Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-23

( however great difficulty in successfully
| carrying out this purpose, and Appeared
| for help to the American Baptist Home
| Mission Society I'm 1891, when, by the ac-
| ton OF the Virginia Baptist State Conven-
| ton compact was entered into, by Vlr-
| tue OF which the Home Mission Society
rendered financial help TO the seminary
IN paying the salaries OF teachers. From
1872 to October ]. 1897, the society appro-
priated TO the seminary for this purpose,
$7.43i In addition to this amount, IT has
also loaned the seminary, on second
mortgage $500 TO cancel pressing debts,
which at one time threatened TO close tho
school. The seminary Is now aitiliated
with tho university.
Spiller Academy. founded at Hampton.
by the untiring efforts of the Rev. Richard
Spiller has been helped for some years
by the Home Mission Society. II has been
adopted as one Of the schools of the state
Convention, and is now affiliated with the
university.
WHAT THE SOCIETY HAS DONE.
The following statement, taken from the
treasurers reports. indicates what the
American Baptist Home Mission Society
has expended for the Christian education
of the colored Baptists of Virginia since
It commenced it's work In Richmond In
1865 up to october /, 1897:
Total amount appropriated up TO the
year 1888. S99,34735; 1888. sS.5S010; 1881, 500
2)5.63 1885. 81, 6f7.52: 1886, sl3,50.99; 1891
ll,5l216; 1883, 81. sO8.41; 1850. sl41O659 1890
Sl2.74357: 1881. $4,000. 70; 1882, $iO2i4sS 1893
$40 761 60: 1884, 49, 1859: 1895. sll ,6N 45: 1896,
So S97.66; making a grand total Of 9l.725.62
given to Virginia by the Home Mission
Society for educational work. The subject
of unifying and enlarging it's work, for
which such n large sum has been exDend-
ed. was considered for long time by the
authorities Of the society, and finally
plan 70 accomplish this end was submit
tel TO the State Convention, meeting at
Norfolk, with the following result:
The Colored Baptist State Convention of
Virginia at its meeting at Norfolk, Va,
May q, 1896. decided with great unanimity
TO enter into cooperation with the Ameri-
can Baptist Home Mission Society in de-
veloping at Richmond. the Virginia Union
University, and recommended that the
colored Baptists of the State should raise
before January l, 1909, the sum Of S35OOO;
and that of this sum $1,000 should be used
in erecting a dOrmitory for the Mems
College Of the university, and the re-
naming $4,000 should be given to Virginia
Seminary to pay off its present indebted
ing The convention. at the same meeting,
placed upon it's Board of Education the |
Of devising ways and means |
to raise the $4,000 in the time named.
The Board OF Education accepted the |
and nominated to the trus- |
tees Of the university for financial agent |
ito take charge Of this work. Rev J. w. |
Kirby. who was appointed by the univer-
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appointed of its number an executive COM
mittee.
THE WORK OF THE FINANCIAL
AGENT.
Rev. J. w. Kirby entered upon his duties |
as financial agent September ], 1896. and /
he has from then until now given his en-
ire time and energy to this work. At first,
as was TO be expected. he had many OBJ
stacles 20 overcome. These however. are
disappearing. and the work IS
low well organized, giving great promise
IF future results. Notwithstanding the /
difficulties Mr.. Kirby had to encounter.
le has been successful in securing 4 large
amount in pledges and money. In addi-
ion 10 the s.. 41573 deposited by the finan-
,ial agent. A,T54 have been received from
,ther sources. making the present deposit
IN the $1,000 amount to A,16973. leaving !
g S3027 TO be raised to make the deposit
{, 900
ACTION UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES.
The Board of Trustees Of the University,
1t its meeting in Richmond May 4, 1897,