The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-22

JtAl Il, NlfA1a ~, ISUO.
g; 7. Werner; and life and Letters O
Besides these there are several valuable
TRACTS and sInday-scbool books n hand d
Bibles, testaments. tracts, Sunday
chisms, Sunday school and miscellaneous
papers were donated to the amount oil
During the year the receipts from
churches and sunday.schools amounted
TO $40, ga; for 1902. $1,000. This latter sum
nclqdsd 81 as legacy So od the receipts s
There was ,paid back into the work OF
the church. through salaries and travel
Ing expenses Of sunday school mis i, rga
~ COMPARATIVE T,AsiBsLE. -,
Collections from church
es and sunday-schools $ o,963 1o2 "a
Sales OF merchandise. 10000 43.bsl
co oneotiots on personal % o7c 20 III
Paid nday.sclooi mis-
A .;sSI;; = 1slS 5I e! SIS
The growth OF tho sunday-school work
| is most encouraging and full of promise.
( Conferences or Institutes or Conventions
ings have been started Home depart
ments and Cradle Rolls are being esta :
School ana Family has been issued and
is highly praised by experts. There has
sunday-school periodicals all combined
of moro than million copies. a new
contract has been made for Issuing al al
| Of these periodicals, which requires all Or
ders to come directly to the committee.
Plans are carefully. being made for ex-
tension and needed Improvement In the
s sundasy-slo {hl selps u Of ali kinds
New interest Is awakening In Young
Peoples Work, especially in the Covenant
compansT for boys ds ana gonng en
zeal I' and skill in Christian work. 49,,
Is slor Ii 5n eaTsns be
Concerned be dllgent to bring, ths chill i;
70 c5 5eSu oma some Pc
be everywhere formed: Sunday-school in
stitutes be. conducted in every PrsspyterS;
first Sabbath in october, and that dill
gent effort be made to plant a school In
every destitute neghborhood.
ing year, amongst other things the com
mfttee recommends that DR.. a. L; Phll-
lips be elected Secretary Of publication at,
and be continued as general superintend-
ent Of sunday-schools and Young PEG,
pies Societies: that It be authorized !, to
ee be an a seoF ws 10 1ns Wey s
publication among the Presby teries.
The committee makes grateful ncknowl-
and work and for the large cooperation
of tho church.
A. l.. PHILLIPS. Secretary.
Ministerial Relief.
Abstract of the second annual report
Mr.. s. H. Halves continued his services
as secretary Until August 1st,, when the
Rev MeElEoy. p d enter ofac upon N
which he had bcen called by. the unani-
nous vote Of the last General Assembly.
The number Of Ap Seneilclarley enrolled
was 16l. an Increase OF II OYER preceding
year.. If the dependent children in THO
families Of those beneflciaries are counted ted
received last year through this com mittee
a greatly needed assistance. and they or
their fathers or. husbands were. until re-,
and honored OF our pastors and OF our
home and foreign missionaries.
per Thaa Fay fo e ae fa Is not hs
credit Of our church but our people are
waking up to the duty and privilege OF
for those beloved members Of our house,
hold of faith.
RECEIPTS.
The total credits on tho treasurer's
book We're s2i.63563. Of which .l7.0l5.42
was for the annual fund and S7s4e.s2
increase In the, annual fund OF 81, 1i5.56
over the contributions OF last year, and
additions Of s2,Sle2 to the endowment
to S11,09i.S2 by the acquisition OF S3.o1s
from the legacy Of DIR. John sutton and
Of sl3o from the balance OF the legacy OF
81, 0D0 from Mrs. Mary A. Moore whose
husband was for many years member
with DR.. Sutton of the session OF the
Midway Giy) Church.
ORGANIZATIONS.
Cheering progress has been made in
each department 1ne,1 t. OF the Assemby.s three
annual fund, and endowment fund Per-
manent committees have been appointed
by our Synods and Presbyteries and by
many of our sessions, and 1t is exceed
ingly important that those Seasonal Com
mittees shall be appointed In all our
churches to have special charge OF this
work. and sustain to this cause some
such relation as is sustained to Home
and Foreign Missions by our Missionary
Committees and Societies.
ANNUAL FUND.
We are dependent upon our annual
by the Presbyteries and it is supplied al.
most entirely by the collections ordered
to be taken In July. the most unfavor-
ton from our stronger churches. As
consequence, last mid-winter our treas
ury was exhausted and the outlook was
gloomy In the, extreme, but In response
tC. our earnest appeal many delinquent
churches sent their contributions and
some liberal friends sent generous gifts
so that all appropriations were paid in
full IT would be unfortunate for our
last mid-wnter experience, to become
frequent occurrence. and therefore earn
est attention should be given to tho col
leetlons for the annual FUND: These were
il they should reach $4,000 this year. tie
language Of the Assembly OF 1900 ea would [n
hind other churches, and come sadly
short of what we ought to do in this re-
spect.'
mn endowment fund has been approved
by our synods and Presby.eries and
adopted by a. number of our churches, by
whom 1t lis cordially commended. otter
trial. as simple and efficient and every
way satisfactory.
Ii is doubtless the intention of all our
churches to adopt this plan, at an early
date, and their prompt action Is essen
tial to large and speedy success IN
this important movement not only be-