Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-01


kic. Joseph i,rysn. Howard Swacford.
u u. l.ulnsden. w. q. Stokos, Charles
u. Fin, Ceoseo p Stacy, George p.
MrAdfina. Membership. exclusive Of
branches. SfN volumes Ia li5rAfy.
Z. Sg0: books Issued, 1900 visitors
| 10 rsaGing-room approximately, 40. 900 {;
iaily papers on file, 5 /: weskiias and
:, mi-wcsklies, %: mcnthlics and semi
monthiies. i6. Religions meetings
Yorrg mems meeting. Bible class. 10
teruaiional lesson study. boys meet
ing. Rcading-rcom. social parlcrs, il
biery, practical talks medical talks;
rev and well-farnished gymnasium;
frequent receptions; Chautauqaa Lit
orary and Scientific Circle. The dsso-
cfo;ion Record, eight pages, Published
monthly, devoted to local Association
work.
hlehmond surday-schooi Uaien OF AL d.
nctpsnaftcns.
This INSTRUMENTATION Union of Sun
day.school workers held one mass
meeting curing the year at Grace-Stree.
Presbyterian church. which was largely
attended, and the whole spirit OF the
meeting indicated that the Union was
doing good work and having an infuen-
tial effect upon the schools Of our city.
The officers are Rev. 4. G.. Dasl,icll.
president; William NJ. Turpin, John
y. Cary, James II. Peay, Jr.. Adolphus
Blair. Judge George l.. Christian, Rev.
W. C. Schaeilcr. yicc-prcsidents VIII
liam l.. Hill, secretary and treasurer
Charles p. Rady, assistant secretary.
Executive Committee: The superin-
tcndents OF the Sunday schools Of all
denominations in the city.
The Union is composed Of all the
white evangelical Sunday schools Of the
city OF Richmond, and is auxiliary to
the Virginia State Sunday-School Union.
Its object is to greatly improve the
efficiency Of the Sunday-school work.
and 20 harmonize and bring together all
our Sundal-schooy workers upon the
platform Of Christian unity, which IL as
broad Is the redemptiye work Of Christ.
II desires to aid in the establishing OF
schools in destitute parts Of the city
and to foster the missionary spirit IN
all our schools.
Owing to many claims upon the time
and energies of the individual workers
of this Union during the past year, their
work has not been so efficient as they
could desire.
BsPiIsT.
AS some Of the most important gen
eral boards Of this doobmination are
located in this city, we present below
list of their officers and synopsis of
their work;
Board OF Foreign Missioas or Southern Bs3.
uu Convention.
The Board received for the year
closing April 80, 1894. $50. 1851, of
which more than one eighth was
from Virginia; for the current year re-
ceipts are larger. giving promise of
sl0O, 600 by April Both. Its operations
have been correspondingly enlarged by
sending out Ia new missionaries. The
present working force consists of %
foreign and % native laborcrs in China;
7 foreign and 4 native III Africa 4
foreign and Q native in Italy; foreign
and native in Brazil I foreign and 8
native in Mexico; totals, AZ and 10
90. a school for the higher education
Of young ladies has opened prosperously
at Saltillo, Mexico, under the manage
mcnt of trustees appointed by the
Board. Similar advances have been
made in other stations. Altogether the
work has never seemed to enjoy greater
prosperity.
State Mission Boa,d.
Rev. John Pollard, Jr., ID. d., prcsi-
dent; II. X. Ellyson, corresponding
secretary; G. Harvey Clarke, record
ing secretary.
This Board of the Virginia Baptist
General Association sustained during
the past year GA missionaries, who la
bored in destitute parts of the State.
They reported the following summary
Of labors performed during the year
Number Of preaching stations, 207
number of sermons preached, 4,S0S;
number of persons baptized, 6l7 /; num-
Der Of conversions in connection with
the labors of the missionaries of per-
sons baptized by pastors, Coo; Sunday
schools at stations, l29 /; new Sunday
schools organized, 81; new churches
constituted, IL; houses Of wor-
ship being erected, 10; houses of wor-
ship completed during the year, s.
Baptiu Education Board.
Rev. DR.. W. 4. Hatcher, president;
j. Taylor Ellyson, corresponding Secre-
tary, No. iii Main street.
The object of this Board is to aid young
men studying for the ministry at Rich
mond College or the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary. 1t is a State or
ganization, and only undertakes to aid
students who come properly endorsed
b. the Virginia churchei. During its
past career the Board has aided 40
ministerial students, many of whom
have been among the most useful pas
tors ana most consecratcd missionaries
Of the denomination. During the past
year it has had under its charge and
aided 5 i ministerial students.
EPISCOPAL.
Diocesan missionary Soeic;v.
The following is the Executive Com
mittee of this Society: Right Rev. +.
NJ. Whittle, d. d., l. l.. d., Right Rev.
Alfred NJ. Randolph, d. d., Rev. c. j.
Gibson, ID. D.. Rev. I. G. Dashiell, ID.
D., Rev. Joshua peterkin, d. D., Rev.
Charles Minnigerode, d. D., Rev. II.
NJ. jackson, Messrs. Joseph Bryan,
Thomas Poots. +. A. Saunders, j. p.
McGuire, William +. Gray, David n.
Walker; Mr.. J. L. Williams, treas
urcr, and Rev. Pike Powers, ID. d.,
secretary, Richmond.
The committee in their last annual
report state that they expended s5,430
in aiding 80 clergymen laboring as mis-
sionaries in different parts of the do
cese.
TRUSTEES OF THE Bruce FUND
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