The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-14

advance movement meant not for dIv,s.
ion, but to help develop and magnify
the forces for expansion and for son.
darby III things that pertain to the king
dom OF otir Lord.
A PERMANENT FUND,
Regarding the Boards proposed MOI.
manent fund the report says.
In every great Institution such no IN.
baptists OF the South are building lin IN
thelr Sunday School Board, some,hiny
In the way OF permanent funds sbni,,1
be provided for such uses as emerppn.
cIes may require Such fund NAV
come either as gifts made to the Bonrd
for this purpose. or by the hoard itself.
setting aside annually 50 much Of ,is
earnings as may be consistent win o,,-
legations to other things Alreadv The
Board has It's Reserve Fund. which rn.
presents saving BY economical man
agement. This fund, however. can hard
ly DO called permanent, as tho Board
holds 1t for the protection and future
enlargement of It's work 1t has rcna
lered good service twice In the purchase
OF property, but is still In a healthy
and growing condition, having this year
been Increased by over ten thousand
dollars. and Will gradually be restored
to It's former nifty thousand dollars.
The Board has received as contrip,-
lions one Annuity Git Of thousand
dollars. on which n moderate interest
Is paid: and two publishing funds of
five hundred dollars each, viz: The Eva
Garvey Fund and The Constance Pol
loch Fund, which are In the nature of
permanent endowments. and are used
to publish books. and In this way have
both an earning and distributing power.
One can hardly find more effective way
for using his money for the glory OF
cot1 frr rrn ~. ~,
future and making himself permanent
Influence for usefulness
AS another object. one might create
by his gift a permanent Bible Fund,
which could be kept intact and secure,
with only interest being used annually
for spreading abroad tho Word Of God.
In this way he would send his money
down through tho years with the n1es-
cage Of life, and coming generations
would feel the power Of his gift.
The establishment Of permanent funds
will surely commend Itself to our peo-
pie and appeal to their good Judgment
and llberality. The gifts may be made
while you yet live. or may be provided
for in your will In anticipation Of your
going hence. The naming OF the Sun
iday School Board in your will as n
beneficiary may make your voice heard
around the world for years to come,
and your works will follow on after YOU
have entered into that rest that remain
eth for the people OF God.
The financial exhibit, summarized in
the opening OF the report showing re-
ceipts and expenditures for the year to
havo been over $4,000, Is given in full
in conclusion
Home Mission Board Reports.
Next came the report OF the Home
Mission Board which was presented by
the new secretary Of the board DR. D.
3. Gray. The report Is detailed &C
count Of the years work OF the hoard, A
which work extends to Cuba and IS
soon to be extended to Panama. It eX-
plains in detail also the boards plan OF
affiliating with the national negro Bap-
list convention, and appeals to the con-
vention to approve 1t. Tho grand total
of receipts for the ncme mission work
for the year was sl2s,e54. Every State,
with two small exceptions, has made an
advance in contributions, the total In
crease being s23,Ss1. The report gives
this summary of the years work Of the
board: 4
Missionaries. GIG.
Weeks Of labor, 20,Sl5.
"a Churches and stations, 2244.
Sermons and addresses, 63,T2.
Prayer meetings, 1856
Religious visits. 1A107O.
Baptisms, 1926.
Received by letter, 9,271.
Total additions. 16,797.
Churches constituted, 157.
Houses Of worship built and improved,
179
Sunday schools organized, ia
bibles and testaments distributed, 1870.
Tracts distributed (pages). 2.0oil4o.
The board reports all of the troubles
about the work in Cuba as settled.
Report on Foreign Missions.
DR.. willngham submitted the report
Of the Foreign Mission Board, which was
referred to the proper committees.
DR.. Willlngham's report is a volumlnous
document containing over hundred
printed pages and goes largely In TO de-
tails 10 show the convention everything
that the Foreign Mission Board mas zone
within the past twelve months. IL "oulo
be ,mpossible to quote extensively from
the very satisfactory report. every line
Of which breathes Christian enthusiasm
and shows marked earnestness all over
tire Southern country In carrying on the
17orcisn Mission work. At its session
in Savannah year ago the convention
declared its purpose to try to raise
Quarter OF a million dollars for For
ejgn Missions DR.. Willinghaln's report
shows that they came within $500 OF DO
ing that thing. Every State. except
MARYLAND, increased its contributions
during the year just closed The Wiz
ginia Baptist Increased their cash gii.s
r. the fund s465l.9S, their total contribu-
tions for the year just closed being SSS,-
156o1. The North Cnrolinians increased
theirs 81 $3.50, their total being sl6,s55'1o,
cnoreia led all the States with cash
contribution of &0061.5S. being an In