The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-13
some Church Work Cannot BE
Done Properly With
out Them.
THEY ALWAYS WILL EXIST
DR. Burroughs Expects to See
Them When Kingdom
Of God Comes.
BN M-tMIl: BAYS.

rili., educational secretary OF the sum
day school board OF the Southcrn Zap
tist Convention, reached the climax of
the address which h delivered before
the Baptist state Convention OF North
Carolina this morning He was speak
iuE in tho iutcrcS; OF tho adult Bible
class and the teachers training de-
partmcnt Of the sunday school follow
ing the report OF tn. sunday school
board OF tho convention. some inter
ests. he SAID, can toe accomplished by
iuterdenomiuational agencies. but tho
sunday school department work can
not grow and flourish IN an nterGe-
nomIuational atmosphere The report
Of tho hoard showed that tho number
of churches identified with the Sunday
school in the State Convention of North
Carolina, is less than - per cent, but
that II is pleasing TO note that This Is
larger than that OF the Southern Bap-
list Convention, which is less than 80
per cent, and larger than that OF the
Baptists OF the United states, which
is less than 80 per cent
More Offerings Needed.
Regarding the maintainancc OF the
State sunday school department, the
report showed that some OF the asso-
Citations of the convention contribute
nothing. while other, capable of giving
Literally contribute mere pittancc.
II showed further, that during the
past year 1850 churches made
no Offering To this Work, and during
the coming year $500 Will be needed
TO support TINS one interest OF the con-
vention. iuciuding the expense OF prlut-
ing and mailing necessary 20 max" 81
fectIvr the pans outlined by the board.
Tho contributions received nom sun
day schools in lvcuty-oue associations
OF the convention 10 the causes of the
convention amounted 10 St",2Si, and
the report Expressed the bcnct that a
total Of $4,000 had been contributed,
some sunday schools having maue no
report The following items OF the
report are OF SPECIAL interest regard
ing the sunday school work OF the con
veution.
During hve years the number Of
Sunday schools increased from l,G6i
TO 1888, q gam OF -d6, or Is per cent,
The enrolment has grown from 1859
TO lso,C>1. q gain OF 43.53G, or % per
cen;. The secretary has worked ia
all the associations except two small
ones formed during tho last TWO years.
! lie has reached an average OF ninety
! i've CHURCHES in forty-onc associations
i each year lie has attended annual
/ sessions OF associations iVs times, OF an
I average of twenty each year. The Az
/ Tregutc number OF Institutes ana an
nual sunday school conventions at
tended is twelve. In these meetings.
with other individual churches he has
,,r'., .'''I'' -
49, ~ '"e VI
~ ''' ,'' '''0' ''''" 49,
Is an charging personal! cOrrcspon-
dcncc Win the sending out annually
/ Of an average Of 5000 general letters
/ ana possibly 1000 tracts Oh the yari-
o"S 'oP" ''"e"'s ana interests OF the
/ "o'N' "l'AoNsh inns WORK started as
/ " p'' Oh state missions, and was main
a NH.h fFn
! '"'"ou t"t many years entirely or part
I pS this iuhd, Eei during the last Ave
years ~ mas been maintained free
rom deht without using any of the
] FUNDS or state missions. There are
/ now reported l,tHi schools. OF these
I soNenty-iNa arc branch OF mission
schools leaving 49, churches without
schools During the year about
seventy new schools have been or
I gained under tho oifer OF the sunday
school board to give q quarter Lf.r,-
/ ture free There has beer, splfnaiJ
Increase IL membership or 1onS9
Conditions .nynr,bIc
This mere numercial prny,i, :. ,,,.
NO means tho only evidence ~ rn,o,
/ able conditions rrbo ,,rn,,.,t M
( er-training. tho takin,- or , r,.,t,i,a
census and grading tho s,i,n,,is -, -
Improving OF hoiIses ana a',,,I,,,, ~
the general unfit All I'm a., r,',,,r...,
The report of tbo ro,,,,i,,a' 'Ds
isterial relief showed TINT lilo lore,,,,,
number OF bcncnciarics have 49,,
aided tho past wear i'm ~. III,
tory OF Tho RELIEF ho,rd ,r. ,,,,,,'I,
receiving aid during thn .,r.,,,n, ~,
of the wear having haa,, ,iir,,if,t',
S.var Of thasa ,,oss,,, 49,. a,t = ~ :
latter mart ~ ,ba vn,, ,,,,,n . VIZ
noted also mat tbo r.co;nts ~,
listeriol r,licr y.as ,.r,,, In
! OF ony nr.l.io,,s ~. - ' ''
mo 49,, ,i,,o., 80 ~ Us my
~ ~ y,,, ,,r,,,i M, NJ w 80 ."ose
! nr,sec,i 49,, n,t,, -. X
\ rra,. 1t.i,l ,, '"' t"'sc m
nit, 49, - - -. ma cont
! cf.' ''1' ~ proper
| ~ ""NV ~ ~ u'"lt"i' 10 get
% '"' '""'" l" cst"hhsh
~, ~"
''Pot' "a ''c committee on tenn
! p ~ ""lNH WIS accepted 10y lhr
1871 irJp''t" IN IN" growth OF
| lVIi' i'c' M syn I.'eh' throuRhout Tn"
r"uhtrE' ana III me tact that The fight
,HI 'hl"I'cincht is winning III pro-