The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-23
EIGHTY-ONE YEARS OLD.
TRINITY METHODIST SUNDAf-
sCHOOL CELEBRATIONS.
Pleasing Exercises in Connection WIN
Children's Day and the sunday se"oo'
neutrality-suspicious. by DIR. Starr


Four score and one years olu'
c,ch is the age OF Trinity Methodist
sunday-schcol OF this city. whose ANN
,,ersarv was celebrated on Sunday after
noon. The school enters its eighty-sec-
ond year with the great distinction OF ps-
FMS, the Oldest organization Of It's kind III
noint Of continuous existence wltinh inc
.opones Of the Old Dominion, with
record replete with gracious successes
and ballowed memories. and with Iu-
tire more auspicious for greater Things
in store than its past achievements
In the year 1915 Trinity Methodist sun
dav school was organized in the saiiei'
~, tho first Methodist church erected IN
richmond. and which building stood at
tho corner OF Franklin and Nihe'eei'''
e,roots. Its organizer was the heN' JIM n
tf,rdie and its birth was one OF tle -
intions Of those primitive days OF Me'hV-
disrn when tho class feature ioli'' ,
such an important factor III sp' 80, ,,
work and loud amens and Voclietlou9 iia's
leluiahs welied up from the thIoa'9 u
the participants in the class ana eNpel-
fence meetings. The school met WIZ
many vicissitudes, among whieh Nas nc
fact that the house was too small lor inc
class meetings ard the Sunday-school
sessions at the same time, when ioFoeu
the school 10 migrate. meeting from mousse
10 house for thirteen years. Among the
places at which 10 met was the Masonic
Hall. on Franklin street. at which tme
Joseph Allen, a ScOtchman, was superin-
tendcnt: Mrs. Polly Bowles' school-room,
on Eighteenth street. between Main and
Franklin. when Mr.. William Allen was
superintendent: the house OF William >.
Clark, Seventeenth ana Cary streets, and
the house OF John Dove, corner Of Main
and Twentieth streets, and at the county
courthouse. 1t found a resting place in
New Trinity" (Frankiin street near EX-
change HoteD In 1888. until the building
was destroyed by fire in 1885, when the
school found shelter in Mr.. Walford's
school-room. between Nineteenth and
Twentieth streets. The church being re-
built In lS6. the school returned TO It,
Mr.. James c. Walker being then superin-
tendent In iAS Mr. Il. W. Pemberton
was elected superintendent. ana with a
slight intermission remained i'm this capd-
city UP 10 within the last few years past,
when falling health forced him to give up
the post he had so faithfully filled for
near half century.
PRESENT OFFICERS.
Mr.. snas J.. Johnson. at present a
member OF the school, was Its supernten-
dent Tor a while Che resigning the onlcel
and Mr.. Charles p. Rady, the present
efficient and popular superintendent n''
for a great number OF years been acti'e-
" identified with the school ana rendered
4. h4r
Nir. Cornelius Crew a. assistant superlh-
tendent I'm 1854. The old Franklin-Street
church was sold Just before the beginning
of tho war between the States, when the
present elegant structure at twentieth
and Broad was begun, whittier the school
promptly moved and where It's home mas
ever since been. The present officers are
c. p. Rady superintendent; C. +. Wal
ford. assastany superintendent; Robert
Christian, secretary; J. W. Ferguson,
treasurer: George T. King. registrar Of
female department; r. a. Talley regis
trar Of male department; G. Gray Bos-
sieux, librarian. A. j. Bowman, l.. II.
Bell. John w Curry, and A. j. Vaughan,
assistant librarians: Mrs. a. L. Wait.
superintendent OF the infant department.
The anniversary exercises on Sunday ar
terno0n wero merged with those % the
monthly meeting OF the Methodist Sun
day School Union and Children s-day,
and were OF a very interesting character.
The first number of the joint programme
was an opening song by tho choir. en-
titled. In the Heavenly Pasture Fair
Next came a pretty chorus I'm which the
assembly Joined called. "Sin No More 70
after which Rev. Mr.. Beauchamp, OF ST.
James church offered a fevent prayer
appropriate 20 tho occasion The roll or
schools was then called. and the several
schools through their representative.
made reports Of their condition In point
OF membership. attendance collections,
etc. Denny-Streot Fulton, showing the
greatest percentage Of attendance. which
elected fitting encoUiums Of praise from
the president OF the union, K. NJ. ;.
Valentine.
Secretary Robert L. Christian, Of Trim
ity school, then read the annual report
OF his school. which was a. terse and we'll
worded address. I'm which the events ana
work OF the school were brought out. and
i'm which tender reference was made TO
the death Of Mr.. u. l.. u. Walford, for
a number Of years superintendent Of the
infant class department. and 20 that
OF Miss Minnie West n popular and
faithful teacher-both of whom died since
the last anniversary.
Miss Julia G. Bickers next rcclted In a
pleasing style a very beautiful poem en-
titled "The Starless Crown in which
was emphasized the solemn duty OF
Christian solicitude for the salvation OF
human souls.
Little Miss Louise Schwickert next very
prettily recited a poetic gem entitled NO
Telephone in Heaven"
Tn. gnf1Irgu Of the infant GLASS DO
partment now sang In unison a very pref
~ piece. Miss Ada Ogilyie performing on
the reed organ. which had been brought
up from the lecture-room for this pur-
pose; and then there was pretty Joint
recitation. called Little Sunbeams." 10y
little Misses Madalene Cosby Louise
Ilardwicke, Louise King. Clara Gary, and
Marie Taylor. after which came a nice
recitation. Speak Bright Words" by a
bright little miss. and was followed by
another by Master Logan dis, 1.-THE
Forty-Acre Farm" we'll rendered. and
then came a humorous collection exhor-
tation' I'm the shape Of a poem. excellent
" rendered by little Master winston
Carter.
DIR. STAIRS ADDRESS.
Rev. DR.. starr was next introduced as
the orator OF the occasion and made a
characteristic address, replete with ex-
cellent pertinent thoughts, and inter
spersed with anecdotes apropos OF his
subject. His subject was What shall We
do with the days Of long agoY lie open
ed with a statement Of the organization
of the school and then proceeded 10
discuss the question Of the relations ex-
isting between the past and the present