The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-09
CONFERENCE WILL
MEET ON TUESDAY
Annual Session Will Be Held in
Main Street Methodist
Church, Danvillc.
REPORT ON CONTRIBUTIONS
Average of S7.94 a Member Given
for All Causes Last
REPORT ON CONTRIBUTIONS

Danville, Va, November S-While it
is truo that six Methodist conferences
were held in Virginia prior to tho or
ganization OF tho Methodist Episcopal
church. as an independent ccclcsias-
ticai body. In December. 1884. those
nix conferences could not be called
: hessions OF tho Virginia conferences
Tho sessions OF tho Virginia confer
once are numbered from the frat scs-
nion held after tho organization OF tho
Methodist Episcopal Church, that ses-
sion having been held al hIason's
brunswick County, Virginia. In the
month OF May, 1855 IT. was sixty
Years later that the division o: the
church occurred ana the organization
Of tho Methodist Episcopal Church.
south. was effected. Hence the Sos
sion OF the Virginia conference. which
"!h convene at Danv!llo on Tuesday
morning of next week. will be tho
lSlst sessinn Of that body. which is
ono OF the largest conferences OF TIE
church OF which II is IL part
Tho latost statIstics available show
mat IN tho Virginia conference there
nre SIT organized churches; ninety
eight local preachers: 1891 white
members: sixteen colored Members
giving total membership OF II34a7
To this conference. There was gain
IN membership to tho church through
ont tho conference last year OF
lG,0o4 and Of this number $40
acre added on profession OF faith and
1888 b. letter and otherwise The
loss In membership to tho conference
last year was follows: removed hy
death. l,12t: removed b. certificates
<its: Withdrawals from tho church
S77; dropped b. church conferences
log; expelled from Tho church. seven.
thus the total loss IN membership was
1877
Average OF s7.oi n Member
Tho virginia confcrenc. contributed
10 all causes last ycnr = total OF seOl.-
Vsl3i. which was an average Of tT.p4
per mcrlhe-. OF this total contribution
ior tho year the amount given TO va,i-
GUS causes was as follows: to cduca-
ton, si.9Sj.i3; ~ Randolph Macon col
lcgc. Sc.i3.,5l: To conference claimants.
s2ll55.:l: 10 homo and conference mis-
hionr. s2l,2siC9: 10 foreign missions.
<27is225; specials Cor missions i'm
churches and Sunday schools !3e
otots. contributed by tho N'o,nnn's
Foreign Missionary Society. sc0.55T4s.
contributed b. the Womans IIone
Mission Society. si9.379.ol: contributed
by Rosebud missionary societies Sc
11HS9: contributed 10 reserve fund for
conference missions. s25os3 to sal
aries or presiding elders, Including
parsonage expense. t22.342.5s: salaries
OF pastors. including parsonage ex-
pense. s263.647.SI. To building and re
pairs. Sls5.9"9.l4. 10 Sunday school
purposes. s5oio+.57. TO Virginia Con
ference OrphanaRc sf7.02275: to
American Rible SOCIETY. si.7eso3; 10
general conference expense fund. 81
62UiI. To annual conference expense
fund. tl,67i2c. TO bishops fund ST.
4o5c 10 church extension. :il.GsI6l:
TO children's day fund s2,32s.ol. TO an
other purposes. sl7j.47s.97
REPORT ON Missions.
Among tho many reports to be sub
mitted TO the conference AZ Danvillc
,nat OF tho board OF missions Will
prove OF more than special interest, il.
View az tn" fact that the conference was
assessed $58.S00 this year for mis-
sions; s3o.Soo of this assessment was for
foreign missions and 81 900 for home
and conferences missions. This is the
largest assessment for missions this
conference has been asked to pay, but
IA there has been large advance in the
contribution 10 this cause from the
conference during tho past several
years, the probability Is that this as
scssmcnt VIII be paid Last year the
l4ynchburg District led the ten dis
iricts OF tho conference in coutribu-
tlons 20 foreign missions. having given
$5.3!3.o7 to this cause. and the Norfolk
District was second. s+,S6e.9S being the
amount contributed by that district
Main Street Church. in which the
session of the conference VIII lie held
Is ono Of the strong churches OF the
conference, ana is one of tho most
thoroughly organized. The pastor. DR..
Deauchamp is president OF the con-
ference board OF missions. and the mis-
sionarY spirit and contributions to this
cause have Increased I'm this church
during the two years OF his pastorate
Tho amount which this church con
'rihUtcd to home and conference mis-
fions last Year was s20s. and 10 for
ciTn missions SS7o. In addition to
this contribution OF S5.160 WAS given
10 specials FOR missions In churches.
Hnl the woman's home and foreign
mission societies gave sl,56lT9 20
home and foreign missions.
Tho latest statistics show the mem
bcrship Of Main street Church 10 be
Gic. with sunday school OF AZ mem
hers. The gain In church membership
last year on profession OF faith WAS
thirty five. and by ccrtincate and other