The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-11
SUNDAY SCHOOL
MEN ADJOURN.
Judge R. 7. W. Duke, Jrp Chosen
President Of the Body.
DR.. JAMES A. QUARLES' ADDRESS
4 Thouchtf,iI aud scholarly Discourse
on "Thc Unrcachcd Masses oil inc
Sunday school" - Interesting
Reports Rcad-spcakers'

Reports Rcad-spcakers'
The virginia Sunday School Assocla-
zion assemuled agalu lu the Grace ou'.'
baptist church yesterday morning a. "
O'Clock. t,o ~
Aftcr opening devotional services Dr,
Pei conducted the hoie Studying ID o'"
john Nv. I-u The Vine ana the
Rranches." The utcfnaiohaI "u"'"'
school lesson for May an ..s...,.,.
Afrer flo singing of hymn, savior
Nore Than Lie 10 Me. the piesluI"s
offcer introduced Prof Geo. W. M"lN.l'
of faackshurg who spoke on no" ~
secure and maintain the County 'ls""-
cation -...-..sf,l and
g,+t,-t cannaicn iu politics, and draw
trr lessons from this. outlined lAe suD-
,eesfl county organization a"" b',N
a.. reoufsifcs of the men VINO are 10
lead boz this movement ,..,s
Az - o. Goodrich was iutroducol ana
snoko on "The Organized Dis.ilcl'
Ilclp GO the County Orsan'z"uo" a..
"Tho Pastors Work in and TOT l"t
e,nda,, school" was the subject OF
,,rst feInfn and instructive address
So. Rev Nm Meade clark. Of klchno'"
nv Hatcher and prof Hamhl express
"a choir personal thanks Go MT Cla.N
for Dis strong. vigoro 1s. time dnl lluc
PROPOSITIONS as expressed in his eoui ,9
The conference, on ~ eI Iami1
mo session closed with the bcnedicuoh
hv Rcv. Mr clark.
4 tcrnolu Session.
,rr. s,n.av-Sc0oi Association mot
,e,in Yesterday afternoon az $3.50 cioeN
in g.ace-street Baptist church, ana 'ileI
10 openine song service. Dr. Pei con-
Quoted the devotional 8Iole study.
President Xanter presided. and mo re-
morris of the Executive commute H,
omcer and Nominating Commute "e'o
Dr pen read the recommendations or
t,. F,xecutive committee. which were
adopted The report of field WORKER, D;
Te. Knowles. of stanton was Ieau
and received. a most Sratli>ng report
was this of the work done py l"o o9s'
cation during The past year
TIE OFFICERS
The Nominating Committee made rs
rerori. which was accepted and the ioi-
lov,,no are the officers or the Virginia
sfsrc sunday School Association:
President-Judgo r. D.. w. Duke OF
Charlottesville. anu.
Vice-PresidenLs-C. j.. Na"ter Milier
school. Blair peeram. Surry county
william A. Bow'es. Stauuton. George
W walker. Blaoksburg, VI II. Jones
Doe vim. Rev. j.. J.. Rathoun. fail7
church. Rev NJ p. Logan. WytheViie;
pr A. Quarles. Lexington. Rev w. w.
Sta1ev. suffolk county. VI. Holloway
Svitlaold. pr Charles w. Kent Om-
verritv of Virginia; .. Taylor hll'son-
Richmond. Rev. j. II. Funsirn' F'I
mouth. Rev Is. W Mehane Fredericks-
hurr Rev j. VI Green. Roaro<e; Rev.
H. n Hatcher Norfolk. j. r. Rice Win
Treasurcr-H. G.. Marchant Charlottes-
Niuc
virginia Representative 20 lnterna-
noraI Conventional Leo Knowles
Starnton.
Corresponding and Recording Score
tarv-A'frel j. Gary
chairman Executive Ccmmittee-W. r.
Jones Richmond. Members Of the EXecu-
live Csmmitfoc-Rev p IT Gwinn Glade
enrinc. q D. MORGAN Petersburg. T.
Carter Glass Lyrchhurg' j. Jonphng
DanvWe. ID s Shect2, Spitler. Dr. D.
il Wool Pulaski. =. %. Goodrich SurrN
county. Thomas y Jones Isle of wight
county. and William ~ Fox. Rev. p. j.
pol j.. D. John S. Munce + d. FeVe-
ridrc. Jr.. b. r. Johnson. Gervas Storrs
ROY j. 4. Spencer. am OF Richmond
"
Tho study Of the Bool, Of John was Tel
nr prof IT, N. Mamill and was "a rar
treat and especially helpful because oi
tie fact that fhe sunday school lessons
Tor the first hale of i>H are taken from
tho Cosnc' of John.
The afternoon session closed With the
bencdicu0n bv Rev. Landon r.. Mason.
Evening Session
The night session opened with hearty
SONG service conducted boy Mr.. b. +.
cosby Rev Thomas y. Potts, j. D., OF
Richmond. read the scripture lesson and
offered the opening prayer, ana Pass
a.o.g thc Imitation Was sung WIN
feryor.
Mr william f. FOX. OF Richmond, read
tie resolutions drafted iu memoriam OF
Thomas otis and Charles L. Rady, de-
ceased. both OF Richmond.
The choir sang we snail Meet Eacl
other There
President Nawter spoke Of the breaci
HAT had been made "a the line OF WORK
ers OF the Sunday Association In the loss
Of brothers Potts and Rady. captain
Vawter srore of the helpful service TIA
had been rendered the association bA
Rev T. II. Gwinn. OF Glade Spring, WI
expected 70 be present and take part or
the programme. but who cou.d not asle"'
on account Of serious Illness. and Rev
] william Jones lead I'm special praye
for the recovery Of Mr. Gwinn.
DIR QUARLES ADDRESS.
pr 4 Ouarlcs OF Washington an,
Ice University. Lexington. made an ad
dress on 1.-THE Unreached Masses of tn
Sunday school" This address was schol
AMY and showed great thought and study
n was comprehensive and full OF Valua
BILE suggestions. He said Ia part
The unreached masses are The stun
dweners In the cities; the mountain
whites. and the pirey woods people, 10 me
country: the poor, the humble. the igno
rant the irreIeous. There are many
OF them and each Is an immortal soul
capable OF blessing men and honorins
Goa.
These masses are unreachcc by Tx
recular sunday services OF the churches
First. because the churches are not 10
Gated where they live, second. because
tfey are not alb e 90 dress as our church
eoers do. third. because all the bette
news are rented. and they are treated a
paupers bv the seats which are ASSIGNED
10 htem. fourth because OF The lack %
sympathy shown them by the hghe
classes OF church members and. NTH
because of The Indifference OF their owl
stold and dull natures.
..Thc masses are uureachcd by SOM
pastors. First. because many have "a.
ffat they can DO 90 meet the require
rrents Of their own charges. second Doe
cause OF physical weakness. third Doe
cause or social disability. and. fourth
sometimes because of want OF sym