The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-06
SUPPLEMENTARY
CHANGES AANDSAGAIk.
Goes Back Into the Ownership
Of the Rev. E. H. Rowe.
CONFER CEs DEC LIN ETC ACT
Bed Brought Here by Sunday School
Children and Put in the Orphanage.
First Christian Paper Published
in China-RelIgious News.

The Southern Seminary at Buena Wis
ia, which for the past two years has been
controlled by an Incorporated Board of
| Trustees, has again been taken into pri-
vate ownership, going back into the
| hands Of the president, the Rev. e. II.
Rowe, by whom it was formerly run.
The transfer occurred yesterday In this
city at the annual meeting Of the Board
of Trustees at Centenary Methodist
Church. The session began at noon and
| lasted for two and one-half hours. The
following were the members present, Or.
Paul Whitehead. Of Lynchburg; Rev. c.
| E. Watts, Of Franklin; DR.. W. V. Tudor,
| of this city; Rev. R. T. Wilson, of Peters,
! burg; Rev. W. F. Hayes, of Burkeville;
Rev J. P. Stumpp. of Alexandria: Rev.
J. T. Mastin. of this city; Majoj r. Q.
Peatross, of Bowling Green; and Rev.
Mr.. Rowe. president of the school.
| Two years ago, when the Seminary
was located at Bowling Green. 1t was
! owned by Mr.. Rowe, who turned 1t over
to the church to be run in the interests
Of the denomination.
/ A board of trustees was appointed
! and was incorporated. A year ago the
location was changed from Bowling Green
to Buena Vista, where a large hotel build
ing was purchased.
Somehow. neither the Virginia Confer
ence nor the Baltimore Conference would
take the school under its care, and yes
! terdav it was decided to give it back to
] its first owner. The Board of Trustees
| goes quietly out Of existence. Inc only
! report of the meeting given to the pub
lie was the following statement signed
| by the Rev. Mr.. Mastin. the secretary OF
! the board:
"The change of ownership in the
| Southern Seminary from a control by
an Incorporated Board of Trustees to
! ,riyate management, has been at the
/ suggestion of the President. MI Rowe,
| and because Of the declinat1on OIL ooth
| the Virginia and Baltimore conferences
! to take it under their care as church
| school. Though conducted with sue
cess, very aattering under the conditions.
| the rustees have felt that whatever
| prosperity it may hereafter secure ouSnt
I to be the reward Of the energy and
! labors of the principal, whose career as
! an educator has been very honorable.
| An excursion was run to this city We'd
| nesday by the Cumberland-Street Meth
| odist Church, of Norfolk, for the bene-
| fit of the Methodist Orphanage. Over 300
| persons including many children, were
| in attendance and while here many OF
! them visited the Orphanage. They were
much pleased with the looks of things.
| A unique feature of the excursion was
| the bringing up as a gift of the church
| of a small iron bed, complete and ready
for use The bed was taken to the Or
| phanage and set up and is the first
| piece Of furniture which has entered
| the buildings
| -l,&
| to be the first Christian newspaper pub
| lished in China. in the native language
! have been received here at the offices of
| the Foreign Mission Board of the South
| ern Baptist Convention, unAler whose
] direction it IS issued The publication
| is directly in the hands Of the China
! Baptist Publication Society.
| The paper is an exceedingly unique and
! interesting one It is to be called 1.-THE
! True Light Monthly" and will be issued
| regularly at Canton, The editors are the
| Rev. r. E. Chambers, who is an old Rich
| monder and well-known here. and Mr..
| Chan Ue Ting. a native worker. The
subscription price per year is 80 cents
contributed articles from all parts of
/ China are to be printed.
In a letter to DR.. r. H. Pitt, editor
Of the Religious Herald of this city, DR..
/ A. p Montague, of Greenville, S. c.,
president of Furman University, ex-
presses approval of the plan to make
! education an issue at the next South
ern Baptist Convention. DR.. Montague
| says:
st am In hearty sympathy with your
proposition to bring education proml-
nently before the Southern Baptist Con-
vention. Your reasons for adopting some
plan to bring this about are unanswer-
able. I should say the committee plan
is the best. A choice hour-if neces-
sary, three hours-should be given by
the convention to the consideration OF
the interests of our UNCONVENTIONAL col
] leges.
The regular meeting of the trustees of
the Protestant Episcopal iheolosical sem,
mary and High School in Virginia will
be held Tuesday, June 18th, at noon, In
the Seminary library.
II: its issue which appeared yesterday the
Southern Churchman, the organ of the
Episcopal Diocese of Virginia. makes an
onslaught upon Bishop Brent. recently
elected to the new missionary jurisdiction
in the Philippines deprecates the policy
| which he has announced that he would
/ pursue in the islands. and suggests that
it would have been better if DR.. Brent
/ had not been elevated to the Episcopal
8a}aa 4aatimeSil SssEE6ks atEEs9sa
well if the new Bishop would answer
categorically and clearly certain ques-
tons which the Churchman propounds
| this week.
The new Broadus-M Memorial Baptist
church will be opened for public worship
Sunday next for the first time. DR.. B.
4 l. Whitman. Of Philadelphia, will preach
Tn he of will
be a special dedicatory service, at which
Dr. Whitman will make the address.
s. It is expected that all the churches of
the city will be represented at this ser
vice.
l,r. John Moncure. the Episcopal City
q Missionary and Archdeacon for the Do
cese, entered upon his second year of
work here on juno LIST. Both brances CT
q DR.. Moncure's work are showing good
4 results.
PishopN Gibson expects to or(fain twelve