Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-22
VIRGINIA BAPT|sTS EMO
. THEIR STATE CONVENTION

Committee Is Named to Investigate
Purchase of the Religious
Herald.
MAY MEET NEXT IN RICHMOND
Education Commission Consolidated
Its Work Will, That of Education
Board-WfI Press Campaign of
Evangclism-Ncw Board Selected
! LYNCuBURG. VA. Nov. 2l.-Tho an.
nuai session OF the General Association
OF the Baptists OF Virginia ended al
r.i,bou tap nt Chnreh this afternoon
place for the next annual meeting
| The registration from out OF town was
rSporied to be upwards OF 1000. and
the sessions OF the convention were do
! CARED to be among the best tho ASSOC
| citation has ever held.
ood HiE impetus was given tho s75,o
ooo campaign by the sessions and
everything appeared 10 be in good
condition all over the State FOR Vic
tory Weok; which is scheduled to be-
gin November 30. 10 continue throurb
J December so.
rhe convention provided for COM
mission 10 Inquire into the matter of
purchasing The Religious Herald ana
| us operation as Il ucnominationai
paper instead OF being privately
| owned
The board OF trustees for the hos
p ital 10 be located in lynchhure was
tlccteb. ana provision was maize 10
.aEe over the Virginia BAPTIST En-
cam p;neAi property at Virginia Reach.
Dr No" T. Meet , nsst In nichmond.
! nehait OF the Roanoke delegation. ex-
| tended the convention an invitation to
meet next year in mat city. but the
| belief was expressed following al
1 JouEnIntnt tlat
would be fixed by the State board Tor
| richmond. "
read the repor; on The sunday scho oil
WORK report. and Or. Van Ness of t;,e
genera! board. made an address In
WA me-, ne Appealed for an intensified
anu uhiied sunday school program fol-
| loving the S75.oo0.0o0 campaign.
me convention ended about 1:lJ
'c rnn d@.iowins a duic; hour service
Ihc recommendation of tho educa-
| tion commission TO con soiidat, with
the education board to have a single
nody in charge OF the educational ac-
Sta,e VAS approved, and the conven-
ton decided that the president should
! nnpo;nt three members OF the board OF
a, New Orleans and the commi,,ns w" oT
| attorneys previously provided for for
! .nr INVESTIGATION and report as TO the
t,ie OF me Eapt!s, institutions OF
INC rccommendation OF the commit
| zee On no'n!nat!ons OF trustees for tho
nropGSed Bapt!st sta,e hospital in
lowing board WAS elected r. J.. Dick-
rrrson. Charlottesville: Robert Lee
lovers, Richmond; G. n. Hancock. II.
| w. James. DR. Austin r. Conrad and
\. j. Long, Lynchburg: Or. Hugh e.
smith bedford; W. r, Robertson. Nor
r. Lee Lynn. Roanoke; John II. hickey,
/ Bristol: W. G.. Taylor. Martinsburr. w
Va. and Ben p Tiliis. FredsSicksfb.ur re :.
Religious Herald Gains.
br. George Green read the report on
Shrlstian literature in which II was
urEch mat moro use be made Of the
books and periodicals Of the depomina-
tton, and especially in family subscr!p-
tIons to tho Religious Herald. The re-
port showed large increases In the sub
I! scriptions to the Religious Herald, and
IN the discussion following the reading
or INC report DE- R. II. Pitt. the editor,
stated that the subscriptions had nearly
| doubled during the year.
| a resolution was adopted providing
,Sr e9mmisson of FIVE TO inquire into
| feasibility OF demon ina t!onal owncrshin
Of the Religious Herald, the commits
,ioh 10 make report at the next con-
! Dr. Calvin s. Blackwell. OF Norrol,,
Presented resolution directing atten-
.tnn TO me fear tha, the sanctity OF
nc, ne snebath is being dcsecrated, and
I
church attendance, tho resolution.
which was adopted. calling The Bap.
Isis OF virginia to their knees lin
| remember The Sabbath day to keen -
| holy" u
The committee on time and rlace re-
| be referred 10 the state mission board
WIN power TO act. 1t was stated that
the committee had had no invita- ion
to entertain the next years convention
and that this WAS doubtless due to the
f, plan OF rotation which is in effect. The
Fremont vas adopted.
a resolution chilling upon the Baptists
to participate In the $4,000. 900 cam
paign and giving the campaign the un-
stinted endorsation of the general as.
ROY ~ = tie , ,,sE of DR. Vines. of
the recovery OF Rev Charles Kincan.
non who is ~ in Roanoke hospitaI
Dr. Vines was called upon TO offer the
A member of the convention nresant.
| ell resolution, the object OF which was
70 indorsc the action of the Southern
operate with the Interchurcl WorId
movement, but there was so much OH
lection on the flor OF the convention
without action -
The report OF the foreign mission
knight ~ ''e' ~" ~ 3
T" Press Campaign OF Evangelism.
>, The recommendation OF the State
| Board or Missions that the campaign
OF evangelism be pressed and that III .
Department OF Sunday Schools. COL
portage and V. J. J.. L. he enlarged
was recommended by the committee
on the report Of the board and it was
adopted.
Then under the direction OF DR.. r..
ID. Garland reports were given in four
minute talks by State Mission Board
workers, in which fiourishing condi-
ton of this work was reported by the
lions OF the state.
The recommendations Of the cxecu-
tive committee OF the Virginia Raptist
| Encnmnment that this work be taken
| over by the convention. was adopted
provision being made for the appoint
ment of committee to arrange for
the transfer.
Rev j.. r. Watts. of the Sunday
school. rolportage and l.. Y. T. U, told
the convention that the past year was
tho. greatest in the history OF the work