The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-13
BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Annual Meeting Held Sunday and
Election OF Officers.


The regular monthly meeting, which
was in addition to the annual meeting
OF the Baptist Sunday-School Associa-
ton OF Richmond and Manchester, was
Avenue Church
After the usual opening exercises, an
Guiding ahe Scripture reading by Rev.
}. William Jones, d. D., and prayer by
Mr.. j. Taylor Ellyson, the reports for
tho month of February were read. They
showed that the schools were we'll at
tended, and although the average attend
alrce was much larger than in February
Of last year, it did not equal the attend
ance in February. nS96. This led to
discussion rs to the cause OF the de-
crease, which was accounted for in vari-
Gus ways.
The presidents report was discussed by
MessrS. IIilett and Jacob. also by DE-.
J. Is. Hawthorne, and was adopted, as
was also the reports Of the treasurer.
The secretary's report was ordered to
be recorded.
The election OF officers resulted In tho
recollection of all the present officers. as
follows:
PRESIDENT, Arthur %. Clarke, First Vice
President. r. A. Gary: Second Eice-Pres-
ident, r. :W. Powers: Secretary. w. D.
Duke; Treasurer. Il. c. Garrison;
Auditor, T. J.. Todd.
The president announced that at re-
cent meeting Of the Executive Commit
tee the sum OF five hundred dollars was
donated TO the l1oward's Grove Church
10 assist dn paying for lot purchased
by that congregation on which to locate
their new building. The Executive
Committee also appointed special COM
11littee, consisting of Messrs. r. Al Gary,
II. IL. Elicit, S. b. Woodf1n, William
E,lyson and q. Il. Johnson, for the +pur-
pose Of recommending a catechism for
use In the schools, or II such publ
cation could not be found, to report
recomm endations looking to publishing a
suitable catechism.
The next meeting of the association
Will be held at Fulton Church.
The president, in his annual report,
said in part: 49,.
During the year ending December 81,
1899, the monthly meetings of the asso-
citation We're regularly held and largely
attended The address delivered and
the debates which took place were helpful
and invigoratinS. The November gath
erjng was a great mass-meeung heio
at the Second Church. at which an IN
idHuIeSS WAN 0ciiN ~ 49,
Niles NJ. Shand. of Washington. Several
schools attended in a body.
From the report OF our secretary We
have the following statistics of the TWEEN
iy-two schools composing The association:
Officers and teachers on roll. 7See;; aver
age attendance. officers and teachers. $40;
percentage. 79.S Scholars on roll. 66S99;;
average attendance. S.9S7: percentage. 6u.2.
members of churches on roll. a.72I: menu
bers OF churches an schools. S.oo5aS:: percent
age, 1886 New scholars brought IN, 16lS:
conversions reported, e6t
In comparing these figures with chose OF
last year, we md that they are not so
iarge in average attendance of officers,
tea d1ers and scholars but the number OF
church members on rolls and in the
schools number of new scholars brought
Al, and conversions In the schools are all
somewhat 1ars ar, The decrease In average
attendance Is accounted for by the num-
bef who went out from Grore-Ayenue to-
form Monroe Sundsy-school. and whose
figures are not included IN this report:
also by the diminished attendance in all
the schools in February. 1899. caused by
the blizzard. Emmanuel has an afternoon
school. whose report As not included An
4h!s. Hence. NE may consider the result
IS his41iy satisfactory.
ss From our treasurer's report We have the.
following figures:
Amount received from schools for the
association. Sse6sl;: for the Salem Orphan
age. S5oa.5s,
e NaGhsr Of thee amounts 10 athte a.
49, - ~ 1rss4sas 1ear's eoatF!sotens,