The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-14

OF the body. and the secretary of the
State mission board. ad, a lengthy
h rspor. Of the work
port opens with thanks for the Divine
blessing on the work of the board for
the past year and says: our last
annual report was optimistic. as Wv.
cont mplated the spiritual possibilities
OF Virginia Baptists and realized that
with increasing opportunities to reach
the un.aved. and with enlarged forces
to carry the message of salvation to
them. the season Of a glorious har-
Of this years labors fully justified
| this hopeful view OF our work. for
/, 1856 persons have professed faith In
Jesus Christ under the ministry OF our
missionari and evangelical forces
| and 2,612 have been baptized by them,
tbesides large number OF others who
were baptized by other pastors with
whom they held meetings"
The report goes on to speak OF the
| laymen's movement which has re-
Gently been inaugurated and. has the
Convention and of all Of the district
and State associations. and says it
!, brings to tn state board a new sense
] OF responsibility on its part to press
| more vigorously the evangelization of
| Virginia.
have been but few chang in the
working force OF the board. but that
the old men in the field, are working
held by the state missionaries are
Well att nded and great work Is being
done. The report tells OF wonderful
Southwestern counties OF the state,
| and goes into labnrate detail to show
the good results accomplished by the
invasion of that territory by the mis-
sionaries OF the board.
Summed up in figures the report
shows that the collections for stat;
missions for the year ending October
81 were S34.359.32 and the disburse
mentS sa2.ss3.2s. showing balance II
| the hands OF the board OF 81 ,316.25.
| In conclusion the port says:
I'm vi w OF the splendid results &C.
conlplished, and the pressing need fol
a more aggressive effort to reach q.
Commonwealth with the Gospel OF
Christ. your board would recomment
that the general association by the
ad option Of this report ask the Baptts'
people Of Virginia to give this board
1 not less than $3S.00O xt year for the
1 prosecution of Its work..
DR.. George W. Mcdaniel. Of the FRS,
| Baptist Church. OF Richmond, spoke clio.
quently on the report which he de-
l clared Is the best and most encourag
ling report ever read before the Vir-
n ginia association.
A THAT the churches raise S3S,0O0 for the
picard this year. was adopted.
! Good Work of Orphannge.
! The afternoon session was quite as
largely attended as that OF the morn
i Ing. Judge w. W. Moffett. chairman
of the executive committee 1.-THE or.
q phanage board of trustees. submitted
4 lengthy report Of the work at tbs
. Salem Orphanage. The report shows
! that receipts from the churches for, thu
support Of the orphanase during thu
: past year; were s21,22l.S5. being an in
!. lcrease of s4.s40.66 over last year. Dur
ing the past year, by the wtlltof the
Hate Clarence bearing. of Amhers
! county the orphanage got at.legac,
}, which will amount to $4,000. The re
port was discussed by Rev. L. Pendle
, ton Jones and others.
Education Hoard.
Hon. ]. Taylor Ellyson, the CORE
spending secretary Of the edn ts Il :,
board. which says in part.
!. The educa tion board presents fo
your consideration its seyenty.seventt
/ annualireport. The years,hass been. on
OF unusual prosperity, and we have en-
! joyed lin an abundant measure tn
blessings Of God upon our labor. IN.
!. young smen under our care have. b,
J, their zeal and earnestness, proven
) themselves worthy Of our support.
) There:is a slight increase in.the.n n! 2,
q Der of students over those Reported II
: our last annual report: The collection
were not quite equal to the disburse
: ments for the year, but we were en-
\ abled to make up the deficiency,b tn
amount brought forward from the pre-
The treasurer's report shows tina
: the s.sy
? balance on hand November !, !. :
> 1905. was .,Hod o
q Collections during the year,. 4,499 2
Making total of .... ...s1l,563 s
a We have expended during the fi{,5s ! :
81 year .,... ..'....l.s. 1888 4'ooS y =
y Leaving balance on hand
II October 81. 1907. 1880. $685.
We have now under our care forty
one ministerial students, SIX OF whom