Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-19
BAPT|STS FOR RICHMOND
AS NEW SEMINARY SITE
State Association Adopts Re
port, Recommending City
to Southern Convention.
PORTSMOUTH SESSION ENDS
hnnunI Gathering AdJourns After
Meeting Declared t0 Have Hrcn
Among Best Ever Held In Long
History In Virginia.


NORFOLK. VA. Nov ls.-Thc vir-
gtnia Baptist General Association adj
journcd at o'clock this afternoon
after a three days session at the
Court street Church. Portsmouth.
Tho report of the committee on
educational commission noted the
progress made In providing better
church facilities in the educational
contcrs where State schools and col
lcRos are located
II was recommended that the pro-
posed survey at charlottesville be au-
thorized and that II he reported to
the state mission board with Il view
OF meeting tho needs Of the present
session ms we'll az 10 make n fuller
report to the next session of the gen
cral association. and also that as
ruranccs OF cooperation with the
trustees OF Blucheld College lie re-
newed
tirimOnd ms Seminary site.
Touching upon the proposed Bap-
tis, theological seminary, the report
HAYS:
In regard to tho communication
which came from the committee OF
the Southern baptist convention rcla-
Two 10 establishing Il new thcologi-
cal seminary. we recommend that tho
general association indorse the report
OF the Baptists OF the city OF Rich
mond and OF the pastors conference
of tho same city. as well as that
of tho University Of Richmond ask =
Ing that. In the event n new seminary
Is To be established. tho Southcr n
Baptist convention consider Rich
mond, Va. as 4 desirable location for
that Institution
The report was adopted
The committee on nominations and
new members Of boards of the gen
eral association made the foilowing
report: State mission board associa
ton mcmb"rs--AccOmac Association.
J. T.. Nottingham: Albemarlc, g. j..
Splitter: AppoinattoX. G. i. Hancock
Augusta. r. T.. Tyler; Blackwn,cr. Il.
X. Camp: Blue Ridge. J. l.. McCave:
Cilnch valley, W. $. Dodd: Concord.
II 7. Williams; Dan River. j r.
Lacy, Jr.: Dover. :. Il. woOdnn
Goshen, w. s. Chcsley: James River,
j. II. Taylor: Hcrmon. Andrew Broad
dus. Jr.: Middle District, T.. II. Nor
ton: Lebanon, VI. J.. Harrison: New
Lebanon. r. j. Phelps: Strawberry.
X. A. McFarland., Peninsula. +. w
MIistead: Petersburg. Wallace Ruck
or; Piedmont. Ward Hill; Ports
mouth. W. W. Gordon; Potomac, i.
X. Mansfield: Haprahannock. g. H.
andoah. X. l. STAPLES; Powell River
T.. r. King: shiloh. G. W Hurt. Val
ley. G. 81. Lumsford. New River, j.
Cam Field. members w D.
Duke. II. A. Williams. r. NJ Smith
q. ~. Clark, Il. l.. Powers. STYLES IT.
Ellison. X. r. Gaines. II. r. Pollard
Jr.. X. u. Allphs. Bruce Bowe, C. "
Williams. Jr.. &. a Johnston. r. f.
Moomn'v. !. g. Moss, II. II Scay and
j a. Morris
Edurntinn Hoard.
Education Board-w. w. Weeks
president: W. +. Clarke, first Vice
president: S. R. WoodHn. second vice
president: Frank T. Crump. CORE
spending secretary: W. r.. Robertson
recording secretary: g. W. Mcdaniel
c. y. Jcnkcns, J. 4. Barker, G. o.
Alley, l.. G. Hazclgrove. Hni Monta
que. c. 4. Seaton. Z. y. Villa ms. .Jr.
II. n. Morton. G. a. Johnston: Tide
water. r. r. Deans: Southslde. Y. r
Sanford: Piedmont, T.. w. Winfreyi
Valley. W. F.. Abrams; Southwest
John r. Haly.
The association In its closing hours
heard reports OF the committee or
obituaries, laymen's missionary
movement. Sunday school board OF
the Southern Baptist Convention and
Baptist Bible Institute.
The sessions have been the hest In
the long history OF the denomination
in Virginia.