Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-12

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town. Nd. and East Radford Depart
/ ment to kenova, w. Va.
There are 1871 members IN the rdhIoau
/ associations. -
Railroad Secretary II. O. Williams has
/ made investigation at Cape Charles CITY,
! and report has been rendered the oilclaIs
Of the New York. Philadelphia ana Nor
/ folk railroad announcement has been
| given that the corporation VIII render
| aid toward organizing a railroad DEPART
ment at that point.
General Manager George W Stevens. Of
! the Chesapeake and Ohio railway, has
asked that an investigation be made at
Charlottesville and Newport News, ana
report be made TO him. This will be done
s0On and we hope organization may be
effected at one or both of these points.
COLLEGE WORK.
The work among our college men has
been of a very helpful nature. The work
for new students was well planned. The
attendance at Bible classes has hardly
been 50 large as last year.
At the convention of the Volunteer
Movement for Foreign Missions. held In
Cleveland. O.. February &-27, 1898. there
were over 300 delegates. Thirty attended
from Virginia. Twenty Of them were
from college associations.
There were seventeen delegates from
nine Virginia associations at the stu
dents Conference at Asheville. DR.. r. j.
McBryde. OF our State, presided.
In the college associations there arc
1l37 members.
WORK FOR VOLUNTEERS.
1t has been conclusively shown during
the last year that the Young Mems Chris
tian Association is adapted TO the needs
of young men under whatever circum-
stances they may be placed.
The declaration of war between this
country and Spain was Immediately fol-
lowed by the massing OF troops WITHIN
the State bounds. Thus there were brought
together I'm Richmond during May about
5000 OF our State troops. TO be equipped
and mustered into the national service.
The need Of some special Christian et-
fort in behalf Of these men was extreme
lv great The committee held special
meeting 10 consider the matter. and reso-
luton was passed to request of volunteer
officers the privilege Of providing and
equipping association tents. the request
was granted, and convenient locations as
signed, and in four days after the frst
troops were on the ground the work was
being prosecuted, with our executive offi-
GERS I'm charge of tent For tWenty-fOur
days the tent was continually crowded.
over 1900 letters We're written by the
men. Games and reading matter were in
constant demand. Twenty-fOur religious
meetings were held men at nearly every
service being forced TO stand. one hun
drcd and eighteen publicly accepted
Christ.
The committee also had a tent located
az the camp OF the Fourth Regiment I'm
munes located at Fredericksburg. Mr..
W r. Haight was In charge Twenty-Five
DAYS and Mr. J. p. Scruggs twenty-One
DAVIS The tent was I'm constant use for
hfty-six days 1900 sheets Of paper were
distributed: reading matter largely used
500 Testaments so NoOdy's COlpOrtage
Library books distributed; twenty-eight
religious meetings were held; forty-four
Of the men publicly accepted Christ as
Saviour
The committee raised direct for army
work 1852 49, which was expended at the
TWO camps with the exception OF slpO;
this was forwarded 10 the international
Committee Quite a sum in addition was
sent bv Richmond and other points 20
the International Committee Tor army
work under it's supervision.
Your committee through us executive
officer. assisted In inaugurating a work
for the men Of the First Maryland reg
ment located at Fort Monroe. results
for the seventy-One days: Letters writ
ten. over 1900: gospel services held. o.
with a total attendance 81 49, pubicly
accepted Christ. 50; ga Iestamehls us
tribnted. the gift Of the Virginia Bible
Society; also 500 copies Of Moody's Col
portage Library.
The expense Of the work was met by
the Maryland State Committee and Hamp-
ton friends
notwithstanding \. G. Irons. OF EIamp-
ton. had supervision Of the work; Mr..
W. r. Bush was in direct charge.
CORRESPONDING MEMBERS.
4 beginning has been made in securing
corresponding members We having placed
during the year sixty men on the list,
resident at as many different unorganlzed
points. Some Of them have shown in
terest.
Letters have been sent TO our office
concerning fourteen young men VINO had
removed 10 other points We In turn
sent word TO officers of associations. Re
suits noted: Three men have been brought
into membership Of city Associations
four Joined college associations, and we
know OF two Of the number who have
publicly accepted Christ. The number OF
corresponding members should be IN
creased until we have one man at each
point in the State who shall be a link in
n chain OF safeguard about our young
men.
FINANCIAL-
At the Lynchburg convention a73L7o
was subscribed, the amount being less
than One-half needed. We nave, there
fore. been forced TO give much attention
and thought 10 securing the amount or
The budget This we have accomplished.
and also secured enough 20 decrease the
note Indebtedness with wnlch we began
the year considerably.
SPIRITUAL, WORK AND RESULTS.
We gladly make report concerning our
educational. social and physical work.
for through them men are developed IN
mind. body. and social qualities. We.
however. believe and affirm the spiritua.
work 10 be the browning feature OF our
organization We have. therefore, endea-
vored to keep first things first" and
thus through Bible classes and gospel
meetings develop Christian workers and
reach the unsaVed.
Twenty-nlne associations report thirty
FIVE Bible classes. with a total weekly
attendance of sd.
Forty associations report sixty-eight
mems meetings, with an average attend
ance each week OF 1854.
Seven associations held seven services
each week for the boys; attendance. $50.
MONDAY, cottage. shop, and other SER
vices OF varying character have been
held by several associations.
Twenty-eight report 35s professed con-
versions. Most Of these were reported to
pastors.
OUR STATE SECRETARY.
The following statement. rendered 10
this committee by our State Secretary, is
given as a part OF our report TO the con-
yention'
Richmond, Va, February Is. 1899.
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