Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-14
1900 DELEGATES
COMING TUESDAY,
TO BAPTIST RALLY
State Convention TO Open,
With LOO Churches
Represented.
WILL HOLD PRELIMINARY
SESSION TOMORROW
DIR. Sparks w. Melton, of Nor
folk, breaches Convention
Sermon on "Wednesday.
no ELECT NEW PRESIDENT
.tlso Will Choose Three Vicc-Prcs.
idcnts, Secretary and Audi
tor During Meeting.
WILL HOLD PRELIMINARY
SESSION TOMORROW
no ELECT NEW PRESIDENT
Also Will Choose Three Vicc-Pres.
idcnts, Secretary and Audi
tor During Meeting.

More than LOO Baptist churches
"A Virginia will have deioyates in
richmond Tuesday a; the opGpin:; Of
&c annual convention OF the Baptist
General Association. The maximum
lumber of delegates allowed 20 any
Dne church IS a:tccn. 1t is cxpcct..u
nat between loo uad 1900 WI b.
resent.
The regular mcetins ot III. Gen.
raj Association VIII 10" prcc..a.u BY
40 Virginia Bap;is, Minister Con
a ercncc. which viii convene ,oinorr1.s
Nftornoon at ..3D o'clock IN Tho Firs;
i'np'isi Church. Addresses viii pe
Aadc on many important subjects.
Y, The address OF welcome To tho icn.
Ayal Association VIII b. Delivered ~
Key. j. 4. Wicker. NJ Leigh street
BAPTIST Church. and ;hc response VIII
pe made 10y Rev r j. swift or
redcrIcHsburr.
Tho body wnl oioc; j. ne" ;,rrai-
~ 10 succecd ~. u. ~. r..t. Who
's been ;Ea presiding yricer sever Al
airs. hero VIII ais" be- ca1acl.
hrcc icc-prcsii.nts Il secretary.
regaurcr ard an ',tud!tcr
Convention Sermon "Wednesday.
The coG:cntloa sermon W.. &c
PREACHED Wednesday al 1880 A. NJ.
- Dr sparks w Melton. OF Free
l,,rasrn Street Cha-cn. norfolk. "a
Huuy important matters wn. come
% "a consideration bv Tho mes
'an:;cIs. with reports from ;ac ysr..
3rs boards az ;hr General .t;.ocia-
tt,..
The pas, year has been tie ,aoet
lccessful in tho history OF the Cen
's-ai Association. Due to the seventy
i've million campaign all OF tho in
,erests OF the denomination have
ocen provided for IN "a large way.
Many rev activities have been de-
fclopcd by the several boards. pas
;ors on mission Ne!ds have BEEN
given more liberal support, the
prphanaEc a; Salem has received
ubstantial increases ia equipment
and maintcnance funds, AND Il.r.stiaa
schools and colleges have been put
:pon strong basis. For the first
line in the ITO or the various schools
30 debt is reported this year
Much Il Accomplished.
Tie state Mission Boards sandal
school department. has accomplished
more work This year than IN any pre-
rious period. especially in reaching
he rura! churches OF the State.
where more than $50 institutes were
hcld BY the large stan OF field work
RS and large results III teacher train
as we're realized. as VIII be shown
- the annual rcpor, - be road
. Wednesday morning.
The committee OF ARRANGEMENTS
ave IN hand the en,crtainmcn; oc
Inlc Ter Il
secured for them on the Harvard
pian. The Baptist Council of Rich
mond is in chargs OF all local ma
.ers, Rev. G. -. Arendail being Eon-
rral chairman and Z. y. Williams.
hairman OF hospitality committee.
Many VIII lie Present.
some. of tho prominent men % be
present are Rev. w. Al. Vines. D. l.,
Norfolk; j. c. Moss, Lynchburg: II i.
Z. B. Jackson. u. D., Alcxandr
Rev. Norman T.. Cox. d. d.. Ports.
mouth; Rev. Sparks W Melton. p. -
Norfolk; Rev. j.. Patrick Dcnnison,
Newport News; Iiov. James Il. Doan.
South Boston; Rev W V. Savage, u.
D., Churchland; Q. L. Barker. Lynch
burg; Rev. Andrew Bfoaddus. ID. D..
sparta; Rev. j. i. Vines -. D.. Roa-
uokc: Rev. u. II. Garrett, D. -,
portsmouth; Rev. y. Il. Runaway. Ac-
iomac; Rev. Z. r. Burroughs, d. H..
Nashville. Tenn: Rev. II. w. Battle.
II. D., Charlottesville: Rev. Il. I.
Swift, Fredericksburg: Rev. j. L.
iosser, ID. D.. Bristol; Rev. H. w
Winfrcy, d. D., Culpepcr; Rev. @. ".
ook. ID. D., Charlottesville; Rev. II
"a. Mcfarland, Lynchburg; Rev. Aus
in p. Conrad. Lynchburg; Rev. Pow
ltan w. James. Th. D., Lynchburg;
.cv. w. r. Stuart, Hampton: Rev.
=. w. Pu.ney, Norfolk.