The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-21
the vote on amending was 80 to 213.
MUST DE CHRISTIANS.


That section Of the report reads:
The officers and instructors of ouy
BAPTIST schools must be men end wo-
men OF religious connection, exemplary
cordnct, moral character and Chris-
tian activity. BY this we do rot mean
that they shall all necessarily be Bap-
lists. but that they shall he sound In
their faith on such fundamentals as
the death of Christ and the inspiration
of the Scriptures and shall be ac-
lively identified with, the Sunda I
schools and other services and activi.
ties of their local churches ThcA
should he examples to the students H.
their devotion to the churches of
Christ"
The section relating TO dancing
saws: The modcrn dance has be-
com" very objectiona bio 10 inanv OF
tho teet people Of America indeed
The cancirg masters have Admitted
rs erifs and arc endeavo"ing to
work its reform. We feel chat the
safest course for or schools the
one that wiz remove II stumbling
block to some and give yeeded
time for study Is to prohibit mixed
dancing by any fraternity or So
eiety connected with Baptist
{ school in Virginia and we so recon-
mend"
The report provides for one or more
women on the boards Of schools THAI
have charge of TIE education of youne
women. opposes hazine in every form
and demands its suppression: creates
q committee consisting of Or. n W.
! Battle, wallace Rucker. X. II. Sear,
-Parke p peane, r l.. Riley, Miss Liz
zie SAVAGE, Mrs. +. L. McCutcheson and
Miss Louise EIlyson. TO investigate con-
dition in the colleges and tn report at
the next session of tho general asso-
citation. These resolutions arc to be
sent to the presidents of the boards Of
visitors ot all tho schools and through
them to the presidents and deans. The
junior college in Southwest virginia
for boys Is tn re established IN Taxe =
wall county inst outside of Bluefeld.
where a site OF sixty acres and sT5.-
400 have been offered as an induce
ment
Blackwell an social Service.
A variety of subjects were presented
to the association in the morning SEES
sion. There was crowded program
and full house. DR.. Calvin 8, Black
well. a man OF striking manner and
vigorous sneech. presented the report
on, social service which was held over
from last week. II was very inter
esting paper DR.. blackwell defined
what social service ia and drew tho
| line between the real and the un.
worthy causes which are pressing
themselves upon the peonle. Taking
up the seventy-fve million campaign.
he pointed out the objects therein
which make provision in large way
for social hetterment The report urged
Baptists to give no more money that
would fall into the hands of the
simple sordid or selfish. declaring the
Baptist church institutions are ample
to meet every social service call. 1t
showed the colossal task Is to Ameri-
cantze the horses OF unAmerscan and
the best way to do this In with an open
spelling book In one hand an open
| Bible in the other. Dr. fBlack we'll
stopped the reading long enough 10
make the assertion that he could prove
that the world war was started by In
FAINT sprinkling
Doing a Great Work
The great work being done by tbs
| home mission board and it's influence
upon the life of the southland was pre-
sented In very Illuminating address
! by Or. r. n. Gray. correspondents
| secretary of the home mission board.
! The past year has been the greatest
| In the boards history. More money
has been raised. there have been MOI 9
conversions and the scope and results
! OF the work have far exceeded any
| previous record. DR. Gray told OF the
work among the negroes and among
| tho foreigners and OF efforts to TN
| nsave. race conditions and make the un :
| hAretanding clearer He smoke of His
board as the interstate binding agency
| which with a single stand and Is build.
! ing up the waste places of the South.
DR. GRAY spoke OF the foreigners In
| our land a. tho greatest menace 70
| the social welfare OF our people and
declared that the Gospel was tho SOL
vent for this and our other great prob
i~rs pr Gray SPOKE with earnest en-.
| thusiasm Of the boards co'ANge at fIa-
vana and emphasized the great need
| for making this q great school not only
| for Cuba's vast population, but Also
for Mexico and a part Of our own lana.
/ Rev W. T. Hall. of Bradford. for
r,erly 4 pastor in Richmond. presented
! the report on home missions, giving
a full summary Of the great work At
the board In its various branches. II
! showed progress and larger results
than ever before and greater plans for
the coming Ave years. with the board
receiving 1l2.ooo.ooo from the $500
moo campaign. This will enAh'e ~
board TO nearly treble It's work
The revenues reported showed ar
increase of as per cent over the pre-
ceeding wear: nearly 10000 baptisns:
500 students In the mountain mission
schools: 10000 professions of faith
and 1000 baptisrns in the army work