Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-30
HOMES OF 75 PER CENT
IN THE RURAL DISTRICTS
Figures as to South's Population
Given at Conference mt
Montreal.
SUNDAY SCHOOL ENROLMENT
Only $3.50 $50 in Sixteen States.
Meetings in Interest of Christian
Education and Ministerial Relief
VIII Begin To-Day.


among the many facts presented to
~ SUNDAY school conference of the
southern Presbyterian Church. which
VII come to close to-day, at Mon
trea y C., none wcre more forcibly
emphasized than these: In the sixteen
Southrn States with a population of
more than 100000. IS per cent OF
ne ppulation live in rural districts.
ana ser cent are foreign born. The
C.iidEe and young people in this ter
ritory lumber 10.2s2,3s3. whereas the
aunday'chool enrolment in the same
ts.r!torcis only 5.a56.7se: hence 5000
ooo VIM, children and 100000 col
"feo cnNren IN these States are not
enrolled any Sunday school
~ was srther set forth that IN order
,or the S1thern Presbyterian Church
20 40 its PIT in meeting this situation.
II should place eighty-four sunday
'cHool missionaries in the field at once.
snou!e pro"ie an annual supper, fund
az $4,000 nd for an annual equip
Tent fund { $4,000
10 coaferece 10 be held at Montreal
THIS summervilI claim closer attention
from the Soutern Presbyterian Church
than VIII tina in tho interest Of chris
tiaa educat!o and minr~terial relief.
which VIII bein to-day and continue
Until August Rev Henry II Sweets
,. D, qt Louiville. recognized leader
81 the causes be represented. will
90 IN charge this conference DR.
Sweets is secr,ary Of tho executive
committee Of Ctistian Education and
Ministerial Reii' Of the General AS
sem bly, of the outhern PRESBYTERIAN
Church. and IL largely due to his
eHorts that durir the past few years
the loan fund 70 aiding worthy STU
dents 70 secure arpducation has grown
20 more than $4,000 and The endow-
~ent fund for Ministerial relief Il
more than I333,0O
ONE LANnIAN MIXES
ENEROUS OFFER
On account Of thsfact that ono lay
man IN the church as offered to give
$4,000 10 the endowtcnt fund for min
sierra! relief tho resent year, pro-
|!ded the church vi contribute dur
ing the same time 81; 600 20 this fund
special emphasis vi! be placed upon
THIS cause OF the chrch during the
Montreal conference At present there
are seventy-tivs retiri ministers. lii
widows OF ministers twenty-ona
Orphans % ministers dependent upon
the Southern PresbytAan Church for
support.
Interesting and important facts re-
ra-d!Hc the -fvc,duca.tonal in
st!tut!ons conducted uner tho dircc-
hoH ot this church WI toe presented
- the conference
Taking par, in tho cuterencc will
be Dr. Sweets. Rev We. Hollinrs.
To!th. Glade VALLEY. y :. Rev J
LYONS, =. =. Atlanta: Rv Walter |.
Lins!@. D n, Richmond W ".
iEers. Blackshear. Ga and Rev
Charles r Frtman. y = professor OF
English Bible in Princeton Thao!oEioal
Seminary
The conference in the Interest, Of
home missions al Montret also vii!
be held this week--Augu. TO g
and q program OF special tteres, has
oe%n arranged by Rev HoIer McMn
Ian. y .. Q: Atlanta. secreary Of the
executive committee OF hon missions
of the Southern E'resbyterin Church
The list Of speakers 10 be ,eard Will
include Rev j. l. Bachmn. D. D..
Swe"twater, Tenn; Rev W :. Hutchi-
son, Tuscaloosa recently e!e,ed presi-
dent OF Sti!iran Institute 10 tho edu-
ca-!oa OF colored students: Rv Ernes,
Thompson, y. D, Charleston ". Va
Raw j a. Jones. D. u. SarAntonto:
Pew J s Lyons, D. n. Alfalfa: VIII
liam T. Ellis. editor aaeld ofthe Con-
t!aent and Rev. Charles r Erdman.
z. D, Of Princeton THEOLOGICAL Sem
mary
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