The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-23
CHRISTIAN
CONVENTION.
4. "a
Close Of d Interesting Ses-l
/, ,5sio,t yesterday at
4 \Vavcrly. 5 s58
REV. Mr.. NEWMAN sPREsl DENT
Some ropics Of M Moment III int Are Are:
!, Discussed Meet Next III #
Il Nortl, Carolina. 81
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Z, i iyyAvIRLY, $s VA. July %. The thirty
fifth annual session of the Eastern Viz n
& glnia Christian Sunday School conven-s
ton was convened in the yvaycrly Chris
St,ar Church on Wednesday, July %, 1904.
4 at II AZ. NJ, and adjourned this after
noon a t o'clock. This convention Is
composed OF delegates from the Sunday
schools OF the various churches which
comprise the Eastern virginia christian 'l'''1
7 Conference, N 4 u i 5
Rev. n. g. Newman, OF Ne u'port n eyys,
Ma, was elected president. and Rev. J.
w. johnson, Of suffolk. Va, and sSDrsl
u. w. Manning, Of Norfolk. Va, Vice
presidents and Rev r. H a Pee, h o Wind
SCR. Va. secretary.
5$i The address o welcome was delivered
by Judge ]. r. West, Of Waverly. and an
responded to on behalf OF the conven-
& ton by Rev. N &. O. Newman.
III 4 HE AN N JAIL ADDRESS. sfs
( isA t.12 o clock The annual ad dress was
delivered by tho Rev. c. III Rowland
Power OF Reverence. His address was
able and eloquent Several new churches
were enrolled as members Of the con-
aycntlOn. isss slg sss
u / the afternoon, session on w ed nesday3
addresses were d elivered by Q. ~. ohm
son Esq, n of Windsor, on 55''''r he
u Relation Of the Sunday School and Home.
{ and BY Ior.-J ]. ". Manning on ~ z he Best
Way to Increase the membership Of.
Sunday Schools Rev. N. O. Newman
delivered a highly interesting and In
structiye address from the subjec Some
Things Our Sunday Schools Need ~ Ref
E On ThursdBs. r Nv. W. W. Staley, D. D.,s
or Suffolk, VA, ddressed the conyen- 4
& ton on :''.'The Leadership OF Childhood.
IA series ofsinteresting round table talks
we're then conducted by DR.. Manning.
I Of Norfolk. and Rev. 3. 81 VI Black. Of
Newport News. addressed the convention
I upon ;"srhc Sunday School the Place to.
Cultivate tho Missionary Spiri I. fssf5s During
tho afternoon session Rev. P. s. Slilor,s
II Of Norfolk. delivered al very instructive
4 and interesting address upon Class Or
4 ganizatiorl,t,, md filled the tpulpi e "a the
NvavcrIy Baptist Church last night.
ONT; AND CRADLE ROLL.
ss5 At the sessions Of the convention held
Ii to-day Rev 81. ". BIT tier and Rev. y \ NJ !:
I. Roberts discussed the Home D Department
and the Cradle Roll Depar tment in Sum
4 da 81 school work. respectively. gS f55. Il
a Rev. II .S r. 4 r ountree delivered an ad-
4 dress on the &. Importance or Teachers
Meetings. 33s
4 PRO fessor J 4. ]. Lincoln addressed the
convent on In behalf OF Zion ColieE
sSs$ Damascus Christian church, Gates
Y county. II q CT was chosen as the place for!
Tho mex meet ting, which will be held IN!
july. 1905. III s 3s3 81
81 rho sessiops or the convention ere veil
ATTENDED and the delegates and visitors
present from other churches II numbered
4 il bout one hundred. 45 NJ NJ .ss Ss
M Rev. F. S. Sailor wa S elected to deliver
THE annual address at the next annual
q session Of the convent ion. 81 ssSsa