The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-23
8 .P,ISI Pa.p)Sf
LACE SERVICES IN
BIG TRA|hI.G CAMPS
session Marked BY Addresses Touch
ing Work Among Boys Who
Prepare to Face Enemy.
MONEY RAISED FOR
BAPTIST ORPHANAGE
Dover Association Leads In Gifts to
State Missions With Nearly $4,000
Rev. >. w Des kcr Thrills Audience
With Camp Lee Story.

Especial to TIE Richmond Virgfnian.)
Roanoke. Va. Nov 22.-Today the
walls of the Belmont church had
| large charts showing what the work
the Baptist denomination has accom-
plished this past year In gifts to state
missions. Tho Dover association leads
all other associations, her figures
being $S,s674S. In gifts to the
orphanage, the Valley association
heads the procession with some $%.-
600 to her credit.
The opening hour of the morning
session today was given to the Baptist
orphanage Greatly to the delight Of
the association. q chorus of one hun
dred children from the orphanaGo
sang several sopus. The fund Of $lo.-
600 which is being raised to buy
farm for the orphanage has grown
since the association convened. Six
men have been found who agree to
give 81 900 each for this fund. One
of these six men offers to give an
other 81 900 provided the whole $1o,-
900 is raised before the association
adjournE.
The report on the orphsnaSe was
given by Rev. c. %. J. Parker, of Dan
vile. and that on the work Of home
missions was read by Rev. q. c, Smith,
of Salem The home board OF the
Southern Baptist convention, while
not extending as much money rs
some similar boards Of other refigf-
Gus bodies, reports more conversions
to Christ than any other home mis-
sions board. Tho home board recatv-
cd for It's work last year $474.7s2.
This board among its manifold &C
tivies has thirty-twe mountain schools.
but II proposes to do large service
4~fA
our great and growing army.
Rev. DR.. B. ID. Gray, secretary OF
the home mission board, Atlanta. Ga.
discussed the home mission report
DR.. Gray said Virginia Ba ptist work
was after the style of General HAiK.
of the English array. When HAiE
makes a great drive against the Ger
mans he sends back the word: " CAT
isfactorv progress There is no shout
ing" So virginia Baptist behave most
effectively but without hurrahs. Vtr-
ginia is expected to give sss.sss to
home mission work
DR. GRAY represents paptfsts on the
chaphins' board of the government
Southern Bsptists unite with north
ern Baptist In camp work There win
be Baptist camp pastors Al San
DIR. & J. Porter NJ his own
church already Aaetszsd- Saa-cf-
the soldier bows on the border.
DR. Decker Thrills Association.
Rev j. w. Decker. who is working
among the soldiers At Camp lee. thrill
cd the audience as ne told 81 co1di~
tons and possibilities In Petsrsburg's
big suburb.
Rev s. J. Pinnock FOR many years
a missionary in Africa was Introduced
and spoke on making Christ prominent
In our lives.
The quiet hour was conducted by
DIR w. G. James. OF Richmond. He
spoke TO the subject of bringing Fire
from Heaven and Making God Real
to Men" The report OF the educa~
ton board was spoken to by Rev.
George Braxton Taylor.
Tontght's session Of the association
has proved IA Held day for state
missions. among the speakers were
Rev. l. Peyton Little. n, y. Garland.
Lewis Good and DR. w L. Ball
Tonixht-~ard. indeed. all through
the day-speakers have Touched In
their addresses on the work for the
soldier boys In the various camps.
Such words marked by tenderness and
zeal have never failed 20 stir the asso-
citation more than once to tears. The
sentiment of the association a. to the
war and the need to presa Il until
victory comes has been certain and
clear-cut.
This afternoon many Of the dele
gates visited the orphanaxs at HAi~m.
Before the adjournment for this visit
he ministers relief fund was dis
cussed by A. w. Patterson. g. r. Moo
NAV and Rev. William Lunsford