Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-07
EPISCOPAL WORKERS.
MEETING OF TEE sUupAY-scgooL TX.
srITuTg EHxr WEEK.
Description Of the Organization and Pro-
grsmms for Zach Days
Session.
What is a sunday.scboOl Iustitu,ei


Practically It Is a sort Of sunday.schooI
convention.
II is an institution, temporary and occa.
nonal IN is sessions, where sundas-school
workers are instructed and educsted.
Perhaps the most useful idea OF IL at pres.
ent can be gotten by gIsncing over the pro.
gTamme which has been arranged FOR the
coming Sunday.schoo institute here.
It's sessions are 10 begin on sunday next,
February 10Th, and end on the following
Tuesday might, February 18th. Except two
special meetings, elsewhere noticed. the ses
siOns are TO be held az Grace Protestant
Episcopal church, Main street corner Fou-
shee.
NAss-sEETNO.
The Sundav.sohool Institute proper,
which l. TO be held at Grace church, Will
BEGIN with s mass-meeting Of SUNDAY school
workers on SUNDAY afternoon next at
o'clock and close at c. The general subject
% be dealt with At that nesting Is "Tbe
sunday School In its Relation to the
Church." It has been subdivded, aud will
be dealt With ~ follows:
]. "Tbe Pastors Responsibility and Duty
with Reference 10 The Sunday school," the
Right Rev. +. NJ. Whttle. ID. d., LII. d.,
bishop Oi the diocese.
II. .sThe sunday school as the Nursery
for the Church." TIE Right Rev. A. NJ. Ran
dolph. y. D., assistant bishop Of the diocese.
III. "The Spiritual Aim Of the Sunday
school," Lewis II. Kedner, Esq, OF Phila-
dolphin.
THREE SESSIONS.
On next Mondly and Tuesday each there
will be three sessions.
Monday at IL N. there Will be an hour OF
a.. sN.sf Cob Nr.rN
Institute and for sunday schools aud their
workers IN general, led by Mr.. Reduer.
The afternoon session will be from to 6
o'clock.
The general subject, " Sunday School Or
gauizatIOn and Management" will he
handled m four papers or speeches strictly
limited 10 twelve minutes each. as follows
/. Grading OF the sunday School, Robert
Stiles, Esq.
2. Sundsy-ScbOOl Discipline, Professor
Charles II. Winston.
3. The Model Superintendent, Rev. Frede-
rick +. Reese. Of Portsmouth.
4. Sundav-School Music, Rev. q. Mosley
Murray, Of Rapidan.
The discussion will be closed with general
remarks upon the subject by Mr. Redner.
The night session will begin promptly at S
O'Clock.
The general subject will be, GLOW Can
" lNNTtd~t tue iluNto tl Oul tfAAhtlNs
TBerc will he papcr twelve minutes long
read by Rev. II. a. Goodwin, Of Petersburg
An address ten minutes tong by Rev. ii.
NJ. Jackson, ID. d., will follow.
The subject will then be open to general
discussion IN hve-minuie speeches. and at
9:15 O'Clock will be closed by Mr. Redner.
TUESDAY.
On Tuesday, February 18th, the morning
session will be from II 10 1870 O'Clock
The first topic, I" How Can We Best AdaDt
the sunday School TO Young People and
AdultsY" will be discussed in atwelye-miu-
ute paper by Professor William r. FOX.
General discussion in five minute speeches
will follOw, and from ~ to 1915 O'Clock the
discussion will be closed by an address from
Mr.. Redner.
The second topic. what IL the Best Me-
ihod Of Primary or Infant Glass lnstruc-
toni" VIII he presented In two tcn-minule
papers by Miss Rebecca n. Norwood and
Mrs. John A. kratz. General discussion In
five.minute speeches will follow, and at
O'Clock the discussion Will be closed by MIR.
Redner.
The siternOOn session, from 4 to O'Clock,
will be devoted TO question box, conducted
by Mr.. Render.
The night session at 8 O'Clock Will consist
of q Sunday-sohOol missionary meeting
.'The Mission SUNDAY schools OF Richmond
and Nicinity-Are They Adequate TO the
Needs Of the Fiedg aud the Duty Which
the Home Schools owe to Them " will be
the subject OF q ffeen-minute address by
Rev James Il. Funsten.
Joseph Bryan, Esq, will follow with a
fifteen. minute address on the subject
"How Can we Cultivate In Our Children the
Spirit Of World Wide Missions and Secure
the Cooperation OF Our Sunday schools in
Their SuppoFt?"
After farewell address by Mr.. Rcdner the
institute Will be closed by Bishop Whittle.
MR. BEDNEG.
Mr.. Lewis II. Redner. who comes from
Philadelphia to act as the Sunday>school
evangelist on this occasion, has met with
great success Ia similar meetings elsewhere,
especially IN Detroit, Mich. The Rev. Rufus
w. Clark, rector OF ST. PauPs church in that
city in his parish psper saws OF him:
Lewis III. Rcduer. Esq, has been se-
cured "a the chief speaker and leader OF the
institute. Fer successive years this institute
has tried to get bin. but until now without
success. lie Is busy man on week days 10
his own work, and on the Lords day in the
Lords work, and whenever he has oppor-
tunlty, and when opportunities do not offer
he will make them. The presence merely OF
such a man ought 20 be a means OF grace TO
us whatever effort be touches succeeds
Holy Trinity chapel sunday school under
his care spfsng from 30 to 1000 pupils. lie
is warden or Vestryman 10 three churches,
and has helped 10 organize many missions.
lie ~ president OF the PHILADELPHIA Midnight
mission and one Of the appointed speakers at
Girnrd College. preacher at the night ser.
vices NJ the hospital and trustee OF the do |
cese OF the SUNDAY breakfast Association OF |
the ShelteriDg Arms aud treasurer OF many
church and charitable organizations"
Mr.. Rrdner has repeatedly asked that the |
institute be made the subject OF prayer by |
all sunday schools and Sunday-School work |
cts from now on aud through its sessions; !
aud he writes: "ln preparing for the VISIT / I
realize that am having the prayers OF the |
bretnren. l seem 10 feel their power when. 1
ever | SIT at my home-desk 10 write down |
data for tbs institute Upon this feryent, |
repeated. and widespread Offering OF prayer |
the Protestant Episcopal sunday school |
Union OF Richmoud, under whose auspices /
the institute is held. u relying for its sue |
cess. Success OF this spiritual character thus 1
secured from on high will mark an era In the I
Church life and sunday school WORK OF this |
community.
The ministers and Sundsy.school workers |
Of other denominations are most heartily In ]
vited 10 attend all the sessions OF the insti-
tute.
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