Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-05-23
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF ROCK.
BRIDGE SUNDAY SCHOOL
ASSOCIATION.
Reported specially for THE GAZETTE. ]

The fourth annual convention of til,
Rockbridge County Sunday Sch 60
L Association was held Wednesday alt
I Thursday of last week in the Presby.
terian church at Goshen.
u Extensive preparations had beer
made by the residents of the community
for the entertainment of delegates and
visitors. In addition to the hospitali-
. ties of their homes the ladies Of Goshen
l had provided for their guests boun-
| tiful dinner, each day, served IN the
g'ove at The Baptist church.
After singing and prayer the con-
vention opened Wednesday morning
with the address of welcome delivered
by Rev. 2. Swami, pastor of the Goshen
Baptist church, and the response was
made by Mr.. S. E. Horn, ex president of
the association. Reports of officers
followed, and the session was con-
oluded by an address, "The Sunday
Sch Oh as a Spiritual Force" prepared
by Rev. DIR. A. r. Cooke, of Waynes-
boro, who was abs ert on account of
illness. Tue address was read Ly Rev.
Mr. Young, OF the Goshen Presbyte- |
rian church.
The afternoon session began with
the announcement of committees and
reports from Sunday schools. This
was followed by the presentation of
the Twentieth Century movement,
which movement is a pledge on the
part of the Sunday school workers of
Rockbrldge to double the present
membership of the Sunday schools of =,
The county by the beginning of the
Twentieth Century, A discussion on
'Tbe Best Methods of Sunday School
WtIk" c'osed lhe first da,'s exercises.
Thursday morning was devoted TO
outline business and reports from ,
ommittee'. Miss Pearl Teter, of
Goshen, delivered an interes ting adj
lress on Primary Unions" She was
ollowed by Mr., A. Lee Knowles. of
taunton, WHO gave talk on SUNDAY
Oh oil Methods" Singing by the W
hlldl en- was feature of the session. T,
The address in lie aft ernoon, "Ho y br
Reach the Masses" was delivered tn
Rev, j. Layton Mauze, of Timber Sc
idge. hi
A resolution Was passed. making the D,
'Jmfnt OF one cent per member II
'ligatory on each school belonging TO H
q association. IT,
The secretary reported over 1900
embers heard from, which is about ter
rec fourths of the total number in re,
e county. on,
There were about thirty-six delegates tin
esent and twice as many visitors, lin
aking inore than hundred rangers III;
attendance
The excellent nns'c was furni.h
trained choir under the leader hip
MIR. Frank T. Snider. A solo.
'eliyerance Will Come" by Mr.. James ere
Sense ney, the venerable gospel uro
Ger from lexington Was greatly wee
Dyed by the audience. usu
Much of the success of the conyen- sno
was due to the untiring labors If LOT
retiring president, Hon. j. S. Craig, 'orr
since tide organization of the the
nty association has been an in LII
liable worker. sLai
The delightful drive through Goshen gnil
s. and visits to the Cold Sulphur boar
lngs, under the management of Hen. gam
). Craig, and to Hotel Allegheny, on
utiful for situation, where courte- anu
were extended by the genial pro. o,
tor, Mr.. j. B. Wood, are all pleas
m emories. Ia
he officers elected Tor The ensuing NeriG
are: President, VIM r. Kennedy. o'clo'
lexington; -presidents--Central snanl
net, f. T. Glasgow; Buffalo, A. S. not .
tgomery; South River, C,L.Tbomp- young
Kerr's Creek, Harvey Dixon; his he
ker's Creek, J. S. Craig; Natural rende
ge, Robert McCluer; Buena v.st, ton If
TX STATIONS cretary and trea urer, MI
v Davis, of Timber Ridge.
~ next annual convention will be Mr.
at the Collierstown Presbyterian W We =
en-, beginning tee third Wednes- morni
IN May, 1901. ington
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