The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-26
Seminary. and tho incoming class Il
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FOURTEENTH YEAR.
Randolph Street Church Cele-
# brates Fourteenth Anniversary

u brates Fourteenth Anniversary
The Randolph street baptist Sunday
school, connected with the Randolph
Street Baptist Church. observed Its four
tenth anniversary on Sunday morn
Ing with very fitting and appropriate
Sxctctsea, commencing et A0:o0. Mr..
Otis J. Thompson Is superintendent OF
the school and Rev. w. e. Robertson Is
pastor OF the church. e III
v The committee in charge Of the nn-
nIvcrsary consisted Of 01essrs. Frank II.
11llyson, T. II. Collier. Philip KrItzer.i
Mrs. Rcnn DcPrato and Miss Dorathca
Holland, and they won the thanks OF,
I the very large audience, present Tor
the splendid programme which they had
provided. Mr.. Thos. J.. Bethel presided
at the piano and w. fuller Bethel was
ci,orstcr. After reading OF the Scripture
By the superintendent Rev. Geo F. Will
liama offered prayer. Miss Irene Wal
ton and Master John Whtemore re-.
cited. # s5
u The music was a special feature OF
the exercises Mrs. H. s. Heslep and
little Doris Eubank sang solos. q There.
was a duet by Mr.. Collier and Mrs. De-
Prato, and trio by W. r. Bethel.
Mrs hIeslep and Allsr Bessie 1teber.
There were also several violin duets
81 Messne Grubbs and Biount. which
wore much enjoyed by the audience
The principal address Of the morn
Ing was by Mr.. ". D. Duke, president
Of the Baptist Sunday School Assocla-
ton OF Richmond and Manchester. Re-
marks we're also made by the superin-$
tcndent nnd the pastor and BY the Rev.
\ Geo. II. 1Nillianls.
Gketch Of the School.
The la st named was one of the very
few present, who were present at the
organization of the Sunday school. four
teen years ago In hstorical sketch
Of the school,. published some time since
in pamphlet form, and written by Mr.
/, Oils J.s Thompson, who was then clerk
Of the church, is found the following
early in the fall OF the year 1891,
the Baptist City Missionary Society
pitched It's tent on Dance Street, be-4
tween Reservoir and Randolph Streets.
and conducted series OF revival meet
in9s there. These meetings were so
well attended and 80 full OF interest
as 10 compel the belief that q nourlsh-
ing Sunday school could be organized
and maintained in the southwestern part
of the city.
TENDER, 1891 J, this new school was or
ganlzed, and held It's first meeting In the
abovc-men toned tent. There were six
teen officerA and teachers and one schol-
az nresent A few days later an old
school ROOM 90 feet long by Is wide on
Jncuuelin Street, near Randolph. was
engaged as meeting place for the new
school. ~
''still later, the matter was discussed
in tho Pine Street Sunday school. and
committee OF three was appointed n to
foster the new enterprise, The at
tendance Increased from week to week
unHl It soon became necessary, not
only to enlarge thu school room, but
also 10 accept the invitations OF several
friends OF the school to have the larger
classes meet at their rtstd ences. .fi-<i VI 7
The schoo, has continued to grow
until there are to-day nearly four y un- Il
drcd scholars on roll, and the school
Is in very prosperous condition. The
committee in charge OF the exercises
had requested tho scholars TO bring IN
IA cents each. penny for each year
OF the school, with the understanding
that the money so raised shall go toward
the purchase Of fuel for the coming
winter, and all Interested were very
much gratif1ed to know that almost
enough wax brought In to pay for The
fuel tor the entire winter.
All went away delighted with the four
tenth anniversary exercises and no
doubt resolved to make tho fifteenth
yenr the best, thus far In the history
OF tho school.