Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-22
COULTER IS THE MAN
North Cardinals Secretary to Take
Charge Of the Virginia Work.
wILLrsMys QUARTERLY REPORT.
He Thinks the Associations OF the
state Are Better on Than Year
Ago-statistIcs That show Salts
factory Progress Along Many Lines


chairman, d. ]. weisger. b. f. John
son. G. X. Wills. c. w. Curran, Il. u.
Smith. c. f. Wexford. d. s. Bennett.
Richmond; W. w Smith, Lynchburg; w.
w. Vicar, Norfolk, and Satisfactorily
II. .. Williams.
Mr.. j. NJ. Burwick, a conductor on the
Evansville and rerre Haute railroad. was
Introduced to the committee He comes
to Virginia to work among the railroad
men at the several association points in
the State Jim" was given a warm well
come by the members OF the committee.
He commences work at Crewe tonight,
beginning a service FOR railroad men. He
will visit Roanoke, Radford. Blucfeld.
Handley, and Shenandoah. Mr.. Burwick
has Just finished a series OF services Of
six weeks among the railroad men in
New York State
The subcommittee appointed 20 se.ect
a successor 10 MIR II. 0. Williams,
through their chairman, Mr.. W. w. Vicar.
named MIR. l.. a. Coulter. State secretary
! Of North Carolina, as a desirable man for
State Secretary. and he was elected to
! The position. 10 take effect when Mr..
| Williams commences his work with the
| international Committee Mr.. Williams
| VIII be one OF the international secreta-
ries OF the Railroad Department. with
| headquarters i'm the South. and win still
reside in Richmond
STATE SECRETARY's REPORT
Secretary Williams presented his report
for the quarter ending May 2Oth in which
| he said the greater part Of his time was
/ devoted TO work I'm the interest Of asso-
| Citations needing assistance. He also at
tended the International Convention at
| Springfield, Mass. and the international
| General Secretaries Conference at Hart |
| ford. Conn. The associations OF the State,
he says, are in much better shape fnan-
| cially than they were i year ago. An
urgent demand Is being made for an assoc
citation at Alexandria. and Mr.. Williams
| thinks the time is not far distant when |
successful organizations can be effected |
at Charlottesville, Suffolk and Frede-
ricksburg.
I'VE have few changes in the secreta- |
rial department" the report continues. |
mir. Taylor Mccoy. the past five years |
the general secretary at Staunton, re-
signed, 10 take effect April LIST. In order |
that he might accept the general secre- |
taryship at Bristol, Tenn. Mr.. George |
+. Tibbitts. the past two years general |
secretary at Richmond, has resigned. to |
take effect July 1st. He becomes general |
secretary at Cincinnati. o. Mr.. w l.. |
Radcliffe, general secretary at Harrison |
burg. has resigned. but gives no date for |
leaving The Norfolk association is still |
without a general secretary.
BUILDINGS AND FUNDS.
THE interest in the revival Of the work |
on the building in Petersburg promises |
10 result in its completion at an early |
date Thirty thousand dollars worth OF |
bonds issued have been purchased by
citizen Of Petersburg. This Will enable |
the association to complete it's building |
The Roanoke association raised $1,000 TO
pay off a portion Of the mortgage on their
property in March. and the Roanoke
Railroad Association has paid every cent |
OF indebtedness resting upon their build
ing. A canvass has recently been started
in Harrisonburg and several thousand
pledged toward a building at that point.
We report thirteen buildings and lots,
valued at s227,90O."
COLLEGE-WORK.
Coming down TO college-work, Mr. VIII
liams says:
1.-THE college associations in the State
are now making preparations TO be repre-
scented at the summer school for college
students to be held at Knoxville, Tenn, !
June nth TO 23d, and have been visited in
the interest Of this meeting by a repre-
sentative Of the international Committee,
Mr. Henry w. Luce; the chairman OF
our College Committee, and your state
Secretary" A review of the annual pres-
Dental conference, held m Lexington.
April 18th to 14th, is given. The railroad
associations have done valuable work
the past quarter At each point a general
secretary is in charge, rendering faithful,
wise, and efficient service. These organi-
cations continue to receive the approval
Of the officials. After giving some figures
about the railroad association, Mr.. VIII
llams says: During the past month an
effort has been made by International
Railroad Secretary f.. l.. Hamilton. and
your State secretary to collect the sub
scrptions made by the citizens of Clifton
Forge as their proportion of payment on
the building, and over sl,o00 OF this
amount has been collected. and we expect
to secure an additional 500.
STATISTICS.
This statistical exhibit is made: Days
covered by the report. lO9; days devoted
10 ofiice-work, %; days devoted TO travel
and in the field, 5S; letters written, %l;
postals. 55; kilograms sent, y; Bible
readings given, 5; mems meetings con-
Quoted s; ladies' auxiAaries' meetings, /;
Gospel meetings, IL; Board OF Directors
|
ings. ~; association meetings attended. 3;
addresses on association work delivered,
-; district-conferences attended. /; local
conferences. 1; State conventions, 2; asso-
citation receptions, !; conferences OF
miscellaneous character, 2; have travelled
the past quarter. 1859 miles; assisted IN
raising for different departments Of as
ISOLATION work, $3.50.
BY consent of the committee I at
tended the State Convention OF South
Carolina, at Aiken, s. c., February 18th |
to nth. At the expense Of the Intsrna-
tional Committee, / attended the state
convention Of the association of Georgia.
at Athens Ca, March l4th TO l7th; also |
attended the thirty-frst international cum
vention, at Springfield, Mass, May
sth to 18th, and the twenty-hrst interna-
tional secretaries conference, at Hart
ford, Conn, May 18th TO leth
Have visited New York city twice In
the interest Of securing secretaries for
Virginia points, and Washington once IN
the interest OF the work on the Southern
OFFICE WORK.
The following is the report Of the office
secretary for the quarter: Letters writ
ten. S67; postals 45; kilograms sent, II
matter 80; suoscripton-no-
tees, lS9; receipts, 1872; financial letters
OH, SUBSCRIPTIONS DOCKS, ~, MISCELLANEOUS
353; pieces printed matter. :
957; attended boys meetings, L. mems
meetings. 10; Gospel meetings, %; shop
meetings, /: Bible classes, IS, receptions, !
/: State conventions, /; days in the office l
and in the city, l02; days in the field and !
travel, Z; miles travelled, SIS; days covered
by report, 100. {
THE NEW STATE SECRETARY.
Mr.. Coulter. who was elected State
secretary, was present at the meeting,
and had a very pleasant and satisfactory y
conference with the committee. He ac- 4
cepted the position. and viii take charge Il
as soon as Mr. Williams leaves, which |
viii be In about a mouth.
Mr. Coulter has been very successful I
In his labors with the Young Mems Z
Christian Association. He is an earnest I
and faithful worker and is thought to
be just the man TO take up the work ;
where Mr.. Williams leaves II. He has 4
been State secretary OF North Carolina n
for aboN six years. and TO his untiring T.
Efforts is largely due the present pros
porous condition OF the associations OF
that State. Prior TO becoming State
secretary Mr. Coulter was a prosperous ..
in Memphis. Tenn, and q
ook an active part IN the management ii