Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-10
OUR SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Hsstln9S Of Three Of the City ASSOcla-
tiOnS Held Sunday Afternoon.
ryr n,prrsTs ANNUAL SESSION
resident EiIct submits His Report
ooiecrs are Elected, ma se'e'"'
.., r, ,tndc-Thc Methodist
socIety and Disciples Union

.r,. annual meeting Of the Baptist Sun
5.y-school Association OF Richmond ana
,,.,ehcstcr was held at the First ehurch
..,..,v afternoon, with President I. II.
,..,t in the chair and Secretary W. ID.
l..e ~ bis desk.
,.er the opening exercises ana the
..- Of the reports from the various
.... for February. the annual reports
.. r. officers Of the association were
Classified. That OF the president was
as follows:
Richmond. Va. March S, 1896
r. OBJ. Baptist Sunday-School Associa-
"... .ree having arrived for a review
...r.r years work Of the schools
t. a.sociation, We have TO record
I. ....,,lon of another school-that OF
&C.. Ir.alls-Memorial church, which for
.. last FIVE months OF 1885 reported an
a..s.t attendance OF elsnlevh oi l,-'..I
ID. teachers and eighty-iive scholars.
r. ..rt.r - schools now in our asaO-
cation is twenty.
FIGURES FOR THE YEAR.
I, r..I.,Iug the reports of the secre-
iaI, auI treasurer the ioilowihs com
meats are suggested:
aJ.. average attendance of scholars
r,l for the FIRST time I'm many years
...U- "a decrease 90. This, We tnlLh,
Mas fl. to the large number OF inciemcnl
a-I ,... lively hot sundays during the
,..r b Tie percentage Of ATTENDANCE oi
,. .r.tIuue year had been maintained
A.. would have had an increase as W,
average ron strength was Ioj" an iH,I ~
d. H The average roll strength OF "Ii-
..,s and teachers was 7Gj. an increase OF
~. average attendance. 55D increase q.
.tt-ag. number of church mthueIs oi
r.. rou Of churchee, g,i7, increase
Average number iu the SCHOOLS
increase. 2G. This is one
.f the most gratifying features oil
che report The schools report an
.var9re of 26 per cent. OF church-
members engaged iu Sunday-school Woih -,
which IS the highest percentage tedc.su
f. long time. New scholars Tor t .in
..ar. 1851. increase. $40. CONVERSIONS, 81,
Increase. sS Total collections Tor all
purposes. S6539.i9.
GAVE TO THE ORPHANAGE.
T1. troasurer's report shows that Stills
v.. tr. amount contributed 10 the asso-
'.,., treasury. and SG5i Sc TO the or
tf..aee at salem; TO the latter amount
l..l Doe added Sl65W sent direct by
d.. Grace-Stroet and Second church
Schools. without passing through me
hand. II our treasurer making the totai
.,...rt contributed TO the orphanage
... We have during the year hcipei
-... ...rchcs and one mission sunday
.f.D and the Executive Committee re-
Gently made an appropriation to"al'
. instruction Of a new building Tor
.... CuUege-Niew Mission which mas not
,.t been called for
tr.rather we have no cause for feel
I-. discouraged. but have many things
,.. which We should give thanks 10 Al
MIGHTY God. and which should inspire
3D.. to plsdee ourselves 10 renewed zeal
.. the prosecution of our work IN TINS
ifuuortant department Of His vineyard.
Eesuectuluy submitted for tn ENecUuNe
Committee.
,sipntb r. II. EILETT. President
The election Of officers for the ensuing
form resulted as follows: President i. II,
I,uett: Nice-Presideuts, II. a. Gary ana
y w. Powers: Secretary, W, ID. Duke;
treasurer. T.. .. Garrison; Auditor l. D.
Todd
SYMPATHY FOR GRACE-STREET'
Remarks were made upon the reports
Is several of those present including Dr'
Pitcher Of Petersburg, and Mr.. X. W.
Powers submitted the following resolu-
t.r which was unanimously adopted.
-re.8lved. That we as an association OF
e.rI3y-schooi workers desire to tender
=. me Grace-Street school and church our
sincere symuathy in the great loss theN
flye sustained I'm the burning OF their
...r.h. and Offer them our individual ala
through our several churches. and pledge
..r association 10 help them 10 as large
GID extent as our means will JUSTIFY
r.. president announced that the rally
rr..trg appointed for this month had 10
D.. ,.-tponed on account of the burning
.f crce-Street church. where the meet
H Nae 90 have been held. and that II
v.r t.ke place on April 18th at the Sc
,I Baptist church Each Of the schools
.- OBJ. asaociation IS expected to attend
.a body. and Dr. j. NJ. Frost. Of Nash
yH. Tenn. secretary Of the Sunday
sHI Board Of the Southern bapust
Convention. will address the meeting.
Dr. u.s also announced that the OAK
Grow. Mission Sunday school. new IN
t. located I'm the vicinity Of Man
chester Dad been admitted into the aseo-
f.rel'ction was pronounced by
Es vs. Cd Kirk. pastor Of Howard s
C.. ,lH.h
REPORTS FOR FEBRUARY.
~n r..r.. Of the schools for February
cr...I ON. following figures. the ave-
Il... ot attendance being given: