Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-10
uHDAY SCHOOL SOCIETY
= III OF MIR. Thomas &. Epes-Senif0
the Grand Jury Tor Forgery
Prominent sunday school Work.
crSniscuss Ways nmd Means For
P,omui:r. he e Il 'Enn
Scut OH.
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rom GuafflcS on Ilnu oNHeu NY .liic
te the granite to be used in the
Construction of new buildings at the
Naval Academy at Annapolis.
The Stute owns extensive Quarries of
granite of finest quality on the grounds
Of the Central State HOSPITAL, at Pc
tcrsOurg. There goes into the State
Treasury Il royalty for every cubic yard
of stone quairied. The firm which has
the uuarries leased has bid upon the
work to be done at the Naval Academy,
which will cost several million dollars.
IT is claimed that the Virginia gran
tie men made the lowest bid, but there
is an effort. Notwithstanding. to have
the contract awarded to Il Maine firm.
The Virginia granite, it is claimed, is
superior to that of the Pine Tree State.
y committee of Petersburg citizens
will 90 te-WashiHgten- to-day for the
purpose of urging upon Secretary Long
the acceptance of the Virginia bid.
Governor Tyler tclegraphed the Score
tary to give the Nirginians Il hearing.
If the contract is given the Virginia
firm It, means Il nice income for the
State, as we'll as the employment of q
large number OF men.
DEATH OF MIR. T. c. EPPS.
Mr.. Thomas c. Epps, one Of the most
popular officers on the police force of
Richmond. died at 500 o'clock this
morning after long illness. He was
CO years of age. Brights disease caused
his death.
Mr.. Epps was Il Virginan and South
crncr OF the most pronounced kind.
He was born in Richmond and was q
faff LII
came proverbial. He was n member of
the celebrated Richmond Blues. After
the war Mr.. I;pps was for years Il con-
ductor on Richmond and Danvllle, now
the Southern railway.
Mir. Epps married Miss Musgrove OF
l.ynchburg, and is survived by her with
three chiidren-a son and two daugh-
tiers. His son is Mr.. Allegro J. Epps
formerly CT the firm of Epps & Bois-
seau. but now manager of a publishing
house In Dayton, o., and his daughters
are Misses Lula Il. and Helen o. Epps
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL SOCIETY.
The second session of the State Sun
day School Association opened in Grace
Street Baptist Church at 10 o'clock this
morning. Captain c. Il. Vawter, of the
Miller Manual Labor School, of Abe
marie. presiding.
After the singing of several HYMNS
and prayer by Rev. w. " Tudor. ID. D.,
of Richmond. Rev Edward Leigh Pcn.
II. H., of the Bible Reader" conduct
ed the morning Bible study. using the
nth chapter of Johns Gospel. DIR. Pell
SAID he would use as the studies during
the convention four of the most diff
cult lessons found I'm the mex, quarter
as used by the Sunday schools of the
country. Very helpful was the study
this morning. and 1t was greatly enjoy
ed by the delegates and friends of the
convention.
President Nawter asked superinten-
dents and others interested to speak for
few minutes each of the work of their
schools of the encouraging features,
the successes etc. Mr.. AttaTTTy,- or Halt
fax county. CAPTAIN r.. G. Morton, of
Staunton. and others contributed to
this part of the program.
PROF. HAMILL SPEAKS
The next speaker was Professor II. NJ
Hamili. of Illinois, field worker of the
International Association, and he used
most proiitably the time allotted for
the discussion of general items of in
tercst 10 the Sunday school worker.
When the question of how to get adult
males in the Sunday school was taken
up. Professor Hamill asked Mr.. Smith.
oil washington, TO speak. and he told
OF the wonderful success that had come
through the conSecrated efforts OF Mr.
j.. III. Bristow, the teacher of Il Bible
class OF some two hundred. The secret
or MS success was found in love for
the young. his visiting them in their
homes and places of business, and in
making the lesson study so interesting
that they could not do otherwise than
come. This class is one of the features
of the work of Calvary Baptist Sunday
school, Washington The other depart
ments Of the school have almost reach
cd the same state of enlargement and
efficiency.
The address of the morning was de-
livered by Mr.. w. II. II. Smith, Wash
ington, ID. c.. who spoke on Sunday
School Leakage; Its Cause and Cure"
An inspiration to more earnes;ness in
the cause of Christ, fuller apprecia-
ton of the opportunities OF service, n
more determined effort to be active for
the Master. and gratitude 70 God for
His message through Mr.. Smith, was
the mind Of every one who listened to
the address of the morning session.
EVENING PROGRAM.
The session closed with singing and
prayer.
The program for this afternoon and
night was as follows:
AFTERNOON.
$50 p. m.-Sunday- school lesson read
and paraphrased. by DR.. Pell.
300 p. m.-Glimpses of Christ in the
Temple, illustrated with a model of the
Temple. by w. H. II. Smith
i:s0 p. inflow to grade a Sunday
school in practical way, by Professor
Hamill.
500 p. m.-Bble study. Rev. w. a.
Jones.
NIGHT.
$50 p. m.--Service of Song and
Prayer
500 p. m.-Address-"The Sunday
School as Spiritual Force" by Rev.
l.. ]. Prettyman.
$3.50 p. m.-Address-"The Work Of