Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-17
BODY IS UNANIMOUS
IN ITS SELECTION Of
RICHMOND PASTOR
Accepts High Post, Ex-
pressing a Realization of
Important Trust.
WICKER EXTENDS WELCOME
TO THE VISITING DELEGATES
Strike Out Word Male" Adj
mitting Women to Partici-
pate in Councils.
CHURCH GROWS DURING YEAl;
Denomination Now Has i03,3T6
Members Represented in Its,
Yearly Session.
WICKER EXTENDS WELCOME
TO THE VISITING DELEGATES
CHURCH. GROWS DURING YEA,;
Denomination Now Has t03,3TG
Members Represented in Its
Yearly Session.

Amendment OF the constitution a.
the Baptist General Association o.
Virginia. striking from that rccor..
the world male" and thus throwin@
opcn the membership of tho organiza
ton TO women. featured the oponir=
session of tho ninety-siNth annual
convention OF the organization.
which commenced yesterday after
noon in First Bapt!st Church.
Rev. George ". MCDANIEL y. H..
succeed Rev. l.. II. Pitt. y. r.. who
for three years has been head OF the
association. Dr. Mcdaniel Is pastor
OF the First Baptist Church Of Rich
mond. Dr. Pitt is editor OF the Re-
lig!ous Herald.
Rev. III. Frederick Jones, Of Port
Norfolk: Rev. l.. B. Jackson, d. H.,
Of AieNandria: Rev. l.. u. Gurnet..
y. ~. OF Portsmouth. and Rev. w. q.
Taylor, II. D.. OF Martinsburg, w. Va.
were elected tho vice presidents D.
the organization.
McDnnicl's Election Unanimous.
Frank T. Crump was chosen
treasurer. Rev. Hugh C. Smith, O.;
BEDFORD. recording secretary. and
t. NJ. Long, auditor.
Rev. T. Ryland Sanford, o.
Chatham, nominated DR.. Mechanics,
for the presidency IN short ad.
dress. and the nomination was see.
onded by Rev. Caltin S. Blackwell.
ID. D.. OF Norfolk; Rev. II. B. Car
rett. d. D.. of Portsmouth. and Rev.
Is. l.. Rosser. ID. D., OF Bristol. After
being unanimously chosen president,
DT. Mcdaniel was escorted TO the
platform by the delegates who nomI-
mated him and seconded his nomina-
tion.
In his address OF acceptance Dr.
Mcdaniel said:
i accept this position as a trust
as well as an honor" .1f
At the organization OF tho conyen
tion IL was brought out that Bar
fists in Virginia to the number or
193.376 are represented through dele /.
gates. Gain In membership was nut
at 1889 members, or about 6.s Des
cent during tho year. There arc LIS
white Baptist churches in virgini;
with bs5 ministers. and with Io,50s
persons having been baptized. an in
crease for the year Of eleven
churches. six ministers. and l,Ta1
communicates. ft was further
brought out that there are a44 vacant
pulpits in Baptist churches In tho
state with but nine unemployed min,
listers OF tho faith. ready to serve
Own S7.3:3,s33 In Property.
Virginia Baptists own s7,3as.sSa
worth of church property including
churches. lots and parsonages, gain
or more than st.o00.0o0 in the year
The amount spent for pastoral sup
port during the year was os.S96sc
an increase of si25.o5o. or 20 per cent
Rev. j. j. Wicker, d. D., delivered
the address OF welcome. "I am gla,i
TO welcome the greatest body OF Rap
tists that ever assembled in any Stat.
III this country" hs said.
You come from a great State
welcome you from where the mighty
waters OF the Atlantic come TO da
homage TO our rich Eastern coas,.
and passionateiy kiss tho feet d!
Princess Anne. From the far south
west you come. where the mou,s
tains with untold mineral uealyh
battle their aristocratic forms in IN.
cloud mists and lift their proud In
perial SUBMITS far above the cloud
to receiyc the kiss OF salutation from
the sun with the first dawn of eaea
new day.
I welcome YOU from the bordets
OF the old North State. where ever
North CaroAlAn feels 1, a d:s;ine;
honor to step over and plant his -tar
heels on the sacred soil of the old
Dominion ! welcome you from b.,
meath the protecting shadows OF tne
Capitol of the greatest country o.
Gods green carth--the gateway -
the fair and mighty Dixie Land.
Fnirent City or Country.
II welcome you to tho fairest city
OF this grsht country. Hero you viii
hnd the footprints OF our father
pioneers in the path OF liberty aipl
glory; rostruIu OF Patrick HENS
scat of the g.eat confederacy and
during that memorable strugg;
home OF tho Imperial Lee. and birtli
place OF tho highest ideals and nI
blest sentiments.
"Richmohd has 300 years Of hss
tory. Here was organized tho tee
ersi Association OF Virginia, in lses.
in tho Second baptist cSSrsi,. isy
Gated at 81 tnat time onss Eisys,,,ls.
In, Al 49, d