Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-26
IN SUNDAY SCHOOLS
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enrolment OF 5.2l2. The total mem
bershp OF the Sc churches represented
Is ',72f or 1924 more than the enroll
mcnl Of the schools
The Il white protestant schools.
have 1875 officers on their roofs. while
the II colcred schools have bat 1O2
officers.
These II white schools nave 80,
teachers. while the colored schools
have but 10! teachers ;. .
"rhc "a Protestant churches repre-
sentcd by :he Sunday schools noted
above have a membership OF 5llH.
That is to say the Z white Protestant
churches have a men1 bership vi 1872.
while the mem bership of the II col
ored churches is 1874 Of this com
blned Protestant church membership
OF SAC. only 1887 are On the rolls
CT the Sunday schools in question. The
membership Of the Il colored churches
IS S14. and they have 429 Of this num-
- W lily At'ia ol lHelf sunday
schools. while the membership Of the
II white churches in question is 1872,
and of this humble 92S are on the rolls
al the various White schools. s.
The Catholic church. with q men.
hershiE OF l.2h0 has but 20 OF these
church members taking an active mart
IN the conduct OF their schoci. White
the Orthodox Jews. has a church
membership of 50. Of which 80 ar, in
the Sabbath school IS $
Be it said 10 our shame. Dclievc
The poorer classes arc not being prop
erly reached for Poverty without the
gospel produces crime ard disgrace
sooner or later and the future of our
city. morally and reigcuslv. is going
to be largely Influenced by the train
ing given the children OF our less For
tnrate neighhcr 50 far as this worlds
@cHdr are concerned. The words Of
the Judge Ct che cf Cur Supreme
Courts uttered some wears AGO. ad
Mi1'o'l Z: be true thea, are Just as tue
today: There is a large class-I was
about 10 say moiurjty--of the ropu-
!atlOn @{---- who just live. and 1r
whom The rearing of TWO or more Chill.
cren means inevitably hov far the
pcniicn1iary and :, girl for The hro,he!.'
III IS often remarked, ard lruihfullv
! believe. tia, This is ) city filled With
ylili@ men. whose homes and parents
are III ether nlaccS There are also a
large gum Der OF cider men residing
nero who hcEa not their Families with
them When We take these Facts into
reconsideration it is believed ,ha, the es-
innate Of Is 500 for The number who
Nigh, attend church services with
some 9cS:ec RI regularity is TOO small.
rather thai: 900 large.
Wha' would happen ii We should
80 CIT into the highways and HEDGES
ana ccmpel these persons 10 come in"
lis house would he filed 70 overflow
!ES ED I host more than $500 strong
would have 10 he turned away witEous
an opportunity 10 hear the life-siyin-
wCrd 8 ;
Inc Ecr cent. Of @hurchgoers is
very small. tc he. sure, and for this
stat" Of affairs the individuals only
ere responsible. The enrolment ana
attendance OF our Sunday schools is:
certainly lamentably small. as com
pared with our population, and it is
heileVed that the Sunday schoo! Off
GERS and teachers are to some extent
responsible FOR tie existence of Tho
conditions which prevail, but | feel
certain that the main source of trouble
is to be found in the lethargv Of the
parents. 1t is earnestly hoped that the
facts herein presented may bc stuff
Gent TO stir up our Christian peoplc
70 greater endeavor to reach for the
lost and for the extension of His wor],
i'll our city and suburbs