The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-10
HECHR|sT|AN
CONVENTION.
Second Day Occupied With the
Work 81 the District
Board. ~
u X q !i II 81 E
The VIRGINIA 4: 4. STATE \ WORK y (
THE VIRGINIA STATE WORK.
9Tllirty-Eig1it Churches Contrib
ute Sum Of s'rl,irty-Fivc
4 thousand Dollars. 5iss

g,l5 Especial to Tho Times. Dlspa tch)
A LESTER MAN Or, Va. August Q. II " he
second day Of the Titlcwntcr Dlstrlct Con-
vcntion was yesterday occupied viii ~
the work Of the district board rs
After devotional exercises. conducted, lt'tty1 by
Il C.. N !. williams, r. a cave ,yas called !
to tho chair, IN the absencc q = - l.i
Motion, Geo. s. Orenstnw secretary.
\ Aftor d few pleasant remarks BY %th ne
/ chairman on accepting the chair. the
roll OF churches WAS called, ana forty
4 eight delegates responded. During the
+ dny. this was largely Increased by latc ar
rivals 4. Nh. 4. Il, IS, I.
Resointions--J. r. r. Hundley. G. 9.
woodward. C. Llama Y y l =! s Sc
Time and Plnce--Dr. g n j ~ ones. ~ p,
Al 'Dnyenport, Mrs. Lucy Crutchfcld.
"a .AiIditing-(3 G. white Wa. Cren-
4 shaw 70. M N ewnlan, s5 33 ,ss q.
g. Nominations IA. Watson, p. sh W..
Wright. q. II. Goode. j.. ~ llolladay, ~
cbiinary--Dr. j. w. Williams. DR.. r. .
II. Walker, y 81 Az rate, Mrs .s r.. y .5Iy7
Ter. Mrs. Matte Durcll, a ,53 N,
Tic next order was an nd dress ~ n X
10. Combs on the Virginia State work riS
and " itnI IL
present year and what their aims are
4 for the future. Il. Il {3;s5s
THE mex order was report OF the ed 15lt
&cntionnl fund. This fund has 81 ,s24. ~ q
hand In cash and other assets M
During the past r>year they have had
three young men in college being ed ~ u
Gated for the ministry. F555i n
S Following tlis rapor. the next was
an address on foreisn missions by. -, 1. q,
fG7rt.. tr
/ line ''Do Foreign Missions n Fay
Adjournment for dinner Mt u =. NJ. II
a fter dinner the convention reassem-
bletl at 2 r. M. John a. Tate and g.. q.
Watson had the otional exercises g NJ
ter roll call the the sccreta ry4 read ne
reports from the churches tandsl sunday \ W
schools, showing ss 8churches me Is
x rict With membership Of about G,0o
Ss,,owing q y total contribution OF about
/ "a ,0o. The Sunday. schools show nj, en-
{rolltncnt$ Of $500 with con tributlon u 9.
about 81, COZ Following was an az Org
on the u" Church Elk tension N F'unh. 'ss 49,
r. Is E;wers. His aim was to prcsen T. IN
great work that has been accom- ltshed
B by this fund IN building church homes IN
every quarter OF the United States. and d
l,e$ laid stress 4 on the great need s1ors 9
great fund to answer the gfeal 9. 'u, g,
I Of calls that are coming into # thcl s
4 office every day In the year l1is speech
was received with rapt nttentl on In y nc
sopinionSof all II was one OF the best CT.
forts on these lines ever presented ~
this section. 5s} 5ss5 "A " "
~. II. Edwards u spoke for q few no a
ments 81, the work at West I'bin sfttnd
inc efforts they are making to . rebuild
the house OF worship that was r lost ny
4 fire in 1902
5sf The next order on the programme was was
..svm posi m 4 on Church Work, 't's engaged
m Nv Pro lessor J. Norwood. J IS = y.
2TIundley and y DR.. J 4. w illiams.
Adjourned to meet at 10 A. NJ. Thurs