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

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event tho amount raised In virginia
exceeds III oOo. 900 that the Increased
fund for education should be equally
divided between the schools fostered
by tho convention.
The report showed that this dis
tribution Will put all of the church
schools out of debt and will provide
for urgently needed improvements
~ grounds and other property: pay
for the erection OF needed new build
ings and furnish small endowment
and scholarship funds for each OF the
schools.
The resume feiicitated over vir-
ginias part in the completion dast
August Of the 100000 campaign
for subscriptions for the church CEN
trial colleges. Virginia being the first
state in the South 10 complete it's
part.
Church schools
The commission sees a new day for
UNCONVENTIONAL schools. giving re-
view Of other denomins tionals activi-
Ties, showing that the movement to
rise $4,000, 900 for Southern Bap-
lists schools in five years has had no
small part in re1eeming the church
schools from threatened destruction
and has led southern Raptists to a
larger movement for all the church
enterprises
Another step forward ia shown in
the creation at the last southern Bap-
fist convention OF an educa ton board
md the merging therein of the work
OF the cdu"ation commission or the
Southern Baptist convention. with
headquarters At Birmingham. Ma
This board is to serve as clearing
house for all the cooperative edu-
cational work OF the denominations.
in al effort to blaze The way for in
tercs'ing millions of Baptists in edu-
caticn in general and in Christian
cudcatiop particular
During the past year, The report
shows. there were 456 students in
regular Bible courses in the Virginia
schools: 2S2 were in voluntary mis-
sion and Bible study courses: 1893 in
teacher training courses; / ,255 at
tended weekly or daily religious Ger
vices in the institutions In West
hampton last year 90 per cent Of the
students were in Bible or mission
study courses In the year there
were l24 professions of religion in
these schools. In the standard COL
leges a..lh per cent of the students
are church members. while in the
y.
The session Of 1ais-1Sls was
tharacterized In all the schools as
successful and all schools took part
nohly In war activities, The totel in
debtedness of the schools was report
cd to be- Averett college, $4,000:
Fork Union. s31.5e0; Chatha m
Training. sea.,5o.
The committee deemed it advisable
that the educational work Of the de-
nomination be under one body in
stead OF two but made no recommen-
dalton, save that the question should
he considered by the general assoc ia
ton. 1t was recommended that Sc
900 in tho hands OF the acting treas
urer be invested.
Richmond College Forged Ahead.
The report oa Richmond college
made by DIR. Roatwrisht for the
executive committee Of the trustees.
revealed such growth and progress as
few know of. II showed that the
governmeyt paid the colleges $lao,-
900 for rfnt of the property for a
hospital and s24 600 for damages and
repairs these figures being fixed By
The government He reported that
Virginia gave $4,000 I'm the ~naow-
inert for the two colleges, which with
funds to come from the general edu-
alton board world bring the endow-
'acnt up 10 more than 100000.
TIL" report showed that two un-
named donors had gwen Richmond
ra'lccN $50, A0a for q Bible chair
~htc0 viii be- esta olished for the
1902 session. II showed why the
old Richmond college campus had not
been sold because of the lack OF de-
aand but that there Is now a demand
for tin. property and IL will be soid
without delay. The endowment was
reported 70 he sl.oal,1as ps of April
1919 and that the total assets OF the
colleges when the campaign tn tom
nletel viii aggregate S,5go 0ae. The