Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-08
sUNDAY.sCuOOL UNIONS.
Procecdisgs or tue Meeting Held on
sunday Afternoon.
(ror the Dispatch.l


A large and very important meeting OF
the Executive Committee OF the Virginia
State Sunday-School Union and the Sun
day School Union of all Denominations
of Richmond aud Manchester was held
in the hall OF the Young Mems Christian
Association on Sunday afternoon at 81
o'clock. Rev. I. G. Dashiell and Judge
f. II. Fitzhugh presiding, with William
Ellyson and Charles z. Rady as secreta-
rieS
The meeting was opened with prayer by DR..
DasbleIL Nearly ali of the schools I'm tho two
cities we're represented by supcriniendenb or
The Chairman stated that the meeting had
been ca ied ia response 10 a resolution adopted
by ihe Virginia state Sunday-School Executive
Committee requesting the Sunday school Union
OF all Demon nations Of Richmond and Manches-
ter fRev \. @. Dasholl. presiieoi,l 10 lutte with
them I'm devlsng plans 10 hold grand mass
meetings and insut ties on tho occasion OF the
important visit OF the Int irrational Lesson Com
miitee on the 18th Of March, 1854 He alluded 70
the large attendance ns showing deep tntere - IN
. this cause and hoped that the coming meetings
would give an impulse 20 the csuse that would
be felt all over the Siste aud result IN great good
70 all the schools.
Rev. T. g. Dashicll warmly seconded the
movement and expressed his gratihcation IN
having the privilege OF uniting the local forces
under his command with the state forces In fur
therance OF the cause Of The Master "a repre-
scented in the Sunday-schoOl cause. lie asked
for Information A. 10 the movements OF the
Lesson Committee, and letters were read from
Rev h. 4. Jacobs. chairman OF ihe lnternauonal
Executive Committee sho wing that ample Prov
sion can be confidently relied on for enicient
help Oh the occasion Of the meeting In March
PLANS FOR THE MARCH NETTING.
The subcommittee, consisting Of Judge Fitz-
T
/. West. NJ. VI. Gillian, and Colonel john Is
Cary. submitted the following report, when
after full discussion and careful consideration
was unani nously adopted:
]. Resoiuef, That the "NlrRinia state sunday
School Union OF all Denominations" and " the
Sundny-SchoOl Union OF All DENOMINATIONS OF
Richmond and Manchester will unite IN holding
grand Sunday-schOol mass-meetings ana sun
day. school Institutes IN the ciHes Of Richmond
and Manchester on tho Occa ion Of the visit OF
the international Lesson Committee com
meuclng Thursday night, March ID, 1858, and
embracing sunday. March IS, lsss
,. Rosoirrd, That these meetings shall be held
under tbs auspices OF tho organizations named,
and all arrangements shall he under the dltec-
ton ot q Joint committee from the two orgaulza-
tons. OF which committee the officers OF each
association shall be rr-ofcio members. The
committee shall embrace one representative
from each denomination. The presidents OF
the two organizations shall tase charge OF the
meeting
3. Essoired That tho exercises shall consist
Of scriptural readings singing, addresses by
visiting brethren and members Of the lnterna'
tional Lesson Committee, and such other OK
ercses as tho joint committee may deem suit
able and necessary.
4. Resoiocd. That on Friday night, March Is,
1875 Sunda y-schoOl institutes and m0s5-neeungs
shall be held in tho cities Of Richmond and
Manchester at such places as the Joint commit
tee may select and the order OF exercises shall
be such as the committee may determine.
.. R,soirsd, That tho pastors ~ all churches o.
all denominations ana superin'endcnis OF al
sunday schools Of Richmond aud Manchester be,
and arc hereby, earnestly requested 60 give
hearty cooperation and AID. 70 .be extent ~ their
ability. 20 insure the success OF thi- grand sun
dav-sch0Ol movement. Also. hat MI our pastors
be requested 70 preach specially 10 iAe children
on sabbath morning March y, ls-s
6. R,soiged, That on tho afternoon Of sunday,
March lNh grand mass-InectiugS DO hell al as
many points in the cities OF Richmond and Man
chester a. can be properly provided for, at
which the exercises shall be arranged with sDo-
cial reference 10 tho instruction and entertain
ment Of the pupils Of the sunday schools AMI
children at large.
:. Rcsoired. That the Evangelical Alliance Of
Ri .hmoud and Manchester be requested 10 take
pPrt in tbs great evangelical work aud hli the
>unday-scnool workers in making grand sue
cess Of the proposed meetings.
s. RcS0ircI, That each sunday school OF Rich-
mond and Manchester be requested 10 send ~
least five representatives 10 each 81 the meetings
that shall be held under these resolutions, thus
intcrmuclng and cooperating 10 advance the
Masters GIngdom on earth through this instru-
mentality.
O. Reso'usi, That the press, both religious aud
secular, lie requested 70 publish these resolu-
tons aud all plans lOOsiug 10 the same object.
On motion OF Dr. Dashiell, Judge litZhugn
w9s requested 10 attend the next meeting OF
the "Evanccltel Alliance" and Inform that
body Of the action II this meeting.
Tho president appointed the following Joint
committee under the second resolution: Robert
". Powers, Of the Baptist Church; Albert l.
West. OF the Methodist Cburch j. h. X. Seigpi,
Of the Presbyterian Church; Boswell Alsop,o OF
the Episcopal Church; william +. Fox. Of the
Christian Church: X. W. llayior u the Luthe-
ran Church. and j. II. Crenshaw. Of the Friends.
On motion all Other matters apper,aininet 70
the proposed meetings were referred 70 The Joint
committee, after which the meeting adjourned
subiect 10 the call Of The president.