Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-18
BAPTIST DELEGATES
VOTE PURCHASE OF
RELIGIOUS HERALD
Publication Will Be Di-
rected by a Board of
Five Men.
NEW MINISTERS PRESENTED
TO GENERAL ASSOCIATION
Drs. Broughton and Weeks
Are Among Those Intro
duced to the Body.
VIRGINIA RAISES Si,35Y,D5G
Trcasurcr's Report Shows Great
/ Progrcss-Thrcc Meetings Arc
/ Scheduled for Today.
VIRGINIA Asses si.35o,D5G
Trcasurcr'S Report Shows Great
Progrcss-Thrcc Meetings Arc
Scheduled for Today.

Recommendation that tic BAPTIST
General Association OF Virginia pur-
chase the Religious Herald and in
dorsc dcnominational ownership OF
religious publications.. was approved
last night at session OF the con
rcntson of the organization. held a,
the First Baptist Church. Rev. john
J. Wicker, ID. H., made the recon
inendaiion in his report as chairmaa
of the committee on religious n,cra.
turc. and also asked that a commit.
! tee OF five, to begin negotiations with
the owners of the paper. be appoint
CD This committee. acting with the
functions of II board. will have CON
troll OF tho paper until the next gen
cral meeting OF tho organization IL
the deal is concluded.
Rev. W. c. Taylor, ID. D.. OF Mar
tinsvillc. W. Va, vice-president OF
tho association, presided. and an.
nounced that tho committee OF fiv.
asked for In the report would b.
appointed this morning at the open
Ing session OF the day.
! Portsmouth Wants Convention.
| Directly after the meeting OF tho
/
committee on time. place ana
preacher mot in the church to con
| slider where the next meeting of th.
general association will bo held. Vi
has before /; but one invitation To-
the meeting, that OF the cit,. OF
Portsmouth, as far as could be
learned.
DIR. Wicker read his report to the
4
Ing that the Income OF the Religious
Herald last year was $c5, lS5. and tnc
expenditures for all purposes cor.
nccted with publication. sts,7sl. For
tho first eight months OF the year
tho paper has made $4,000, the re-
| port stated.
! DR.. X. II. Pitt. owner and publisher
OF tho paper, arose and told tho au-
d!cnce that II was not through his
advances that the association was
considering purchase OF the papcr
and that he had not invited such ae.
tion in any way or rcpellcd ii.
There was practically no opposition
I" the report. AMI there we're no dis
scntins voices when tho vote on /,
was called for.
The report advised the appointment
+! CT three Richmond men, or those liz.
Ing in tho vicinity OF the Capitol on
/ tho regular state Board TO control
| the paper. which will be appointed
at the next annual meeting of thu
association If the paper is purchased.
and the appointment OF two member
OF the board from other sections ot
| the State.
1 VIII Elect Own Chairman
! The also lirentS
/ Board thus appointed should elect its
own chairman and officers and that
| the committee which will be .,,.-
pointed this morning be given full
authority TO act. The mission board
/ Is required 10 furnish the finance
/ for the purchase. ID. p. Ryland. W
/ 5. Forbes ana H. l.. DoatwriEht were
/ other members or the committee tina:
framed the report.
1 The most cnioya bic feature or the
| session last night was the intsoduc-
tion of number ~or new pastors il,
I; tho service in Virginia, who appeared
! before the general association for tn
! INST timc during their Service in V.r-
1 sinia. Rev. w. V. Savage, ID. d.. o.:
/ churchiand. with rare humor and wit.
introduced the strangers to the asso-
! citation. They include: Drs. L. g.
Broushton. Grove avenue Baptist:
/ w. w. Weeks, Grace Street: Norman
w. Cooke, Portsmouth: j. Ben Ellcr
| salem: Charles J. Sheets. Newport
| News: ]. \. Edwards. Accomac: H. +.
Lamb. Big Bcthel; S. A. Campbell.
onancock: j. C. Muzelle. Louisa
| Henry III. Sicoll Augusta. and w. e.
Hughes. OF Gladstone
DR.. Mcdaniel, president of the az
sociation, made the report of the con-
mittec on the report OF the stat
Mission Board. so far as It related
| TO part ]. OF that document, or con
Corning campaign conservation. He
said that the possibilities OF the wor.,
| in Virginia had scarcely been touch
| ed. For the first time in tho fifteen
years OF his service on the state
| Mission Board. he said that body
had come through the year without
I having TO borrow money. Or. Nc
] Daniel said the s75.o0o,ooo campaisa
I was great lcveler, in that IL dc
i stroyed class barriers, and he dcciars
/ I'd that during the present time @.
unrest tho church In this way coulu
/ do great things for its cointry.
Report ON Social Service.
I Special report o; the committee o.
report OF the committee on sic;al
service was made. Tho recommends.
tion was mado and accepted that tt
part OF the report which referred
to the Interchurch World Movemen,
as being dead he' stricken out ami
| all reference to this organization h
erased. The report approved and
recommended approval OF the wor.
being done by the Nterracaai con-
mittee. and also that done by suc'i
institutions and homes as tho Hour
| Continued on Tenth PaTo.)
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