The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-12


IL We could get some uniformity about
the State expenses. 1t would be bet
ter. but Il Is difhcut for our board
to arrange this. The total amount Tor
State expenses was this year w.
se3.BS.
We think II would be well FOR the
brethren either In the Southern bap-
ttst convention or IN the various Staee
conventions to take up TINS question
of State expenses ana try 10 ket
greater uniformity as To what snouid
be charged for disseminating 1nfor-
nation, awakening interest and col
lecting the funds by the State ofi-
Gals in the various states.
Acknowledgment Is made of
bountiful gift of $4,000 from the sun
day school board at Nashville for the
Baptist Publication Society In Can
ton. China. The generous brother
who offered to pay thu outfit, travel
ing expenses and first years salary
of twenty new missionaries II we
closed the year without debt now
offers, though We failed to fulfil the
condition, to pay for one year the
expenses of ten new missionaries liz
we will send out thirty. A legacy of
$4,000 left by Rev. Lucius Cuthbert,
ID. D.. of South Carolina, Ii CRATE
fully acknowledged. The treasurer's
report shows receipts As follows:
Alantma. s25, 2s4.2s: Arkansas. $13.-
1s4.15; District of Columbia, $3.-
1864; Florida. s6,s3s.ss;; Georgia,
s74,sT41s: Kentucky. $3S,136.51;
Louisiana, $5.s09.ss; Maryland, $751;
5o5.s7; Mississippi, s36,464.ss: Mis-
souri,. t24. s0s.45; North Carolina,
s4o,s53.33:~ Oklahoma, ss,sSS.15;
o.
see, s23,T2s71: Texas. s66,655.15;
Virginia. s6s,04s.46: miscellaneous
sources. $7,725.59; total. $50t.05S.S4.
The total debt fthe board at last
report was s31,T96 This has been
increased during the year by $4,000.
SO that the total debt this year is
S37, 906.25. The moard has now on
the field 246 missionaries and 1853
native helpers. There are 2S9
rhurct1es, 81 or which are seIf-sup-
porting. During the year there were
3.223 baptisms divided among the
countries as follows /, 1es in China:
2Sl In Africa: IS in Japan; 113 In
Italy; S77 in Mexico; 1884 in Bra
zii. and 81 In Argentina. The board
has now 207 houses of worship. 31S
Sunday schools, The total contribu-
tons OF the churches OF the foreign
u
interested in this great work would
do well to obtain a fun copy of the
report.
Application of Illinois.
There IL considerable gossip con-
corning the application of certain
Baptist churches in Southern Illinois
for representation in the convention.
The point of the discussion Ia found
In the fact that heretofore by a sort
of unwritten law membership has
been confined to churches and asso-
Citations in the fifteen Southern States
and territories and the district of
Columbia. The impression prevails
that the Illinois delegates will be seat
ed without protest.
The trustees Of the Southern Zap
fist Theological Seminary held their
| annual meeting Wednesday. Presi-
/ dent f.. Y. Mullins gave an inspiring
account of the work of the present
session and announced that about
| s4sS,000 of the $500 900. which it was
| intended to raise toward the endow-
ment Of this school, had been secur-
led. Campaigns are now III progress
/ in Virginia and other States and 1t
| isprobable that before this convention
closes, great offering will be made
for the same object
The Woman'a Missionary Union Is
meeting at the Seventh Baptist church
and the attendance is large and en-
lthusiastic.
jacksonville il making grea'
fight for the next meeting and her Ell
iterprising representatives seem to be
having everything their own way.
The Virginia delegation will reach
800, not counting the ladies or the
visitors 1t WAS cheerful and con-
genial party that set out from Rich
mond Wednesday morning in spe-
cial through coach for the convention
In the party were ministers and rep
resentative men. not only from Rich
4 mond. but from the regions beyont
and Roodiy company of ladies also
THE trip was quickly and swiftly made
and the party found on its arriva
that the Monumental city was already
captured by the tides of delegates thai
had poured in from the South ane
West.