The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-10
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| preacher present, with two exceptions, had
! como from these regiOns-from the farm.
j q. REYNOLDS. who said he came from
! mountain county that had sent out
| seventeen preachers and had five more in
| ,-cp.ration. followed Mr.. owen in a
| br.ef earnest speech. seconding and en-
nhasizing Mr.. owens plea for country
| districts.
Report Of Sunday School work was
| presented by Bernard l.. smith. Char
| Iottesyille The report showed total OF
| 14g schools. l3G officers and teachers,
| eqG pupils. $3.50 contributed. Mr.. Smith
| said that he had difficulty in obtaining
/ statistics. and could not vouch for the
| correctness OF the report, and made sew
/ cral suggestions pertaining to better or
/ gan.zation and closer cooperation MI
smith then called upon the following
men TO speak upon the different phases OF
the sunday School work:
n. ID. Coffee. Gays, Va, was called TO
/ discuss Difficulties IN country Sunday
/ schools and how to overcome them lie
/ said the greatest difficulty and the one
/ hardest 10 overcome il the indifference or
I.paronts and their lack Of interest IN the
I school.
Sic made several sugge; tcns, urging
/ that the preachers be more persistent In
! porsuading and admonishing the parents
and that the teachers have more sympathy
with the children and 10 come In closer
| touch with them.
CONTROLLING FORCE
! Mr.. i. r. Johnson, well-kn0Wn as d
| publisher and as "a sunday schoOi Wo4 h'I
/ i'm this city. was called upon 10 i@h ION
I the subject. 1.-The Controlling Force li tne
! sunday school" Mr. johnson said that
/ IlDIe
| school. as he preferred TO call IT, ne
wanted none Of the cOd-pumD-hi handle
| Misunderstanding class OF people as teachers
| i'm his school chose who love their WOik
will he ON time. will be brighter and
] cheerful. will bring their Bibles with them
and when bell rings 10 close lesson VIII
/ be sad rather than glad Ihoy viii
| also be liberal. MT. Johnson has put his
/ theory into practice for many years and DE
made his audience TO feel that he knew
/ and felt what he was talking about.
! Last. but not least by any means on the
afternoon programme. was the address or
/ Prof. q. A. Young. of the University or
l,Vrciuia. ON Proper Method OF Bible
| study
| ANY method IS better than no method
! The Bible should he studied primarily
Tor a devotional purpose and not for an
/ intellectual purpose.
We should study the Bible not only for
a devotional purpose but practically, On
| our ,-nees.
The preacher should not study for the
| simple purpose of preparing his sermon.
The man OF God should study his Bible
! constantly and Systematically so that he
| NAV Doe filled with the words Of the Holy
| Spirit
Three methods Of Bible strdy-First:
| Text method. This method is good in
teaching children and thQse who have not
| much time for study. Take one text with
! YOU through the day. SccOnd-Subiect
( method. Take q subject as Faith, Love.
| etc. or % character and trace It through
| the -holc Bible Third-Book method:
| Study books Of The Bible. get the thought
| of the book and keep It continually before
! YOU ms YOU read. For example. take the
| Book of Acts and study 10 as "a hand book
! on mission. In any method study
! systematically and prayerfully.
Mr. Young has charge Of the Bible chair
work al the University of Virginia, and Is
assistant Professor OF Hebrew. He is a
| man of broad culture and deep symca-
! thies. HIS mind and heart are in his work
| and the Christian WOmcn's Board or Ms
| si0ns was fortunate in securing the SER
| vices of such man i'm this important
/ work.
Rev. r. y. Comstock. of Charleston. Va,
| SUPERINTENDENT OF the Chillrens Home.
| was accorded the privilege of the floor
| for a few minutes 10 present the claims
Of that institution.
EVENING SESSION.
| BY the time for the opening song SER
| vice the large auditorium was we'll filed.
/ ana when tine opening hymn was an
| u8uuccd the anxious audience joined
heartily iu the singing. after Whlch IL
! bowed rcVcrcntly and joined ~ earnest
| prayer. led by the Rev. W. X. Motley, OF
/ Newport News, amt after prayer again
| united I'm singing, All Hail the Power OF
| Jesus Name.
| The devotional services were conducted
| by Rev j. o. Shelburn. who read, as q
| Scripture lesson, the third chapter Oh
| Epheslaus. and talked briefly but earn
! est.y OF the whole family of Cod from
! the fifteenth verse. After another prayer
! by the leader and another hymn Dy tHe
/ choir The session was open Tor business.
| The president. following the order OF lhe
programme, introduced the speaker OF me
| evening and announced ms subject. u. j..
| Power Washington, j. c., was Inc
| spak-r. and his subject was Virginia as
| a Mission Field and It's Needs at our
| Hands ,..
audience that has been in attendance
since these meetings began. lie held thell
undivided attention from the beginning.
and he spoke at length OF TIE possibilities
and probabilities of the old Dominion ana
of her past an present social CONDITIONS.
MIR. Power showed that he knew Well bls
ueld and its needs. and he made MS
hearers to feel their duty 10 Il as but
few men could have done.
The Committee on ways ana Means
made us report. which was adopted by
the convention. Its recommendations
were I'm part as follows.
j. That a financial agent De empoyed
with salary guaranteed. In connection
with this recommendation the chairman
announced tnat a few individuals had al
ready guaranteed his salary, provided If
| aha not exceed $1,000. This announcement
,yas gladly received boy the convention.
= THAT sufficient means be secured 20
engage one or more eVangelsts 10 work
Constantly in needy fields.
O. That 10 per cent of al the gross re
ceiDfs of the society Tor each year be
added 20 q trust fund. only the interest ON
which shall be used for current expenses
T. That an offerne ne made here TINS
evening for State evaneeiizduon.
State Evangelist l.. NJ. Anderson, IN a
on-minute speech. talked hopeiuily o.
| he future of mission work IN the state
and emphasized his remarks oy author
! ZINC fha secretary 10 draw on him fOf
e-e,. N.Y. Anderson has been working ii
he field only "a few months. but IN thcs
.w mon hs ne has become thorough
aroused as 10 the needs of the Held 4nc
as 10 the possibilities. go
An anpcai was made by H. W. Elliot
for plrdccs for the state work which re
suited in between three ana four thousand
dollars being pledged.