Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-21


now number thirty-four. with ninety
six teachers and an enrolment of moro
than 1000 students. Tho committee
has given hearty approval to the Ellen
Wilson Memorial Fund for the Chris
tian education of mountain youth.
The work among the foreigners in
cludcS support of seventy mission
aries. who minister to eighty-four
churches. with total membership OF
3,3l3. and with church property and
equipment valued at sl30.5Oo.
Rev. j. G. SncdecOr, superintendent
Of that department of the home mis-
sion committee known as coiored evan
gclization, reported that during the
past year membership of the negro
churches increased about 6 per cent.
During tho year 239 members were
added, and three new churches erected.
The total membership of the seventy
one negro churches now is $500.
MUCH AID CONTRIBUTED
TO MINISTERIAL CANDIDATES
The report Of the executive commit
| tee Of Christian education and minis
terial relief, shows that receipts for all
departments of this work from April
! !. 1914. to March 81. 1915. totalled
$loS.3l0.i5, against sl02,547.36 for the
previous year. Contributions Of churches
and sunday schools showed a decrease,
| while contributions of societies and in
dividuals increased
During the year the committee gave
aid to 800 candidates for the ministry.
who now are in school. Tho total ex
pended for this PURPOSE was s3O,546,
! as against S27.334 last year.
The committee points out that the
| need of capable ministers continues.
During this year siXty-four young men
will graduate from theological semi
nnrics of the Southern Presbyterian
| Church. but reports show that more
| than thirty ministers been
moved by death during the year and
eleven have been retired on account
| of sickness or age.
| The Student Loan Fund" established
| September. 1911. has extended aid dur
ing the past year 10 thirty eight boys
and thirty girls. The total dispensed
was sG.i70. Candidates for the minis
try or for work as foreign missionaries
who are receiving aid from the COM
| mittec are not eligible 10 aid from the
student Loan Fund"
The cndow fund for ministerial
| relief has received during the past year
contributions amounting TO $500. max
Ing the total now invested in fund for
this purpose s330.GO0 This fund Is well
invested. the report says. and all the
| interest available is being used TO meet
! the present need Of retired ministers
and the widows and orphans Of min
/ listers.
| Durin, the year aid has been given.
lief TO sixtytwo ministers, 146 widows
and twcnty-thrcc orphans. These bcnc-
| ticiaricS represent 23l homes. The total
amount granted 10 benefciar!es the past
year was S43,i36.6o, or si.7l3.a3 more
than last year.
The average assistance rendered the
twenty -four ministers who are on the
honorab!y retired roll is s327.oS per
year; the average paid TO the thirty
TWO other ministers who are bene-
= o, =
widows. sl62.lo. and the average 10 the
| twenty three orphans. ss212
While special efforts are being eS-
erted By the committee. says the report.
. in the interest OF the rapid increase
| OF the endowment fund, there Is no de-
! liberal contributions from the entire
| church to the regular collections for
tho cause OF ministerial relief. and
every increase in these collections is
noted win interest and pleasure BY the
| COMMITTEES.
| COMMITTEE Of PUBLICATION
HAS PROSPEROUS YEAR
! The report OF the executive com
m!ttce OF publication and Sabbath
! school work shows a gain OF $4,000
in the sales of the book and periodical
department during the past year.
! The committee has published a
! greater number OF tracts and booklets
! year in its history.
Points OF particular interest brought
out in the report are:
Plans have been perfected for pub
LEGATION OF series OF department
graded Sabbath school periodicals. in
conjunction with five other Presbyter-
ian and Reformed churches in the
United States and Canada. adding
eiEh, new publications TO the commit
t)reseut of
More than ll,500,00o copies of peri
odicals for the Sabbath schools and
homes OF the church have been issued.
Bibles, hymn books tracts and other
| literature to the value of Sl4,t60 have
been donated.
rhirty-nine thousand dollars has
been expended for Sabbath school ex-
! tension and benevolent work.
Total receipts for extension Of work
for the year amounted 20 1890 lack
ing si.7i0 of the amount assessed for
this cause by the assembly OF 1914.
No deficit was reported, however, as
IL has been made good by donation
! from tho earnings Of the business de-
partment.
The committee has sustained twenty
five field workers in twelve synods in
support OF the campaign for steward
ship and in the supervision and sup
port OF the Woman's Auxiliary
Under the committees direction two
new buildings have been erectcd-one
in Richmond, as the home OF the COM
mittee east OF the Mississippi and one
at TeXarkana, as its home in the West.
The committee notes that the Sab
bath school work has felt kcenly tho
loss OF the superintendent of that de-
partment. the Rev a. l.. Phillips, who
died March . The report shows that
the Sunday schools have been more
thoroughly organized than ever before.
and are accomplishing more efficient
work than at any previous time In the
history of the church.
FINAL DISPOSITION WILL.
BE DEFINITELY DECIDED
The question OF final disposition OF
the Southern Presbyterian Churchs
| Home and School at Frederick sburg,
Va. will be definitely decided at this
assembly.
The 1914 assembly. on petition of the
synod of Virginia. transferred the home