The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-22
SCHOOLS
SURPASSED BY NONE,
Board of Education of Virginia Conference Submits Report
Showing High Rank Taken BY Church institutions
ded Thousand Wanted For Proper Development of Black
stone and Fifty Thousand For Department of Modern
Missions at Emory University

ministry, We pledge our cooperation
as conference to the effort which
VIII De made during the coming year
TO raise $4,000 within the bounds OF
the virginia Conference for the en-
dowment OF the chair of missions In
the theological department.
4. Resolved, We request the trus-
tees or Randolph Macon College to so
arrange the courses of study that
more time may be given to religious
pedagogy and evangelism, so that the
students of the college may have the
opportunity for training in practical
methods In Sunday school work and
personal evangelism, the said Course
to be one OF the elective courses for
the b. A. degree.
5. Resolved, That the treasurer of
the annual conference is hereby in
structed to pay out Of the annual con-
terence expense fund to the treasurer
or the conference board of education
$3.50 for the expenses Of the board of
education for the coming year.
8. Resolved, That the joint board
or hnance Is hereby instructed to ap-
portion $5.453 to meet the assessment
for education laid by the general con-
ference. $4,000 for the benefit of
Randolph Macon College, Ashland.
Va, and $4,000 for ministerial train
ing, the amount collected to be di-
vided pro-rata for the three causes
named. The amount collected for
ministerial training is to be paid to
The treasurer of the conference board
Of education, by whom 20 per cent
Of the same shall be forwarded to the
department of ministerial supply aid
training of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, at Atlanta, Ca, and
me remaining 80 per cent shall be
used by the conference board OF edu-
cation to assist in the training of
young men for the ministry of our
church in accordance with such regu-
larions as that board may determine.
Appreciate State Boards Action.
7. Resolved. That We appreciate the
action of the State Board Of Educa-
ton of Virginia In response to the
request of this conference and other
religious and educational organiza-
tons in preparing an official course
OF Bible study on the satiafactory
completion of which. as evidenced BY
an examination TO be given at ,the
public high school. credit Will be
given In Lieu Of regular high school
electives of like credit value. We
commend this Bible course as out
lined in the official syllabus as an ex-
ceedIngly valuable and helpful course,
and hope that many of our young peo-
pie Will take advantage OF this OPP
portunity and decide TO do this Bible
work in lieu OF some regular high
school elective. We recommend that
the committee, consisting of Presi-.
dents Il, E. Blackwell, w A Webb
and James Cannon, Jr.. be continued
to give further study to the question
OF bettor provision for and religious
of our Methodist stu
dents in State institutions.
s. Resolved, That we emphasize
once again the great advantage Of
fered to our undergraduates by the
school of the general
conference board OF education. and we
request the examining committees of
our conference to require the under
graduates to take the work of the
correspondence school as a necessary
preparation for their examination.
- 8. Resolved. That We believe that
the policy of our church for the
close correlation OF all our institu-
lions of learning is wise and Is neces-
sary for tho conservation and devel-
opment of our educational work. and
we urge the authorities of our schools
and colleges to follow the policy Of
the church as laid down by the action
of the general conference In their re-
iations to each other. in order that