Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-11-19
BAPTIST OPPOSE
7. AESTHETIC DANCE
PORTSMOUTH Selected as
City for the 1921 Con-
ventiOn
OPPOSE DIVORCE EVIL
Report Submitted by Treasurer Show
Baptist in Virginia Contributed 81.
359.956 for All Church Purposes

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arprcra! Of the so-called aesthetic
dancing, 50 lorg "a ii is called by
that name. was registered last night
bv the committee on educational in
/ S!i;ui:cnS cf the Baptist General As
Sac;at;on Of Virginia. IN rcpart o..
! con.i.;eus at RicEmond and Wc&,-
! hampton Ccliegcs. recently combine.
as the University of Richmond. Il
! the final evtning session Of the
ninc.y-Sixth annual convention CT the
association in the Firs. Rar;iis
I Church.
! The report which was read by the
| Rev. II. w. Bate. ID. D.. of Char
| lo;tesvil!e, and was applaudcd a;
many points. found severe fauI. with
! President F. ". Boatw,i"ht AMI
his trustees for allowing the la;cs:
/ general catalogue cf the combined H.
s,i,utions ia 20 forth with ths course
in aesthetic dancing listed as such.
As part Of their report The COM
m;:ac headed by Dr. Battle, rccanl-
mcm;cd :hat The word aesthetic be
changed to "cai;sthcn.ic" and it was
announced that The college had prem.
iseG this wcniI he Gcnc in the ne:iT
| future. or that At least nc more -
sues with the word aesthetic" re-
naming in ;l1em would be put forth
The report also dealt severely VIII
crfilary dancing by .he students Of
! hcth ir.t.tut;ons, both cn the grouHds
and IN. the buildings and al The homes
CT !ccsl Students or il public places
! Yesterday afternoons session was
held a; the University of Richmond.
! whcr" lunch was served the delegates
| arl the meeting generally was con
! fired 10 cdJca;:oual matters.
Yesterday morning tha selection Of
S, Port ~mcu.ii az The lcca;;cn fos the
nincty-<cvcnth assembly. with 40
venhcr II, 1921. as II" date Of itS
converting. was unanimously approved
! The sessions vii! he held in Cour:
/ Street BaptiS. Church there. Dr. B".-
! tie, who headed the educational IN
ss.itutions committee the past year
was ramed to prepare The creHin"
! sermon for next years convention
ar; The Rev. George i. Tay!.r. D. D..
Of Holl:nS College. was named as h:s
alternate.
That this ninc.y-S:xtfl session Of
/ the Bapt:st General Association of
: Virginia p'acr :tSe'f cn record as ra;s
~ IL umy;ed;ng protest against the
continuance cf this evil of the re-
/ maria" Of any uns"r:p.urally di-
vo,red rcrsans hy any members OF
! this bo1y.
! Re2o,.t cf the treasurer, FranN !.
Crump, cf Richmond was tha big
features CT the days work. His re-
pert showed that Bap'ist< IN VIZ
~:nia contributed Sl.3a9 .?56li for al
ci;arrh purposes dlrin~ the pas:
/ year. record for contributions iarg-
rr t!on ever hefare established.
G;fts to foreign missions were
$3OS ,2lG.2G and t" Christian cdaca-
I tisn, s2l2 03969. STATE missions re-
ce;vc1 S!22 :i36.03 and the orphana%c
Ss2.777.1s. Relief ard annuity was
credited with S75.G05.SS, and h9<pi-
.alS $l,CS0, 1877.
IN er!er to dcvc!cp he Un;vc... :
CT R:chmond to the extent wh:ch th@
boarG DEEMS necessary. the report
showed that s2.50oOn0 would ha nscd
c,!. instead Of the Sl.0oo,ooo rs'>@f
!s<t wear.
Rev. D.. +. i. Jackson of A'axan-
dria presided at the Afternoon ses-
sion Yesterday and while attending
the convention made an address a
Religious Education.
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