Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-16

Blackstone Female Institute; Rev.
Granville Burruss az student at
Johns Hopkins University, and Rev.
l.. A. Smith as a student at Wander
bilt University.
Resolved II. That our pastors
are requested to present the cause
of Christian education TO their people
on some Sunday during the moh'n
of June, and that they be requested
TO invite DIR. Stonewai Anderson. the
general secretary of education Tor
literature, to help them IN their WORK.
Resolved TIL. That our pastors
are requested to search out with care
such young men a. are adapted 10
the work of the Christian ministry.
TO furnish the names of such men
to the secretary of the annual con
ference board of education. who shall
send them to the secretary or ,he
general board. that the general ooate
may be placed in communication WIN
these young men.
Resolved Nv. That the Joih'
board of finance be reques ted 10 ap-
portion to the various districts $1,000
to meet the assessment for educa-
tional extention, and $s,OOo lor the
benefit of fRandolph.Macon Cciiese.
which may be assessed separately ana
raised separately, as may seem Wise
on each charge.
"Resolyed V. That we hereby nom
fnate Rev James Cannon. Jr., 10 the
conference for the position OF CONFER
ence secretary of education for the
ensuing term of four years.
"Resolyed vi. Whereas we have
heard with interest that our First
church of Charlottesville, the scat OF
the University of Virginia, IL contem-
plating the building of a new house
of worship. and
Whereas. the average year among
the student body of the university
from 140 to 100 young men from
Methodist sources, which fact makes
II important that we have a repre-
sentative church there.
"Resoiyed, That We approve the
proposed scheme for our Charlottes-
Vile brethren 10 build church on
a generous scale-one that will meet
not only the needs OF the local con-
gregation, but also the conditions
created by the university. and we
hereby pledge them our encourage
ment, and command this enterprise
to the benevolence of Virginia Meth
odists, churches and individuals
r. E. BLACKWELL,
President.
JAMES CANNON.
Secretary.
State Of the Churches.
The following statistics were re-
ported:
Membership. I0S.2i1: local preach
ers. "a; infants baptised during year.
TIA: adults baptised. 3,543; Epworth
Leagues. "A: Epworth League mem
hers. 3.45S: Sunday schools, Sl4; Sun
day school officers and teachers. y
$50: Sunday school scholars. sG.slt'
collections for superannuated preach,
ers. widows and orphans. 19.Ses.al
foreign missions. $67.325.4S; domes-
tic missions, .Si6.S1S.1S; Rosebud
contributions for missions. 1888:
church extension. $10.0JS.54; econtri-
buttons for salary of presiding ED
ers. $20.9S594; for preachers I'M
change. 47.G69.s2: for bishops So
1856: number of church societies.
s12; value of church buildings. So
$685.; Indebtedness on churcnl
buildings, s209, 2o3: number or pas
torai charges. 252: number of par
sonares. 206: value of pars onases,
s5t.751: number of district parson-
ages. 1890: Indebtedness. sl.1oo'
number of churches damaged durlng)
year. 4; amount of damage, sl'3oo;
insurance carried on churches and
-parsonages. si:4s6. S4;s-for educstion-j
al extension. s2.s0o.0s; Randolph-Ma-
con College. s5,s7s1f.
Mr.. II. f.. Barrow of Fsrmviiie'
read the report OF the iaymen's move
ment showing gratifying progress in
the work of missions among iaymen-
Conference then adjourned till p,
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