The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-30
war YORKTOWN.

IN
o,srr,cr srxnAy-scuoor. iNsTITurE--AS ALL
MEETING AND PINE EXHIBITION OF OLD
ncrx,, HOSPITALITY SOMETHING or sun
w.Scuool, HISTORY, ANCIENT AND MODERN,
oe''.s..,,,rsenee Of the Richmond Dispa'ch,l
Nr.e YORKTOWN, July 20. 1880.
49,, % the District Sunday-School
,.,,s,n,e FOR couventionl held Friday the
aoS q, Grafton (DiScip.es) church, about
- az, mites cas-, Of Yorktown. Inc churchs
s'n '',"in substantial brick building, say 30
~ AZ feet. and Il supplied with gooo seats
neat nuleit. Although the weather
u.s. threatening, the people ana menlos,s
- Tho church gathered there IN goouls
,,,s,c,s wi,b every kind OF conveyance,
"a Win abundant supplies OF provisions
o. enc Sav. IS n was 20 be an all-day gath
.v' -, THE occasional showers KEEP; many
49, proyiding protection for themselves
srd tho provisions and good things they
brought with them. -.
The Institute was organized by the eiec-
,,on 81 DE-. Power as chairman ana Kew
Il. II. Wynne secretary. ~,
After p5aecr Ivy Rev. X. II. Wynne' Mr'
a. / Salier was called on 10 ueiiNeT 'he
yelro,ne address. Mr.. Salter performed
his task with excellent taste aud IN styie
~ sincere greeting that appears sun 10 DE
a rart OF ,irue Virginia hospitality IN TINS
section. HIS speech was classlca'iy con-
ceiycd and uttered. Called by the chufch
10 extend delightful greeting to all, where
brother meets brother, friend meets irlend,
With all the welcome hearts can give, where
there Is no sounding brass ana tDknng
cvnbals. no place for social hypocrisy, but
win omen hearts. arms. and doors, we ten
der Won most affectiOnate Christian greet
ing. ~
The sketch | intended 10 give OF the
snecchcs woud make my communication
too long, so / must make only an aliuslon
10 them In brief.
Rev. c. :. Blackwell delivered the al
drc.s on sunday schools. lie took for his
programme that OF the Bsptisis, who were
- nearly right that II was very satisfactory
n him 10 borrow of them. He gave some
traces Of the origin OF Sunday schools.
There is record OF Sunday schools as
carly as $50 after Christ. In 1880 Bishop
Eurenco had charge Of Sunday school.
He is a most pious and benevolent Bishop
~ The Catholic church. In the year 1850,
in London, Robert Rakes planted the sun
day-schOol tee, and with apparent reckless
nc.S OF faith ne watered ana nurtured II.
For twenty-five cents day he hired
woman 10 leach the children he induced TO
come 10 his School-rOoms. Now sunday
school children number in America 6,000,'
600 to 100000; England. 2,5OOOO0
Frsnce. 3.CC0, 600; and the Christian world
a Grand lo.al II say 10000 600. Robert
Rrkcs. il may be said, did more
for England than Wellington, and
more than Washington did for America.
The first Sunday school That was eS-
iablished I'm the United States was that
which was raised by Bishop Asbury, ls
miles from Hanover Courthouse, Va, in
the yelr 1855. Referring 10 the Sunday
school literature. he said there were 100000
different books OF juvenile character Tor re-
ligious training and culture. He also spoke
az tie plan Of seventeen international
Bible-readincs, by which the whole Chris
tian world would he engaged in one COM
mon instruction and praise at the same
tine. Mr.. B,ackwelPS address was deliv'
cred with animation and evident interest In
the subjec', and was highly instructive and
pleasing 10 his hearers.
After Mr.. Blackwell's address the choir
sang few selections, and the recess was
announced Of one and half hours.
The repast was Of the most bOunteou'
kind-go0d and subs'anlial-and all were
invited: strangers il any, and friends and
Christian brethren and The, long tables
were iOaNtu Win every lulub tue CVuutit u
good living could afiord-fried chicken
beef. pork. lamb, all kinds OF vegetables
pies. ce.cream, cakes, lemonade. &c, &c.
and bashful people were carried by force o
arms from one table TO another till THEY
were cured Of all dffidence and hunger
After the feast The services were resumed
bv blackboard exercises by Rev. r. ii
Wynne typical OF a sick Sunday school.
DR.. Philip Duyal was called upon TO eX
press bis views Of the blackboard pictur
As applicable TO Grafton school, and in
STYLE Of quaint humor and criticism OF tn
suggestions the blackboard exercise wa
intended to represent, he denied in all re
spocts it, fitness or application TO TINS re
gion. but said, take ii back to Kentucky
where it came from.
The choir gave many excellent hymn
and in all respects the occasion was mos
gratifying religious entertainment; som
account OF which will be interesting.
hope, to many OF your readers. Z.