The morning times., 1896-11-17

Richmond, Va, Nov. 16.-At the meeting
of the Baptist General Association this
morning the report OF the Home Mission
board was discussed at some length. 1he
report showed lnaJ IN It's thirteen years OF
existence the board had sent out 3 AGO mis-
Sionaries, who nave conSecrated 2,Oo2 new
churches, built T03 houses of worship and
added al ,201 members tu hechurches.
The board sent out Al 1 missionaries last
year, against 40 the year previous. They
supplied 626 churches and stations, bdp-
tiZed 5,6l7 and received by letter 6,612,
organized 372 sunday schools, consecrated
2OI churches ana ultio D. houses Oh VIZ
ship. The receipts for last year were
ST5,927, and placed Virginia second to
Georgia only as Southern contributing
State TO this cause.
Treasurer Ryian reported his receipts as
So, ,s37, an increase of SET over the pre-
Ceedng year.
The woman's missionary societies did i
grand work The arrest of DiaZ, says
the report, interrupted the work in Cuba
Gen Lee is commended for the interest
he took in the Cuban missionary. The
work among the Cubans was said to have
been very successful. The work among
the colored people had been enlarged.
sUNDAY-SCHOOL WORK.
Dr. j. NJ. Pitcher of the Sunday-school
ana bluIe board. rc,ti Il very comprehensive
report. 1t showed that the general super
inlendent and tweRty-siN Ncolporteurs laborcd
1912 days. travelled 34,995 miles and
visited II .a27 families. They sold $4 go
worth of books and made donations OF
$2sS. The beard had 81 ,3S5 ON hand
october Ri last. in the bible department.
The total cash received for the year was
S9.i44, and the total expenditures were
$9.295.
The following resolutions, offered 10y
DR. Thames, was adopted.
Whereas the times are propiticus for an
aggressive movement in the Sunday school
work in the State,
Whereas, the fostering of this work is
one Of the functions OF the Sunday school
and Bible board, and,
Whereas, tae work of this board in this
department for the year has been sratiry-
ing and encouraging, therefore, be ii
Resolved, That the board be urged to
put further ana larger emphasis upon this
feature of the work during the next as
sociational year.
Resolved, 'ihaI The churches he requested
To increase their contributions 50 that these
instructions can be carried out.
Rev. Dr. Cooper read the report OF Mrs
h. +. johnson, the corresponding secretary
OF the central committee. IL showed that
i96 societies had reported during the year.
There had been 3,S22 letters written and
D,-Ji received. ~ ETtdt ucdi pl ulcT-
ature was distributed
The report ui tnc Juard was "a very in
tereSting one and refers with regret to the
retirement nf Mrs. johnson from the cor
responding secrctaryship. Mrs. william
ElySOn, The treasurer, reported that Sl0,-
STS had been diSbursed during the year
There was an increase III Contributions Of
S39. over the preceding year.
EDUCATING YOUNG MEN.
At the night session the annual report
Of the education board was presented by
the corresponding secretary, Hon. j. Tay-
loi EliiSt n. 1t WAS a very interesting docu-
ment, opening with the assurance that in
terest in this great department Of Chris
tan activity was never greater in Virginia
than il is now. The report adds in this con
nection:
we have under oar care this session
fiftyuinc young men, Of which number one
is purS Iing hisstudiesa ut Oakland Academy,
furty-twc at Richmond College, and six
teen at the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary.
1T w!il be seen from our treasurcr's
report that we had on hand at the be-
ginning of the year. SsG6. .9S: we have
received during the year, 81, 76o: making
in all. S5.533.
We have expended during the year
S4.T2s. leaving balance OH hand, October
81. 1896, OF SSG4. We owe the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary Tor the board
Of students last rear. S12T. This amount.
which ought to he pad Immediately. would
leave balance on hand 10 be applied uu
the work of the present year, S179."
The report on general education was
read by President Hoatwright, of Ricn.
| mond College. The paper. while quite
| lengthy, was exceedingly interesting and
treated exclusively of the educational work
being carried ON i'll this state by the de-
| nominational schools and colleges.