Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-17
HENRICO sUNoAv-schooL UNION
The Business Session Last Nighttime
EIlyson Tablet Unveiled.

The annual business meeting OF the Henrico
Sunday-School Union was held et Grace ttpisco-
paD church last night and was largely attendeu.
Quite q contingent OF ciefgymen were presenI'
and after a short devotional service the regu-
lar business OF the meeting was gone into more
ports were unusually Interesting ana showed ma
terial growth In the union during tne year pss'.
That ofthe president, Mr. ThomAe Potts gave the
relative strength Of the various Sunday SCHOOLS
In all there are 10 white and 2 colored schools
in the union. The number OF officers " %;
teachers, 293; scholars, 2,447-totai, s,sVo.
Amount collected during tho year. sS, .Ov,sA
The following officers we're elected for the en-
suing year: President, John =. Mayer; Irea-
srlrer, j. r. Glenn; Recording Secretary, X: II.
Meade Corresponding Secretary, william Elis
Jones. The usual number OF vice-pres'den's
and committees we're also chosen.
ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF THE SCHOOLS.
The anniversary celebration Of the union was
held at ST. James and at St. Pauls churches
Sunday afternoon. The children turned out In
very largo numbers, and both theso pieces Oh
worship were filled TO overnowing. Atst: James
the cerem ,nies we're presided over by kevs. j.
K and l.. X. Mason, and the reports showed
that there were $500 Sunday-school scholars In
the union, and that the amount collected In the
schools during the year was over S2,IVV: Inc
address TO the children was made py hes; ~
p. Williams, who compared the Sunday
school forces a. great army and said thar tney
must necessarily be made up partially OF men,
indicating to the boys that they must not leave
suit was pretty much tho Same In this great
army as Ia the great armies OF the country, and
that whereas q good soldier In the country
cause received pension;a good soldier IN GOD >
cises throughout were interesting and ithe sing
ing very good.
The exercises at st. Pauls In the afternoon
were both ornate and impressive. The singing
presented was one Of variegated beauty. Rev.
Preston Nash, rector OF Christ ceurch, de-
livered an address on the subject OF "hespcnsi-
bility" He referred 70 the responsibility OF both
| the child and the parent, and his ILLUSTRATIONS
| vera exoeodingy Interesting and instructive.
| Rev Drs. J. y. Newton, Of Monumental church,
and L. W. Burton. Of st. Johns, also assisted In
the exercises.
THE TABLET UNVEILED.
Tho Sunday school OF the Second Baptis'
| church, Of which tho lamented Henry X. Ellysor
was superintendent for forty-nve years, un'
| yelled beautiful memorial tablet to his memory
/ ON Sunday morning. The lecture-room wa'
crowded and the exercises were OF an unusually
| interesting character. ksv Dr.. ". w. Landrun
| presided. fhe programme commenced with
| singing by the choir, after which Mr.. walter
Bowie, the assistant superintendent, ouefeo
| prayer. Mr.. jackson B. Wood delivered an
| interesting address, In which he gave retro
spectiye history OF the school. Tho tablet was
| formally presented by Mr.. II. n. Starke and was
unveiled by Master Stiles huot Ellyson, the
youngest grandchild OF the deceased. MT
Charles X. Robins made an excellent speech, IN
which he told Of the future prospects OF the
school
The ceremonies were In charge OF tho follow.
| ing committee: Messrs. II. N. StArke and w
b. Robins and Misses Sye Roberts ana rahh's
Blake.
Among those In attendance were many OF the
| oldest members OF tho church who had peen
scholars under Mr.. Ellys0n and their descend
ants for two generations. Many friends OF tue
deceased who belong 10 other denominations
were also present.