The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-10-20
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1 der onr charge were estiiInated Is 80 81 .15o
schools; 2S, ,455 officers nrd teachers and
Il E253, 900 scholars. IL fs safe to- estimnse the
3 slaggregate Of officers, achers, and scholars,
Il at this time at 350, SIS
The Convention Joined in singfag The
II Sweet By-and-B Bye
The report was submitted to appropriate
4 committees appointed by the Chair.
II. On Sunday School Liternture d. B.
i Yanbuskirk, New York F. NJ. Kfrkhan1,
Iowa; T.. ID. Power, District OF Columbia.
y. Shall the General Secretary be Keptin
1.-THE Field G: 8. Encas, Virginia John 9.
i Chase, Illinois; }. M.s Duncan, Missouri a
rate Sunday School Board: u. T.. Garpen.
ter, Indiana; DR.. w. a. Beiding, New
York; N. s. Haynes, Illinois.
/ FTvE-MINuTE SPEECHES.
On motion, the order of business lwas
changed from institute work to fire-minute
fspeeches. s.g.
Brief addresses were made by John B.
Cary, of Virginia j. NJ TRIBE, OF Yir-
ginia, and u A. Cutler, Of Virginia.
G.. G. Cline, OF Kentucay, sang g Af the
Beautiful Gate y the audience joining in the
chorus. 5.S
sss5Tsz COMMITTEE kEfUHT6s
The Committee on the Question Of Ap-
pointment. Of q Sunday School Board OF
Managers, and Appointment OF q Stanaiag,
Committee on Sunday School Literature,
reported. The latter committee recom-
mended the appointment OF q committee OF
three. Adopted. sSs7
The Committee on Keeping the General
Secretary in the field submitted report !;
which was reeommitted with instructions.
The Chair appointed the following COM
mittee to select standing committee on lite.
rature: Enos Campbell, Missouri; F NJ
Green, Ohio j. q. Tyler, Virginia.
Also, standing committee on the appoint
ment Of q sunday-school board of n,alia-
gers: L.. L.. Carpenter, Indiana; Wa
Belding, New York; N. S. Haynes, Illinois.
On motion, adjourned.
EVENING SESSION. 81
The General Sunday. School Convention
rekssembled at y z. M. The meeting was
opened by singing g When the Mists have
Cleared Awuy.n w. X. Pendleton, presi-
dent OF Bethany College, led tho congrega-
ton in prayer. The assembly Joined in
singing the " Home OF the Soul.
The committee appointed to nominate q
standing committee on Sunday school lite-
rature submitted report; which was
adopted.
The committee to whom was recommitted
that part OF the report relating to the gene
raj secretary also submitted report; which
was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Thomas Munneil, it was
ordered that the minutes Of this Convention
be published with the minutes Of the Gene
raj Christian Missionary Convention.
Mr.. F. M. Green presented the following;
which was adopted:
ReSolued, That the thanks OF this Sum,
day-School Convention be heartily given to :
Mr.. William 81. Clemmitt, Of the Chris
tidn Examiner, for the liberal free supply OF
his paper containing the report Of the Gem
eral Sunday-School Secretary.
The Convention joined in singing Gath
ering Home.o
D. R. DUNCAN led in prayer.
BY special request, @. G. Cline, OF Ken
lucky, the chorister, sang g In the Presence
Of our King" The song was beautiful,
solemn, and impressive.
| A. T. Hobbs, OF Illinois, delivered the
address OF the evening on the Sunday
School and the Masses. The address was
carefully prepared, abounding in deep and
rich thought, and presented in mastery
manner. The large audience listened at-
tentively throughout, and were profoundly
impressed by its important truths. 1t closed
| in grand climax Of eloquence illustrating
the triumps OF the Bible.
The Convention then sang with great
fervor, ssTell Me the Old, Old Story The
spacious building sent up such q chorus as
has not been heard here for many o day.
Indeed, all the music OF the evening was
excellent. .ir s
DR.: JETER. %
Rev. j. B. Jeter, D. D., was next intro
duced to the Convention. BE made brief
address. He complimented the address on
| Sunday schools, and said he regretted that
he had been born so early in the century.
| He believed he would have been o better
man, better Christian, and better editor
If in his day there had been better Sunday
schools. He did not think, however, that
the children Of IA the day were trained
as they ought to be. The world, he said,
i was not as good as il, ought to be, but the
children were better trained we would lave
a better world.
he concluded bis address by saying that
he was in the fullest sympathy with every
effort to teach the rising as well as the risen
generation the importance OF the sunday
school. f. i.
delivered during the day were requested ZOE
publication.
Personal. General Bradley L. Johnson
and Mr.. Kelley will leave for New York to-
night to take part in the canvass OF that
State, Connecticut, and New Jersey
Mr. w. H. Peasants, at the last meeting
OF the Board OF Directors OF the Richmond
| District Cooperation Association, p. H,gaye
bond in the sum Of 81 600 as treasurer.
The appointment for Governor Walker TO
speak at Ashland Monday has been can
celled. s. 8.. >. .ss., s,
DR.. George w. Bagby, OF the State i.s-.
brary. has returned from, and Dr. W. q.
Rufin has gone to, the Centennial.
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