Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-01

It's object u greatly 10 improve the ellis
cheney OF Sunday@eb00l work and TO har+
monte and bring together al orr SUNDAY
school workers upon the platform OF Chris-
tian unity, which Il as broad ss the rcdemp-
tive work OF Christ. IL desires 10 aid In the
establishing Of schools in destitute parts OF
the city and to foster the missionary spiri. IN
all our schools.
During the past year this society sided
very much the Sunday-schOo cause by assist
In the management Of large mass>meetngs
under the auspices Of the Virginia state
Sunday-School Union.
During this year this society expects 10
take part In grand Sunday.school conyen-
ton.
BAPTIST.
As some Of the most important general
boards OF this denomination are located IN
this city. we present below list OF their
officers and synopsis OF their work
BOARD or Foreign Missions of tho
Southern BaptiNt Convention.
The rooms Of this board are Nos. %. %,
and "a Merchants National Bank building,
1903 Main street. OF this city. The CORE
spending secretary, II. A. Upper, may be
found in the first room; the museum ana
confidential clerk. Miss Helen Gwathmey, IN
the second. and T. z. Bell assistant, secre-
tary. in the third. The missions and mis-
sionsrieS 81 the board found In the five con-
tinents Of the globe are constantly Increasing.
Since May last fourteen new laborers have
been sent into the Geld aud SIX others are ex.
pectiug soon 10 depart.
The board is contemplating mission IN
japan, for which several missionaries nave
already offered their services. One hundred
thousand dollars are needed for the work oil
the current yeqr, and the amount will proba.
bly, be donated by the churches. The out.
look OF the missions ia all parts OF the word
has never been more cheering. Recently
conference was held In the missoD-TOOms
with representatives OF the Baptist mission
ary organizations Of the North, with no view
OF organic union. but for the adjustment OF
al questions between the several boards
The conference was cminently successful In
us results. The organ OF tho board - thc
Foreign Mission JourDal-a most valuable
missionary periodical
stato-MiSstOn BOARD.
Rev. George Cooper, ID. d.. president; II.
x. Ellyson, corresponding secretafyi u.
Harvey Clarke, recording secretary.
The Board of the Virginia Baptist General
Association sustained during the past year
Il missionaries, who labored IN destitute
parts Of the state They reported the follow
ing summary Of labOrs performed during the
wear Number OF preaching stations DIS;
number OF sermons preached. 6,ll9; number
of persons baptized, $50; numOer OF CONVEX
siOns in connection with the abors OF The
mi ssionAres Of per70ns baptized by pastors,
]. 430: Sunday schools ri stations, 1j7; new
sunday schools organized, %; new churches
constituted, Z; houses Of worship being
erected. Is; houses OF worship completed
during the year, II.
baptist Education Beard.
Rev. Or. W. i. Hatcher, president; j.
Taylor Elyson, corresponding secretary,
No. III Main street.
The object Of this board is to AID young
men STUDYING for the ministry at Richmond
College or the Southern Baptist TbeoloeIcal
Seminary. It ia state organization, and
only undertakes TO aid students who come
properly endorsed by the Virginia churches.
During its past career the bosrd has aided
545 ministerial students, many OF whom
have beea among the most useful pastors
and most cOnsecrated missionaries OF the de-
nomination. During the past year 1t has had
under its charge an0 aided Al ministerial
students.
EPISCOPAL.
Diocesan missionary Society.
The following is the Executive Committee
Of TINS society: Right Rev +. NJ. Whitlle, ID.
d., Ill. d., Right Rev. Alfred VI. Randolph,
! u. d., Rev. G. }. Gibson, ID. D., Rev. 4. &.
Dasbien. ID. d.. Rev. Joshua Peterkin. ID. d.,
Rev. Charles Minnigerode ID D., Rev. ii.
/ NJ. Jackson, u D., Rev. j. b. Newton, Rev.
l.. w. Burton, Messrs Joseph Bryan, Thomas
| Potts, L. A. Saunders. j. T.. Mcclure, VIII
| liam f. Gray, David y. Walker; ). H. VIII
| liams, treasurer, and Rev. Pike Powers, ID.
| d., secretary, Richmond.
The committee in their last annual report
state that they Appropriated $500 in aiding
| fity-three clergymen laboring As missionaries
| In different parts Of the diocese
TRUSTEES or THE BRUCE FUND: Right Rev.
! +. NJ. white, d. d., LID, Rev Joshua
| Peterkiu. ID. d.. and William VI. Hill.
| OFFICERS OF THE BROTHERHOOD: David n.
Walker, president; George w. Warren,
treasurer; =. IL. Mayo, secretary.
TRUsTEEs OF FUND FOR RELIEF OF DIS
| ABLED CLERGYMEN II. L. C.. RaSkervlll, L.
! II. Mayo, b. y. Barbour, Cyrus Bossieux;
| John II. Claiborne, treasurer.
| MANAGERS or TIE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS
FUND: Right Rev. I. NJ. Whitie, d, d.,
| LII d., Rev. C.. j. Gibson, ID. d., Rev. L. &.
| Dashed, ID. d., Rev. ID. f. Sprigg. u, d.,
Joseph Bryan; Charles L. Whitlock; L. H.
Mayo treasurer.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Presbyterian Committee or PubIica-
|
! sion.
! 1901 Main street. Rev. James X. Hszen,
| u. d., secretary and treasurer; j. ID. Il.
| Sleight, business superintendent. This COM
mittee il the organ OF the Southern Presby-
terian Church for the publication aud dis
! iributlou OF sound religious literature in the
| form of books, tracts, papers for sunday
schools, &c, and controls large snd glow
! inc business, and owns the elegant property
corner OF Tenth and Main streets. This COM
mittee has issued during the past year 1880
bound volumes. i0,I00 tract volumes. G0.0G0
catechisms, 100000 pages OF tracts, 20,-
| 500 catalogues, circulars, reports, and
blanks, and 1000 class-books. The Sab
bath. school pspers-The Earnest Worker
monthly), The Children's Friend semi
monthlv), Lesson Quarterly, and Lesson Pa
pers weekly are edited by the secretary OF
| publication, and are published for the CONS
mitiee by McssTs. Whittet Sheppe son.
The number Of these papers issued IRON the
press Is as follows Earnest Worker. l3O,-
coo; Chldren's Friend, 400 600; Lesson Pa
pers, 1900, 900; Lesson Quarterly, $4,000;
Primary Illuminated Lesson Papers, l,O0O,-
0OO The Missionary, 1900.
CITY sUNDAY-sCuOOL ORGANIZA-
TIONS.
Baptist Sunday-SchOOi Association.
u. fl. Enett, president; Jackson Turpin,
| yice.president; Robert A. Gary, secretary;
Josiah Rylaud, Jr., treasurer; DR.. George Is.
Steel auditor Officers and teachers on roll,
545; sverage attendance, AS; scholars on
roll, 5, 15l; average attendance. 3.4l6; new
! scholars, Sol; conversions, 1885, baptisms,
100; collections for schools, Sj,19l.G6; col
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