Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-14
THE sUNDAy-sCHooL WORK.
fist AssociatIOns-Othe
Church Notes.

Inc regular monthly mcetlng OF Tue
Methodist Sunday-Sohool Society OF
Richmond and Manchester was held at
West-End Methodist church, Mancbes-
ter, on Sunday afternoon at o'clock
Robert j.. Richardson, president; \. H..
Lumsden. assistant secretary.
The meeting was opened with singing
by the school and prayer by Rev. Z. NJ.
Peterson, of Central church.
A gratifying report Of the condition
of West End school was made by Mr..
Pcttgrcw, tho superintendent. The
school is in a growing condition, well
located, and has a future of usefulness
before it. The officers, teachers, scholars,
aud friends are earnest III endeayoring
to build it up.
The attendance was good and the inte-
rest unllagging, while an attractive pro-
gramme OF exercises was carried out,
greatly to tho qualification Of the con-
grcgation and the credit Of the pupils
who participated.
The "Ten Commandments were well
recited by Matte PettTew, Pauline Nor
veil, Katie Rogers, and the Misses Tay-
lor "Lesson on Abraham" by Charlie
Waddill, Maud jennings, and Matte
Pettgrew Suppose, 10y Katie Ro-
gers; Faithful Friend" by Pauline
Noryell and Lily Cournow ; " Sunshine, -
by the Misses Taylor; Buckle Down,
Boys" by Charles Waddill; "Tbe
Pledge" by Willard Purcell; Little
Foes" Bernard Andrews; "ApOstle's
Creed, " Maud Jennings; "Must BE 10
Judgment Brought, Daisy Carwiles :;
"Good Advice" Pearl Robinson. Al
Of the young speakers acquitted them
selves handsomely.
The president then introduced Rev.T.
VI. Peterson, Of Central church, who al
dressed the meeting- subject, "W0rk
for the Church in the Sunday School "
The speaker earnestly insisted that the
Church aud Sunday school are one that
God has recognized and blessed it as o
means Of bringing the children into the
church, and therefore all the church
should be at work in the Sunday school.
But the church ought ~ he in the Sun
day school to learn, for It Is cad truth
that a great many membeTsOf the church
do not study the Bible and many are
lamcntably ignorant Parents who are
meml ers of the church are too well salts
fed to let the Sunday school do the
religious training and education of their
children. This is all wrong. Sunday
school should be and Is helper, hut
the work should be begun and supple
mcnted at home.
Mr.. G. ". Hunter, Of Broad-Street
school, followed by asking the question,
What are the grown people doing for
the Sunday school? He said % great
deal more Sunday school work would be
done il the grown people would come
forward and take hold of this enterprise
and help push it on.
The meeting was also favored with an
able and interesting address 10y Colonel
Thomas Whitehead. Colonel Whitehead
has always been identified withthis great
work, and his remarks were very en-
couraging and inspiring.
The meeting was closed with some
practical suggestions from A. g.. Oster-
bind, Of Laurel-Street school. and A. J..
Lumsden, of Broad-Street school.
The general reports of the superin-
tendents of the various schools were very
encouraging, though during the past
month the attendance has been, rs usual,
q summer attendance.
The next meeting will be held with
P0rk-Place mission school the second
Sunday in September.
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
The monthly meeting Of the Baptist
Sunday-School Association of Richmond
and Manchester was held at the Leigh
Street church Sunday afternoon. Mr..
r. II. Elicit, the president, presided,
with Mr.. Robert A. Gary as secretary.
After singing led by the choir Mr.. Joseph
r. Hall led in prayer The monthly re-
ports we're then read, and show as fol;
lows: