The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-20

the bodies. but those who come in
their sickness and suffering are taught
of the Great Physician of the soul.
We refer with great pleasure t. the
pu blishing plants which have been
I established, and which are turning
cut not only Gods word. but other
publications OF books, leaflets and
tracts by the thousands among the
people. Never before have we cone
such a great work as we are to-day
! doing on the foreign fields, and yet
other fields lie out before us white
10 harvest. The conditions urge Us
to enter in the name of the Lord.
Requests and Annuities
We call special attention ~ the
arrangement made by the board for
requests and annuities. We ask hat
/ our people will give special atten-
! ton to this subject, Persons who
! have been entrusted of God with
i money can very easily arrange in
/ their wills to leave part of TX for
/ the advancement of Gods kingdom
1 in all the world. and we ask pastors
! and leading laymen to present this
i subject tn persons around them who
are known to have large supply
OF this worlds goods.
! Perhaps even a better way than
W stast IL iNkatN Is ~ give lHt Httbty
To foreign missions while Yet alive.
Then there viii be no contests and
4 struggles in court about the property
after one is gone. Ii n party needs
the interest on the funds while still
living, the board il prepared to take
( the gift and give a bond u furnish
an annuity for the same to the donor
Tor life, Several parties have turned
over their funds to the board in this
Nay, and seemed pleased with the
} plan.
We ask our people to remember
that they can secure tracts on foreign
missions free by applying to the
board. Also. they can get mission
books of any kind by writing To the
board for them. They will be fur
nished at reasonable prices. We es-
pecialiy commend the Foreign Mis-
sion Journal Thousands of copies
! ought to be taken in the homes OF
: Virginia.
Receipts for Missions.
We are sorry to have to put a sad
, note in this report For twelve years
our foreign mission receipts have
; been going forward gloriously, hut
for the last two or three years our
! receipts have net eaualed tbs. oufgo
In response to the ca1l OF the people
. the board has made a large increase
+ in its working force. but In these las,
years our people have failed to give
, enough to cover the expenses. The
+. consequence ia that the first of las,
May the board closed its convention
. year with debt of nearly $4,000
and we regret exceedingly to repor
!. that part Of this debt was due t.
, falling off III the receipts from
], Virginia. Our noble State. which
! through decades past has stood In thu
, forefront OF the column for world
wide evangeliZation. nobly leading hel
sister States, last year instead OF
making an increase like most. Of tn
States, fell back over $4,000. We urg'
that this year the churches shall come
up nobly and give the $4,000 wnici
!, is asked from the State, so that tn,
! board may pay all OF its expenses
r and at the same time iiquidate ever,
! dollar OF the debt With Gods bless
; ings upon us as people We shouft
not fall back in the work which II,
loves SO well.
: The board has devised plan II
get churches and individuals to sub
scribe a certain amount to he pait
! between now and the last of April
!. The brethren have taken $500, 900 al
> a basis and divided this into share
l of $500 each. Some churches ar,
4 subscribing FOR quarter shares, som,
: one-half, some one. two, five, thirty
Q fifty, and in one case the board ha
4 hopes of getting seventy-five share
; taken in one church. We hope tina
! many of our churches and our indf
!. vidual members will gladly respon'
] to this proposition, which has beei
}. put before the people. and that Their
: viii be liberal giving.
$ We have been informed that tn
4 inde dnesa ar the hoard has reach
/ ed at this time very large proportions