Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-04-14
-sTAUNToN SPECTATOR AND vINDICAToR.
Tho sunday School convention.

The Sunday School Convention.
The eighth annual convention of the Vir-
ginia State Sunday-school Society will be
held in the Methodist church here on wed
| nesdsy, Thursday and Friday, April Goth,
21st and 22nd An interesting programme
has been arranged for the occasion and
some admirable speakers will make ad-
dresses. The public is cordially invited to
attend all sessions of the convention. A
study Of the programme will guarantee In
terest in the meeting as most Of the speak
ers are among the brightest and best In the
State.
Those who expect to attend the convention
are requested to writer not later than April
18th to A. Lee knowles for entertainment.
All pastors of the State having charges.
Sunday school superintendent and all duty
elected delegates from any Sunday school
in the State are entitled to vote In the con-
vention Every county organization in the
State Is entitled to five delegates and every
Sunday school in the State is entitled to one
delegate in addition to the pastor and super
intendent. When these officers cannot at
tend, the school may elect alternates.
The following is the complete programme:
Opening session, April 2Oth-Wednesday
Evening" Of delegates, Rev.
F. j. Prettyman, presiding.
Address of Welcome on behalf of the City
by Hon. Alex. Ii. FultZ, Mayor.
For the City Churches-Rev. R. Z. Jett
For the City Sunday-Schools- Major Jed
Hotchkiss.
For the Augusta County Sunday school
Union-Rev. j. N. Van Devanter.
S:15-Response by President: q. 4. Vaw-
ter, LII d.
3O-Address: "The Sunday school the
Nations School House," Governor j. Hogs
Tyler.
Second session. Thursday, April 21st-9:oo
Devotional Service-Subject: The Holy
Spirit as Teacher. Rev. A. NJ. Fraser, d. ID.
9:3O-How can the Bible Society and the
Sunday-School help each other, Rev. w. s.
Campbell.
10:O0-Conference on County Work con-
Quoted by Rev. p. H. Gwinn.
1st-Brief Reports Of County Conven-
tions.
2nd-Beneft of County Organization.
1O:45-Appointmen of Committees and
other Miscellaneous Busines
11:0O-The Black board in the Sunday
School help, How? W. D. Hoge.
11:3O-President's Report, Secretary's Re-
port. Treasurer's Report, International
Committesman's Report.
12OO-"Working up County" Rev. D.
l. Rathbun.
Third session, Thursday Afternoon-2:3O
Devotional Service: Subject-lnspiration
OF the Holy Spirit. Rev. II. F. Scheele.
b:o0-Address-"The Store House of Mem
ory;" Rev. Mercer P. Logan, d. d.
S:3O-The Primary Teachers Opportuni-
ty-Address by Mrs. W. F. Crafts. Superin-
tendent International Primary Work.
4:O0-Report of Executive Committee on
the needs of State Work.
5OO-Special Concert att the Institution for
the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind. given In
honor of the Sunday School Workers under
the direction of Superintendent William A.
Bowles.
Fourth Session, Thursday night-7:3o, half
hour song service, conducted by Professor
e. l.. Wilson 8, address, Rev. A. Coke
Smith. ID. d.
Fifth Session. Friday. April 22nd--9, De-
votional Service subject: Work OF the Holy
Spirit in the Sunday Schools Rev. s. X.
Wine. $50, the Home Departmental. as
an incentive to Bible study. Mr.. Frank M.
II amin: 9:45, End, as means Of ingather-
ing: Mr.. r. Herndon Fife. 10, address:
1.-The Spiritual Forces Of the Sunday
School," Rev. T. b. Thomas. d. D. 1890.
"Ways of Working in the Primary Glass"
Mrs. w. F. Crafts. II, address: "The Sun
day School as Religious Force" Noah 4.
wis, professor at University Of Virginia.
1l:30, Seievuion ~--a place for our next
convention. 11:45, reg ittee and
:. election Of officers for lsfs.
Sixth Session, F Fasj x{ternoon-2:3o. De-
votional Servl subject: 1.-THE Sunday
School works Endument of Power"
~. Il. L. wood. 3, County Organlza-
tlon." Rev. P. H. Gwinn. $3.50. Next Sun
days Lesson, taught to a class OF little chill
dren by Mrs. W. F. Crafts. 4, The Sunday
School Lesson for April "a. 1898. taught by
Rev. A. Coke Smith, D. d.
Seventh Session, Friday night--7:3o, half
hour service of song conducted by Professor
q. l.. Wilson $780, address: IAN Alliance
for Conquest" Professor e. W. Kent, NJ. A.,
Phi. D., University of Va.
This promises to be one of tho largest and
best conventions ever held by the Sunday
School Unions.