Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-08-30

BAPTIST OF VIRGINIA HELD a
GREAT REUNION In RICHMOND
Celebrated the 3OOdth Anniversary
of tho Landing of Negroes
ut jamestown.

Celebrated the ;3OOdth Anniversary
of tho Landing of Negroes
at Jamestown.
This great celebration was hold
under the auspices of the Baptist
General Association of Virginia, The
Womcn's Missionary and Educational
Association, the Virginia Baptist
State Convention and Virginia State
b. Y. =. u.
The opening session was held at
the historic First Baptist Church,
DR.. w. II, Johnson, the pastor made
Il most excellent welcome address, fol
lowed by splendid welcomes by DR..
Evans Payne, Mrs. A. e. Blackwell,
Rev. M. e. Davis ID. D., Mrs. Mildred
jackson and Mr.. w, S. Morgan who
gave the homes, the churches and the
city at large to the invited guests.
This was accepted in behalf of the
Reunion delegation by Prof. d. G.
JacoX and Mrs. p. M. Hodge.
The annual addresses OF the four
presidents, namely, Rev. II. d. Lewis
ID. d., of tho Baptist General Associa
ton of Virginia, Mrs. w. II. John
son of the Womane Missionary md
Educational Association of Virginia,
Prof w. =. Epps of the Va State
Baptist Sunday School Convent ION
and Prof w. e. Ridick Of the We.
State d. Y. =. H., were delivered
at this meeting. They were splendid
speeches and showed the great
amount of work done during the
year.
Each body carried out their usual
business programme rs they met in
SEPARATE daily ScSSionS-thc General
Association at the Sharon Baptist
Church, The Woman's Missionary
and Educational Association Mt the
Sixth Mt. Zion Baptist church, the
Virginia State Baptist Sunday School
Convention and the b. Y. p. u, at
the Ebonczcr Baptist Church.
The object Of this great Reunion
was the bringing together the Bapt
list forces of Va, spiritually rs we'll
rs for the financial purposes to raise
money to help further the cause of
state and foreign missions and educa
ton.
The union meeting each night at
the City Auditorium was we'll attend
cd. On the first night excellent nd.
dresses were delivered by Rev. a. a.
Graham, ID. d., of Phoesbus, Va, and
Mrs. Amelia FELTON, of Portsmouth.
Rev. DR.. G. e. Readc presided.
On Woman's night, Mrs. w. r..
johnson presiding, the women were
out in full force and their speakers,
Mrs. Maggie l.. Walker and Miss
Mamie H. Burroughs covered them
selves with glory.
Prof. w. p. Epps tho tireless Sun
day School worker presided State
mission night and presented the
speakers who delivered fine address
es on Missions.
The great Foreign Mission meet
ing Oh Sunday after held in the
City Auditorium was presided over
by DR.. w. II. Stokes. DR.. G. s.
Brown Of Winton, N. c., made n
wonderful address Of The mission
work in Africa and Haiti. Mrs. J. II.
Randolph Of Washington, d. c., Pres
Womans Auxiliary Lott Carey conven
tion made an address on the work Of
the women for Foreign Missions.
This fine address was we'll received.
Tho addresses OH education deliv
cred during the session by the prin
cipals of the secondary schools and
tho presidents of the Va. Union Uni
versity, DR., J. w. Clarke and the
Hartshorn Memorial College, DR.. G.
e. Rigler showed the good accomplish
ed by these schools.
The Reunion was a great success
The four districts cooperated splend
idly under Rev. r w. Williams, D.
D., chairman of the Eastern District
Rev. s. A. Thurston, B. D., chairman
Lewis, B. D., of the Western District
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trict and Mr.. w. I. Hopkins of the
Central District.
The delegates were highly enter
tanned while here. The Central Dis
trict Board under the lead of Mrs.
J. Fl. Blackwell and Mrs. Elnora
Branch served lunch each day
at the Sixth Mt. Zion Baptist church
for the Woman's missionary and
Educational Association, the Sunday
School Convention and B. Y. P. U.
AT the Sharon Baptist Church, the
General Association was served lunch
each day by committee of ladies Of
the Second Baptist Church under the
leadership Of Mrs. Emma Watson,
chairman.
At the opening session a beautiful
and dainty luncheon was served the
Reunion guest at the First Baptist
Church, Mrs. Lucy B. Lewis, chair
man Of this committee.
The general committee on homes
covered themselves with glory in 10
eating the large delegation and in
making it pleasant for the delegates
Mrs. Bette G. Cousins chairman of
this committee is a great christian
worker and she knows how to pre-
pare plans and entertain strangers.
Too much praise cannot be given her
and her noble committee, Mrs. S. W.
Mann. Mrs. Louise IT. Deane, Mrs.
Belle Christian, Miss Lucy Smith and
others.
The final reception was given by
the general committee on the campus
Of Hartshorn Memorial College and
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