The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-14
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Bann ana r.. T. Daumun.
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A. aChristian. ]. r. Pettyjohn. G. l.
Bane and r.. T. Daumun.
Church, Extension.
The report OF the board OF churci,
extension Nas read, showing Crafty.
Tie total exp nded during the past
year WINS shown to be s1i1.6s3. nn In
crease of $500 over tile previous year
The board asked FOR an increase OF
churches OF tn Southern General can.
ference for the next year. The report
stated that there we're 255 nppllca-
lions on ale at pre- Virginia Con-
ferenc contributed s6.92G.at or rs per
cert. OF the,Eamoiint assessed against
IT, The assessment for the next year
was announced to be s11,13o The re-
port was referred tn TIL. committee OIL
church extensions.
For the Supernnnnntc,.
The report or the trustees OF the
set apart for this fund one per cent.
OF tile annual salary Of It's n este,
board Of education, The total receipts
of, the past year we're shown 10 oe
next n It. y s,St was fixed at ssoQoo with
the ,irginia Conferences 81 are at
$3.50 The report was referred TO the
committee on education. -.
An elaborate report was made by
isiii:g interests OF the church. show
ing total sales OF s6ia,S7Lal a gain
over the previous year Of s4'ssS; ne
OF fnunce.
To Speak on Temperance.
DR., Bennett moved that the report
Of the committee on temperance be
considered on Thursday right at $
o'clock. and that Bishop Galloway be
that occasion. 1t was adofted., the
bishop conserving TO make the address.
a inem,ria' from the LSreEburg
District Conference to tie ,, annual ean-
mary schools In sections where the
work is done lneficiertly By the Stave.
was referred 70 the committee on edu-
cation.
same source ioofirE t. the establish
ment Of missionary schools In sparse
Is settled nnir' h,-hords. was referred
to the Board OF Missions.
DR.. Cook on Missions.
Bishop Galloway introduced TO the
the secretaries of the Board OF Missions.
WHO briefly addressed the body, Dr.
Cook confplimentcd the Virginia Con-
ference on their. excellent work saving
more notable looking body OF men
Dr. Cook tol6 OF the ''open door In all
sect ons OF the world the present OPP
for missionary work and
..Ali the world Is In transition The old
order Is passing and the people 81
heathendorn arr cor,i-E 10 realize that
there is something better thar their
CONF to a time .nch as our father
never knew. Thav pravsd for the
open door Nav the nations OF the
earth are .erv nr unto MS To- help. To-
dar the hose - this country. In her
threatened financial ranic. lies In tn"
ability. Tha opportunity 81 ne day
II this country ard abroad Is ou-s
VIII wa 20 in a1d nossass the ianS7 >"
DR. CnoE ern,Nae,zr6 tire fr,oortr nre
iav school THE wo-k ~ thr 'a"--e-l'el
riseiona-r u1o~e--ent ras eyo'ained ana
pointed orr as the chief hope OF mis-
stonary DEVELOPMENT
Report on Their Districts.
Roll rs,i ~ presiding elders was be-
gun The Rev " V. Tudor. =. D. re
portss q 7-osne-ous wear in Rich-uard
n,stri>t. end his character was nassed
Tn. Rev J N=st'n re,o--a4 FOR .se
IVES. Richmond ntet-'ct racing q -rth-
whn die@ n nTice- Mr.. Mastin esre-
cieilv co---1s-,sntsd the work being
done IN Manchester.
Tr- Pew. j. c. Reed Of Rapnahsn-ock.
rA1orttS on a nurnbar ~ -tvi"a's end
ths p-ng-re s ulaSn - he dszt-t-t Tho
t-trt. re-artAs the esnec1ai pressing ~
God on his d,-t-irt During HE term
IN has t-avs,tS bAt~-een o. mo an5
50 tna m"ee pra e-r a~hAd $50 tirrSs
ar'ng. Tho dist-ict has added about
$500 on "-ofession OF faith in the past
four years.
Guvcl Fro- Chrnc.1 Rail.
TIE Rev. JOHN q Winn pscto~ Of the
church. nresen'ed tn Bieho- Galloway a
Eavel rase frow the c'an"al raj, ~
the old 17-ion s.-aAt Nethos'-t Chn-oh
PAterebure. wh'ch was h"i,t in ,-7s.
In this church the arst Methodist Cen
era Conference met 12S v1a-e ago.
R'ehno Gal1o~av's name is 'nec-tbed on
the eavAl which was nreser.od to TIE
bishon IN the ra-nn nr NJ Richa-d "
Davis, ~ the Washington Street Church,
Petersburg.
gishor ca..oway resno-ded In fitting
terms. tel'inp. OF the ssrv'c"s 30 tho
o-'g'ral conference. where Bisro,
Caress and Bishop Payne were conse-
Rev j. e wirn. TIE rastor ot tho
church extended he--tv fr-rico-oo r,
ties r-de- wh'ch the committed h,s
lahn-Ad ed ire n-ena-atio- wrict bod
been r,aao mailing o rr-,be~ ~ an
ro"n".rornf~ "i 10 the daily luncheon
and Other raattc~s.
1cnn-ts ~ TIE ore-'s'-r atdera were
sg7'1 cel'ed for err rev J.
Srarke1fo-d 90 the r.,-cehn-e ne
r-'ht --ne-ted tho n~-e-o-- y,,ndr y, r,s
d'rt~'r'' pcr w u a.---eiI fo- tba
np-~'''e Dt-t~in. toll - ri- vo-lr ee.
pec'''lv ~ the rror-t-to -ni~s'on
wnrt' a-net'or ~ -ewe-,i ehu-chnc r-.as
renn-'Aa' pcv e---e-1 IT rt-~ro-,,h
presiding elder Of Petersburg D,etrict