Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-17
SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
MEETING HgSE on TUESDAY OF THE
STATE CONVENTION.
Seine Interesting Facts About the Gather
ing-Programme Of Exsrcisss-His-
tory Of the Union. GO.

Virginia endorsed and approved by repre-.
sentatiSes from all the sunday schools OF
Richmond and Manchester, grand gather
inc OF Sunday-school workers from all over
the State, reDresenlns the various denomi.
nsuoos, will be held at the Young Mems
Christian Association Hall, commencing on
Tuesday. night next aud continuing until
Thursdsy night inclusive.
Rev. T. G.. Dashiell, the president, VIII
preside over the convention. with Mr..
Charles L. Rady aud Mr.. William ElysOn
secretaries.
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
The following is the order Of exercises,
embracing the subjects TO be discussed aud
the speakers
TUESDAY Night March i9'h-S TO $50,
opening exercises; $50 20 $3.50, short prac-
ticsl addresses inters persed with prsyer and
praise.
Wednesday Morning. March 2Oih-9;3O to
10, Bible reading by Hon. william Rey-
nolds. president az tue international sun
dsy-School Association Of The United states
and Canada: 10 10 II, reports from delegates
hy counties aud citics; II TO II, "Our
Needs and How 10 Meet Them opened
by Rev. j. NJ. Pitcher. Of Petersburg. Va,
followed by short addresses; ~ 10 1880,
State aud county organizations, by Hon.
william Reynolds; 1880 TO /, miscellaneous
business.
"wednesday aiternoon--4 To A:I5. praise
and prayer service; 8'l5 10 $50. conference
on practical Sunlay.school metho0s-con-
Quoted by Hon. William Reynolds; $3.50 to
6. question drawer.
wednesday Evenings to $3.50. opening
fevOti0nsi exercises. $50 10 g, The Rela-
Sions Of the Sunday School to the Home
opened nv Professor Charles III. WINSTON, OF
Richmond College; Q 10 Q. so. The Qualitca-
tons ~ Good Teacher opened by Rev. j.
l.. Bushnell, Of Roanoke, Va
Thursday Morning, March 2lst- $50 TO
10. devotional meeting; 10 to H. business.
election 81 officers. &C.; 10 Il. primary
class work. papers from Sunday-school
wOrkers-Mi.s Mary A. Apperson, OF Rich
mond II 10 l. Relations Of SUNDAY School
20 Church-opeoed by Rev. I. J. Spencer. Of
Richmond; Relations OF Sunday School to
Community opened by Professor w. ".
Smith, president Of Randolph Macon Col
lego.
Thursday Afternoons TO 4:l5, praise
and prayer service; 4:l5 10 5:l5. Teachers
Meetings., Sunday school IostituteS, and
Normal Ciasses-HOu. William Reynolds,
thirty minutes; 5:lj to 6, question drawer.
Thursday Evening" 10 $3.50, praise and
prayer service; $50 to Q, Cultivation oi the
Missionary Spirit in the sunday School
W
Va. 20 $50 parting words.
REPRESENTATIVE BODY.
This convention Will be representative
BODY ana viii consist OF delegates from the
schools Of all denominations IN the counties
and cities Of Virgiuis, including Delegates
from tho schools Of Richmond and Man
chester.
The superintendent Of each school in these
two lRst-named cities have been requested 20
appoint tire mate and fUe feanie delegates
from each school. who, together with the
superintendent will represent the sunday
school interest in these cities.
The sessions OF the convention will be
opened and iu,erspefsed With singing and
PRAYER conducted by the presiding officer or
some member delegated by bun. The night
meetings will be euliyoned with singing by
volunteer singers from each church, who
will bee located In the leii-haDd aisle OF the
hall and will be under the direction and con-
trOl Of SIR. &. J.. R9dy and Mr. william
EHyson. who are the Committee on Music.
Mr.. x. 5. Valentine will lead the singing Al
night. Singers are requested 10 take the
special seats provided for them AMI come at
sn early hour, at least fifteen minutes before
tile hour for opening.
UELEGATLs WILL REPORT.
Delegates on arriving in the city will report
~ the Young Mems Chrlstisn Association
Hall. where thew viii be met by committee
on reception and assigned TO homes 10 the
cts. his committee consists OF the follow
log gentlemen from the schools embraced IN
the union:
Baptist schools-p. o. Davis. Melville }.
Stake, john o.. GoGdin. James L. 1aiiaierro,
j. T. Kagland d. Reinhardt T.. a. uansey.
MothodiSt Schools. " Smith1eal, ,; ).
White, G. N. ChHppeu, r. l. He-hlsr, Kew j. o.
Nacgener. j. vs.. Glaut0D. feter NcCurdy
Episcopal Schoos-N. NJ. Lewis, H. f. W.
eo4th@rn. Dr. y. q. Roy, Joseph II. shepherd
j. D. Boveridge. r. ). Barksdale Thomas Poin'
Presbvterian s.hool.-Naior W. G. Clemens.
H. g. Holmes. samuel Taylor, G.. Z. Gray, X. A.
CHRISTIAN srhools-B N. Quarles j. L. whar-
ton. ~. b. Green.
Friends schools. C. whiuo.k.
German Scbo0ls-H. L. Grosh, \. Diacont. X
! 1Taylor
DELEGATES RrF0RIED.
The following delegate, have reported up
% the present time. and Il Is expected that
number of others VIII report on Monday:
RevLJ j.. Spencer. Honrico: Professor W. W.
Sciiih Ashland: Rev. .. VI. Pu her Petersburg
Professor q. ~. Winston, Richmond; Rev. j.. T.
Lawrence. Amelia, ID. b. Nirho'ns, Bucking-
ham: Kew. !. T.. Cannon ami Rev. James Can
non. Jr.. Smirhhcld: Judge b. 4. hancocS,
Chesterfield. j. %. shepherd, ilu'9nua: q. H.
,. areer. Frsnsliu: Rev. ". A. crawford. Frede-
rlrk. q. D. Bingham. GrccucsVlio: =. d. Turner,
X O.. Wilson. aud rs. u. Bailey, hcurico John
L. ~ q
dwight; Judge IS. - cooch aud ffoiess0r IL
H. Fsnnoif. louisa; ". T.. Homes. W. il. non,
ana Row =. 4. Duncan. hecklenburg; Judge g.
q. JunKin, hev D. q Comet Hnd ~
Wear e. a. Field. Luther shelton, ana
D. j. Powell. N2rok ely =. D. fo~eI'
4.ri [otfewsy. b.. r. /entmeysr ana }. II.
Eaugoley. Patrick; William Q. lfed"sy, Nv
sviYsnis; Captain p. '. mte, James l; no
rum. and r. q. Brooks, Portsmouth ely II. I.
brffon Mann Psge, and David Harrison Prince
George. Robert a. Tyler. Prince Nilitia; VII
liam 4. Puuen, kchmDni county D. NJ. Bon
a. A. Hilton, Scott. George "; Muey, Shchth-
deah John B.. Uchrcli and VI. LankioTd south
smplon; y. y thariiers and {. H. ~ o9{' oI III
rvlyanlA: J. ". Namcy, Rev t.. j. Eu-
monson. ana Blair Pesram. surry: John
w. e. Davis and Rev. Frank IS beale,
Westmorelsnd; Leo Brit. Sunoi1 Heorso
C. Round aud Frederick W. ho"mhl, Ma
usssss. o. IS. Kelsey aud pr. {. ,, D3efV'
liberty: Eugene uayis. Alpemsr!o heV. T. l.
Lipsoomb Borkley: Albert Ice, hllilomsOnrt'
81 w. Barclay. lexington, j. H. = sharp, ~ =
Meadow. ~ q 5oinan. Alexander H. : shaw,
and Charles llrasher. hoanoke clly; het' JVh'
r. 1uyp.n, j.. W. uoun John r. Anderson, FRO
fessOr o. stone. sni Mayor :. - HVo's - =,
Lofiesvil9. t. u. Payne, John +. to.H' nv -, -,
j. Tlsming, +. n. Cumsion. Jr., anu MISS hus.o
Aun-paugh. LyncuDurg; william l. tnenuot'
Caroline George ". shelton, oreeh, Sa,nusi /"
Adams Halifax; j. Il. nobs0n aud ". w hob-
son. Poeheian; +. $. Gum aud j.. /. fhitiipS'
Prince Edward; Peter +. Cogohl ana T. L"
Marks Petersburg lily j. G. REM, T. NJ. nam
lin. ami r. 1. Walker. DOnville city.
4HH STATE SUNDAY. SCHOOL UNION.
The Virginia state sunday school Union
was Organized m the city Of Petersburg IN
October, 1882. boy the convention OF SUNDAY
school workers. A. thst tire no co unity
undruomipal.Onal organizations exis'eo'
and the convention determined 10 eudesNoI
10 organize the whole state. Judge Fitz-
hurh was elected president, with Charles +.
Rady a. corresponding secretary, WIZ.
liam Ellyson as recording secretary, ana
Thomas Potts as treasurer, with vice'preSl-
dents and an executive committee OF hiieen
re,idins IN Richmond. Under the WELL
directed efforts OF the corresponding secfe-
tary, aided by lhe officers aud Executive
COMMITTEE, over sixty counues nave Seen
Organized up % the present t''ne. hSoY Oh
tse or.aeizq'ions are IN active operation.