The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-03
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Annual Report of the Foreign Mission
Board Completed.
THE GRACE-sTREFT CHURCH
Selection of an Architect FOR the Cen
trail Binding ut the Salem
orphanasc Deferred.
Church News.

The annual report of the Foreign Mis-
sion Board. TO be presented at the meeting
nf the Southern Baptist Convention at
Hot Springs next week. has been COM
,1leted and shows everything in fine shape.
The Board closes the year out of debt
with surplus in bank. An increase IN
the receipts of nearly $4,000. about Is per
cent above last year, is recorded.
Virginia. as usual, gave the largest
amount OF any State in the Southern Bap-
fisr Convention, the sum being about
81. 900 The Foreign Mission Board has
nlnety-four missionaries in the foreign
field, besides about 1Sa native assistants.
Over 1900 baptisms are reported
The convention has generally, hereto
fore been entertained by the city winch
invited them, but this year they 50 on
what is known as the pay plan. Each
delegate pays his own way and this eX-
-,srse of railroad fare, etc. TO Arkansas
win GU, down the Virginia delegation
right considerably Those who will prob
ably attend from Richmond are KEYS w
r /. Smith, ". E. Hatcher. d. D., =. T.
Bomar. d D., ]. 3. Hawthorne, ID u,
r.. J.. Willingham. ID. D, and b. e Hen
ming.
street Church met Tuesday night and also
again al O o'clock yesterday morning IN
consultation with their architect, Mr.. a. Is.
Jennings of New York. ii Is understooi
1hat the work on the Church, with view
10 lis completion, wall beg4n at once anu
DR.. Hatcher. the chairman, has announ-
ced several subcommittee
Mr.. Reuben Burton Is chairman OF Inc
Committee on Construction, Mr.. N W.
5,owe OF the Committee on Finance. DE-
M " Davis and a NJ Foster. OF the
Committees on Light and Heat, M u.
C. Jenkins OF the Committee on rant
ing PIastering and Granoiithic Norh, M.
William r. Jones, on Glass. Dr. fiatctiet'
on, Furniture. Mr.. Bruce Bowe was elec-
ted treasurer Of the Finance committees
Mr.. W. L. Earneal. the former treasurer,
restrrir,g with a view OF going abroad LOT
the summer
II is understood that the Church Is 10
he lighted with electricity 1t is hoped D.
mo middle OF the autumn the building.
With the grand organ in place, will De
ready for use.
DEFER THE SELECTION
DR. Hatcher's Committee on the Central
R,,ild;nE for the orl,hana-e At salem H.
Vas in session for a good while TUESDAY,
Inn found IL necessary 10 defer ule selSc
ton of the architect for few days Inc
trustees Of the Orphanage Wlii pc caiieu
together on the I'D of May to receive me ,,ie
mans of DR.. IIatcher's committee. Ihe
o,-r,hanage Building is TO cost 800, near
~ thr.e-fourths of which amount mas al
ready been secured and the work VIII pc
gin promptly as soon as plans are hiiahs
adopted.
Good news comes from the Academy at
Fork Union. The school is prosperous IN
a high degree and the new building, wnicsl
is to DE erected during the summer is TO be
ts1p DDellng
of the next session.
There was n splendid meeting at West
View Baptist Church Tuesday night Dr.
Mercer, the pastor, is assisted by hey. MI
s,er.eux. OF tne yenapie-Sueet Baptist
Church.
Key. Andrew Broaddus. D. d. Of caro-
line county, is the guest OF Dr. W. Z.
The pastor of Broad-street Church, Rev.
w y Ra3r,r.,arnp aaine sill on. TIE
city, his pulpit was filled last night by
The Rev, J. H t-srlic6, D. d, services
began at o'clock
Rev. e. e. Bomar, ID. D.. conducted
nrayer-1neet:ng services nj ,tae E"nahte-
street Baptist Church last night in the ao-
serce of The pastor, DR. DerleaN
There viii pc an interesting meeting
under the auspices OF the Womans For
airn Missionary Society of Asbury NJ. +.
Church Monday, May It'll, at SIS c, clock.
A very elaborate programme has been
arranged. and DR.. S. A. Steel. the popu-
iar pastor OF Centenary Church, will de-
liver an address. The public IS invited 10
attend.
Rev. s. H. Chester, D. D., secretary
OF foreign missions of the Southern Pres
byterian Church. preached at o'clock
last evening at the First Presbyterian
Church.
Rev. DR.. Thomas N. Potts. of panviiie,
is In the city. Since he has been in Dan
Vile his health is very much improved.
He has been quite busy shaking hands
with MS old friends and acquafhtances-
Rev. George H Wiley and DIR. T. w
Stiff. of this city. have collected $50 on
the fund for the relief of the starving
Inhabitants of India it is their desire to
raise SEQ, which they will send to the
missionaries Mr.. Wiley asks the aid OF
the citizens of Richmond in this worthy
undertaking. and requests that aai con
tr:b1ttons be sent TO him personally II
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