The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-20

Ths disbursements We're. state mis-
sinns, s4s, tss "a; sunday school and
/ coipnrtage, sis,oaSse: education
/ board sa,rst4s. home missions.
I Visa, aSt,Ss foreign m SSH o n =.
! sleS,stl,ss, na,nistors relief fund.
! sli,axe, 40, orphanage. ssi,oss,iT:
( education ronimisSion. sseo3s,+o; to-
/ thl. @Sts.,sfS,6s, leaving balances.
q, November |. 1912. OF s3a,3i i,ot for
/ state missions and for the eauca ion
board OF ss.sasso
| nr. Pitt recalled the FIRST convention
| ne attended In 1879 IN Richmond
| whom the total receipts for the pre-
| vious Year were sso60o. Upon a cal
for those present who attended that
convention. twelve men stood. up in
addition to DR. Pitt.
DR.. III. w: Battle. OF CharIottesviile.
offered fervent prayer OF thanks for
! tho victories Of the past year
ssste Misatons.
Field Secretary Garland presented
the report of the state mission boar #
showing marked advance IN the work
IN the needy sections of Virginia md
great blessings upon the work. Mr.,
| Garlsnds recital OF the deep interest
| shown hv Secretary Ellyson in the
preparation of the boards report moved
the association to tender an aTYcctionat.
sympathy for the honored and WELL
| loved secretary. Although sick at hts
, home. Mr.. Ellyson insisted upon helm
ina to prepare the report ard calling
tho committee to his sick roor, largely
dictated the report. The paper reflected
the helpful influence OF the advance
work to the campaign. The BOARD hac
at work in the field during the year lis
missionary pastors by whom there
were lsa9 haptisrns. The SIX evanxe-
lists reported 1. 403 conversions and $50
hant'sms. These evangelists received
from the churches in which they held
meetings during the year $3.50 The
report also told of the great work Of
enlistment In building up weak fields
and making every member canvassers.
The hoard smoke with pride of the
splendid work of the two mountain
schools. Buchsn nan and Hiueridge The
former had 1875 students and had
! turned away many while Blue Ridge
bad. for lack Of facilities, to turn away
sixty boys and girls Dagger for an edu-
cation. The fact that Rev. w. l.. Tiiief
recently resigned the pastorate of Beth
lehem near Richmond to return TO
Buchanan where he was reared was
noted as an imoetus to the important
work in that section
During last summer the board had
twenty special men and women at work
IN addition to the permanent field force
and ESQ rural institutes were held The
board made numerous recomme nda-
tons looking to enlarged activities in
sTanEelizing the entire state. 1t rs
planned To put nut - much larger
force of evaugelists and also to use
pastors as far as possible.
Following this report the resolution
adopted by the pastors conference urg-
ing earnest prayer for more men for
the ministry and increased efforts -
a ,f pl<, ~ al. ~
churches In sunday school CalDorta y
and b. Y. p. u. the WORK was the hns'
in history. Normal work showed II Gs3
awards in normal and advanced assem-
hiv work.
The financial report follows;
Balance November I. 1918, sI0.fT4.T6.
receptions to date sS0,G72le. baking a
total of ssd5Is.a2. Sunday school rev
enues, Sl6,15s9s. with balance OF
s2.Ss@.4G on hand at the close Of The
year: book department receipts SIS
gTss2
The Board recommends larger per-
nlaneat eVangeIisiie force; an enlarged
sunday school, colnortage and y. Y, p
[. department with additional sull time
workers; better plans for fostering the
two mountain mission schools and a
general survey for city work
tribute to Taylor FiIyson.
y Tire association paid its tribute OF az
lection to the memory of Hon. J Tay-
Tor Eilyson. corresponding sc rretary Of
: the edNc&tion board for period of for
! ty-ftvc years OF all the activities OF
denomination TO which his time was
! given Mr., Ellyson put the education
board first, Mr.. Frank n. Crump. act
ing secretary. read the eigntv-nIuth
animal report OF the board which mad
affectionate recital OF the erea;
work and services Of MFR. Ellyson. The
beard now has seventy nine young
! men students for the ministry. under
I this care and aid OF these fourteen are
at the Southern Baptist. Theological
seminary. ~ at Richmond college
II ut the Chatham Training school ana
ts at Fork Union academy. The boas
! Is allowed $4,000 year under the
seventy five million plan, but feels tha'
/ it's work will require at least si5.o0e
and asks that this amount be provided
| for.
| Rev Mr. Kincannen one or the older
, members, Of the association. vas called
.npo,n .hw. Dr Pitcher and offered. D. fer~
vent prayer of thanksgiving for the If
! and services of Mr.. EIlvson.
/ Chrfsttnn Education.
! pr Cammack reading summary %
/ the report OF the education commission
! showed that good work is being done
/ by all the Baptist Institutions in Viz
ginia The apportionment to these
/ schools under the seventy-fve million
/ fund will put every one of them out
i OF debt and well on their feet, better
F.. equipped for their work However the
+, survey which has been made show .
| that the needs OF the school exceed
! what is to be given to them by $500. 0on.
The report which covered a period
, of two years. show that the terms
Of l., n. Walton, J. r. Vines, w. NJ.
Rucker, e. 3. Jackson and DR. Pres
ton Blake expire next year and tina.
of George b. West, J. r. Hicks NJ.
l.. Harrison, Preston Blake and Judge
w. r. Harksdaie, expire in 1918,
having continued In ONCE because re-
convention was held last ycar ~'"rm+
..xpiring this year are; II. II PIT. w.
G. James, f. NJ. Long aud s. G
Hodges. The report requested the
convention to nominate two persons
for each vacancy.
Action reported by the board since
the last report included;
Dropping the term secondary
schools from terminoligy when re-
ferring to schools, suggesting the use
Of the words junior colleges, and
academies or institutes instead