The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-10
WORKERS CONFER
ON EDUCATION
Important Meeting in Connection
With Program of Assembly
at Montreal.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch. !

Montreal. ". c.. July e-In addition
to the features of the program. one OF
the most important special conferences
OF the season is to be held at Montreal
this week. This is the conference i'm
tho interest of education. and special
interest and Importance attaches to the
same because of the fact that it is the
frst conference of the kind held espe-
ctally in the interest OF the cause of
education In the Southern PRESBYTERIAN
Church by order OF the general assem-
Dly The assembly at Atlanta in Nav
recommended that IAN adj interim COM
mlttee composed of the executive sec
rotary Of Christian Education and Min
isterial Relief. as chairman. and one
member from each of the synods be
appointed to consider all matters re-
lating to the discovery. definition, CO.
ordination and allied questions of the
schools and colleges connected with our
church. That this committee call the
Christian educators of these schools
and colleges into conference with them
selves at Montreal. n. c., during July
or August Of this year. to discuss mat
ters coming under purview OF this
committee, and that this committee
report IT'S findings, with or without re-
concentrations, to the general assem-
bly, of 1914"
Complying with this direction from.
tho assembly. the moderator appointed
the following as members of the ad
interim committee: Rev. Henry II
Sweets, ID. D.. of Louisville, secretary
or Christian Educational and Minis
tcrlal Relief. chairman Cor temporary
chairman); j. I. Norris. Lynn II. Walk
er, +. H. Gaines. George H. Conrelson.
}. X. Dobyns. George II. Denny, D. s.
Gage. w. b. Morrison, w. ]. Martin. A.
Spencer. William Dinwiddie, r. T.
Ninson and Henry Louis Smith
Most OF the members Of this commit
tee. II not all of them. are expected to
be at Montreal this week to take part
en- the program and to devise ouch
means. by conference and otherwise as
Will arouse the membership IF the
church to deeper appreciation and a
more liberal support Of the educational
institutions Of the church. During
this conference plans will be devised
also to carry out the recommendation
of the assembly of this year that will
cause the assembly of 1914 to be known
as an educational assembly. two even
ings of the same to be devoted to pop
ular meetings in the interest OF the
schools, colleges and seminaries of the
church.
Figures just issued as the result OF
careful survey OF the educational in
stitutions Of the Southern Presbyterian
Church show that at the present time
there are six theological seminaries,
faculties numbering thirty-fve mem-
bers. S12 students. forty-three build
ings, value of property S941,2l6 and
endowment. sl,66766 colleges (organi-
cally connected). twenty-five; members
OF faculties. 29+; students, 1864; build
ings, 100; value OF property s2.57S.7SS;
endowment, S1,142.934; colleges (sym-
pathetically connected), five: faculties
numbering 107 members: students, t.
167; buildings. thirty eight: value OF
property. sl.1S4.450; endowment SSs7.-
S15; seminaries, academies. etc. Cor
Ganically connected). twenty; faculties
numbering 1877 members; students, L.
1877; buildings forty-nine: value OF
property. s7S9,o00; endowment 1884,
600; seminaries. academies. etc. (sym-
rathetically connected), six: faculties
numbering iftyseven members. stu
dents. 526; buildings twenty-six; value
property, S2760O0; endowment $4,000;
mountain schools thirty-five; faculties
numbering los members; students, g.
7S5; buildings, ninety -one; value of
property. se74,96s; endowment. $1,000:
orphans homes and schools eleven;
faculties numbering forty-two mem
bers: 944 students; seventy-three build
ings: value OF property, s657.500; en-
cowment, s12.600. These figures show
a total OF 105 institutions number OF
members of faculties, ESQ: students.
il.0s6; buildings. 400; value Of prop
erty. $6,702,422; endowment, S4,019,415.