The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-23

r GINIAN- TUESDAY,
duty to help relieve the Saloon
League OF the debt of $4,000. which
was contracted during the great CAM
patgn for Statewide. $4,000 of which
yet remains unpaid We urge our
churches to invite the representatives
to come and take collections to help
pay of this debt.
Resolved go. That we express our
great appreciation of the splendid ser
vice rendered by the Religious Herald
The Richmond virginian and all other
papers that helped in this cause.
Respectfully submitted,
H. II. SEAY.
Pollard Introduced.
Mr.. John Garland Pollard was pre-
scented to the association by Rev. Da-
vid Hepburn and on coming to the
platform received a very hearty APP
plause OF the delegates.
He emphasized the Importance Of
being on our guard and maintaining
an effective organization to maintain
Statewide prohibition. 1t takes greater
courage and heroism to enforce laws
than to make laws; to enforce pro
hibition than to adopt prohibition laws.
Prohibition is only a means to an
end-the enforcement of the law. You
cannot enforce the law without pub
lie sentiment behind the law, and the
ministers must create public sentiment
Public servants are responsible to
public opinion.
Rev David Hepburn also spoke on
the report.
Report ON Wom~n's Work.
Rev. w. c. James, of Richmond read
the report on women's work, showing
that the year just closed has brought
us glad surprises. Tn spite Of gloomy
business conditions" saws the report,
I'VE have made more than our usual
progress in financial as well as other
departments of our work. ". report
for the year $50 organized societies.
POS of them young peoples societies.
This gives US total of 1895 societies
of all grades The immigrant work In
Norfolk, with Miss Tweedy in charge.
goes forward in increasing usefulness.
Miss Farmer Is the assistant in this i'm
portant work.
Our work among the immigrants
in Oklahoma, under Miss Minnie Pruess.
financed by Virginia Baptist young wo-
men, and called Leake Memorial. in
loving memory of the former leader.
ton than ever before. The other de-
partment OF work Is the Buchanan
Mountain School. the good will cen
ter The total contributions for the
year were t8o,e932a, this being s4,-
1885 more than last year. Included
In this sum Is sIo.537s3 for the Jud-
son Centennial Fund and s1.s7l.71 for
Church Building Loan Fund. We have
already given to the Judson Centennial
sci. S4s.f4 and to the Church Building
Loan Fund 32s.l5oo5."
Sunday school Bosrd.
Rev. Nathan Maynard reported for
the Sunday School Board of the South
ern Baptist Convention. The motto %
this board Is church efficiency The
board undoubtedly is fulfilling its high
aim. The total receipts for the year
amounted to 100000 an increase OF
$4,000 over the previous year
The gifts to UNCONVENTIONAL inter-
ests were over $4,000, including the
expenses OF the field workers
The boards gifts to the Bible Fund
this year brings this fund up to s42.-
COO The board has undertaken the
work OF an aggressive campaign of
indoctrination, and has four sets of
tracts for the free use of pastors
Report On Home Missions.
Rev. O.. f. Sans, of LyDchburg.
read the report on Home Missions
which follows.
For three score and ten years the
Home Mission Board has been pains
takingly pursuing the tasks marked
out for it by the Southern Baptist
Convention During these seventy
years of remarkable activity. its eye
has not dimmed nor has it's natural
strength been abated. 1t drinks con-
stantiy from the perenially pure river
that proceeds out of the throne OF
God. and thus 1t grows younger and
more active with the years. Notwith-
standing the fearful financial furry
that has penetrated every nook and
corner of our Southland during the
past year people have bravely ana on
many occasions with no little sacri-
flee, met the obligations of their de-
nomination
The receipts of the board for the
fiscal year ending April so. 1915, were
1851. 1854. or an increase of sl42,-
32s.19 over the previous year OF
this amount Virginia contributed s37.-
slS.4I. Only Texas gave more than
Virginia. Lest this statement leads
some to boast beyond measure, l
hasten to state that the Women's Mis-
eionary Union of Virginia gave s14,-
S22.14, or nearly one-half of our en-
tire gifts to home objects
Under the supervision of this
board 1851 workers were in the va
rious departments fostered by the
Southern conyention--172 OF these
workers were In mountain schools;
twenty-one in enlistment work; TWEEN
ty-seven evapgeiists; 1902 white and
thirty-nine colored missionaries. These
workers baptized $3.50 converts and
were instrumental In the reception Of
$3.50 members into the various
churches Of the Southland. Under the
ministry OF these same Cody workers
there were 1901 volunteers for the
ministry and mission work, and ZIG
churches were constituted.
Various Departments OF Work
I'VE can better assimilate these
facts by viewing the board by depart
ments.
"Co-operative Work: BY special
order the Southern Baptist Conven-
ton, the Home Board has done a
large amount OF mission work In CO.