Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-11-17
Virginia Animal Conference.

Apartiaireport Gifts proceedings
arc given below:
Rev. A. G. Brown, chairman OF
he hoard of finance, reported the
Total members Of the church this
yoar II, 8l1, increase e.33S; nnMhef
of Snnaay schools f64, ipcrense ~
echolars 81, 500, increase 2,457; of
ficcrs and teachers s,452.
The Joint finance committee re.
ported the district assessments for
The coming year as follows: Rich
mond district. 1888; Charlottes
vile district, s5,067; Danville dis
irict. S4,504; Murfreesboro' district
S6l93; Eastern Shore district, 3d.
o41; Farmville district, $1,000
petersburg district, SG.193; Lynch
pnrg district S6.193; Norfolk dis
lict. s13l9; Randolph Macon
district, S3,94l.
Rev. r. p. Wilson reported from
tie board of church extension that
there was turned over to them to
aid in building churches Sl70,92S.
a report wis read from the wo.
mans department, stating that S91
had been received and expended.
Hon. w. W. Berry made Il spiri-
ted speech in favor OF educating
Young men for the ministry, and
asked for $500 for the use of the
board on ministerial supply.
President Smith, OF Randolph
Mscon, followed in speech on the
same line, aud asked for 81: 0O0.-
A collection was lifted and 300
was raised.
Prof. +. Ii. Smith, of the Uni
versity of Virginia, presented the
report of the Board OF Colportsge.
During the past year there were
seven districts engaged in this
work, and eight Colporters employ
ed who had travelled 1916 miles,
organized Que Sunday school, WIS.,.
ted 4,476 families, preached IA SER
nous, organized % prayer meet
ings, distributed 1,4O0 pages Of
tracts, sold 1921 volumes, have 926
volumes on hand, and S3OS.G7 in
cash. This work has been done
disconnectedly, and the Board
recommended The adoption Of the
plan proposed ty the Norfolk dis
trict conference, which provides
for the employment of General
a gent to have full charge of the
work under permanent Board.
The secretary of the preachers
relief society, w. w. Vicar,.re
ported the receipts last year as
Sl,OG5.G4. The annual appropria.
tons average $500. The assets Of
the society amount to BIT, 494 %.
The receipts from donations, &c,
are diminishing. but the fund
should be 100000 to give an in
come sufficient to give needed re-.
lief. Throughout it's history the
society has distributed s5,725. To
give efficiency 10 the work the so.
ciety asks the Bishop TO appoint a
general agent.
Rev. w. q. Christian presented
the report OF the Sunday school
board. The board reports ITO
schools, 1920 officers and teachers
5J;$sS99 soBBSlaGs 1897 coRHafsI6S5jaan sss
children in union schools, 36 schools
held teachers meetings, aga
schools opea through tie year,
These Statistics show e loss OF %
schools, Bis officers and teachers,
S,25S scholars, 1,001 conversions.
1t is impossible to account for this
falling off. There had been great
increase IN the number of schools
using The Cateehism. The board
recommended that in the decline
reason was found for anxiety, but
also for more earnest labor and adj.
vancement in the work, the mi.
versal use of the Southern Metho-
dist literature, the constant obser-
vance OF children's day. The bish-
OPP was asked to appoint ono Of the
most able and Industrious men of
the body as Sunday school agent,
whose support shall be provided
ont of tha ooIlaotions IF nt,;Ilron,,