The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-10
COMES TO
VIRGINIA
Bishop Wilson Will Preside
Over the Next Virginia
Conference Here.
The PLAN OF vIsITATlohs
Big Conference for Missions
Held in Waco, Texas-Work
Is Very Successful.

r:rcat interest has been felt here IN
the flfty-ei annual conference Oh .i'e
southern Methodist Mission Board, helu
~ Waco. Texas. Not the least interest
ing features OF the great gathering was
n session OF the College OF BISHOPS, at
which the assignment Of fields LOT me
next year was made. This Is always q
matter OF the very liveiiest importance
in tho Methodist Church since so mach
depends upon the bishop who happens
10 preside over the conference. 70 Plr-
ginia next year will come Bishop wilson,
a wise and scholarly man, already wen
known here. He was visitor az ms
last conference and is very popular IN
the State.
The Mission Conference was as inter-
esting as It was successful
THE CONFERENCE.
some idea OF the Importance OF this
meeting may be gained from the 1act
that the board has charge OF the extern
sIye Board Of the Church. In China Ja.
ran, Korea. Brazil. Mexico and Cuba anu
Il that the picked men from the entire
a church are met to distribute TO these
1elds the funds collected for carrying
on the work IN these countries and Tor
further extending their operations at nome
and abroad.
THE total collection Of the board last
year amounted to S3s3.o56.29, being an
excess over the previous years OF VIZ. :
ST5ss. IL we add to this the $131.G7040.
collected by the Womari's Foreign Mis-
sionsry Society and the, s59,il9.1O collect
ed by the Woman's Home Mission So
ciety. the total amount OF 5IsS,o9. ~.
was collected in the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, for carrying on its mis-
sionary work during the year ending
March l. 1904.
rho board employs and supports in
4 whole or in part, an army OF I57 workers.
IT'S of whom are ION the foreign field.
II has under its care % boarding and day
schools. In which 2,A56 pupils are being
educated and owns and controls fiVe nos
pItsIs and dispensaries. where more IMAM
10000 patients were treated last year.
The SUCCESS attending every depart
,nent of the boards work exceeds that
OF any previous year. and the OUTLOOK
is most encouraging for still larger re-
suits in the Immediate future
PLAN OF ,VIs1TATIoNS.
The College OF Bishops at Its session
announced the following plan for Epis-
copal visitations tor the year. May, l9V4'
May. 1905:
bishop wiIson--Brazil. Virginia, North
Alabama, Alabama, South Carolina. Bal
tiniore.
Bishop Duncan-Tennessee, Western
North Carolina. North Georgia. South
Georgia. Mississippi.
Bishop Galloway-Japan Mission. 10
rean Mission. China Mission, North MIS-
sissipp
Bishop Hendrix--Denver, Western Mis-
souri,. Southwestern Missouri. St. Louis.
Bishop Key--German Mission. Memphis,
Arkansas, White River Little Rock.
Bishop Cnandler-North Carolina. Flor
ida. y. ". Mexican Mission Central Mex
leo Mission Mexican Border Mission,
Cuban Mission.
Bishop Observation-Disclosures, East CO.
lunlbia. Columbia. Pacific. Los Angeles.
Louisiana.
Bishop Hoss-New Mexico, Indian Mis-
sion. West Texas, n. w Texas. North
Texas, Texas.
Bishop smth-Kentucky w. Virginia.
Illinois. Louisville. Holston.