Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-05-08
A GRAND TURN OUT.
The Sunday School Union
COnVenes at
MOORE ST. CHURCH.
An Excellent Paper Read.
I'M ERES7I ING PROGRAM.
MOORE ST. CHURCH,
An Excellent Paper Read.
PROGRAM
Reports Encouraging.

The monthly exercises Of the Sunday
School Union were held at the Moore
st. Bap list Sunday School last Sunday
afi ernoon- large crowd was out and
the excellent attention manifestec
throughout shows as We have afore-
said that there will be a grand interest
awakened in the cause Of Sabbath
School work. Already under the eff
cient management OF its energetic
president. Mr. Nelson Williams, Jr.,
snd the excellent corps Of officers to-
gether with he efficient help rendered
by many of the ex-presijents and 9TH
erSunday School war horses the effects
OF the returning prosperity of Sunday
SchC oil Work can be seen at each and
every monthly gathering.
The encouraging reports from the
First, Second, Ebenezer, Fourth, Fifth
Str ct, Fifth Baptist. Sharon, Mt Cal
vary, Rising Mt. Zion Baptist Sunday
Schools were read by the assistant
secretary, Mr.. Benjamin Peyton and
showed that the Schools were on the
upward trend.
SEND IN YOUR REPORTS.
1t was very noticeable that the 9th.
or schools have been very backward in
sending in their reports and the cor
responding secretary has been in
structed TO request each of the follow
towing schools TO send in their month
ly report to the Executive Board mex
Thursday night by some officer or dele
gate from their respective schools.
The school which failed to repor
we're the Fountain. Moore Street, IL
| Church Mission River View, Ced a
i FTrnf T.. ".
/ and Byrd Islar d Missions. The abovi
named schools will see to il that thei
reports are in nt xt Thursday night
THE PROGRAM.
The program rendered was exc D
tionally fine. Ii Yves characterized b,
spicy and choice recitations, solos
duets. ETC., and the audience founl
themselves very much ents rtainsd.
Hymns number les. 5SS, $50 wer
sung Scripture read by Chaplain ].
w, odson, prayer Cffered by Presider
Nelson Williams, JF.. afterw hich al
other prayer for the success Of tn
Sunday School work was offered b.
Ex-president w A. Mitchell. Hymn
Ala was then sung.
At this juncture the reports wer
read. Selections by Masters LisbOrn
b own and Robert Newten, ue', Miss
ess Florence Tinsley and Hattie l
Hern6on selections, Master Harve
II arris, Misses Lillian Foster, and ArC
tina Randolph, ESSAY, Miss Annie Fitz
, gerald, and we'll rendered solo b
Miss Ardelia Lewis, Gall of the abov
} named were members of the Moor
St. Sunday School.)
The 2nd Baptist Sunday School wa
represe nted by Rosa b Goodman, w
lie Booker, recitations; Mr.. @. @. Wi
lisms, solo The First Baptist ser
Rachel Randolph, Ruth Luliy, recitt
tions; Miss Ella J. v ;lliams, solo. st
Baptist ydneyl Miss Mamie Schaffel
recitation. Mt. Calvary, Conrad Cobt
Tt citation.
MIR. J. T. Carter, tx secretary of Sur
} day School Union and member OF tn
2nd Baptist Sunday School, read an e.
? cellent paper on the training of Chi
dren and at its conclusion there was
generous applause. 1t is gratifying ,
. note that our ex presidents are show
! ing up well at the monthly meeting
Among tn m we noticed ex-prssideni
j. Andrew Bowler, w. A Mitchell, X
I j. Bass, w. A. Carter, and E. A. Wasl
ington.
( A collection was tabled through til
I energetic efforts of the, Treasurer, Nj
Samuel Turner, afterW hich bened il
ton was pronounced by the chaplaiI
The next Union cCnvenes with th
Fifth Street Baptist Sunday School I'll
/ first Sunday in June.