The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-02
Essen.
Baptist Sunday School Convention -
An Interesting Session Held Sub
iects Discussed And The Ministers
In Attendance. Etc.

ieets Discussed And The Ministers
In Attendance. Etc.
lsppahannock. Va. June 2Gth, 1903
The Hpp'i- sunday school Convention
ri the .;rd district ri the RappahannOrb
i-socigtion rlo-cd Two days session al
{ O'Clock yesterday evening IL proved
10 br u meeting oi great interest and in
lnrncr Tor good. Hon WIN Campbell
Na= elected moderator. Rev Norman
| l.urk. vice mo ierhtor. AihrrtIi Gresham
-e,rcfary and v j Parser. treasurer.
Mr g. stafford. IN behalf of the church
nnd community. delivered An address OI
c,r,lia aud whole sOulrI welcome 10 th,
del. gates and visitors present At the
rrquc uf the IA, .rator Judge lhos +
Kiakry responded in one of the most ap
proptiste aud feicltiou- speeches deliver
ed duliug ;h- session of the convention
The Introductory sermon was preached
hy Rev j T. Haley. aud deeply touched
nud -tirrci hi- hearers
The first essay WAS read by Mr.. B j.
Saunders on the subject how t. teach
the lesson, the best method. 10 was
dlsrus- Il Toy Rev Mex Fleet, Drs j. NJ
Pitcher Alfred Bagby and other. Mr. l..
Is Baghy next presented All essay ON
the sunday School and the home. and
the discussion wA- OPENED by Rev. \.
Broaidu- and participated in by Dr. Al
irrd Bsgby. Dr. Bernnrd Walker. Rev. II.
4. Willis and Others The delightful
singing beautifully rendered under the
leade, ship oi that sweet singer in Zion,
Mr. ". j Phillips. WAS u feature oi the
mrrtings
The regular programme was taken mp
ngnin un Friday morning. and the first
feature oi interest w9s Ane--ay 10y Mr.N
-. Gresham on utility and character Ol
the sunday school libraries The subject
was further discussed by kevs ;. I Haley
I. r BeAle. Andrew Broaddns and J NJ. PHI
cher. and by Me-srs " j. Parker and
Hons Thos t. Blakey and VIM. Camp.
bell
Rev. Norman Luck than delivered a
thoughtful and well prepared address
upon the sunday school ~ means ol
promoting church loyalty The subject
was further discussed by Rev. II. A.
Wilt.
Rev. j. NJ Pitcher made an earnest and
striking address in behalf OF the impor-
iant and far reaching work of the sun
da-School and Bible Board, and col
lection was taken up for the benefit oi
this board.
II A. Willis. chairman Of committee
on place Of next meeting reported Cen
tennial Church in rappahannock ~ the
place OF the next meeting L y. Pollard
offered the report on statistics.
!. T. Fleet presented the report on
finance.
The following preamblss and res0lu-
tion were offered aud unanimously = adopt
ed. Whereas the " Free Lance, OF Fred
ericksburg. in ~ recent date. announces
that the 1t amer Tourist of the Peo-
ple's Line will run an excursion from
fredericksburg 10 Tappahannock on
SUNDAY. July 9TH, and that refreshments,
lunches. etc. will be sold at city prices,
and that music for the occasion Will be
furnishei :. etc. and whereas this Il an
innovation upon the custom usually
governing the management OF the trans
pprtation lines of the Rappahsnnock
river. and, in our Judgment a menace 20
the religious observance OF the Lord s
Day and in it, tendency subyersiye ol
the aims and purposes we have IN view
~ Sunnay School workers, therefore,
Resolved That we enter our earnest
and emphatic protest against said excur-
sion. and respectfully but earnestly ash
oi the management of "the People =
Line" a discontnuance OF these Sunday
excursions.
Mr.. ". ]. Parker then read we'll pre-
pared and exceedingly interesting essay
npon The Essentials ola successful Sun
day school. The subject was further dis
cussed by +. B. B'ale and .. d. owing.
4 committee. consisting Of Mr. Jno. VI.
f;arnett and Hons G. b. Jones and
Thos T.. Blakev, was appointed to pre-
pare a program for the next session OF
the convention.
The convention in point OF attendance
and interest was one Of the most success
inl held in years The following ministers
Of the Gospel we're present during the
session: Drs. ]. NJ Pitcher and Alfred
Bagby and Andrew BrOaddus, Alex.
Fleet Norman Luck, J H. Haley, +. +.
Beale. o. u. Loving. II. \. Willis, Robt.
:. Garnett and J 4 r. Hundley. Among
the many prominent laymen present
NAV be mentioned. Hons Thos +. Blakey
and WIN. Campbell, Dr Bernard Walker,
Messrs. ]. r. Fleet. v. J. Parker, K \.
Pollard. K e. Phillips, Il J. Saunders.
W. II. Street. Jno. T. WilkersOn, j. i.
Green. Joseph Baker, Phil. Teliaferro.
Albert G.. Gresham, ". ID. Gresham and
many Others.
The singing during the entire sessions
Of the convention was Of a high order,
and contributed greatly To the interest
and enjoyment of the occasion. Two
dnets. one sung by Mrs Geo. kriete and
Miss Lille Phillips. and the other by MIR
and Mrs. b. !. Saunders, are deserving ol
special mention az being beautifully and
touchingly rendered.
The hospitality of the good people ol
Ephesus and community WAS whole
souled and overlooking, and it rarely
happens that q convention is more bonn
tifnl or spleadidly entertained
Rappahannock Christian church had
! its annual Chldrens Day exercises OF
/ last Sunday. An all days meeting
coupled with the fact that the children
were to "aet well their part brought
ont an immense crowd, and the exercises
we're highly interesting and enjoyable.
UowertOn's Baptist church will have
an all days missionary meeting som'
time in July. and it ia hoped that DIR
Geo. W. Beale, OF Northumberland, cal
be secured to preach the missionar,
sermon Philos.