Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-13

Itself but rather leaving this TO the other
boards. stiil the Sunday School Boort
has become quite factor In mission as
an educational force, as Ii trains the
Young in missionary doctrines and mis-
sonary life.
It's work for convenience and emphasis
is divided into five parts: l, the PERIOD
cal Department; 2, the Missionary De-
partment; 3, the Book and Tract Depart
ment; 1. the Bill Department; o, the
Home Department.
The eight years since II was appointed
has seen wonderful growth in the work
Of the board as 20 volume of business,
as to increase of receipts and as 10 what
has been done in helping on the various
denominational interests. 1t has pro-
jected new lines of operation and en-
larged its work in many ways, and in
every instance been wonderfully success
ful.
HELPING OTHER BRANCHES.
1t has shown itself able, not only to be
self-sustaining. but also to project Itself
as a helping force i'm all our denomna-
tional life. In eighteen months after it
was started 1t began to make appropria-
tions out of its business. Since then, TO
the close of the convention year, April
y
it made the following summary OF APP
preparations:
Gifts in Bibles books, tracts, and
periodicals ...... ....... ........S zi,ZVi 81
Boxes for Sunday-sch0ol mis-
sionares Qwo years. ........ 81. S,52S IA
Cash to home and foreign boards
OIissionary-Day) 49,. ....... 1892 IL
Cash TO Sunday-school missions
Through State boards) ......... 20,2l9 30
Expended for other denomina-
tional interests ........ ........ 4,7O5 81
Purchase OF house (all paid foD.. 10,6N 20
Invested reserve fund ............ l9,OyV W
Cash balance on hand ............ $50 "
Other assets .......... ............ soll "
total .......... ...,...'. ..'.''.'sli2'loA -
In this time a business has been estao-
lished which, measured by its income
making power Is worth easily S2oo,OVo,
and belongs entirely to the Baptists OF
the South, and is under the absolute con-
troll OF the Southern Baptist Convention.
The part Is prophetic of the future, and
shows the Immense possibility Of this
work az TO growth in the enlargement
OF it's business and efficiency of its use
| funess as one OF the agencies created by
the Southern Baptist Convention Tor
l
| benevolence and energy OF our churches.
! In its appeal TO the denomination this
| board asks for help along the line Of its
/ FIVE departments: l, use of the sunday
/ school periodicals; .. help in mission,
| oducation; 3, circulation of It's books ana
/ tracts: T. contributions TO its Bible FUND,
| &, Introduction OF its Home Department.
Help given in one OF these is help given
| IN all OF them-especially is this true
when the periodicals are taken into our
homes and Sunday schools. God has bless
cd this work IN a most signal way and
s using IT for the furtherance OF the
Rospel Of His dear Son Under His hand
more and more will # become a power
for good, and be felt along all the lines
| Of our UNCONVENTIONAL life.
j. NJ. FROST.
Corresponding Secretary
Nashville Tenn.
American Home Mission Society.
In behalf OF the American Baptist Home
Mission Society l send you most hearty
greetings / trust that the Richmond
convention may be the best that has yet
been held. You are very sure TO have a
warm welcome I'm both senses OF the
term. You cannot fail to be pleased with
the beautiful city OF Richmond / hope
also. that there VIII be such q hearty
mngllng together OF the young. people ol
the North and the South that they shall
forget all differences, and remember only
that they belong TO one great common
brotherhood.
one part OF the work which has been
done by the American Baptist Home Mis-
sion Society since the war has been the
4 building up Of institute OF learning IN
the South for the bet OF the multi
tudes OF young people whose parents
were once slaves. You viii see many o,
these ia Richmond I trust you will ys
the schools which :he Home Mission So
ctety has established for them i'm thai
city. and sec for yourselves something OF
the work that Is TO be done. l am glao
TO say that his work receives the hearty
enforcement OF all classes Of people In
the South
THE WORK ABROAD.
Many Of you viii come from Western
states, from churches which have beer
established or fostered by the Home Mis-
sion Society, so that you are already IA.
miiiar with Its westerf work. Through
the columns OF the Baptist Union you,