The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-30
CONVENTION REPORTS
MOST ENCOURAGING
Disciples Hear Many Addrcs~cs Along
Inspirationai Lincs-Convcntion
Ends Sunday.
Reports showing marked Increase

Reports showing marked increase
both in membership and in collections
during the past year featured the
third days session OF the Disciples Oh
Christ yesterday In Seventh Street
Christian Church.
The total receipts of the Virginia
Christian Missionary Society for the
year, 10 be used in missionary work.
were ss.o44.Il OF this sum. s3.s4S.1s
came from churches; sG6S2s from
Bible schools: ss03.sS from interest
on invested funds; $500 from in
dividualS: $50 from sale of q cash
book. and s6ass3 from the American
Christian Missionary Society {$20o.0 90
of this for Portsmouth and $433.33
for the State Bible school work.. This
money was spent to the very best pos
sible advantage, and yet there were
many worthy calls which the boari
was anxious to answer, bul which had
to go unanswered because Of in
Sufficient funds Twenty different
churches were helped in the support
OF a pastor, and twentyfour places
were assisted in meetings by evangel-
ISIS supported by the State board. In
addition TO the foregoing. the field
secretary visited 1872 churches. and
attended II district l State. and /
national convention. and secretaries
conference; he delivered 20l sermons
aud addresses
The Bible school secretary visited
95 SCHOOLS, att~lded II district corr
ventions. State convention. ns-
tional convention. ] school OF meth
eds, interdenominstional convention,
and the rural life conference at the
University of Virginia and held in
stitutea; he delivered 244 addresses.
Morning Session.
The morning session opened with
Rev George w. Kemper. pastor OF
Hanover Avenue Christian Church. In
the chair. Following the Bible study,
which was conducted by Rev ]. r. de
taaffereily. OF Newport News, brief en-
thUsiastic talks were made by the
workers Those who spoke were: Rev.
W, A Heisabeck Salem: Rev. w. s.
Hoye, Louisa: Rev. w. NJ Jones
Coylngton: Rev. II. D. Coffey. Lynch
burg, Rev wi Yam Burleigh, Pen
nihgton Gap, Lee county; Rev CHI
poage. Petersburg, all OF whom made
most encouraging reports regarding
the work of the past twelve months.
a letter was read from Rev. W. e.
Nash pastor Of the First Christian
Colorei Church. in which he express
cd his regrets on account Of his in
ability to be present. His report.
which was a very good one was sub
United
Rev. Richie Ware delivered an in
teresting address on will the Church
Make Good" This was followed by
an address by Rev. F. M. Rains, OF
Cincinnati. secretary OF the Christian
Foreign Mission Society He told of
the work that Ia being done in the
foreisn fields and the progress that Is
being made,
Biblo Study Periods.
Yesterday afternoon was observed
- the Bible study periods, the theme
being: The Modern Church Func-
tioning." Rev. d. 8. Pooser, OF crewe.
conducted the devotional exercises.
The annual report OF Guy l.. Carter.
State Bible School secretary, was SUBJ
/ mitted and proved 20 be n most en-
couraging one Rev J. T. Watson. OF
Lynchburg. spoke on IAN Adequate
Program OF Religious Education -
also, made an address. his sutjec. be-
! ing. Modern Bible Sc aooi Equip
ment."
The night shssien proved ~ ae ore
OF the most interesting ones OF the
convention. Deyotinns wore conduct
cd by Rev. J. e. Ltpscombe, II Cor
| louisville. Rev. George W. Kemper
! delivered the presidents anuual mes
sage to the convention. ami also sub
/ mitted a rcpar. of what had been ac-
compiished during the past year! Sec
! rotary H c. Combs and Treasurer
, Robert M. Ksat, Jr., both of Rich
rnond. made tnet.S reports short
talk was male by &; w Cienshaw,
member OF tho State Board
/ The conven'l1s continues through
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