The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-18
THE ORPHANAGE
IN FINE SHAPE
An Appeal TO the Conference to
Aid in Building a Church at
Blacksburg - John P.
Branch Offers Reso-
luton to Pay Bet
ter Salaries.
lsDeaal . N Tlmes-Dsspatah.l


NGkr DLh. VA. November 1.-THE
fourth days session OF the Virginia Con
ference WAS opened with devotional ex-
e-cses oy Rev q, T.. smart d. D.. OF
Norfolk
The bishop t1en made an address On
interrupted Friendships" taking the
case OF Paul and Barnabls. Who separated
az Antioch ou account OF Mark. VINO
had formerly forsaken the apostles.
lllc question. "Are au thc preachers
lameicss in t4cir lite and admiuistratiouT'
was rveualea. and t.e pleac.e.s oi the
Potersburs and Portsmouth districts made
their reports
when dlc name OF j. r. Aniss was
called. he arose ami requested his name
be referred 90 the committees on con-
ference relation. The conference so or
dered.
The Norfolk and Eastern Shore preach
ers then made their reports.
Rev W. r. TWet d. D.. a former
m' mber of the Virginia Conference now
the dean OF tho theological faculty or
Vanderbilt University. arrived to-day and
was introduced TO the conference.
Dr Tillett Is the gentleman who in
troduced the resolution into tho last
general conference providine for the re-
statement of the faith cf universal u tho
dism. and WAS appointed a member OF
the committee of five from trc Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. South
Professor n. VI. Hamiil. n. H.. Of Nash
vile. Tenn. superintendent OF teachers
training department OF the sunday school
work. was also introduced. and it was an
nounced that the sunday school anniver-
sar'' would be held tonight. and Dr.
Hamil would make tho address.
Epworth League.
Rev. T.. r. Dadmun. chairman OF the
Epworth League committee. made the
report and exhortcd the conference To
give greater attention TO Developments OF
the Epworth League
The Orphanage.
Rev. J. Il. Masun. superintendent OF
the Methodist Orphanago az Richmond
made his report follows.
In November Is39 after careful invcstiga~
ton, IL was decided to build a home for
orphan children. whereupon q board Of
trustees was appointed and January eQth.
1900 the Virginia Conference Orphanage
was Incorporated by the Legislature.
From that day until now the work has
gone forward with uninterrupted SUCCESS.
The past year mas been in every way
satisfactory. From tho beginning our
health record has been phenomenal; We
have had very little serious sickness and
no deaths
During revival service last spring.
conducted by DIT. H. T.. Johnson, every
person in the Institution over years OF
age who was not converted made q
profession Of religion.
The financial report showed that the
total assets OF the institution are slOS.-
65e.o3, and total liabilities are s.. 500 on.
showing that the assets over liabilities
are Se9.172.03.
The current expenses of the orphanage
for the last year have been S7.4S5.54.
The number OF children provided for
during the year So. The average cost
each child was S67S2
The orphanagc has adopted the method
OF raising funds for its current expenses
by requesting tho churches 20 take 70
Christmas collection.
Captain j. l.. Roper added TO his origi-
mai subscription an amount sufficient %
pay for the new heating plant costing
S3.60e. new steam laundry and an
acetyiene plant to cost $500. is being
Installed and l5ev. Air. Mastin requested
some liberal layman 10 come forward
and pay for the same.
The manual training equipment IS now
complete Ia the carrente- and Blacksmith
dcuartWcuts
Mr.. l.. NJ TEcv has given to ths
orpnanage s. 0H and new COTTAGE.
called after his name. is 90 bc built on
the campus. Altogether the orphanags
was shown to br iu excellent condi-
tou.