Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-18

- ~ INC phi!sH ana 10 tell YOU that
"" need paid officials 10 carry on our
socia l-scrvicc work"
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION HOARD
HAS GOOD ATTENDANCE
! The Provincial Board of Religious
! Education met in the vestry room Of St
/ James parish house. with only two OF
: the ten members absent. Rev. William
/ +. Gardner. ID. D. general secretary Of
I the General Board Of Religious Educa-
i ton. was also present.
! \ vote Of thanks was given TO Rev.
| Frederick Gardiner. l.. H. ID, OF Ger
inantowu. Pa. for his interesting and
detailed report chairman of The
committee on educational institutions
! In the province, and il was decided that
| in addition to the reports of the cxecu-
tive chairman and the field secretary
! Or. GARDENERS report should be read
at the meeting OF the synod this after
noon.
The executive chairman stated that
an offer OF $500 had been made to the
| board to provide for tho salary Of
som" one 10 further the cause of re-
| ligious education in schools and col
| lcscs Within tho province, and the
offer was accepted. Rev. Frederick
Gardiner being elected TO the position
! for the ensuing year. lie Will BE- known
as the secretary for schools and col
! leSes. The board adjourned. to meet
! again ia Baltimore In January
| y meeting OF the committee on sum-
! ner schools was then held. The COM
! 'nittee on sunday school education,
composed OF two members from each
| Of tho eleven dioceScs ia the province.
| viii meet this afternoon nj o'clock.
and In another room at the Same place
/ AZ this time the Reconstructed
:, committee on theological education
| viii meet under the Craftsmanship Of
Canon ". l.. dc Nrics. Ph. ID. OF Wash
iugton.
+, Two hours xiii be devoted this after
, moor, TO the subject Of religious cduca-
I ton at the meeting ~ the synod. at
which the reports OF the executive
chairman OF tho committee "a educa-
| tioual institutions will bc presented.
GIRLS SOCIETY ENDORSED
| At MORNING. SESSION
\ Tho Giris Friendship Society was
i heartily endorsed at the morning ses-
| sion or the synod. held in the parish
house OF -. James Church. and a res
Iolution offered by bishop Harding. or
/ Washington. commencing the socicty'S
work to the people Of the synod VAS
passed.
/ The committee on immigration made
an interesting report, showing the
work IL had accomplished during the
| year. and presenting a petition for
more systematic Christian work i'm be-
half of the large number Of people OF
strange race and alien tongue who
are unattached TO any Christian body.
! The report stated that the foreign horn
population OF the United States is more
than 10000. 900 equal to the entire
| population of tho country in 1850. The
immi grafton for the year ending Jan
luary so. 1918. amounted TO l.i97.S92,
and on January "a, 1911. to l,2lS.4s,.
| This year the number OF Immigrants
has greatly decreased on account OF
the war. and only $4,000 have come
| Ia so far.
| As an encouragement 10 the Lay
mems Missionary movement. it was
shown tina, the Board Of Home MIs-
sionS OF the Presbyterian Church dur
: ing tho year ending March 81, 1914.
had gathered 29.396 communicates and
34.2i0 children in f-Je sunday school
The most hopeful work that can be
done, tho report said. is among tho
children of the immigrants. \ rcso-
luton was passed directing the prcsi-
dent Of the synod 10 appoint COM
mittee to present to the general con-
vcntion the following resolution:
"Rcsolved. that the house Of bishops
deputies concurring). is recommended:
90 To establish a department OF
immigration under the care Of n
rotary who will give his entire time
to that work:
"t2D To obtain and publish such
nforma ton on the subject OF !mmi-
pTdIlon us Will enable the cnurch TO
stretch out n helping hand to the large
and increasing foreign born population
on our nation:
go To cooperate with diocesan
and parochial authorities under such
plans as may he mutually agreed upon
in institutinS and maintaining Sys-
tematic Christian work among the i'm
migrants. especially after they become
settled In the country
SOCIAL SERVICE COMMISSION