The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-16
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classes, Bishop Duncan introduced Rev.
P II. Whisner, ID. D., of Louisville. sec
retary of the Board OF Church Extension
OF tho General Conference.
DR.. Whisner spoke briefly of the work
of the board, prefac.ng his remarks with
some pertinent suggestions aoou, church
insurance, and declaring that the board
required an Insurance policy in hand be-
fore making n loan on church buildings.
The app-cpria tions for this conference, he
said were not as large as for some of
the other large conferences. This confer
ence contributes about $4,000, and received
from the board last year S35,sii. 1t did
not nay as much as the previous year,
however. Sixteen conferences reporting
show an increase over last year of about
$1,000.
EIBLE WORK IN BRAZIL.
At the conclusion of DR.. Wfisner's re-
marks, DIR. Tucker SPOKE interestingly
about Bible work in Brazil. He is agent
of the American Eible Society in chat
country and has been for the past four
teen years.
Rev. +. NJ. Edwards, chairman of the
committee appointed at last conference
to report OH a plan of colporterase, re-
ported that in view OF the near approach
of the General Conference. his commit
EFT had decided to recommend no action
at this conference.
Bishop Duncan then introduced Rev.
w. S. Campbell, secretary of the Nir-
ginia Bible Society. He said last year
all the churches contributed only S1,soo
to the society,". falling off of 81 per
cent. He asked why this was.
This question: precipitated ore OF the
most interesting discussions of the con-
ference. Rev. E. f. Lpscomb arose and
said that year after year the conference
listened to implied complaints that it
was not doing it's duty toward the Vir-
ginia Bible Society Why was it? Why
this implication of lack of hberality on
the part of the people, who, it must be
confessed, were not IN such hearty SYM
pathy with the work of the Virginia Bible
Society as they are with the work 50
touchingly presenter BY Dr. Tucker.
COLPORTEURS.
In response to questions from Mr.. Lips
comb. Mr.. Campbell said that there We're
sixty-two coiporteurs in the field and that
about 1900 copies of the Scriptures had
been distributed during the year
Mr.. Lipscomb said he could scarcely
remember a charge over which he had
| been set in the years of his ministry on
which the Bible Society of Virginia had
any hold. The impression seemed to
be that the money contributed went to
pay Office expenses. He thought that
there was lack of appreciation of the
needs of the work due to lack of iufor-
nation as to what the society was do
ing; that there was a lack of strong con-
victon on the subject. to which he him
self confessed The Virginia Methodists.
he declared. contributed $500 of the 81, 500
raised among the three patron deuomna-
items. and was in good company.
DR.. Whitehead Rev. J. 2. Branch and
several others We're on their feet to ad-
dress the convention on the subject when
Bishop Duncan stopped them to state to
the convention that he had received a
message from Rev. DR.. a. Coke Smith,
OF Epworth Church. Norfolk and was go
ing to see him at 1:3o o'clock He said
he was distressed beyond expression to
hear of DR.. Smiths illness and aske,- con-