The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-05
Virginia State Sunday.sehooi Conven-
tfon OF all Denominations.

1 virginia state SunOay SCHOOL COnyen'
tfon OF all Denominations.
The committee having the matter in charge
have arranged the following programme iol
the State Sunday.Schoe Convention Of al
| denominations. which meets In this city, al
the road.Street Methodist church, to-nor
row at II O'Clock:
WEDNESDAY MORNING, October 6.--Con
vention called to order by Colonel Thomas
j. Evans, of Richmond. Temporary organ.
iz,tion. Opened with prayer. Appointment
OF committee on credentials. Appointment
of committee on permanent organization
Address of welcome By Major Robert Stiles,
of Richmond. Report of committee on ere.
deutials. Report Of committee on perma.
nent organization, and election Of officers oil
1.-THE Convention. Notions, appointment of
committees, &C.. Address "The Necessity
and Conduct Of Teachers Meetings." by
Rev. D. F. Bittle, D. D., of Roanoke College.
Address: "The Sunday-School Teachers
Training-What shall it be, and how shall il
be secured?" by Rev. j. T. Whitley, ol
Windsor. General discussion. of the two
preceding subjects in speeches not exceeding
tea minutes. Questions answered by Revs.
". Z. Hatcher, D. D.. and A. c. Bledsoe. D.
D., Of Richmond.
Night Session. Opened with religious
exercises. Introductory Address by Rev.
T. q. Dashiell, of Richmond. Address: "How
to make the Sunday-School attractive, and
what attractions are proper and allowable" /"
by Rev. ". E. Baker Of Staunton. General
discussion. Report of committees and mis-
cellaueous business. Ques ions answered
by Rev. A. c. Bledsoe, u. D., and Rev. W.
E. Hatcher. D. D.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7TE.-General prayer.
meeting. Convention opened with religious
exercises. Report Of committees and mis-
ceilaneous business. Address: What is the
best mode of keeping the Sunday school in
active operation in the couutry 10 winter
and in the city in summer" 5y DR.. L. K.
ChiIds, of Manchester. General discussion.
Address: " How can the Scriptures be best
taught in the Sunday schools" by Rev. A.
sion. Questions answered py Rev. W. E.
catcher, D. D., and Rev. A. c. Bledsoe, D.
10.
| Night SesSion.-Opencd with religious ex.
ercises. Report of committees and miscel-
laneous business. "The relation of the pastor
to the Sunday.schoo!," by Rev. S. A. Steele
Of Richmond. General discussion. Ad.
dress "What relation should the Sunday.
school sustain to the family" by Rev. 7. s.
DupaHay, Of Fredericksburg. General dis
| cussiou. QIestions answered by Rev. A.
c. Rledsoe, D. d., and Rev. W. E. Hatcher,
! u. u.
] FRIDAY, OCTOBER erE.-General prayer
meeting. Convection opened with re.
ligous exercises. Report of committees
and miscellaneous business. Address: Elk.
pediency and management of Sunday.
! school libraries,; by DR.. j. E. Chancellor
| Of Charlottesville. General discussion. Ad.
dress "Shoud not the Church bear all the
expenses of the Sunday school and allow the
Sundly school to aid missions and other re.
igiouS enterprsesw by Rev.W. E. Edwards
of Norfolk. General discussion. Questions
answered By Rev. w. E. Hatcher, D. D.,
and Rev. A. G. Bledsoe.
Night ScSSion.--Open with religious eXer
cises. Report of committees and miscellsn'
eous business. Address: "What are the legiti
mate results of Suuday.school teaching :" By
Rev. L. A. Cutler, of Louisa. Question:
answered by Rev. A. G. Bedsoe, D. ID.
and Rev. w. Z. Hatcher, D. D. Voluntary
addresses. Final adjournment.
| NOTES.
Questions propounded through the ques
tion.boX answered during the closing half
hour OF each session.
The members Of the Executive Commit
tee, ministers of the gospel Of all evangeli
cal denominations, and all superintendent:
and assistlnt superintendents of Sunday
schools in Virginia, are members Of the Con
veution.
The following railroads. &c, return mem
bers free: Chesapeake aud Ohio; Atlantic
Mississippi and Ohio; Richmond and Dan
vile and Piedmont; Washington CITY ant
Virginia Midland; Richmond, Fredericks
burg and Potomac; Richmond and Peters
burg; Richmond, Chesapeake and Yort
River; Petersburg and Weldon, and Wash
tington and Ohio, james River Steam ooll
Company, Rippilannock steamers, anG
James River Canal Packet Compiny.
The secretary CT the Convention viii
issue certificates of attendance, which will
secure return tickets free.
Members OF the Convention arriving II
the city today will report at the rooms o
the Young Mems Christian Association at
2. NJ. and Tomorrow morning at same place
at a. N.
After the assembling Of the Convention
tomorrow the members will report ut Broad
Street Methodist church.
A large number of delegates have for
Warded their names. and the friends Of th'
cause may eXlmine the list at the rooms o.
the Young Mems CHRISTIAN Association any
time to-day after 10 O'Clock.
The following arc the members of the EX
eculire Committee residing in Richmond
and Manchester: M1ior Robert Stiles, Colo
mel Thomas j. Evans, j. B. Winston, S. NJ
Bailey, J. 8. Cary, It. L. D. WaIford, AS
Snyder, D. n. Walker, W. c. Mayo, j. L. 4
Sleight, NJ. NJ. Gillian, Rev. A. Huber, 4. j
Gary, William FL. Williams, A. f. b 'gby, )
l.. Williams, Z. w. pemberton, William +
Taylor, William Willis, Jr., Thomas Potts
c. p. Rady, DR.. l.. K. Chies, Rev. Charlie
H. RyIand, Rev. j. William Jones, L. Il
Elicit, w. D. Toler.