The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-23
B PTISI PaPoSE
LACE SERv|C. s N
BIG TRA|kI.e CAMPS
Session Marked by Addresses Toucla-
Ing Work Among Boys VINO
Prepare to Face Enemy.
MONEY RAISED FOR W
BAPTIST ORPHANAGN
Dover Association Leads In Gffts 70
State Missions With Nearly $s.0O0->
Rev. J. w. De< ker Thrills Audience
With Camp Lee Story.

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
Roanoke. Va, Nov. 22.-Today the
walls OF the Belmont church had
large charts showing what the work
the Baptist denomir alton has accom-
plished this past year in gifts to state
missions. Tho Dover association leads
all other associations, her figures
being $S,967.4s. In gifts to the
orphanage. the Valley association
heads the procession with some $4,s
900 to her credit.
The opening hour OF the morning
session today was given to the Baptist
orphanage Greatly to the delight OF
the association, a chorus OF one hum
dred children from the orphanAge
sang several songs The fund OF tlo.-
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 $1,000 each for this fund. One
Of these six men offers to give an>
other 81 900 provided the whole eiO,-
600 is raised before the association
adjourns.
The report on the orphAnage was
given by Rev c. d. J. Parker. OF Dan
VILE, and that on tho work Of homo
missions was read by Rev. @. G. smith.
Oh CAieHl- ne Huutc pOA0 VI SAsW
Southern Baptist convention, whil0
not expanding Ar much money Al
some similar boards ri other reilgf-
Gus bodies, reports more conversions
to Christ than any other home mis-
sions board Tho home board recetv-
ed for its work last year $47S.7S2.
This board among its manifold Ac-
tivies has thirty tive mountain SCHOOLS.
but It proposes to do large service
among the soldier boys all through
our great and growing army.
Rev. DIR. B. d. Gray. secretary OF
the home mission board. Atlanta. Ga,
discussed the home mission report
DR.. Gray said Virginia Baptist work
was after the style OF General HaiG
OF the English army When Hale
makes a great drive against tho Ger
mans he sends back the word: SAt~
isfactory progress. There is no shout
ing" So virginia Baptist behave most
effectively but without hurraha. VIZ
gtnta Is expected to give S5s.se8 to
homo mission work.
Dr. Gray represents Baptists on the
chaphins' board Of the government
Southern Baptists unite with north
ern Baptist In camp work. There will
be Baptist camp pastors. AZ 6an
Antonio, DR.. 8. ]. Porter 1t his own
church has already baptized SEQ Of
the soldier boys on the border.
DR.. Decker Thrills Ass0clAta0a-
Rev. !. w. Decker. who n working
among the soldiers q Camp Lee. thrill
ed the audience A. hs told Of o0adi-
tions and possibilities In Petersbur9's
Rev. & j. Ptnnoek sor many ysaTs
4 missionary IN Africa wAA iutroducsA
and spoke on making Christ prominenf
In our lives.
The quiet hour was conducted ~
DIR. w. C. James. Of Richmond. He
spoke to the subject Of Bringing F5ro
from Heaven and Making God Rad
to Men. The report Of the edaea-
ton board was spoken to By Rev.
George Braxton Taylor
"a Tonight.s session Of the assoejat36u
has proved Held day" for state
missions. Among the speakers were
Lewis Good and DIR. W. l. Ball
the day-4peakers have touuehed In
their addresses on the work for the
soldier boys in the various camps.
Such words marked by Tenderness and
zeal have never failed to stir the asso-
citation more than once to tears The
sentiment Of the association ~ to the
war and the need to press Il until
victory comes has been certain and
clear-cut.
This afternoon many Of the del0-
gates visited the orphanage ut ealam.
Before the adjournment for this viat1
the ministers relief fund was dis
cussed by A. W. Patterson. r. r. Moo.
nav and Rev William Lunsford