The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-02
FOREIGN BOARD
out OF DEBT
Or. WiIIingham Accomplishes q
Notable Feat Or. Coke Smith
to Be Made Bishop.


to Be Made Bishop.
The Foreign Mission Board Of the
Southern Baptist Convention closes the
year out Of debt and is prepared to
carry to the convention next week one
of the finest reports it has ever sub
mitted. The fiscal year closed Wednes-
day and by midnight several thousand
dollars, sufficient to pull the board
through, were counted in.
While Dr.. Willingham, secretary Of
the board. is rather reticent concerning
the amount he has in hand. some idea
| of the state of things may be gotten
from figures monthly issued.
| On April 10th the total collections of
| the year amounted to Sl11,gi4.9o The
| amount on hand a the beginning of the
year was S7,GIo.41 The expenditures dur
| ing the twelve months footed up $751; 800 9,
| leaving, therefore. an Indebtedness of.
| Sf22C5.S3. From these figures and. the
| statement that the Board wound up last
| night out OF debt and possibly something
! more. it may be seen that within fifteen
! days-from April 18th to April 30th-from
! $4,000 to $4,000 has been turned into the
! Office.
/ Concerning Virginia's portion of the
contributions Dr. Willingham will not
| say more than that the Old Dominion
| has come out well. Whether or not,
! she heads the list as is usual in her case,
| cannot be learned On April 18th the to-
| tai amount subscribed in this State was
| s17,051.e0.
It is generally believed in Methodist
| hat Dr. A ToJ/1 Nf
the Epworth Methodist Church. of Nor
folk, will be elected bishop at the meet
! ing of the General Conference in Dallas,
| Texas, next week.
Or. Smith is considered one OF the most
| attractive preachers in the Southern
| Methodist Church He is a man of great
| personal magnetism and of eminent ora
torical abilities. A native of South Car
Cllra, he served in several of the proni-
ncnt charges there. He was elected mis-
| sionary secretary of the General Con-
| felerce, the position now filled by DR.. w.
| Z. Lambuth. and served for three years
also as professor in Vanderbilt Univer-
| sity. He has been in Virginia nine years
and has been pastor at Norfolk, at Lynch
| bure and then Norfolk again. His work
i'll these two fields has been erninently sue
| cassful
At the election of bishops at the last
! conference. DR.. Smith came within one
| of highest vote.
| There are two bishops to be chosen this
! year DR.. Hoss, editor of the Nashville
| Christian Advocate. the organ of the con-
I! ference. will probably be the other 1t
is possible that DR.. Hoss position on the
| Advocate will be filled by DR.. Gross Alex
anGer. now a professor in Vanderbilt Uni
| ve.sity.
DR.. J. P. Smiths experience In the
way of Communications have been
somewhat remarkable for a minister of
| the gospel. In current issue of his
| paper, the Central Presbyterian. he de-
clares that some time ago he
had a letter from young wo-
man asking him to get her a. situation
to dance in the theatre. Whether this
was mistake in the address or the prac-
| teal joke of some smart fellow he does
not know Now" says DR.. Smith, we
have at hand definite information as to
how to make our betting on horse racing
| secure thing. AS the Central is not so
/ fortunate as to own a horse, and has no
| especial interest in racing, this commune
| ceuon mas been referred to a. reverend
friend. who is not named, lest he be
troubled with many Inquiries
The books Of the Home Mission Com
mlttee Of the Presbyterian General AS
sembly have Just been closed showing
the total collection to nave amounted tt
$S5,S12,43 being ss,3964s mere than last
year, and lacking only a few dollars OF
| reaching the largest amount, ever raised
| for this cause in it's most prosperous
year. The Committee has required this
increase to pay off the debt and the s2OGI
appropriated by the Assembly TO Dura nj
Presbyterian College, Indian Territory
! Ii it had not been for the deficiency q,
last year the Home Mission work would
row be in prosperous condition.
An adjourned meeting CT East Hanover
Tresbytery will be held in the First
Presbyterian Church on Friday, May 9th
at /" O'clock P. NJ. for the examination
Of Mr.. J. Leighton Stuart, of the senio.
class, Union Theological Seminary. If
is expected that Mr.. Stuart will be or
dained at the First Church on the Sun
! day night following.
The Rev. J. Julius Sans. D. D.. OF
Holy Trinity Church. Baltimore and
his wife. are visiting their daughter
Mrs. ]. Addison Cooke, OF this city.
The young ladies Of the First Pres
byterian Church will have a collar sale
and silver tea for the benefit of the
Nurses Settlement at Mrs PERKINS,
! No. 31S East Grace Street to-day. from
5 to O'clock P. NJ.