The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-21
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si.ty-Thitd Anniv.r AIRY Of the Grac's
., ~ mist schooi Celebrated

Tho Celebration of the siXty-third ami
,orrsr,, ~ the Grace-Street Baptist Sun
dov school drew an audience to the Ia
ternacle last evening that filled even that
spacious structure.
The rostrum was decofateu most beau-
tifuIly with palms. and TIE evening 5 eX-
crcises passed of smoothiy and success
fully.
Tho celebration opened with a song by
tho sunday school after which Mr.. +.
NJ Foster. one of the teachers. offered q
fervent and appropriate prayer.
Next came a beautiful 500 by Rich
r,ond,s popular quartettr which IS COM
noeed of Messrs. lIaddon Watkins.
Thursfon Cardoza. oscar Lehman. and
Captain Frank Cunningham.
Superintendent william i. Jones next
read his report. which was really more
In the nature OF an addrcss. %" having
made his report at the annual meeting
~ tho officers and teachers which was
held on Sunday. In his address Mr..
Jones referred 10 the succcssful manner
in which the Sunday school had labored
since the church met VIII JOS disastrous
fire.
He also gave some interesting statis-
tics. lie aid there were eleven officers
on the rolls. also foriy-scven teachers.
and six hundred and twenty-threc pupils.
The average attendance WAS ninety-onc
per cent. There hay. BEEN seventv-scven
new members ADDED 10 the Sunday school
during the last year. While the objections
nave amounted TO s'2i4.
Following Mr.. Jones address there was
d song ry the Sunday school and a beau
Uful solo by Ms. ]. II. Durett. after
which the Rev Mr. 7 S. Stckney lie
Ilvered an address. He spoke on the
needs OF a Sunday school and showed
that II was . factor OF the church and
not a separate body. The pastor, he said.
should be It's leading spirit and the teach
ers SHOULD be well prepared 20 instruct
and answer all questions.
BY historical reference Mr. Stickney
showed that Robert Raikes did not found
The first Sunday school but that the first
one was organized by John Wesley when
ne was pastor Of Christ church in Sa-
vanah during the seventeenth century
lie read an article recently contributed
to one OF the New York papers substau-
uating this fact.
After the address there was another
song by the school and duet By Mrs.
Durrett and Mr.. c. ". Hunter. after
which the prizes we're delivered by DR..
W. +. Hatcher.
Miss Edith Hatcher and ,ir. W. II.
wyatt received the first prizes for bring
ing the greatest number Ct new scholars
Into the school
Mr.. Charles Smith. Miss Myrtle Noble
and Mrs. r Smith were also awarded
prizes for the same but Mr.. James 4
Jetcr Mr.. r. II. Wills and Mr.. Nicholas
Haddock declined 10 receive their prizes.
stating that they preferred 10 have the
money remain In the treasury OF the
Sunday school
Prizes for excellence in attendance were
awarded as follows:
Mr.. Percy Blakcy. Mr. J. D. Hooper
Mr. J. +. Reynolds Mr.. r. Nhitlock
Mr.. W +. Thompson. Miss Lillian car
roll Mr.. William Hin. Miss Dora Perrot
MISS Lucy Hoooer. Mr. William Corrick
Mr. ;. II. Herndon. Mr. ]. W. Carroll
Miss Lynwooi Peters. Mr. J. ". Robert
son, and Mr.. w S Carroll.
me r'alo quartetfe sang another stleo-
ton and the exercises closed with song
by the Sunday school