The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-12
NeSpeCtIUIIys
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DraStHapf
MIyIsIEKIaL UNION.
The House to Hou.e Visitation In This CIT,
f. Nearly Complied.

The regular lnonthIy meeting Oh the
Ministerial Union OF Richmond and Man
chester was held in the parlor OF the
Young Mems Christian Association at
rccn yesterday. Rev j. j. GraVatt pre-,
sided, and Rev. II. 4. Whitley recorded.
The president sui United prosrainlhn'e,
for the meetings o. the Union agreed upon
by the officers which retommen1 Is that
the meetings lie ccrducted in as informai
manner as possible. and that the meet
ings be not eAter ded later than l O'CLOCK
without the consent of the meeting.
Rev. w. j. Young. chairman or the
Executive Committee, submitted the IoI-
lowing report
hPlpy TO report that the work OF vista
tlon is nearly completed, and that 1t mas
so far beer satisfactorily and success
fully done. They hope TO be able 10 make
final report at the April meeting OF the
1--WE would recommend that the infor-
nation gathered through the cards DC
tabuated under the direction OF the
chair man OF each district. ana accofdlIs
10 the following form: Number OF fami-
llrs, number In families, nu nber OF indi-
viduals; total population, NUMBER OF
church Numbers, Baptists, Episcopalldns'
etc; number IF nCn-church IN ;mDeFs'
number of persons preferring church,
Baptists, etc, number OF persons pte-
ferring no church, number OF Sundiay
school scholars. number or needy 1amlles.
We would recommena tna AL tne c, ty'u ar.
~
ranged by subdistricts and districts De
put I'm a printed form, under the dlreclioh
OF the Executive Committee, ana us.
tributed among the ministers ana otneF
Christian workers OF the city. -,
I'VE would recommend that after the
tabulation shall have been completed ihe
cards be distributed, under the dircctloil
OF the chairman of each district, ahVus
the pastors 10 Whom they PiOPe'S
We would recommend that the money
on hand from the collection taken At we
mass-meeting be aPprropriSted 20 Nj Wea pa, :
Walthall for the printing OF the cdr1s,
and that the additional sum oil 10 DC
provided for ..,,,,,,,
tee Of three be appointed from your pody
tn walt on the colored pastors OF w
cItv' 10 urge them 10 undertake this WORK
of visitation among their race, anu 10 d'u
them in arranging their plans ,,
The report was adopted stter some
little discussion OF the various polnts'
Nj / X. Mason moved That the EA-
ecutiye Committee be empower 10,
sess the various denominations aCSVi,ulI.s
80 their strength to raise the additional
Rev George c. Abbitt offered as an
amendment that the amount ne s4dt az ~
teed by the Ministerial lHloh """ -
by its members. 4 I l.
'Rnys. Or. Landrum. Young ana j. n,
Mason were appointed members o. ~
committee VINO are 10 'vlli'i "'N''
'J pev Laughon. chairman of the Fulto99
.Iist~ict reported thatSthe can, dsai, ~,
MS district had been completed. anu iaI
hcen successful in securing a soou "edl
AZ dasirable information. similar iS
mort was made by Rev. WI. ,itli'' ~
Tor the Church Hin diStric ""eIe ~
work has also Eeen cortpiD ',H, a.
c''oro. Cooper stated that the WORK ~
Shorkoe district had been SomeNhd ~
i"0rd hut was progressing Nety go, -
e,yctHrilv and would soon be comp.
D., M Young stated that lhe worn ~
Wonroe district had been alhlo5tH ~ e.,
rieted and II had already re51l.cu D n'
PIGttions TO several churches. htN. ~
4llII.o'' I,rool district stated That tne
work had be n ooInple'e"' ""N
- 6i,.ino Inc discussion over me SII191
,,,.,sttcns we're asked as 10 what thVunt
40 done in a case where a pelaoh 80 ~
sfsted that he or she was q ~ an.
cne church but preferred ahotl.' nmrSon
o,Lnr Instance II was stated that p PEI S So.'
49, ~ i,yor the names of three cnurtuen
IldI bs'rances IL WAS decided That Wheie
a. Pnrefcrence had been given me leePo',,
I've persons should be sent 10 lhe ho"' '''
! church. - tho stockton street
! church. in Manchester, So hsen under
work In that city had not S''
Pev Mr.. Whitley read c 3mmGin1 ' Te,'.
- ~ - cft,ral WomanS Chrlslldh ici' ,
| Nance Union asking tht - 49," btid.
! RrI,or 10 make arrangements LOT tle L.
10 ~ weekly services az w ~ H. SER
nnIs,se every Thursday eY'hlhS, ~ Ii,
n0ua' - be conducted in turn by lhe MI MI
Nl ., 81 INC various denominations, ~, a.,
lattIs "a as referred 10 the Executive
Committee.