Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-19
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL
ASSOCIATION CONvENES
Opening Session Of Fifteenth Az
nua| Convention al First
Presbyterian Church.
COL. JONES WELCOMES GUESTS
Splendid Address by Secretary Law
renee, of the international Associa.
tion-Many Delegates Failed to Re.
port for Preliminary Meetins-EIec-
tjon Of Officers This Morning

With about a. visiting delegates
and several hundred local dclcgar.,
and Sunday school workers in a..
tendance. the fifteenth annual cunvcn.
tlcn Of the Virginia State Sunday
school Association began last night
al the First Presbyterian church II
Is supposed that not over half OF the
delegates have arrived and the enter
talument committee is arranging to
accommodate the large number who
should reach here this morning
All OF the visitors who reported Ia st
i'ght were registered and assigned 10
homes. Quite IA number Failed To re.
pori therefore, no record was matc
of their arrival.
Today AMI tomorrow there will be-
sessions Of the association morning.
afternoon and evening. Sessions for
primary teachers will be held at the
7 NJ. G. a hall but all Of The
regular meetings Of the association
VIII he conducted in the main auditu-
rum Ut The First Presbyterian church.
Opening Session.
Last night at s O'Clock the convcr-
ton opened with devotional exercises.
conducted by Rev. J. NJ. Pitcher. p /.
D., Of Petersburg, secretary Of the
baptist Sunday School and Bible
board Colonel Marquis Jones, prcsi-
dent of the board OF aldermen. act.
ing for Mayor Buxton. made grace.
ful speech, welcoming the visitors to
the city. The welcome was heartily
responded to by Professor e.. w.
Walker, of Blacksburg president of
the association
Splendid Address.
The feature Of the session was IL
splendid address by MIR. Marion Law.
renee, Of Toledo. Ohio. general secre-
tary of the International Sunday
School Association. upon THE De.
mands of the New Century Upon the
Sunday School," Mr.. Lawrence made
lengthy address, which was enter
tanning. instructive and calculated To
do a great deal of good.
Nominating Committee.
The only business transacted was
the appointment Of n nominating com.
mittec by President Walker This
committee will make its report this
morning,
The congregation was led In sing.
Ing last night by strong choir or
eanlzed and directed by Professor
Lowe
After the meeting many Of those
present inspected the interesting
Sunday school work exhibits in tho
lecture room of the church. There
also the visitors found the entertain.
ment committee aud an information
bureau.
Following is the program announced
for today:
Second Session, Thursday Morning
$50 to 0-Devotional exercises
Dr.. f. d. Smart, pastor of Epwortil
M e. church, Norfolk, Va.
$50 to 10;t0-AnnuaI report and
address of presidents Professor G..
w Walker.
1910 TO lll5- Reports: Executive
committee, Hon Thomas N. Jones
chairman; corresponding committee
Mr.. a. Lee Knowles treasurer. Mr..
William II. Wranek teacher training
secretary, Miss Ncttie Hammer, sI
Perlntendent; primary work, Miss
Pearl Teter superintendent: home de
partment. Miss Annie Lind Fursberc
superintendent
ISIS to 12:00-"The Teacher Pre-
pairing" Mr.. Marion Lawrence
1900 TO 12:30-Report of nominal