Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-19

an annual payment of 500 would be
made, the same to he Increased if q
sufficient fund is available. No annuity
would exceed $500 year. Those dis.
ablcd before reaching the age of sixty
eight would receive an annuity OF SEQ.
plus So year for each year of SER
vice beyond five years.
The report in recommending S3.00o. =
900 as the fund for relief aud annuitics
expressed tho belief that this amount.
assuring tho servants of the convcn-
ton OF a regular income. Will enable
greatly prolong their period OF USE
fulncss.'
Attention was called to the decrease
in the number of young men enter
ing the ministry. and it was suggest
ed that the responsible factors include
the hardshps attendant upon student
life, The privations during the pas
torai period when salaries arc ncarls
always inadequate, and the fact .hat
poverty and helpless old age awaits
them. 1t was urged that since the
government provides for its soldiers in
their old age. since industrial enter
prises look after their faithful en-
ployecs and municipalities ray pen
sions TO their policemen and firemen.
the southern Baptist Convention should
see that its faithful servants are not
allowed 10 spend their last days in
want
INCREASE SHOWN IN
SuSDAi-SCHOOI. RECEIPTS
Cash receipts of s5376e5. an increase
OF s2iS1i over the preceding year.
wcr" revealed in the twonty-scvcuth
annual report of the Sunday school
board
The resources Of the board over anG
above all liabilities were reported as
"a
more than $4,000 Was expended in
benevolent work. including an appro-
priaton OF $4,000 TO the home mission
board for the purchase of the school
property in New Orleans for the new
Bibie training school; $4,000 10 the
foreign mission board. and $500 to
the Southwestern Theological Semin-
AIRY for its department OF religious
education.
The report indicated that new lines
OF work have been opened up and old
lines enlarged. Especial interest was
taken in the camp work where Testa-
ments. special quarterly. tracts and
other supplies have been furnished
not only TO Baptist workers, but to
T. NJ. {. a. men and chaplains. This
work cost about $4,000 The boards
field work absorbed $4,000, and ss.4e5
was spent in cooperation with the
State Mission Boards in the Sunday
School WORK: $4,000 was contributed
TO Armenian and Syrian relief
During the year department for
the organized class work was inauE.
urated' and also an architectural de-
nartment. The editorial office was en-
tirely reorganized with Dr. L. c. OAR
gan DR.. II. c. Moore. l.. =. Lcavell
and DR.. G. s. Dobbns. as editors in
charge Tracts published during the
year for free distribution. numbered
$4,000. making a total issue OF 2.64O.-
600 OF two special series prepared
about year ago.
In the teacher training work 1878
AWARDS were given for books studied
and examinations passed, 6.li6 OF these
being for tho normal course book The
rcnort said 1922 senior adult classes
nave been registered in the organized
class department with membership
of 7o.a5@
Many new lines Of endeavor were
proposed for the ensuing year. one be-
inE campaign for rural Sunday
S"hoo! extension. Tho board also will
he over the statistical work which
Tor many years has been done by Dr..
Lansing Burrows and is preparing a
history OF the Bap;ists of the South.