The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-18

| things have been saying, and to-day
by by; the affairs Of our ancestral faith, we
WIN renew our vows OF subscription to
the, gospel OF our forefathers. In every
| book and chapter and sentence and word
the insured oracles OF God, The pillar
ana fount Of truth. Y" S M
Moderator Chosen.
Nomination for the Incoming moderator
We're next In order and the following
names were presented:
Ruling 1Ilder-Allen G.. Hall. dean OF the
law school OF Vanderbilt University,
Nashville. Tenn; Dr. John W. Bachman,
Of Chattanooga, Tenn; Or. Josephus
John, Of Austin, Tex; DR.. J.. ". Stage;
Of Birmingham, and Bennett H. Young, Of
Louisville, KY
After taking four ballots. Allen g. Halls
Of Nashville, Tenn, was elected moderal
tor. NJ
During the afternoon session tho re-
ports on foreign and home missions and
also on publication and Sunday-schoos
were presented. A telegram OF iraternal
greeting was received from the general
Methodist Conference, in session in Bir-
mingham. Reference was made In the
telegram to acts twenty to thirty-two
Foreign Missions.
The annual report of tho Executive
Committee OF Foreign Missions contained
the following: fs'9.a T 80 ! ! II
our-:,Nork during the year Hasa been!
carried on under unusual difficulties, Fot
several months. beginning with October!l
Line committee was In serious financial
enbarrassmont and was compelled to
withhold. temporarily, from the missions
some Of the funds that had been appro-
pria tod for their work. There has been
considerable unrest in China and Japan,
growing out OF circumstances that were
connected with the recent war and It's
effect upon both Of those countries. The
results OF the. work in both countries,
however, have been encouraging.
We have felt some anxiety for the
safety of our missionaries In the interior
OF China, but}9the State Department re-
piled that while the conditioned affairs.
I'M China was giving the government some
anxletX i was not deemed tozbe 81 such
missionaries from Their interior Z stations
at the present time necessary. Letters
from all our Interior stations state that
there have been no local Disturbances.
but on the contrary as much apparent
frlendliness as ever.
The work in Corea has been very en-
couraging, and that In Cuba has beel' as
prosperous as It could be with small
force. r. Il i
In spiritual results the year has been
one of progress In all our fields.
The number Of missionaries now on the
roll is 206 The total cash receipts were
s9s r rna la ot tn the 2easrs
! theo close of the year was SOL 2ouGts aaanIiy
! The work Of the Forward Movement
has been vigorously prosecuted Many
| pastors have presented the movement IN
their churches with encouraging results,
In order that the work already under
taken may be properly cared for and that
| some advance might ba made toward the
| fuller and more effective occupation OF
l u <l1n az ~
to appeal to the Church for contribu-
| ton of not less than $500. 600
HOME Missions.
The report ct the Executive Committee
| Of Home Missions was In part: Fi'
Owing 20 large general Increase ana
seyera jegaGiea for specla WoEk, & Wp
re eraalrrk lie years preceding the1last Year;
| The financial prosperity Is even exceeded
] by the spiritual. In some OF our MISSION
fields there have been LARGE gn.ner' tEs
| aborers in the vineyard.
The total In the hands Of tAe treasurer
during the year wns S122,2o7. me dls.
| bursements were $49,22l, inc balahce on
hand March 81, being $73.0l6
The expenditures were as follows, sup
mort Of four missionaries and tlfteen
churches among the Mexcans: q minis minis
ters and 50 churches In Arkansas; 10 min.
i iste s'i and I'd as churches In Florda: q
ministers. minis and 50 churches in Indian Ter.
rtory ministers md Il q e! hnrches n Il
| mississippi; minister and churchos N
North Carolina; ] evangelist and ~
churches In Tennessee; 6 ministers and y
| churches in Louisiana; 9 schools and i
| teachers In the indian Terrrit Dry, ana "
schools and ii teachers intthe mountains;
| The entire number of ministers and
teachers supported In whole or In part
was l07 and Of churches and schools aid
ed. S04 -, !, y :, ,,,,t,oo
for he erection of new houses OF ~orsnip
me demand for assistance We're urgent
and Continual. Owing to lnadequhte
I funds we could not respond only 70 me
needest, attempting to scatter q 4ho up nnIe
| priatlons over every part g VIZ "4'o'e
o 'rhc sphere of our operations, extends
now Wy Ia rgMy over the whole Southern ter
rItory, as we assist IN some rn,s 1e aynod pr
Sthe rea nmdsi has s. been declined during The
M nost venr. The weaker synods are making
,an,d strides, The PROGRESS OF our
ohuroh is limited only by the sfh , ,,or p
| men and the means 70 prosusade .s'e AVIAN w, ~
The ,s, G ~ i ,m nT have done the evan
s,IE, arm. The possibilities N TINS A.
rrection arc practically unlmlea, ll at
comr,ittee has assisted IN nv sMppo,.
a q ano. different Presbyteries, They have
anIarred our hounds and given us new
,rhe report on publication was very en-
couraging, and was read pH y, ~ A,as'll'
secretary; Or. A, Q, t'hl!!lPs, supeEnl'en-
Sant Of sunday School Work and Young
~. Societies. and Rev. r, a. Laps