Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-17

Richmond Is ono of our creates,
I BAPTIST ccntcrs. We have twenty
eight white Baptist churches. with y
I membership OF twenty-five thousand
board of tho Southern baptist Con
vcnticn. Colorcd Baptists have two
y OFT i y educational institutions
liartshorn College and Union Univcr.
SHY. our own Greater Richmond
College" whore enc session of this
convention will b" held. has now be-
come the university OF Richmond
with GO students-,he pride OF Nir-
glnia KaptistS.
Extols First baptist Church.
Il welcome you to great church
According TO reports. this noble struc-
ture viii soon pass into history, and
its successor will occupy an entire
block in the finest section of the Yves,
End. IL is fitting that the general
association should meet In this moth
or church before this change is con-
Summaicd. These walls have been
sanctiied and hallowcd by tho minis
try OF Manly, Jcter. Burrows. Warren
the eloquent Hawthorne. the devoted
Cooper, and the mighty Mcdaniel
Ioday she opens her hospitablc doors
to the twcnty-sercn churches OF Rich
mqnd of which she is the mother and
welcomes her Kindred from all over
the State.
Virginia Baptists. 1 welcome you to
a great task. Since last we met. we
-
Tree from every cntanSlinS alliance.
and we have put over the greatest
campaign ever inauEuratcd by Chris
tan men since the risen Lord ascend
Ell up to glory. Since our last meet
ing heaven has had thrill never
before experienced. and the notn or
victory has been heard from Mary
M tn TcSas--Southern Baptists have
broken the "Hindcnburg line" and
gone over the top In the grca,
f1J.Oo0,ooo campaign, with Virginia IN
the lead.
Calls II Great Task.
But this is no time for Baptist brag.
We are gratifled. but not satisfied.
ago, but reconstruction. the greatest
task. challenges the world today. Ban
lists went over the top year ago
IN their gross campaign, but our
ing complete victory. We must
collect all our pledges. and by con-
Servation and wise administration
make real and permanent tho victory"
report OF the committee on pro-
gram. delivered by Rev. Joseph I.
Watts, u. d., chairman. was accepted
as whole. and tho report of com
nittcc on laymen's movement de-
!!Tered Cornelius Gilbert, of Lynch
burg. IN delivering this report, ad-
vocated the employment OF field
secretary for the laymen's movement
IN virginia. II was referred to COM
mittce.
Rev. w. NJ. Vines. y. d. OF Nor
folk. submitted tho report Of tho com
m!ttce on temperance. He told of
the work which had been done dur
ing the ages OF time in stamping
out and checking tho liquor traffic
and sketched the fight between tenn
pcrance and the liquor interests The
report was unanimously adopted.
Rev. G. Reed, speaking three min
utes on the general subject Of Re
Nltlliyinl- tho ~ an
one way, 10 rcvitalizo- the church is
70 preach the positive message with
q distinct note of the doctrines, and
in this connection expressed the con-
N!ction that pastor who soft pedals
on the doctrines is n moral coward
lie did not say as II was reported.
that 10 permit any old member OF
other churches TO Dartakc OF the
Lords supper was evidence of Il moral
coward.
DIR. BLACKWELL Mikes Report.
Rev. $. {. Blackwell. II. d., Of
Norfolk. delivered the report OF th.
committees on social temperance, AS
It's chairman. Several changes were
with work being dono by various or
saZirations. and it was Aecidcd 10
reier the report to committee to
revise. which was done with the con-
sent Of Dir. Blackwell
RESOLUTIONS deplorinS the fact that
ScNcri. prominent Buptis;S We're scri-
ously i'll here In hospitals, were
adopted by the body. although a
committee on resolutions was created
AMI AL matters about which there
was amy discussion was referred 10
II. one Of the men who is sick here
IS Or. j.. w. BoatwriEht. president OF
University OF Richmond.
suggestion that 4 pilCriinacc 10
Hollywood be made BY the 1Tp,is;s
in honor OF dead members OF IN,
creed resting there. was made rs