Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-21
elIEsECHRIsTIAN IDEALS
Tl|0l!I.CiIu|IREILLs0F WORLD.
While Parties Hunt for Chicftains,
Jesus Remains Supreme Leader,
Pastor Says.
DOVER ASSOCIATION MEETS
sBaptists Begin Ono Hundred and
Thirty-Scvcnth Session mt Grace
Street Churcll-Prohibition Com
missioner to Speak.

~ a I.
Although mon are looking for n
spolitical leader and making party
Splatforms emoodying their ideals, the
y Lord remains the supreme leader OF
tine. universe, declared Row. Hugh a.
Z tlis. OF Ashland. In the sermon which
sopened yesterday the one hundred and
thtrty-sevcnth annual session of the
: Dover Baptist Association. The SEES
sions are being held in Grace Street
mir Ellis said the practice of Chris
1tianitS and the carrying out of the
sprecepts laid down by Jesus consti-
s9ton 5or The
lea and the rest of the world face
ut this crucial period in history.
Introduces Six Pastors.
: - SIX new pastors were introduced by
Rev. w: Z. Gibson, OF Broadus Me-
6 mortal Baptist Church. The list in
cludcd Rex. II. d. White. of Fulton
the South Side; Rev. Il. l.. skinner.
nov at North Run and Glen Allen.
recently from Crozier Seminary and
ut Goochland and Berea, from Missis-
sippi: Rev. G. !. Herring, at Dover
md salem, from Park Place. Norfolk;
Richmond College, but in charge ut
'nMount Vernon, and Rev. w. w. Meeks,
s nastor OF Grace Street Church. from
]; Springfield, Mass.
s. b. Woodfin. moderator of the as
ISOLATION, presided and called tho
meeting to. order. Rev. T.. w. Billings
TOOK the place. OF DIR: w. w. Weeks
In Conducting the quiet-hour service.
ttenorts OF the executive committee.
treasurer and committees on publicity
were delivered. showing the associa-
ton TO be in splendid condition.
49,. Reports Evangciistic Work.
Rev. c. B. Arcndall submitted
s she repor. on evangelism at the aft
san address by Rev. Leland l.. Powell.
IASrePort on State missions was given
-by w. p; Kelly. chairman, and a re-
-Harsrove. chairman: Addresses wcro
made by Rev. II. ID. Garland. L. C.
and DIR. j. 7. Watts, who
spoke on the Il. Y. L. u.
az Rev. George w. Mcdaniel pastor
of the First Baptist Church. spoke on
bow TO Conserve the Fruits of tho
seventy Five Million Dollar Cam
patGn ut the session last night
: Rev. w. w: Weeks will conduct the
S.quiet hour" service. which COM
mences the morning session today ut
section OF churches and responses by
Director j. b. Gravatt will follow. x
report on foreign missions will be
chairman, at 1890 o'clock this morn
ing. after which an address viii be
even by Rev &; l. Corbstt.
The afternoon session will begin at
-s2:30 O'Clock this afternoon to be fol-
lowed by report on ministers relief
fund by l.. ID. Gunter, chairman, and
FRANKLIN skinner. Thomas +. .Icf-
fries. chairman. will submit report
{ on Home Missions" Mt 3:l5 o'clock
: son will make an address on the
same subject. Other speakers will
. be Rev c. \. Hall DIR Garnett Ryland
and Rev. w. Il. Robertson:
]. +. Kramer. United States Com
missioner OF prohibition, Will be the
nflnG;nal speaker at the session. be-
g gn1, ,t@n1gh, at 1'eloek re
. by w. j. Christian, chairman
onfcers VIII be elected at the scs-
sion tomorrow.
The meeting of the association last
night was preceded by tile baptism of
two candidates by Dr. w. w. Weeks,
pastor of the Grace Street Baptist
Give Largest Quota In South.
~ DR.. Mcdaniel in opening his adj
dress stated. You are the people
who have given the largest quota OF
oversubsctibed by S250.00O. We meet
einsa church whose apportionment was
.the sixth largest of any church. and
made the largest OF any pastorless
church in the Southern Baptist Con-
.sVention.
= our people responded with heroic
sacrifice TO the call for funds in the
church members loyalty is TO the
scollection plate. We are engaged in
an enterprise greater than any bust
ness and we should not let il be said
of us that the children of the world
are wiser than we are"
2.SThe speaker exhibited accounts of
names. one FOR $4,000. one from
young man for S3Qo, and another for
$4,000. Dr.. MctAoniel t.emphasized
the need OF sotuy4ns subscriptions
from each new member.
@Storms are safer for our people
than stagnatiOn." he said in regard
10 the great social unrest. Then fol-
lowed Z description of great church.
where The laboring man and rich
worshipel on common footing The
lam cunt asked of the association in
The Si5,oOo.0oO campaign is $500