The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-19

orders, but asks the convention to
/, consider the wisdom Of ordering such
appropriations to be paid by, the
board without previous consultation.
TO all the states carrying on Sun
day school and b. Y. p. u. work the
board has made appropriations as fol-
lows: $500 for Sunday school secre-
tary; $500 If an additional man is
rUt IN the field with him; 1900 for
an elementary worker: $500 for Il
b. Y. r. L. worker. In accordance
with this $4,000 have been appro-
priated during the year. Other gifts
of the board are as follows: $4,000
to the foreign board; $4,000 to the
Japan Publishing House through the
Judson Centennial fund; $500 to
establish a Frost Memorial church
building fund in connection with the
home board: $500 to be used by the
home board in translation of teacher
training books into Spanish; 5000 to
the Southwestern Baptist Theological
seminary: $4,000 to the Woman's
Missionary Union Training school for
their building fund; sl.70o to the
education commission of the South
ern Baptist convention. 100000 Sc:
aside for the ministerial relief fund;
books. tracts and periodicals mount
ing to 15.671.S0. The board adopts
corning the distribution of its surplus
fund:
81. To maintain and develop its
own field work for both the Sunday
school and b. Y, T. L.
"2. To cooperate with the state
boards in their Sunday school work
in an increasing degree, and espe-
cially to encourage on the part of
these state boards adequate plans for
reaching the town and country dis
tricts. the Sunday school board CO.
operating in these plans to the fullest
extent of it's ability.
80. To extend its system OF free
tract distribution.
"a. To extend the Bible and COL
portage work of the board as far as
may be wise and prudent co-operat-
ing to the fullest extent with all state
boards and other institutions.
''5. To make such contributions 10
the work of the foreign and home
boards az will secure on their fields
the development of Sunday school
publication. church building and tract
work, such appropriations hereafter
to he based upon definite programs
on the part of these boards for this
character Of work.
&c. To assist the educational inst
buttons in so far as they may be-
come definite helpers in the work of
Sunday school extension
Bible Distribution.
The board has at its disposal for
Bible distribution the annual income
on s45.o00 in addition to the annual
contributions OF the WomanS Mis-
sionary union. All applications last
wear We're met. but only sf.165.4a
was used 1t is wisely suggested that
we ought to enlarge our plans for
Bible distribution. and the foreign
Us ard and home board and the vari-
Gus state boards are requested to pro-
pose plans for supplying the scrip
ture on all fields where Southern Bap-
lists are working, The board prom
Uses cooperation in such plans and
will use the funds set aside for that
purpose or other funds, II necessary.
The board will supply free for dis
trihution in the mobilization camps I
special edition OF the New Testament.
bound in khaki and with an American
flag on the cover. The board also
offers 10 give to schools under the
auspices Of state mission boards text
books TO all boni tide students for
the ministry. A list of the books
published hv the board during the