The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-21
OUR NEEDS,
AND How BEST FOR Us To MEL
THEN.
rs THE SUNDA T-SCHOOL GOV
yEN1YGNS QUESTION.
LARGE ATTENDANCE AND ENIh'
sfAsriC MEETING.
Professor Stone and Mr.. Pilcber "ake Ter
fInent Remarks State and County
Organizations Duties OF
the school, SC.


Orgsnizations-D uties oil
the school. SC.
The Grand Convention of the sunday
/ School Workers OF the state OF virginia,
which convened in this city at the hal o.
the Young Mems Christian Association
f Tuesday evening. pursuant to adjourn
ment. met again Yesterday morning al
$50 o'clock. The Convention was
rapped to order AT that hour by the pres
ident of the union. Rev. DR. Dashieii.
+ The secretary WAS ~ his desk ard the
prescribed order OF exercises was pro
ceeded with.
BIBLE READING.
The first part OF the exercise was
Bible reading which was conducted
In very interesting and instructive
manner by Hon. William Reynolds, pres
ident of the international Sunday-school
Association Of the United States and
Canada. Then Mr.. Whitney led the
convention in prayer, asking the bless.
ings Of God on the truths that they had
/ learned. that they might continue To glO-
rify God.
At 40 o'clock the president stated that
+ the Convention was ready TO hear reports
of the delegates from the counties and
cities Of the State Only twenty-five dele
yates who were present made reports The
condition and number of schools, white
and colored. and the average attendance
+ Tor their respective counties and cities
were given The convention being Il
comparatively recent organization within
this State The majority Of counties and
cities are not represented.
Atll o'clock. not all Of the reports
having been received, on motion OF MI
+ William EllysOn, the order of business
was suspended until those delegates pre-
sent made their reports. Mr.. Ellyson
stated that there was an undenomina-
tional Sunday-school organization in
Richmond, hut owing to the strength Of
the many denominatonal associations,
there would be no report from this city.
lie stated that the denomination he re-
presented had about three thousand re-
gular attending scholars.
ORR NEEDS, AND HOW TO MEET THEM.
On this subject Rev J. VI. Pitcher, of
Petersburg, Va made the opening ad-
dress. and he was followed BIZ several
other delegates, who each made short
impromptu talks
Mr. Pitcher said that he did not speak
extemporary; that sometimes he was very
long-winded and in order 10 prevent
this he committed his speech 10 writing.
That ne had listened with a great deal Of
interest TO the different reports. and
thought that the convention ought to be
very much encouraged with hearing
them
The question before US is
OUR NEEDS,
and how to meet them. our needs are
these. viz Scholars, teachers, and teach
ing. and these may be sub-diyided al.
most Indefinitely. The Snndav-schoOl is
a Bible school taught on Sunday, and the
way it differs from any school is, that in
IL is taught the Word of God alone, aud
for this kind of work we ought 10 have q
plenty Of Bibles, helps tracts and re-
ligious papers, but if We were deprived
of all these. having an abundant supply
of teachers and Bibles, we could &C.
complish a great deal. Let US try 10
have all these. but do not fail 10 work if
we cannot get them. Every person
who can do so, ought TO attend
sUNDAy-sCHooL MEETINGS,
where they can talk over The lessons and
prepare themselves. that they may be
ready TO teach their classes. How few
teachers prepare themselves to teach
and how few scholars prepare themselves
TO learn. If we cannot teach we can
learn. Christian instruction is OF adj
vantage 10 every one, and those who are
not in the church must be invited 20 at
tend. and, If necessary, must be adj
monishcd for not attending. II is often
so that the very best teachers are 30 en-
gagged that they cannot find time to
VISIT THEIR SCHOLARS,
and this is one OF the most necessary du-
ties of a Sunday school teacher, for II be
fails TO visit his scholars the scholar
will reasonably feel that he does not
take the interest in him which he should
DO not say that every teacher Is called
on 10 visit his scholars, but let Us ust
every means in our power TO visit them
If possible, and impress on them the i'm
portance of attending school and having
. their lessons prepared. 1t is often the
case, and especially so with the ladies
that Young folk about when they arrive
+ At their majority commence 10 think
that the Sunday school is too small q
place for them, and with that view many
! of them leave the school What are we
10 do 10 retain them How are we to Sc
cure the supply of teachers, which every
school needs il the real question.
Newspapers, railroads, telegraph and
telephone companies are doing all that
they can 10 desecrate the Sabbath. There
Is but one remedy. Let Christian people
, refuse to read Sunday papers refuse Ia
ride on the street-cars. refuse TO ride on
r the railroad trains. refuse TO patr0nize
= the telegraph wires, and let their mai
lie I'm the postoiiice until Monday morn
Ing. Continuing. Mr. Pitcher exhOrted
Christian workers 10 DO faithful TO theiI
every trust
PROFESSOR STONE.
Professor Stone. of the University OF
Virginia. was the next speaker lie said
, that he would somewhat amend Mr.
/ Pitchers address so as 10 emb0dy some
where in the list Sunday-school superin-
f tendents, for when superintendent fails
10 do his duty 1t cannot be expected
, that the teachers and scholars will do
theirs He also insisted that all the
schools ought TO have regular lectures,
meetings, and that all the teachers should
attend, so rs to prepare themselves more
thoroughly to teach the lesson 10 their
+ scholars.
STATE AND COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS.
On this subject Mr. REYNOLDS was the
appointed speaker. He said that he was
a business man, and that he knew that
nothing could be done without organiza-
ton. In politics there must be organiza-
ton, in business there must be Organiza-
iions, and so in Sunday-schoOl work
there must be organization. | have
never seen better schools than you have
here. brethren, still there are many out
side of the ark OF Christ, and we are re-
sponsible for them; we must
bring all these To repentance
and we will see grander
SIGHTS than our eyes have ever beheld