Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-12
suxDAy.scuooL WORK.
The Coming Convention-Sofcs ABOUT
a geItgIous seyivaih

a RsItgIOus tseyivais
A I,rce and important meeting OF dele
gates from the Sunday schools Of all denopt-
nations OF Richmond and Manchester, TO-
gethcr with the Executive Committee. vas
held al Young Mems Christian Association
Hall SundaT afternoon at half-past O'Clock
Rev. T. O. Dashiell, the president. being aD-
sent from The city. Mr. Albert l.. West. VICE
president. was called on 10 preside, WHO
Charles 2. Rady aud william Ellyson, secre-
taFies.
The meeting was opened with prayer hy
Mr. ID. x. sleight, OF the First Presbytt'
riaD church.
Mr. Charles p. Rsdy, corresponding seere..
tary. stated that the meeting had been called
10 hear the report OF the Executive Commit
tee in regard TO the arrangements already
made for the Sunday-School Convention o.
sll Denominations OF the State OF Virginia
10 be held in this city March 18th, 10th, ana
21si, and to complete the work. lie then
made The following report:
All the counties and cities in the state nave
been written to, and circulars and notices
distributed in every place. programme
bss been preplred that Il very profitable and
interesting. Among The speakers are me
following: Professor w. W. Smith, presi-
IfuL OF hIluU'DlNFdtTn Ntft~NN'
William REYNOLDS, president OF the Inter
national Sunday.SchOol Union; Rev. }. h:
Pitcher. state sunday.schOol evangelist OF
the Bapiist church; Rev. !. y. Turpin. OF
Charlottesville Rev. L. j. Spencer; PROBES
sor Charles n. Winston, OF Richmond Coi.
lege: Mr. william +. Fox, superintendent
Of clty schools, aud Rev. IL. ". Jackson, ana
all the ministers OF the several churches OF
this city and many visiting ministers ana
welLknown sunday-school workers all
through the State. who have not authorized
the mention Of their names.
The session OF the convention will cover
two days and three mig hts. The programme
embraces a number OF topics OF great inter-
est TO all friends OF the cause, and Is so
varied as TO enlist and hold the attention
during the entire session.
The following delegates have already re-
ported
Rev. I. J. Spencer. Henrico; Professor W w.
Smith, Ashland Rev. !. NJ. Iilcher, Pet1rsputE
Professor C. II. Winston. Richmond; Rev J. p.
Lsureus Amelia: II. b. Nicholas, buckingham :
Rev j. p. Cannon bnd Rev. James Cannon JI,,
Smiihneld: JIdge y. 4. Hancock, Chestorneld
j. o. shepherd, FluvennB: 6. II. +. Greer,
FRANKLIN: Rev ". 4. Crawford. FREDERICK j.
T. Bingham Greenesyille; :. ID. Turner aud X.
7. Wilson. Henric); John I. Buckley, ". d.
Fulk, k Z. Barrett, aud Judge W. ,. Good,
W. f.
lurr. Judge &. q. Junkin. Montgomery county
". ". Vicar aud G. a. Field, Norfolk city; }. l.
Powell Rev. j. T. Martin, aud Rev. II. r. san
ford, Nottoway; r. p. Ientmeyer aud D. H.
Rancoley. Patrick william +. TredWsy, Pitt
svivania: Captain Z. V. White and James T..
Brown, Portsmouth city; II. {. Britton, Mann
Page, ana David Harrison. Prince George: no
bert Il. Tyler. Prince Wliliam Mlllam r.
Pu!len, Richmond county; j. W. Bombay, Lex
ington W. NJ Bucher, Rockingham; j. N. Hi
ton. scott: George W. Mioy, shenandoah; John
Il. Debfou and Vi. Lankiord, southampton; " \.
CHARTERS and c. II. k0bey, spotsylvauia; ); "
Ramey Surry; John W. G. Davis ana Rev.
Frank b. Boale. Westmoreland Lee Brt', sur
folk: George C. ROund and Fred. w. bowman
Manassas: y. ". Kelsey and DT. &. a. Board
Liberty; Eugene Davis, Albem9rloi keY. y. T.
burg j. w. barclay. Lexington: }. u. ;. sharp
d. j. Meadows, ami ). l. Goodman, Roanoke
City: Rev. John b. Turptn, j. W. polin. John X
Anderson, and Professor O. Stone, ChAriottee-
Vile. r. o. Payne. John p Ford. r. H. Fleming,
Rev. X. II. Fleming, and Miss Eugie Aunspaugh
| Lynchburg.
TIE following railroad and other com
papies have agrcd 10 transport delegates al
reduced rates Of fare: The Norfolk and
Western. the Chesapeake and Ohio, the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac,
! the Richmond and Petersburg. the Rich
mond and Dapville, the Richmond and
! Allegheny, and the Virginia Steamboat Line
| (James river.
After receiving the report Of the Core
spondIng Secretary the meeting adopted 4
| resolution appointing a committee OF three
| from each school to secure homes for tho
| delegates. ana also q resolution appointing s
committee OF one from each school TO meel
the delegates and assign them ~ homes, &c.
also, a resolution requesting the superin
tendeuts Of sll the Sunday schools oi Rich
mond aud Manchester 10 appoint at least ten
! delegates TO attend the cOnyeDtion-1V'
males and i've iemales-tbe superintendent
TO be added 10 the delegation.
The committee 10 procure homes Tor dele
gates will commence work at once. and Te
port the result to the Corresponding Secre
| tary on Thursday next.
| The Committee on Assignment will mec
| on Saturday afternoon AZ the Young Mem
Christian Association Hall at $3.50 O'Clock.
Hon. William Reynolds is expected m ihl
CITY on next sunday, and will probably ad
dress a mass-meeting in Manchester Sunda!
afternoon.
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
The annual meeting OF the Baptist Sun
DAYS Association OF Richmond anC
| Manchester was held at $3.50 O'Clock sunday
| afternoon at Leie h-Street church. The ST
! tendance was large. the gallery being filleC
with children. The meeting was opened
with prayer by Mayor j. Taylor Elyson
The reports from the various schools fo
the month ending March 10Th made the fol
lowing showing: