The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-22
L. A. COULTER Is THE MAN.
BE VIII SUCCEED Mr.. II. o. VIII
LIAMS As STATE SECRETARY.
Uis Long Experience In Association Work
In tho South Makes him Well suited for
the Picce--Mr. Williams Last Report.

decided yesterday unanimously 10 call
Mir l.. 4. Coulter. OF Charlotte. y. c.,
the state secretary Of North Carolina. as
the successor OF Mr.. II. O. Williams
The following members Of the commit
tee were present: Alr. John r. West
chairman. and Messrs r. ~ smith. 49,
Il. johnson. Charles *. Wills C.. T.
Wexford. and j.. $. Bennett, OF Rich
mond. Mcssrs. j.. J. Wclsigcr and G.. w.
CuTran. OF Manchester. Mr. W. W. Vicar.
OF Norfolk, Mr. W. vs.. Smith, OF Lynch
burg. and State Secretary II. o. VIII
Jams.
Letters Of rcsrcat for not being present
were read from the following absent
members. captain l.. i. Marks, Of
Petersburg. Captain r. C. Morton and
Captain II. NJ Mcllhany. of stanton,
Sir. O.. A. DIngu.d. of LynchbuIg. Hon.
3D. Taylor Ellyson, of Richmond, and Cap
tain j.. ~. Morris. of Manchester.
Mr.. Vicar. on behalf of the commit
tee appointed 10 present the name OF a
successor to- State Secretary Williams,
submitted Che name Of Nv. J.. a. COul-
ter Of Charlotte. y. g.. Apd spoke in the
highest terms of the qualities of Mr..
Coulter as AN efficient and successful AS
ISOLATION worker. The report of the
committee was adopted and Mr.. Coulter
was unanimously elected.
The date whom Mr. Coulter will take
charge of tho State work in Virginia was
LETT Co fhe business committee.
Mr. j. w Burwick freight conductor,
OF tho Evansville and Terra Hauto rail-
road. who is al present dcvoting his time
% oyanEclstic work among railroad mon,
and who arrived in this city yesterday
afternoon. was present and was cor
daily welcomed. Nir. Burwick has been
induced 10 undertake ovangohsuc work
af the different railroad centres I'm Nif-
elnla. ON the Norfolk and Western and
Chesapeake and ohio railroads. during
the next nine weeks.
The usual reports of the office, sccrc-
tary ANA treasurer were received and
fled.
NIP. WILLIAMS LAST REPORT.
State Secretary II. o. Williams presented
his report concerning the work in the
various associations of the state OF Viz
giuiI during tho three months ending
May 3Nth. This u.s. thc first official report
presented t0 the State Executive Com
nltfce since tho holding OF the state
Convention boo stanton held there from
February eth Go 10th. ~ viii also De the
last report rendered hy AIR. Williams
in his capacity as state Secretary Of
Virginia. lu this report Mr. Williams
says.
"Tho number Of associations remains
liIf same as lNhI lfIhlN'I at tine 'Nhh'
Convention. Dur associations generally
are iu much better shape financially than
they were "a year ago. An urgent de-
maul ls now being made for am assOcla-
ton 40 Alexandria. 1 believe the time
IS not far distant when successful or
CARNATIONS can Doe effected at tnarlo'tes-
vile. suffolk and Fredericksburg.
eve have few changes in the score
torlal department. Sir Taylor Mccoy
the past FIVE years the general secretary
at stanton. rendered his resignlton. 10
take effect April ist. iH order That De
might accept the general sccrctaryship
al Bristol. Tenn. Mr. George T.. lib
h.tts for the past two years general
secretary az Richmond. presented his
resignation to take cncct ON July le,. RE
becomes general secretary at Cincinnati,
ohio SIR ~. J.. Radcliffe. general se.re-
tary at Hauisonhurs, has resigned. nut
gives no date for leaving. The Norfolk
association as sun without general
secretary.
PROGRESS IN VARIOUS oUARTfRs
"rhe interest in the revival OF the
work in the building in Petersburg
promises 90 result in its completion at
au early date Bonds of an aggregate
amount of $4,000 have been purchased ny
citizen Of Petersburg This VIII enable
the association 90 complete ITS building
The Roanoke association raised Sitel TO
pay or portion OF The mortgage ON
their property in March last au1 the
Roanoke Railroad Association h.s paid
every cent of Indebtedness rasti Dc uI on
their building. a canvass has recently
been started in Harrsouburg and several
thousand dollars pledged toward build
inF "a that point We report thirteen
buildings ana lots valued 40 S327gDO. At
Roanoke the railroad department nave
enlarged the quarters for the reading
roon 20 bc used Dy the men at the
East-tnI yards.
"Iho Clifton Forge Association have
been promised an annual contribution Of
500 yer year boy Mrs. j. Ilool Wright. in
r,circry of her nusha1 who was SD
former years "a director of the thesapeale
aud Chic Railway COMPANY. The Stauu-
t01 Association have mado q mum ,cr Of
additions TO The hDaty dur * tie past
quarter.
DISTRICT AND COLLEGE WORK.
District committees for the present
year have been appointed. and plans are
Boo preparation for meetings i'm each dis
trlct according 90 which three confer
euces are 90 Doe held as last year before
ruii-summtr and iu addition three our
ing the fam and winter months. a con-
ference was held in the sixth district al
Abingdon, April 2G-2S This was the lar
prst district conference ever held i'm the
state. there being between fifty and sixty
delegates from outside in attendance. The
sum OF $3.50 was raised on that occasion
for the State work Every department
OF association work received emphasis
during the sessions of the conference
Sunday was the memorable day. At the
mems meeting. held in the afternoon.
there were five professed conversions.
THE college associations in the state
are now making preparations 10 Doe repre-
scented at the summer school for College
students. Co be held at Knoxville. Tenn.
June 1923. and have been visited in the
interest of This meeting by ID representa-
tive OF The International Committee. Mr.
Henry W. Luce the chairman OF our
College Committee and your State secre.
fafy The third annual presidential CON.
ference OF these associations was held
in Lexington. April l2-lf. Eleven assoc
Citations were represented hy their prosi.
dents who came together for a thorough
study of many problems with which they
faust deal as presidents of the college
associations.
international College Secretary r. $.
Erockman, Roy. Il. J. McBrydc. d. d.. Of
Lexington. aud Your State secretary had
charge OF this conference. The report Of
tho entire field shows marked increase
over that OF last year I'm the attendance
unou Gospel meetings. the number OF
urofessed conversions, the interest and at
tendance upon Bible classes the number
OF men serving upon committees. and the
IIl & Nl I.I 1hf tf no.