The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-22
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
TO MEET SEPT. 23-24

Franklin, Sept. 21.--The Black
water Baptist association will hold itn
annual meeting on next TUESDAY and
Wednesday,, Septen7 Der % and "a. at
Western Branch B&ptist church near
Windsor. Va The association en-
braces twenty nine churches in South
anlpton. Nanseflond, Isle OF Wight
and Surry counties with a member
ship approximatins $500. The ap-
preaching session is expected TO be Of
unusual interest since the keynote o.
the BlackWater's plans for raining its
quota OF s3l3. s29.a4 in the Southern
Baptist seventy-tive million campaign
VIII be sounded 1t Western Branch.
r. Q. Goodrich. Of Snrry county an
able and consecratcd layman, is mod
orator of the association and Rev. t
5. Dunaway of SmithfeId who has
just returned from a years service
overseas, Is its efficient clerk The
frst days program will be devoted 10
hearing and discussing reports froyn
the churches. the different mission
boardn and other causes supported by
the association, digest of church let
tiers, etc, while the second day will be
given over TO the seventy-ive million
campaign. September "a is an i'm
portant date on the church calendar
being set apart as day Of prayer and
fasting during Intereession Month, -
and IT is especially fitting that this day
should be observed by the Bapttsts IF
this association assembled together in
consideration of the convention pro-
gram.
w vi. Il. Campaign in PROGRESS,
The Noman's missionary Union of
Var Lsyr- f.,r- L.
territory into four groups FOR cam
paign efficiency. Mrs. ", G. williams.
of Franklin. aSsociational superinten-
dent of the W. NJ. L, and carap airn
director for the campaign in the
Blackwater association, announces
two of these gdoup meetings 10 be
held as follows
Group No. /, Mrs w. ]. storysos
CORTLAND. leader, will meet with the
Boykins church TUESDAY. septeln Der
80, AT 1890 O'Clock A. NJ.
Group No. 4, leader to be selected
will meet with the lvor church Satur-
day. September 81, at 1890 O'Clock
A. NJ.
A large attendance is earnestly de-
sired at each of these meetings and
everybody is invited to attend and 10
carry their own lunch.
Meetings of other groups. an we'll
The progress of the campaign. will be
made through these columns from
time to time
Associatioaal Workers Meet.
An initial organization meeting Of
campaign workers in the Blackwater
association for the seventy FIVE mil
lion-dollar campaign was held at
Windsor on Tuesday of this week
nGnn. call ~ :ssgs p p, caran. .aasocia-
Monal campaign director A most
gratifying response was made, fifteen
churches heirg represented with forty
delegates. The meeting was presided
oyar by Mr. Camp and the plan of
the campaign was discussed by the
chairman. by Reverends T. s Dur
away, L. F. Pauletse, ]. G. Barrie. J.
L Lawless, ]. ". Rean1s and c. w
Scarborough. DR.. r. l. Seward. Mr..
F. o. Goodrich, and otherr. The
churches represented in the meeting
Branchville. Central Hill. courtland
Franklin, Holland Ivor, Mtrheld.
Moore's Swamp. Newsorrs, sn1ithfeid,
Sunbeam. Surry and Sycamore
M. Camp has announced the fol-
lowing county directors for the cam
paign: For Southampton county.
Major r. E. l. Watkins, OF Franklin
for Isle of Wight. DR.. r. L. Seward of
Isle of Wight courthouse CDR. Sc
wards territory also includes Battery
Park, Western Branch and White
heads Grove in Nansemond county, /;
for Suffolk, Mr.. c. F. Taylor. of SUI
folk; for lower Nansen ond, Mr.. P. A.
Jones. Of franklin r. r. d. 3; for
Surry, Mr., p. Q, Goodrich, of Surry
courthouse.