The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-21
AROUSED BY THE
POLLARD REPORT

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80 $50 81, ,,,r cause Correspondence
VS. be,~,,n with some Of ,ne glIIs ID our
s,fnte ON ,iestonary topics, ana INC inter
ct Increased so rapidly tia' il nay ~
was Thought well by the 1cht'~ On
,uiftoe TO make "a sacclai cioIl 10 ia"
the young girls Tor missionary inter
and work As "a result ~ names al" ~
dresses have been received OF siris WIZ
,rfsh TO know how 10 work Tor missions
o.5 o,e sunshine Circles have been or
"IVlfb the summer the absorbing
.1o,,-ht iu the minds OF our workers was
Dfsfriet Aesociationai Womans meetings.
g.ecutv-two were held out Of the twenty
foug associations. The president attend
e. seven OF these meetings, and reports
from the others show Increased attend
ance aud interest and seven new societies
have been reported as the outcome. The
Sunbeam work under our eihcient super
ntendcut. Mrs. G.. IL. Williams. has made
constant progress.
.-Thc Religious Herald has proved our
missionary telephone. Through the cour-
tesv Of the editors. our column is now
very often two and through II, once "a
week, our workers in the remotest sec
lions OF the State can talk with each
other one hundred and thirty-seven DIFF
flront persons have SPOKEN through this
medium iu The last ten months.
mine meetings of the Central Commit
tee have been held the practical outcome
OF which has been The plan OF The years
work. including arrangements for the
meeting of the Woman's Missionary
Union of Virginia held I'm Salem. The
executive power Of our yice-presdents IS
shown iu ihe work Itself.
1T has been the desire Of the president
10 come .n closest touch with the phases
and conditions In the work and ia per
sonal contact with the workers. In doing
SO. she has travelled 2.Co1 miles by rail.
.C3 miles Icy private conveyance; has VS.
iied the New River PoWoIs RIVER
CIinch Valley Lebanon. New Lebanon
Blue Ridge Valley. strawberry Middle
District and Dover associations holding
twenty-oieht meetings; has received rs
letters ana cighty-fve pOstals. has writ
fen personally 735 letters and nincty-nine
l,ostaIs. has sent 3.19l typewriter and
mimeograuhcd letters
cover $4,000 was collected for religious
work during the year
The report was also read regarding the
Noman's Missionary Union of Virginia,
which effected a permanent organization
al Salem. November l7-20 1899. by the cleo
sicn Of officers. adopting a constitution
AIS bylaws. and nominating a Board OF
We. rams Work to take the place of Cen
tsS2l Committee.
WANT AN APPROPRIATION.
TIE resolution adopted by the Womans
S6issionary Union az the salem meeting
was the subject for much discussion. The
resolution was as follows:
Rccoen .zing that woman's work for
missions has attained such proportions
and IN acknowledgment Of the favorable
commentator OF DE same by the Cen
Cral Association Of Virginia, we submit
the following: That the General Assoc
citation allow sufficient percentage Of
the funds raised by the Woman Ms
slonary Societies and Band:
First-To defray al travelling expenses
OF the officers OF the Woman's Mission
AIRY Union and its Executive Board in at
tending the annual meeting of the Wo-
mans Missionary Union.
Second-To defray the travelling ex-
penses Of the associational superinten-
dents en- attending district associations
and visiting churches for the purpose OF
advancing the work.
Third-That the board be allowed an
expense fund for incidentals connected
with the prosecution of woman's work.
Being unable 10 determine the exact
amount that may be needed. we suggest
SAID fund not 90 exceed per cent. OF the
bands"
This resolution was finally referred 10
a special committee appointed for this
purpose.
DIR HATCHERS REPORT
Dr.. Hatcher then presented the report
OF the Board of Trustees Of the Baptist
Orphauage at Salem. IL was most en-
couragiag one.
This report showed that two girls and
three boys had closed their terms and
had been placed I'm good homes. These
vacancies We're filled. making the number
OF orphans received up 20 the present
time 14G. and there are many for whom
accommodations can not be furnished.
The total amount Of cash that has passed
into the treasury since the inception Of the
enterprise is 500 $3.50. Thousands have
also been contributed in furnishings, etc.
The balance left in the treasury October
3lst. was Slo5i27
The cash receipts for the year were
8 2l9.79, and with the value Of provisions,
etc. furnished brings the total up 10
SiOf573S The cash receipts show a fall
ing off when compared with those of pre-
vious year OF Sl.1l95S but value Of sup
plies exceeded those Of previous year by
S9o9 So A debt OF $500 remains unpaid.
The Portsmouth Baptist Association will
build a $500 cottage for the orphanage,
and Mr.. T. II. Elicit. Of Richmond. will
erect a cottage not exceeding the cost Of
$500. This building is now in process OF
construction. The erection Of these two
buildings win almost double the capacity
Of the orphanage, but it is absolutely
necessary that the institution have GEN.
tral building which will furnish a chapel.
class-rooms. etc. and the following have
been appointed on a committee TO raise
the necessary funds for its erection:
Henry J. Schmeltz. John r. Griffin. T. C..
Mcconnell James r. Brown and j. Tay
Ior Eilyson.
The superintendent Of the Orphanage,
G. j. HOLIDAY, made a short address set
ting forth the needs Of the institution.
Before she presentation OF the report on
FOREIGN Missions was read the Coronation
was sung 10y the assemblage and Rev.
DR.. J. r. Harrison led in prayer
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Tho Corresponding Secretary. Or. W.
+ Fisher. OF Portsmouth, read the re-
port ON ForAgn Missions. which said in
part:
THE Interest in Foreign Missions has
already grown during the past year
This Increasing interest and enthusiasm
in spreading the Gospel IN the Foreign
field eliminated az the last meeting OF
the southern Baptist Convention in "a
resolution 10 enlarge the work twenty
fve per cent and 20 accomplish this we
must FIRST Educate our people; second,
Determining what they must teach.
Last year thc Virginia Baptists gave
S2Ol63 TO foreien missions. ard up 10
this date since May S550l3 have been
contributed. Since last May ten mission
aries have been sent out The work In