Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-07-11
LOCAL.
SUNDAY SCHOOL IOILERS.


CHURCH, SOUTH.
The oath annual convention of the Sun
day School Society of the Baltimore Con
ference of the n E. Church, South, com
menced it's session at the Methodist churc]
here Tuesday evening, with the annua
sermon delivered by Rev.. E. Armstrong o
Front Royal, from Proverbs-"Train up
child in the way he should go, and when h
is old, he will not depart from it." Th
attendance was good from all parts OF tn
Conference territory, which is composed
of parts of Maryland, Northern Virginia
the Valley as far as Montgomery county
and portions of West Virginia.
The convention is composed of lay an(
ministerial delegates. The following mem
bers are present:
LIST OF DELEGATES.
Miss Ella Kirkpatrick, Lexington, Va.
Misses Florence Koiner Lou Bush, Waynes
boro, Va; Miss Mamie V. Petty, w. s.
Yeates, Washington, ID. c.; Mrs. Annie
M. McCord, Miss Katie Sloat, Winchester
Va; Mrs. M. J. Lindsay, Bird yewater,
Va; Miss Lillian J. Barnes, Stephen s
City, Va; Miss Emma McWhorter, Rev.
J. q. Knott, John G.. Cox, Mrs. A. NJ. Cox,
lLewisburg, w. Va John J. Pillett, Manas-
sas, Va; Mrs. I. G. Stout, Rev. J. L.
Briley, Christian EaAle, New Hope, Va:
Rev. J. Z. Williams, Reeves Gait, A. Lee
Knowles, Miss Fannie Stratton. j. II.
Drechsler. Staunton, Va; Miss Carrie
Keene, Rev. Isaac w. Canter, P. V. D.
Conway, Fredericksburg, Va; j. r. Trout,
Long Glade, Va; Mrs. w. H. Weldon, T.
J. Magruder, NJ. II. Hall, Lottie Harper,
Carrie Price, Bessie Wrenn, c. E. Hill, T.
Sargent Fisher, Baltimore, Md; Rev. j.
S. Porter, New Market, Va; Miss Ida S.
Dove, Rockville, Nd; Rev. B. F. Ball, M.
L. Walton, w. L. Hoshour, Woodstock,
Va; Rev. Z. E. Carson, Rev. ]. P. Hyde,
Mrs. J. Rice, Mrs. VIM. G. Russell, Jr.,
Winchester, Va; Rev. E. II. Henry, Cow
ington, Va; Rev. o. f. Burgess, w. II.
Bailie, o. D. Bachelor, Buena Vista, Va:
Rev. J. X. Gilbert, Nit. Jackson, Va; Rev.
J. S Hutchinson, e. J. Lyon, Salem, Va;
Turner Pleye, Baltimore, Nd; G. S. Foote,
Marksyille, Va; Rev. w. w. Watts, Miss
M. G. Palmer, Port Republic, Va; Rev.
A. NJ Cackley, S. c. Charlton, Mrs. A. NJ.
Cackley, Miss Lulu Charlton, Miss Mamie
earring, Lexington, Va; J. Harry Rifle,
Arlington, Nd; Rev. J. NJ. Hawley, Fair
field, Va; w. S. Humphrics, J. w. Bush,
F. j. Clemmer, Vesuvius, Va; Rev. R. L.
Fultz, Raphine, Va; J. S. Moffett, Mrs.
Lydia Allen, Harrisonburg, Va; w. E.
Shelton, Meyers Cave, Va; Rev. G. I. d.
Collins, Mrs. Emma Collins, Miss Minnie
Bradshall, Master Joe Collins, Mcdowell,
Va; Rev. J. E. Armstrong, Rev. II. w.
Keinzer, G. E. Roy, Front Royal, Va;
John Peters, w. H. johnson, Miss A. V.
johnson, Rev. r. NJ. Wheeler, Mt. Sidney,
Va; Mrs. Emma F. Tydings, st. Mar
garetts, Md; Rev. J. H. Temple, Miss
Edmonia Keller, Roanoke, Va; DR.. James
A. Momaw, J. B. Boden, Waynesboro,
Va; E. Chase Fare, Anderson, W. Va; j.
A. Fitch, Lyndhurst, Va; Rev. J. H.
Light, Baltimore District.
"WEDNESDAY.
The convention met at $780, Wednesday
morning, with President T. j. Magruder
of Baltimore, in the chair, as chairman of
the conference executive committee. A
committee Oh permanent organization and
rules was appointed to report at the after
noon session. At - o'clock the conven-
ton adjourned to 80 p. m.
At the afternoon session Rev. J. S.
Hutchinson was called to the chair, and Mr..
Magruder addressed the convention on
elbow to secure the best result in Sunday
School Music" The address was enter
tanning as well as instructive.
The Committee on Permanent Organi-
Zation presented their report which was
unanimously adopted, and the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
President-T. J. Magruder of Baltimore,
Md; Presidents, Rev. II. H. Kenne-
dy, Baltimore, Md; II. S. Dulaney, East
Baltimore, Md; Geo. R. Hill, Washing
ton, D. c.; M. L. Walton. Woodstock,
Va; Ed. S. Conrad, Rockingham, Va.
Rev. ]. S. Hutchinson, Roanoke, Va; Rev
j. o. Knott, Iewisburg, w. Va; Rev. H
P. Hamill, Moorefeld, w. Va. Secretary
w. S. Y Gates of Washington, D. c.; Assist
ant Secretary, J. Harry Drechsler of Staun.
ton.
The mass meeting Wednesday night, was
all exceedingly interesting one, and the adj
con College, and Rev. A. A. DAVIDSON OF
Baltimore, were listened to with great at.
tention and highly praised by those present
THURSDAY.
The exercises, yesterday morning, were
conducted by Rev. G. 7. d. Collins, and g
number Of new arrivals announced. Rev.
II. F. Shealey, pastor of Christ Lutheran
church, was introduced to the convention
and invited to participate in the proceed
ings. The Sunday Schools of the city were
cordially invited to attend and take part
in the Mass Meeting, which will take place
at $3.50, this afternoon.
The afternoon session was presided ovel
by MI. J. S. Porter of New Market. Tht
singing by the infant class, and IL solo by
Prof. Wilson, were greatly enjoyed. Brie
talks to the little people by Rev. J. H
Light and J. L. Magruder, were listened
to with close attention.
Last night, Rev. f. J. Prettyman an(
Mr.. I. L. Fishburne, delivered addresses
on 1.-The Sunday School as Training Grount
for Church Membership"
The convention will meet next year a
Woodstock, Va.
THE PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY.
$50 A. M.-SThe Bible Glass;
Addresses by Geo. R. Hill, Esq, an,
Rev. c. NJ. Bragg.