Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-09

kfrica. May 2. 1896 They are nccom-
panied By Brother w. =. VIM and wife.
who 20 as our missionaries but will
draw no salary.
DEATHS.
we report with sorrow the death,
April IS 1895, OF Sister w. r. Lumbley,
AT Lagos. Africa she was an excellent,
cody woman. and her death Is quite q
loss 10 our mission. The news OF her
death did not reach US In time TO an
nounce It in our last annual report
ION December II. 1895, Rev. NJ Gas
saway OF Yacatecas, Mexico. died
He had been on the field only a few
years. but was doing well. He was con-
secrated and earnest. ana was making
an efficient missionary. We mourn his
loss. Several have offered TO 40 and
take his place. but, in view OF the fnan-
cial situation, we have not felt that we
were warranted I'm making any new APP
pointments Just now
THE MISSION JOURNAL.
"The consolidated Journal has not
taken well with our people. II Is cost
ing our board more than formerly; we
get much less space than we used to
have. and so are not able 10 properly
present our work. We are often COM
PEELED 20 leave out the names OF our
missionaries and letters from them. We
are reaching not near 20 many OF our
people The subscribers 10 the Journal
now are only about half OF what the
Foreign Mission Journal had alone. Our
people need information, and the present
arrangement is very unsatisfactory. We
feel that the foreign mission work has
been hurt by the arrangement and ask
the convention TO appoint a committee
10 confer on the subject and report at
this session OF the convention. We agree
with DR. Broadus, when. In talking on
this subject. he said six papers in 6Ooo
homes would do more good than one
paper in 1900 homes.
FINANCES.
as will be seen by the treasurer's
report, there was received during the
year Cor the use of the board only sl02
O56i5. While some States show a HAND
some increase. the majority report y
marked falling off. We have expended
for missions during the year l05.1iSN.
thus exceeding our income. notwithstand-
ing the board has reduced the ex-
penditures in the foreign fields about
5000. We have, therefore. to report
an increase i'm our Indebtedness We
now owe S26 O92, 50 for money borrowed.
borrow much more The question we
submit 10 you II simply this: Where
shall we get the money for our current
expense OF some $1,000 month during
the summer months, when our receipts
are always small? We always begin TO
get I'm debt the first month OF the year,
even while the convention Is In session.
Special efforts have always been made
just before the convention, and then for
.,.,1 10 f,stH hut Inns
are very small. The past year for in
stance. we needed TO meet current ex-
penditures from May 1st to October 1st
about $4,000. We received In that time
$231l0, thus forcing us TO borrow nearly
$1,000 ia addition TO our other indebt-
edness, and then pay interest on that
sum. In eleven months less than
$4,000 was received for the work. and in
April. the twelfth month, over $4,000
was received. Thus one third of all
given was received in the last month.
Are we honest with God in carrying on
His work I'm this way?
THE result of the years work brings
Southern Baptists face TO face with this
momentous question:: How can we make
our annual income for foreign missions
equal TO our annual expenditures? After
the experience OF the past year. we are
profoundly convinced that the settlement
of this question cannot longer be post
poned. and we ask the convention to
give during its present session serious
and prayerful consideration TO It. Shal we
detain the missionaries who are now at
home, and, If necessary, recall others?
We ask instructions from the conven-
ton.
SUNBEAM SOCIETIES.
"This department Of the work for the
4
fully carried forward by Or. George BraX-
ton Taylor. Jr. Under his direction over
800 societies have been organized. These
are i'm every State from Maryland Ia
Texas During the eight years DR.. Tay-
lor has had charge of the work S25.9Ol. So
was raised. But the good accomplished
was not simply in raising money, but in
forming and training the young in the
great work OF missions. As DR.. Taylor
has given up this work the board has
requested the Womans Missionary Union
TO take charge Of this department"
WOMAN'S AUXILIARY.
The report then gives the detailed re-
port of the Woman's Missionary Union
Auxiliary to the Southern Baptist Conven-
ton. showing their collection for foreign
missions during the past year TO have
been SO 69955, and other important educa-
tional work
The report also gives at length very
interesting details Of the work and sue
cess of its missionaries in Italy, Brazil,
Mexico. Africa, China, and Japan.
Many OF the reports Of the missionaries
are OF deep interest, but the general
items have been from time TO time pub
lished i'm the columns Of the Dispatch.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
The report of the treasurer. Mr.. John
C. Williams, gives the receipts by States.
as follows:
Less State
Gross Expenses Net.