Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-06-01
ROekbridge Couaiv Sunday School
Association
PERSON ENTION, ETC,

Raphine, Va, MAY Knowing
and approaching the fact that Your
excellent paper ii ids its way into mary
of our Rorkhridg. homes AS well as in
to many homes of this old Common
W ,alih. take the liberty therefore to
send you few fittings of the Rack
bridge County Sunday School Asso
citation wbich met in its 10Th annual
convention IN The town of Fairfield,
May 18th and 18Th. 1t was my good
fortune TO be present as visitor on
that occasion and to hear many fine
and spirited addresses from soma of
the noble workers in this one of the
most noble Causes having for its aim
the moral training OF the young tOple
of our land "our boys and girls thus
building up the Kingdom of the Mas
ter. Among the many speakers ad-
dressing the convention were two from
your city, that noble Christian, Mr..
Walter HOge, and The other MIR. A.
Lee Knowles, the great s. 5. worker
both of which made fine impressions
upon the vast audience before them
l say all hail to Old mother Augusta for
,ndng out such men into the Sunday
school field. Oar county came to the
front line also in speakers, all of whom
made fine addresses enthusiDg the vast
audience with the Importance OF the
work. Again l say all hail to our
'mountain girded and rock bound
Rock bridge county" for sending to the
front so many noble workers among
whom may be found some of the
youngest and most efficient officers
any association could wish and also
some whose heads are whitened by the
frosts of many winters and who al
still standing with their hands upon
the helm waiting for the masters call
To say the least the whole from begin
ming to end was success. How glad
l was to see the fraternal feeling per-
vading this large cOncourse Of people,
here we saw the followers of the great
Reformer Martin Luther with their
shoulders to the wheel beside the stall
| wart Calven, the great Wesley, the
strenuous and devoted Baptist and
| the Open-hearted and warm-hearted
Episcopalian all working so harmon
ously and lovingly together in the
masters Ii Id. l shall not encroach
| upon your valuable space by going IN
to statistical report. only to say that
| this convention enrolled seventy (70)
schools. as reported to the secretary of
the association with 16 evergreen
schools. The enrolment of superin-
tendents and teachers 800 with total
of 5000 scholars showing gain of near
ly 80 per cent over last year with con.
trlbutiOns for missionaries and school
purposes about 81 500 90
Rev. Leon PRESLEY of Timber Ridge
has been assisting Rev. MIR. Haddon
In the preparatory services at Old
| TEONlutnCCs bcIF ICco WCic
held ON last Sunday.
ISIS Cora TreakIe of Lear Baltimore,
who has been here during the spring
season, will leave for Baltimore next
month from there she will join party
to Niagara Falls
| Mr.. Robert WilbOurn of Clifton
Forge, is spending some time at bis
b ome here recuperating.
| The Missionary Societies of Mt. Car
mel had union meeting at the church
on last Thursday, the 24'h. social
time and delicious dinner was enjoy
ed by all, and at IA later hour. Miss
| Houston of near Lexington, and mis-
sionary from Cuba, delivered a fl e talk
on her work in Cuba.