The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-01
IMPROVEMENT in
COLLEGE LIBRARY |:.
Committee Meets and Orders
Books For the Various
Departments.
REV. DR.. WILLiNGHAM SPEAKS
Mission Board Will Be Asked 10.
Send Secretary to Visit
Foreign Fields.

The Literary Committee Of Richmond
College met yesterday afternoon with the
Rev. DR.. W. r. H. Smith MS cha irinan.
The library has a very snug endowment
Of which this committee has the manage
! ment. and the meeting yesterday showed
many Improvements as the result OF
wise direction.
Dr.. c. H. Ryland was reelected IL
brarlan. and Miss Julia Ryland,. Assist
ant Librarian. The report Of the librarian
showed that the work Of cataloging the
l7.On volumes now In the collection was
being continued under Miss Ryland. who
has studied the science OF library work
The record Of books taken out of the
library within the past month and con cor,
suited showed great increase ,r,l over tma a,
4of standard magazines was subscribed
for and n large number Of books ordered
for the various departments on the basis
largest addition was more In the list. or
books OH education, which now has be-
come possibly he best collection OF books,
on this subject. Librarian Ryland an
nounced various gifts of hooks TO the II
brary and curios to the museum. Note.
worthy among these Is q portrait of Mr..
Edwin workman. many years the treas.
lrerS for Richmond College. . The gift,
was made by his son.
Richmond College in Foreign 4
y Missions. a
/ a most Interesting and Inspiring address
was made last night at the College Chapel
ary of the Foreign Mission Board OF the
Southern Baptist Convention, on Rich
mond Colleges recent contributions to
workers In Foreign Mission field
DR.. Willngham .dwelt particularly on
eleven men who are now working under
the Southern Board
G.. T. Hamilton and c. T. WIllingham,
in Japan; II. w. Provence. r. W. Pro
vcnce, c. G. Mcdaniel, r. E. Chambers.
and AID. southen. In China; DR.. G. Il.
Taylor in Italy s n. sowell. CIV.
Couthorn, and James II. Hart. in suoth
Northern Board-A., B. Rudd and III. p.
Mccormick. who are laborlng in Porto
Rico.
ing the Mission College In China. begin
ming with fund Of $4,000. was especially
mentioned; also. that of G. F, Hamilton,
who had secured reputation by the
ed the Japanese language; and of S. NJ.
Sowell who opened the mission IN Argen-
tina
Mention was made also of the fact that
the college had contributed workers in
missions in other denominations, such as
Rev. w. $. Buchanan. OF the Presby-
terians in Japan. and another missionary
in Catchins. in North Burma.
DIR. Willingham was requested TO put his
address In tract form for distribution,
and DIR. Mitchell moved that tho Southern
Board be requested to send DR.. Willing
ham to visit these fields
S.& t Is worthy of note that six young men
in the college have decided TO devote
themsclveslto the missionary work, when
they have finished their, education.
DR.. sBoatwright in Baltimore.
President F. W. Boatwright at the gem
morning, gave an interesting account OF
his recent visit to the Maryland = Alumni
Of Richmond College. Several days he
spent in Baltimore attending the General
Association of the Baptists Of Maryland.
He5reports the organization of an Alumni
Association OF the College for Maryland.
with an initial membership OF twenty
five The president Of the chapter Is DR..
C. Lee Laws, OF Baltimore: Mr.. w. Rus
sci Owen ~!ce-president; Mr.. W. II. Bay
tlor, secretary and treasurer. and the Exc
5cutive Committee Is composed Of Mr.. Geo.
tP. Bagby and Mr.. Henry Martin, fell
low Of Johns Fl opkins University.