The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-18

GRAND SUNDAY.SCHooL CONVENTION OF ALI.
NOMINATIONS TO BE HELD IN RICHMOND
"WEDNESDAY THE 9Th OF OCTOBER, 1S7o.-The
committee appointed by the Sunday school
Union OF All Denominations of Richmond ana
vicinity held meeting in the rooms OF the
Young Mems Christian Association yester-
day afternoon Colonel Thomas j. Evans
chairman), aud completed all necessary ar
rangements for calling this convention. The
committee have been in correspondence with
Sunday school workers in every section OF
the State, aud there is already good deal OF
enthusiasm on the subject. There Will
doubtless be very large gathering in re-
sponse to this call for united action in this
great cause. The call is as follows: <.'
To the Friends of the Sunday School Cause
throughout Virginia: H.
At meeting of the Sunday-School Y nlon
of All Denominations Of the city OF klch-
mond, held in June last, it was resolved that
convention of Sunday-school workers OF
all evangelical denominations throughout
the State should be held ia the city of Rich
mond, commencing on Wednesday the 9th
day Of October, 1875, at II A. NJ, and the
unde' signed, representing all sections anG
demo minatons Of the Common wealth, were
appointed to prepare for such convention
and issue cali for the same.
It can scarcely be necessary, dear bretnren
to enlarge either upon the importance OF our
sacred work or the benefit to be derived from
our Christian conference concerning 1t. Only
let us assure you, as we conScenciously can
and do, that we deem this not second in im-
portance TO any recent religious moVene Mt
in the State, and we look forward to meet
ing equal in interest and good results to any
religious meeting held in this city for years
past.
Come, then. assured of the hospitable
greeting of your Christian friends and tel
low.woikers in this good city, and equally
assured of the presence and blessing OF our
heavenly Father in all our consultations.
Matters of very special interest Will be
brought before the Convention, and pro-
gramme of proceedings and more detailed
Information will be published in due time.
Every Sunday school in the State is au'
thorlzed and requested 10 send at least one
delegate. These delegates, together Win
the ministers Of the gospel Of Virginia ana
the Committee of Arrangements, will con.
stitute the convention. Please appoint your
delegates at once and send their names nm
mediately to Charles P. Rady, secretary,
Richmond, Va. -
Major Robert Stiles, Elijah Dyer, James B.
Winston, Rev. c. r. Ross, Rev. }. I. WHIT
ley, S. NJ. Bailey, Rev. D. F. Bittle, u. D.,
John B. Cary, Rev. c. H. Hickey, T. L. y.
Walford, W. s. Penick, Asa Snyder, Z. I.
Powell, Rev. s. P. Ryland, c. S. Lucas. Z.
u. Jones, r. H. Suter, r. Taylor Scott, Rev.
Edward Huber, Rev. William E. Baker, Will
liam II. Williams, Rev. George 2. Baker, 4.
F. Bagby, Rev. L. A. Cutler, Charles l..
Cooke, William Willis. Jr., William A. Shep'
herd, Thomas Potts, Peter Winston, Charles
p. Rady, DR.. J. Mason Evans, DR.. L. r.
Chiles, Rev. J. ". Shackeford. Rev. Charles
H. Ryland, John Mercer, T. b. Elicit,
r. N. Dunlop, D. n. Walker, u. s York,
William c. Mayo. F. NJ. Latham, j. D. Is.
sleight, T. J. Kirkpatrick, NJ. NJ. Gillian, P.
b. Barbour, Colonel Thomas J. Evans, Colo
mel NJ. Mcdonald, John L. Williams, vii.
liam L. Clarke, Thomas w. Pemberton, D.
K. Gibbony, William F. Taylor, John R,
Khby, r. H.Walker, Powell Harrison, John
William Jones, William D. Toler, j. L. Bag
BY, Henry Fitzgerald, w. R. Barksdale, A
j. Gary, j. C. -DemiDg, Committee OF AR
rangemcnts. -,
:, Richmond, August 16, 1875. ~. '..'@. ..@