The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-12
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tires Evo some idea OF tho remarkable
growth of the work. 25s 1251 n 7asf1
Full details are. given concerning tho
Slintdy school periodicals md athcr pub-
cations Of the board, Of It's relations
to tho Seminary, to tho b. r.. p. u, and
to tho state boards.
s. rho report closed with a ringing appeal
for enlargement ~
Home and Foreign Missions.
REV. DR.. 13. D. Grhy. secretary. read
tho report OF the Home Mission Board
This report showed total receipts Of
sl67, SDo.SS, an increase Of over 81 per
cont. over last year. The board has
property Mt various points in It's fields
valued at s135,306.GG. 1t employed, In
whole or IN pnrt, S3s missionaries. Va
rlo,is departments Of work are discussed
in detail, ana shown to be In y pros
porous condition.. Thc board suggests
that the convention undertake general
schome OF evangelzation.
Rev. Or. r. J. Wilingham presented
tho report OF tho Foreign Mission
Board. I'M
The report gives an expression OF
thanksgiving for tile divine blessing on
the work committed TO It. Tie aggregate
against ms s sss5 & last year, Year, [f large
Der Of young mon and women arc apply
ing for appointment to the foreign, field
moro, than IN any former year. The re-
alton IN China. Africa, Japan, Brazi!!
countries the board has nourishing mis-
sons. Sixteen now missionaries have
been sent out durilg tho convention year,
Eleven others are under appointment
There have been no dcnthr among mis-
sonarics during tho ycnr. six marriages
personnel OF the board are noted. Chief
among these IS tho. retirement OF Rev
II. e, Bomar from the position Of nssis-
tant corresponding secretary when no
had done admirable work. Rev. william
IT. Smith. y. D., has been chosen TO tins
office. and has entered upon his work.
Receipts.
x The ,rcasnrcr's report shows tho fol-
District isSt' Of t CoiumSia, ,1saiS Florida.
s4.sn.sl; Georgia .s52 $500; Indian Ter
lttory. s732.74; Kentucky. s26.6S:so; Louis
Jana. $G,455n; Maryland, $G,090.77: Mlssis-
sppi, $40, 2so.S5: Missouri. sl2,4276S: North
Carolina, $2S.7023i; Tennessee, SIS, 1916:
Texas s26.2291s: Virginia. s4o,77o79 and
from other sources si,S6251. making q
liabilities OF the board are SIS l5l.21.
Items Of Special Interest.
The Sunday School Board at Nashville
u
5000 for tho work.
we appreciate the great help which is
given us IN the work by the editors or
our denominationnl papers. ~ paper
which Is thoroughly missionary Is a
blessing.
Tho American Baptist Publication So
ciety, of Philadelphia, has again gencr-
ously given 500 this year for the Bible
work in foreign lands.
Work of DR.. Graves.
April 10, 1906, marked tho nfticth Ninl-
veraary OF DR.. r. II. Graves going to
China. Thc missionaries who have been
laboring with him I'M Canton, made a
suggestion to the board that we cele-
brate this occasion by naming the The
illogical Training School In Canton the
Graves Theological Seminary. and the
board has gladly taken this action, and
has decided to put 5000 In the seminary
building. We hope that sonrc brother
who loves the work. and who. while
living here in the home land has been
blessed. will weave his life work In with
that of Dr. Graves by giving the $500
for this seminary building. 4,
Our people at the conyentlon VIII PC
glad to see with US DR.. T.. H. Simmons
who went out to China thirty-six years
ago. DIR. Siulmons had to return home on
account of his eyes. We rejoice to know
that he has been successfully operated
on, his eyesight being restored. In due
course Of time he expects to return to his
work in China.
Tho board has received during the
year a gift from Mrs. +. S. Ramscur
parts, Texas, Cor 5000, half Of which
was for the general work.
Hon. J. c. Bush, OF Mobile. Ala. has
contributed $4,000 for buying land and
putting. up buildings for the Theological
Seminary In Hwnngh!en, China. Brother
Bush makes this gift in memory of his
father and mother, and tbs institute Will
hereafter Es known as the Bush The
illogical Seminary"
The convention has low in foreign
lands 2l4 churches. &72 out stations. 1S9
missionaries, II ordained ndtiYo preachers,
go native helpers. ia houses Of worship,
12,SN members. Contributions from these
churches reached last year the gratifying
sum Of 26.lOi.97.
The report closed with a ringing appeal
Tor advance on every 'ne.