The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-15


! tional mission for boys at Damon, India
Miss Franklin received great ova-
ton at the close of her address.
The reports of President "a. Mclean
and Secretaries Stephen j. Corey AMI
f. NJ. Rains showed great increase
in foreign work. of all kinds over last
year, the church membership additions
in foreign lands during the year num-
boring 1912 and. the financial report
showing an increase over last year OF
$4,000, with a total of S3O5.50o con-
tributed for foreign missions during
the year. The largest gain for one
year in regular church contributions
for foreign missions was also shown
this gain being $4,000 over last year,
with a total OF regular contributions
amounting to $4,000.
The regular Sunday-school contribu-
lions for foreign missions showed a
total of $4,000 contributed when only
$4,000 was asked.
Aim For This Year.
The watchword and aim for the new
year Is Ito raise s350,000 for foreign
missions; fifty new missionaries to for
cign fields by next fall. and fifty new
Living Link contributions OF $500 per
year for the maintenance of the fifty
new missionaries Each church that
contributes $500 per year for the sup
port Of missionary in foreign field
becomes G. Living Link" church. The
missionary sent Is the church's Living
Link"
This was the ,twenty-hfth annlver-
sary of the incunibency Of President "A.
Mclean. of Cincinnati. as head of the
foreign missionary movement in the
brotherhood. and he was given great
ovation by the convention this morning.
Misslonnrles Speak.
The foreign missionaries who occu-
pied seats upon the rostrum In Con-
ventlon Hall to-day and spoke were:
p. Z. Hagan and wife, Of Toxic; G.,
S. Weaver and wife, OF Osaka. Japan;
Miss Emelyon, of Marking, China; Dr..
F.. L. Meigs. president OF the. Union
Christian College. Marking, China: Mel
vim Menges and Wife, OF Matanzas,
Cuba; DR.. Royal ]. Dye. of Bolenge,
Africa, who reported a church mem
bership at his mission on the Equator
Of 302, of which 90 are now. doing
countrymen; Walter Place and wife,
OF Pennsylvania, who are going out
to the Bible College In Toxic; F. c.
Sherman. Of Wisconsin, new mis-
sionary to India. and Miss Franklin,
Of whom special mention has already
been made.
..r. and Mrs. Meiiges are the Lily
ing Link" Of the First Church OF Christ,
Disciples, of Norfolk. The Norfolk
church supports them by itself, and
has been doing this for one year Mr.,
and Mrs. Menges- will be given. q re-
ception by the Norfolk congregation
during their stay in the city. This will
occur some time next week.
Among the prominent speakers at
| this afternoons session OF the con-
ventlon was the Rev. Il, r. Sellers, OF
Terre fIaute. Ind, who made an adj
dress on the Living Link Idea" Mr..
Sellers declared that one Living Link
supported by church will do more
than all the money that could be
| spent for church choirs.
| There was a great meeting at Arnory
Hall tonight in connection with tbs
foreign work. Addresses We're made
by Rev Peter Ainslie. of Baltimore
Rev. II. NJ. Rains and Herbert Monin.
ger The work OF tho home mission
board Will be the feature Of the con-
lYention morrow.
/ The following were the venerable
minister's and =iaymen who officiated a
the communion tables at the great com
munton service at the Armory Hal
/ Sunday incident to the convention
W.T.. Moore, Of Columbia, Mo, Charles
L. Loss, of Lexington, Ky,;J, 3, Briney
OF Lexington, Ity.:33I. II. Garrison, o.
st. Louis; y. n. DUNCAN, of Des Molnes
land II, n, Chandler, of Newport News
'lChe collection taleen8 at the communion