The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-10
PRESBvTERlANS ASK
FOR HALF MILLION
Financial Needs Of Church In Synod
Arc Prcsrnsed mt Stewardship
(NyufrfClTrvs.
MANY ARE UNCHuRcHf-D.
Two Thirds or Population OF south
en States Profess No Religion.
nr. Lewis Speaks on "Can of God
I'm New Era

That of a population in Southern
states of $4,000, 600, two-thirds. or,
23.0oo,eoo. are unchurched, wasl
brought out at yesterday evenings
session OF the synoaicai Stewardship
conference in Second Presbyterian
church. Seventy-two per cent OF
West VirgiEja's popula;io- are out OF
tle CHURCH, it was also bought out.
Another interesting facr developed
WAS that s2,0ae,eeo people In Mexico.
Korea. Brazil Japan. China and
Africa constituted the share of the
Southern Presbyterian's foreign mis-
s:on board.
The American Bible society dis
tributed to soldiers during the past
year 2.231.s3l Bibles. hair of which
were donated and the remainder pur-
chased al cost.
One of the evenings speakers
wante1 To know whether the women
of the country. when they have
stopped making bandages, will go
back to bridge tables and back to
lives IL ease, or whether tho war will
change things.
There are some In the church. he
said. with folded hands. hypocrites,
gossips, easily offended" These. he
said. must s out o. the way.
SynosI's Financial Needs.
The svnod's home mission needs
are $1o,eea, which is 70 go to col
ored school in Richmond. mountain
schools, some Of which are in this
Presbytery, fresbyterial superinten-
dents, increaees in salaries Of minis.
tiers, salaries Of ministers In educa-
tionai institutions and creation of new
fields.
| The orphans home needs $4,000
far md
roadway The homo now houses
| 100 children.
Union Theological seminary's an
nual deficit is $1,000, the synod y
share OF which Is s2.5oo.
| Twenty thousand dollars lis needed
for the asssmbly's training school for
lay-workers.
The synod's share for all purposes
lis x542.aH0.
| 1t wac brought out that the needs
OF the Presbyterian church are mod
crate when compared to other de-
nominations. some Of which follow
Southern Mcthodists are campaign
Ing for $4,000, 600. Northern Metho-
dists. $4,000, 900. whereas the Pres
! hEtertaa;ss Of. Abe, cfssantry. are after
$50, 000,g in a five yeorE drive.
tine Presbyterian church, III another
campaign of three years. duration
| s12 Goes 9e and in ista-fs2a, 3d.,
100000.
DR.. Lewis Speaker.
The conference began yesterda,
afternoon with ministers meeuni
at o'clock. at which time DR.. j. u
t.ggIestor, pres.asats of Hampton
J Sidney college, ard Or. W. L. Lingle
and Rev. William e. Hudson, o
Staunton, made talks.
AT the evening sese.on. DIR. henr.
Lewis Smith. president OF Washing
ton and Lee university, was the prin
cipai speaker. ZEE spoke on 9TH
Cali OF God Ia the New Era" Anon
other things. he touched on tn
|. worldwide triumph OF Christia
dem os-acy, the formation of a world
wide brotherhood fthe league Of ma
, tions). the worldwide triumph OF re
iiG.c-.5 freedom. the wcridwid
spread Of the spirit of Christian CO
operation and the present Friendship
and leadership of Christian sSnglaE'
and Christian America. >
a check for $i,l0n was paid I,
/ Carter N, Williams. treasurer of tn
local committee Of the ."Biiiy" Sun
Gay campaign by representatives o
the cooperating Presbyterian church
- of Richmond at meeting of de
nominationai representatives on tn
finance committee al meeting he'll
yesterday In the business mems clut
The Presbyterians had said the
would be tlIe first TO hand over thei
UNCONVENTIONAL assessment towar
defraying tho expenses of the first hal
of the campaign. The assesstnen
| was $l.06ssA