Richmond planet., 1897-03-13
A GRAND TURN OUT.
SURGING MASS AT THE
SUNDAY SCHOOL
UNION.
Splendid Programme and
Encouraging Reports.
TIE MANY SPEAKERS.
Other Notes.

As we have heretofore predicted,
the banner cry of the grand old Sun
day School Union 10 q success for 1887.
The indications point to the bettsr-
ment of the Union, spiritually and n
nancially, under the directing hand
of Brother Nelson Williams, Jr as
sisted by the able and energetic corps
OF officers under him. 1t ia unreasona-
blst to''supposeithat the union will reach
it's old aud pristine glory in a single
year; as it has taken several years to
reach its present bankrupt, and shat
tered condition.
We feel sure however that it will
not take the same length Of timO, to
restore it to its past splendor. Let no
one criticize the administration until
they have seen what it has done. We
feel justified in saying that, IL all Of
our cxpectations are not realized !;
enough of them will be. in seeing re-
vival in Sunday School work better
attendance in the schools and Union; ;
larger percentage OF money raised
for missionary purposes; and the
grand old Union re-arserting some Of
the power she has loss.
ArrHn FOUNTAIN BAPTIST CHURCH.
Atan early hour crowds were seen
making their way to the Fountain
Raptist Church last Sunday afternoon
and sometime before the exercises
commenced the house was so densely
filled that it was with much difficulty
that many secured seats. At $3.50 p.
no. people were standing in the aislss
The order given under such circum-
stances was very good. The exercises
were excellent and many OF the
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were we'll represented.
rHK PROGRAMME.
Promptly on time the president an
Ipounced the meeting opened. The
propramme was as follow:
Scripture reading by chaplain, j.
| Wood son prayer, Rev. D. l.. Cosby
Ihymn, le5 Something for Jesus" was
sung by the school, afcerwhich anasA
ar praVer was offered by ex-Presideht
r J bass, Tor the further success oi
1.-The Sunday School Union; upon the
lending OF the fervent prayer sole
was rendered by assistant choriEter
lC. @. Williams. The following recita-
tions we're we'll rendered by Misse:
IJulia Williams. Matilda Banks, Daisy
Grey of Fountain Baptist Sunday
School; Ida b. Harris, Susie Kinney o
Moore Street; Matte kennolds anc
Lula Orange OF Mount Calvary Bessie
ICottrell and Master Percy Booker o
lCedar Street Mission and Richard
+, Meyers of same school.
The hymn, What q friend We have
; in Jesus" was then sung by the Union
The exquisite melody of the tune ant
: this fervor with which it was sung wa
lRrAnd and inspiring.
d RecitAtions by Miss Maria Beverl,
I and Lazanda Lawson OF Fourth BaP
= tist Sunday School; essay on Freedom
D Inv Mr. ]. Alexander Lewis of Firs
lChurch solo by Mr.. John Bowler an
> duet by Misses Sarah Hamm and Oar
: rie Evans of Fourth Church; recits
9 tions by Misses Callie Jefferson, Bsssi
h Tharps and jamie Vaughan of Firs
a Church, and Minnie Coleman OF tn
4th Church ended the programme.
), After some very interesting remarh
;, by Rev. d. L. Cosby general missions
Try. A collection was then asked fc
u to which the audience generously II
sponded.
i meetings and the failure Of the Secon
River View, Moore Street, Fir
is Baptist Church Mission Schools to ser
70 in their reports; and the next UniC
J. to be held at the 9Th Baptist Churcl
l. Sidney in April, were read by VII
1t President B. C. West.
AL oFFICERs PRESENT
ii were president, Nelson Williams, j.
., vice, B. @. West, secretary, l. ii. He
% bert, assistant, b. II. Peyton, CORE
lie spending, w. T. Neleon, chaplain,
n-IJ. Woodson, treasurer, Samuel Tu
ID ner. assistant chorister, @. @. William
n assistant organist, Miss Hattie Voc
81 The reports shows an encourage
. progress over last month.
t. Owing to the absence OF Miss Gi
trude Chandler, who is now teachi
ne in Isle of Wight County and who
n our popular organist, Miss Hat
We Wood, theiassistant organist, will
10. the place until Miss Chandler retul