The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-15
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
WELL ATTENDED.
The Annual Meeting Of the Baptist
Association.
THE REPORTS OF THE OFFICERS.
The Methodist Sunday school Society
Hears Encouraging Reports From
Superintendents-B Elect
Officers for the Year.
The Always-Busy Store"

The annual meeting OF tho Baptist
Sunoay-School Association Of Richmond
and Manchester was he'd Sunday after
noon al UIose Avenue church. The re-
porls for the ear 10, showed the largest
attendance OF oincefs. teachers and scnOl-
ars IN Tue n.s.0ry O. the Association, and
tne meeung Was mOOe especially in.eies,
ing by an account OF the organization Of
tnU AssO~lauOn, thirty years abO, gwen
by hev. .. ii. Pitcher. u. H.. OF Peters
burg. who rtad extracts from his pr-
vase journal referring TO that event
Lesidts ~ Picn.r tLe.e we've Two O.h-
eTs in The auOit ncc-MessTs 4. II. Elicit
ard b. a. JacoJ-Wno we're present at
the orgah..auon OF the Association.
After the reading Of the Scriptures by
Or. Pitcher anO prayer ~ Dr. brOadus.
OF Bristol, the monthly reports were read.
Mr. J. NJ F.ournoy made STA eme4t IN
behalf OF me SeVenteenth-Sue-t Mis-
sion. applied for assistance from the AS
soc.atiton IN provluIng larger quarters
for that fourishing interest. on motion,
the apncauon was referred 10 the Exc
cutlvs Committee.
The annual reports OF the officers were
then read and adopted. The election OF
officers resulted as follows:
President. MT Arthur y. Clarke; first
vice president. Mr. h. A. Gary; second
vice president, Nj r. ". Powers. secrc-
tary. Mr.. w. d. Duke treasurer, Mr.. L.
&. GARRISON; auditor MIR. 4. J. TODD.
THE PRESIDENT s REPORT.
The presidents report IL as follows:
Richmond. Va, March 10. lS9S.
To the Fap,ist Sunday School Association
Of Richmond and Manchester:
IN Irfrc tho
date provided by your constitution as
the time for the annual meeting at which
the reports % your officers are to be read.
have the honor and pleasure OF present
Ing a report OF the work Of the associa-
tion for 1.-THE year ending December 81.
1891
The association Is now composed OF
twenty-five Sunday schools Al the be-
ginning Of the year three OF these were
miss on schoo's: at the close we had only
two missions one OF them having ceased
TO 10 a mission.
The mission schools are the College
View and Seventeenth-Street Mission.
TIE nrst OF these. branch from CAL
vary during the year. with the aid OF the
associa,' on. erected a neat frame build
ing adapted 10 It's needs: and its average
attendance of sixty-six officers. teachers
and scholars In 1895 became ninety-seven
in 1891 The school Is In a lourishng
condition. and great good is being ac-
complished.
The second Of these the Seventeenth
Street Mission. a branch OF Venable
Street church begun during the year
had an average attendance OF fifteen on
GERS and teachers and nirety-thrte schol-
are. and reported twCnty-nine COncer-
tons This enterprise Is now suffering
for want OF SUFFICIENT room the present
pace % meeting being insufficient TO al
low seating room or barely standint
room for ia members. a plan is on foot.
and a fund Is beng gathered 10 erect a
bu lding suited 10 its requirements.
Oak Grove school branch from
Rainbridge-Stre church. Manches er.
which AZ the bsginni Of the year was
mission. during the year organized
church from amongst It's members. and
during the year had an average attend
ance o. officers and teachers n. and
scholars, 81 II has a comfortable new
building suited 10 It's needs. and Is free
Of debt.
The average attendance Of all the
schools during the years Of 1896 and 1897
were as follows:
1896. 1897.
omcers and Teachers on
roll OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 40 t|
Average Atlt ulAuCe OF u
ncers and Teachers ...... eis cc5
Percentage .....-....-........ $50 So
Scholars on Roll ............ 1929 los
Average Attendance ........ ff06 45i0
Percan age .... .............. 81 CA
Members on Church Rolls. ESQ 9.eA
in Schools ...............s.. o.1oi 0.Zto
Percentage ...... -........... oo9 81
Conventions reported ...... PIP Sl0
Collections for Association. FOR ten
months 70 December Slst.......... $500
Collections for Orphanage for zen
mon hs 20 December 3lst......... SAG
through the treasury OF the Assoc a.
ton. II viii be seen nom the above fig
ures that while the number OF scholars
on the rolls l. decreased there has been
an increase Of average attendance Of Of
ncers. teachers and scholars OF 80
The report OF new scholars brought ~
the schools IN 1896 were / l2i. In 1897, 1850
These are large figures ard Il Is az In
teres ine matter 10 enquire why our
schools do not increase proportonataly
The most Interesting item OF the re-
port Is the number 81 conversions
amongst the members OF the schools
which IN 1896 was PIP In 1897 40 The
sols object ~ the Sunday school IL TO
teach the word Of God with the ultimate
end. the conversion Of the scholars
therefore. 10 would appear that our
schools were eoubly eficient in 1897 as In
tia previous year. but 10, US not forget
that seed sown does not ripen immedi.
stsly and the grand result OF 1891 may