The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-09
'I'H.ER'l|.IE:.POR'I'S
..'TOA'SS.EMBLY'
Church Boards Close Year in
Fine Shape. ..s:1.
HAVE JUST WOUND UP.
Ard Are Sending Out Very Encourage.
X Ing Statements Of Their Affairs.
Meeting Of Assembly Next $
n Month.

Reports received In this city bring tho
news, gratifying to all the Presbyterian
churches or the community. that The
treasurers OF tho church bencflcent
agencies have closed their annual account
and find themselves out Of debt and With
come thing Ii, advance. On all hands ex-
ceIlcnt reports will be submitted at the
meeting ofstho Assembly next MONTH
8y3 RICHMOND BOARDS. Il i i5.} Ct 5s
IN Three OF the church boards are located
In this city and nll three will have sorne-
thing good To- say for Themselves. The
Committee Oh publication has had q
splendid year. The treasurer has paid oil
obligations duo and has goodly sum
with which TO enter upon the8new church
year. 'rhe March collection for publica-
ton, for the s;unday-school Mission and
other gratuitous work, has been an i'm
provement on past years 4i2lt tyf q
b For lie first time iii The history OF the
church, perhaps. the Ministerial Relief
Fund. managed by a committee which has
Its headquarters here, has paid N full Ll
the sums promised to Its beneficnrcs.
This Is q most gratifying circumstance
OTHER BOARDS. N
8t DR.. s. II. Chester. OF ashvlle, sesc I1,e-
gtary Of Foreign y Missions. sends out a
letter to- the effect that the year has
been a most successful one. He states
the hope and belief }Eof the committee
that this encouragement will only be m
incentive to renewed and Increased effort
still further to advance the cause during
the present year The receipts for the
month OF March were SIS. oe2. s., q gain "a
tover$tlose Of last March Of 50. 354. Az The
total receipts for the fiscal year were
s$1SO.452.2o Il gain over those Of last year
tof S15,575. 20. ~ ~ Il Sis559 !: 5S
a Scarcely less encouraging Is a similar
letter from lr. S. b u. Morris, secretary.
of Home Missions. This letter says in
part: The books Of the treasurer of ", e
just closed, showing that the receipts Of
Sthe year were $36,447.57, being 1853 70
in excess Of last year, which Is the farg-,
rest amount raisedl for this We rk In The
history of the church. Wo are pro-
sfoundly grateful for this prosperity, given
of God In answer to prayer; but the de-
nands Of this year have exceeded 5all
past records, and we have been compelled
Ito make the largest a p propria on ever
made. amounting to ss37 800 As #as con-
sequence we will begin this year With q
balance less than last yea r by over 81. O0D.
AT the same time our appropriations for
the coming year4wlll be even larger than
the past Unless n the CHuTcn VIII MAKE
a strenuous effort to meet the demands
we will be a gain embarrassed either by
THE necessity OF scaling the approprla-;
ltfons \ OF OF abandoning a part OF our
new work. 81 A s5 3a4 us
3s TIE MEETING. s.
The Assembly Will meet in Its forty
third session on May s21s at 4 1 AZ NJ. In
Licking on. Va. The opening sermon VIII
be preached by the Rev.4NY r. Hall. p.
d., moderator OF the last General As
sembly. # lg3 .ss3 rs 3is8s I'll. az.
attended meeting, full of interest. All
the local Presbyterian ministers will. Of
course. be there. sa s5Ss n