Richmond planet., 1897-02-20

A GOOD AUMBER PRES
ENJ.
The Rendition of an Excel
lent Program.
SUBJECTS PERTAINING TO THE
UNION DISCUSSED.
A Change in the Old Order of Things
The Sunday School Workers Confer
ence convened at the First Baptist
Church last Sunday night. The call
was sounded by President Nelson VIII
Jams, Jr., of the Sunday School Union,
which met with q hearty response.
Old workers. whose best days had been
spent in the cause of Sunday School
work, were present. The primary OBJ
ject in view was to determine along
what lines the work should be cOnduc-
ted this year, to discover the breakers
on which the Union had almost been
shattered, and to draw all of the Sun
day Schools OF the city into closer rela-
tions with the Executive Board. Plans
and subjects pertaining to the inter-
est of the Union were put forward
and discussed with much enthusiasm
and the many plans presented showed
that the old sores were fast healing up
and perfect harmony islikely to pre-
vail.
THE ExERcIsEs.
The programme, though an informal
one was very we'll rendered. The pre-
Iliminary exercises consisted of hymns
sung by Assistant Chorister, c. G..
Williams assisted by Ex-Presidsnt r
J Bass. Special prayers were offered
by Revs. j. w. Kirby and D. L. Cosby.
after which another hymn was sung
and the rendition of solo by Broths r
O. o. Williams the song service ended.
SUBJECTS DISCUSSED.
The main exercises were then open
ed by Scripture Reading, lOIst Psalm,
by Rev. ] w Kirby. Prayer was Of
ferred by Rev. Scott G.. Burrell. Secre-
tary of the colored Young Mems Chris
tan Assc~'ztIon' -fter which hymn
At this point the president after
some introductory remarks announced
the subject "Is the Union a Success or
Failure?" The able manner in
which Vice President, B. O. West dis
cussed the subject showed that Union
instead of retrograding was going for
ward every day. Ex-President r j.
Bass was then allowed q five minutes
talk on the subject in which time he
clearly showed since it's organization
% years ago, it was slowly but surely
forging ahead every year.
QUARTERLY OR MONTHLY.
| The speakers did not confine them.
selves strictly to the various subjects
but their arguments in behalf of the
Union were clear, forcible and con.
vincing. The next subject proposed
was "Should the Union be held Quar-
terly or Mopthly2' Ex-President r
B. Taylor give good talk on the sub
j ct and made an excellent suggestion
}, While he favored monthly exercises
he proposed that there be quarterl,
gatherings between the Richmond ant
Manchester Unions, in q banner com
I petition. The same, he argued woulC
arise much enthusiasm in the tw
cities His condemnation OF tn,
Boards action in taking away the ban
! ner. A forcible argument in behal
} of the canvassing of Gods " ord an
, Incorporation in the work were listene.
/ to with great attention. His witt
, sallies regarding the advisability c
showing the parlOr to visitors instea
z of the kitchen, provoked much al
3 p!ause.
Z RELATIoNsHIP OF SCHOOLS TO THE UNIo
) was ably discussed by Rev. NJ H HU
t less. He objected very strongly to ii
g | severity of the School, adding thi
t there was most too much Of it. as ii
n result of prejudice upon the part
e some of the members of the board tt
a school would refuse to support Il
{ 1 Union. Lay your prejudice aside,
d cautioned. and If you are in the mino
d tY abide by the decree of the majorit
1t He showed the absolute necessity
more prayer, and in conclusion sho'
IS ed that all schools should sustain 4
20 closest relations to the Sunday Scho
10 Union Hymn No. 81 was sung, aft
re- which "Our Ex- Presidents" Was d
D cussed by Ex- President r. J. Bass.
~ ldeplored their delinquenee and nc
tn attendance not only of the board me
a ings, but the Union as we'll. Out of
n dozen Ex-Presidents. five became mi
listers OF the Gospel, four we're deacon
one is dead and the rest are teach,
IN the Sabbath School. To insure
-
h offered q proposition to foI m a cabiI
70 composed of Ex-P Presidents. Supt.
sv T. White offered proposition to un
he the Richmond aLd Manchester Unio
at which met with hearty approval.
ur SUNDAY SCHOOL INFLUENCE UPON TH
ls- CHURCH.
tv Snpt. Jeremiah Smith then SD,
upon the subject: "How far has
.th Sunday School influenced the Chur
It. The gum total of his able rema
cir showed that the able men the Sun'
lr- School has produced was proof enoV
that the churches are indirectly in
MT. enced by the Sunday School.
act Are our young ladies doing Il
ce- iduty?" by Miss V. II. West disclo
i'm the fact that she is q woman of ]
ec- abilities. Opening her remarks
an wittily declared from the wor
riaI stand point that the three grea
things were Money, women and "
,ru- key" }" further she declared that il
ms, young women were doing their b
to every seat in the church would
rim filed. If we can't always go into
slums ourselves" she said 1--WE ca
cen able.and christian men to do it."
eek. ferring to Ex-President Taylor
marks about the necessity Of kee
ding the parlor straight, she ironically
et is clared that in some of the big he
on Franklin Street, Immediately
and the lights are extinguished one {
hear the reaches singing. "Whi
clean our parlors. we should not
lect our kitchens." Her remarks
,ura- greeted with every evidence of
ever faction