The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-05-24

MEETING OF THE PREsBYTERIAN SUNDAY
School UH1oH.-The annual meeting of the
Presbyterian Sunday-School Union was
held on Sunday afternoon in the First Pres
bytcrian church. There was very large
representation from the First, Second,
Third, United, and Manchester Sunday
schools, besides q full congregation and
representatives Of other denominations.
The services on the occasion were con-
Quoted by the Rev. W. E. Hill, of the Third
Presbyterian church, who was assisted by
Rev. Thomas L. Preston, the pastor of the
First Presbyterian church. The services of
the afternoon were interspcrsed with ap-
propriate hymns selected for the occasion,
besides other religious exercises, which
added to the solemnity of the meeting and
made the occasion impressive and inte-
resting.
The Secretary, Mr.. NJ. NJ. Gilliard, read
the annual report of the Sunday-School
Union, from which we have gathered the
following facts: :,
Whole number of scholars on the roll
April 30th, 1869 First church, 512; Second
church, 252; Third church, s; United
Number of scholars on the roll April 3Oth,
1870: First church, 325; Second, 23i; Third,
sc; United, 230; Manchester, 10. Average
attendance Of scholars First church, 16o
Second, 1888; Third, 60; United, 1S1 Man
chester, so. Teachers and officers on the
roll First church, % {; Second, 40; Third,
II United, 40; Manchester, y. Average
attendance of officers and teachers First
church, 3S; Second, 81; Third, 10; United,
81; Manchester, 12. Conversions of scho-
lars: First church, 4 Second, 4; Third,
none; United, 6; Manchester, none. Deaths
Of teachers and scholars First church,
teacher and 4 scholars; Second, none
Third, none; United, 2 teachers; Man
chester, none.
Number of volumes in the library April
30, 1869: First church, 965; Second, 400
Third, 219; United, 464; Manchester, nc
library. During the year one hundred
volumes were added to the library of the
Second church and fifty to that of the Third
Number Of prizes distributed: First
church, 200; Second, IA Third, none
United, so; Manchester, 4s. Amount Of
general collections: First church, Sl1i.10
Second, s11G.9S; Third. SH.39; United
S1O7.2S; Manchester, .. Special colec.
tions in the Third church Sunday schoo
amounted to Sl1.S1, and i'll the United
SS1.75.
There is only one colored Sunday schoo
attached to the Union, and that belongs tt
the First church. The average attendance
of officers and teachers Is 1G; that OF th(
scholars amounts to 100.
The superintendent desired to add tha
this report does not represent the true con :IIt
dition of the schools connected Win THIS
Union owing to the number of inclcmen
Sabbaths during the year, which cause M
reduced the average attendance,
1t is gratifying to learn from the Varlo.l
| schools that the teachers are becomln;
more diliscnt and Jealous in the dischaars
of their duties, and IL greater degree OF in
tercst on the subject of religion n rerya"e rc.ss
| forcsladowing rich spiritual blessing
which will be bestowed upon them durin;;
the coming year, and filling our hearti iSp viii
hope and encouragement that GODS DlGsS ;,
| ing is upon US, and i'll due time eve sli'l
reap if we faint not" a.,
After the annual report was read, tn
meeting was addressed by Rey. cin Mr. hlll
George l.. Bidgood, Esq, and IrolcSso
| Charles II. Winston. The bcncdiction wa
pronounced by Mr.. Preston, and the con
gregation dismissed.