The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-08

The Coming Season Indicates Large IN
c-.... Of Att,udance.

The PRESBYTERIAN Sunday-School Union
of Ricnmcna and Manchester heid us
first meeting of the fall season last hishI
i'm the lecture-rOom of Gract-Stteet res
byterian church. The attendance VI 'eaDn
ers from the various schools ""s NSa
large. President John ;. Muhce vas ii
the chair and Secretary James w ~
don recorded. The superintehuen,s Vi .lo
various sunday schools reporter lhe hIi.
Der OF teachers and scholars present iaae
sunday morning at the various SUNDAY
schools, which showed q large increase
over the attendance last sihlilfvi -, ,,o
Mr.. Munce submitted in detail the pan
manned out for the work Of the sunday
schools during the coming winter anu
announced that the following meetings
will be held: OF next Sunday, az CloVn
in the afternoon, mass-meeul5 VI az
the Sunday schools VIII oe heiu az = ' ~,
Second Presbyterian church' "Heh nv
j. Y. Fair -. d.. viii deliver an addrcsS'
a similar meeting Will be held IN Dectm-
Der at the Third Presbyterian chuich, Oh
Church Hill. and IN February ahother
meeting will follow at the First Prespy-
terrain church, corner Grace and Madi-
son streets. 4 similar meeting mas Deeh
uroposed 10 be held in Manchester next
Apru. and another one in May at the
Church of the Covenant. leachers inee1-
ings Will also be held az dates YET TO
be fixed in the larger churches, Whiie
others will be held ia some or the
churches of the suburbs.
There Will he two lectures given our
ing the winter by gentlemen wen guam,
fed for that purpose. The sunday-scnOOi
lessons for the next year VIII be taken
from the Acts OF the Apostles. In De-
cembcr next Rev. Or. herr VIII deliver
a lecture on the Accney covered by the
Sundly-schCOl lessons OF ne<t year, anu
comprising descriptions or r.r-h places a7
jerusalem Damascus, Rome and Greece,
l. .n
March next Rev. Or. W. ". Moore or
WamDden- Sidney College. viii lecture on
the book of the Acts of the Apostles, ana
the light which il throws on ne epistles:
To Is expected that these lectures VIII
increase the interest IN the Sunday-school
lessons. and that they will stimulate the
worl, in that direction.
Roy Dr. Hogc next made n very inter-
esting address on behalf of the sunday
school work He spoke OF the Sunday
decoration which was demoralizlng and
destructive 20 everything good. There
was net a city FL the United states where
half Of the population could be found IA
tho church on Sabbath day. The ques-
ton naturally arose. how could the other
half Of the reputation be reached. There
were con paratiycly few people only who
took religious rcI Crs. while many fami-
lies took the secular papers all NE year
around.
The only tiine left therefore. was 10
rcNt generation might become a Sabbath
Iccr.ng regulation. II the children could
be saved In that manner. then bright
future might be looked for. After allud-
ing 10 the late convention NJ Glasgow,
where considerable time had been given
| 10 tie Srrday -schoCi work. pr. Hoge con-
! tinuod by saving that In his opinion too
much time was given 10 preaching. He
] thought che sermon on Sunday mornings
was sufficient for any congregation and
the other tine In the afternoon or even
ing should be employed FOR thorough
study Of the Bible. IN concluding DR..
! Iioge pointed out that the tdaining or
| Tho Surdav-scrool teachers was very inn
! portant. and he advised that the teachers
! should be properly prepared Ike those
I'm tho public schools before they were
allowed 70 take charge OF classes. We
thought. however. that tho constrainlng
! love Of Christ was the best preparation
that the teachers Of Sunday schools could
| possibly receive