growth OF the denomi-
nation. coupled with tho love and
loyalty "f its members. He save fig
urrs 10 show that in 1875 there was
but Que Baptist 10 every nincty-four
persons in the country In 1916" he
said. there is ono to every fifteen and
| one half persons. So. you sec what
lists now"
Aftcr Tour busy days and nights. the
final session Of tho association was as
Well aLcuicd tho others
Speaking II the rapid growth Of the
BAPTIST denomination. Dr. Macarthur
said il had steadily Increased its mem :
bcrship until now il was second only
III numbers To the Mcthodista. He de-
c'arcd that the church grows every
ten years moro than the Episcopa |
church has grown since America was
discovered
PRESENTS WEpORT on
WORK or THE II. Y. r. T.,
That one Sunday each month he set
aside for offerings for the Virginia
Baptist prphanagc AT Salem was recon
mcndch 10y the association at it's morn
inr session The report of Rev i. T.
Watts. Of Richmond. on the Il. =. p. L.
work. which was adopted by the ass6
citation. recommended. among other
| things. that AS soon az practicable a
Il. V T. L. he established in every
church where there is none now" The
| report showed a successful year for
| tho union. lie said there are now 500
| unions IN Virginia
Enthusiastic Endorsement OF the Vir-
| Einia BAPTIST summer Encampmcnt nj
| Virginia Reach was given by Dr. +. IL.
Straton. Of Norfolk. and Or. George w.
Mcdaniel. Of Richmond, following The
| report Of Secretary Watts The report
on the Baptist cncampment included n
report on the Intcrmont Chautauoua at
| Bristol
| Mrs j. u. Thomas. Of Richmond prcs-
| idcnt of the Virginia woman's Baptist
Missionary Union. in making her re-
port. stated that this has indeed been
year Of wonderful financial achieve
| mcnt for the Woman's Missionary
! Union" She reported that Si0l SOC. "a
| had been contributed this year to for.
ciEn missions. or $4,000 more than
was given five years ago 10 al! objects.
To the Judson centennial fund more
than $4,000 was given. and to help
| raise the debt of the foreign mission
board, more than $4,000.
Mrs. Thomas reported that tho House
| Of Happiness in Richmond is on a bet
ter basis than ever before.
| The association to-day recommended
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