Richmond planet., 1909-07-17
The TideWdfer
Sunday School
Convention.
MANY DELEGATES PRES.
ENT-HARMONIOUS
SESSION.

With about 15O delegates and a
great concourse visitors. the Tide
water sunday school Convention
opened tn an institute capacity We'd
nesday evening, July Z. 1903 In
the Butte Street Baptist Church. Nor
folk, Va. of which Rev r. II. Boil
ing. u. ID. IL. D.. is the honored
pastor.
Prof. James :. Lee. principal of
the Public schools of Newport News.
Va. and president OF the Convention
presided. In his opening address ne
onunCiated the principles ~ the
Convention. as being those OF self
help. self reliance. and substantial
development of the Baptist cause
and racial enterprises. he endorsed
the work OF the Virginia Seminary
and College at Lynchburg. which Is
the only distinctive school fOsteted
by Colored Baptists in the State.
There were many noted divines
and sunday school workers IN at
tendance. among whom we note
Drs r. T. Boiling l.. w. G. Metz.
". A. Taylor. r. n. Shorts. James
n. smith. W. r. Ashburn. Rev. G.
C.. Scott. c. z. Jones. r. ]. Jones.
l.. ID. Lively, J. II. Ashby. ] II. Bur
nam. J. G. stellar Drake. r IT,.
Green. II. X. Harrison. r W. Page.
Profs. j. s. Lee. A. !. J. sykes. r. j..
BRIGGS. Messrs. 4. n. Lewis. j.. IT.
Randall. j. w Fits. -. J. Gould.
A. +. Drake, r. /. Douglass, Jno II.
Robinson, J. r. Davenport. Madams
J. S. Lee. Lillian Hoffman. b. +. Fox.
G.. +. Jones. j. j. Jones. Eva b. Nc
Laurin. Misses b. v. TaHaferro. NJ.
b. Randolph, Lula Norton. Mrs $.
a. smith. and a great many more
young people prominent I'm Sunday
School and b. y. p. l.. work i'm the
Underwater District
The special features of the Insti-
tute, was a paper read 10y Mr.. a y.
Lewis. of Matthews, Va. Subject.
Our Mission, in which he reiterated
the opening address OF the President.
duett 10y Mrs. Mary A. Minkins
and Miss Mabel b. Randolph, of
Hampton. and Recitation by Miss
Julia Jones, OF Newport News. Also
an address by Madam u. ]. Haden.
of Franklin, Va. who has establish
ed an Industrial School. she was do
mated $1,000 for her work
Thursday morning found many
new arrivals, and promptly at Q
o'clock. Pres. Lee. called the Con-
vention 20 order in its Ninth Annual
session, the welcome address was
fttingly delivered by the Scholarly
DR.. Boiling. and the response was
given by the coming pulpit orator of
Virginia, Rev. c. c. Scott. The An
nual sermon was preached by Rev.
r. II. Green, of Graftcn. York, Va.
and was highly edifying and logical.
showed profound study and great
preparation. the remainder of the
morning session was oiven over to
reading letters appointing on com
mittees. and the collection Of finance
The following officers were elected
just before the close OF the after
noon session: Prof. J. s. Lee, New
port News, President; Eev. James H
Smith, Newport News. First Vice
President; Prof. r. L. Biggs, Glou-
cester. Second Vice President: Prof.
A. J. J. Sykes. Norfolk, Secretary:
Miss u. Y. Taliaferro. Newport News
Asst. Secretary; Hon. Jno. II. Rob
insOn, Hampton, Cor. Secretary: Dea-
con Samuel Churchill, Norfolk
Treasurer; Mr.. Chas F. McLaurin.
Hampton, Statistical Secretary.
The Convention raised for Mis-
sions $394 90, and admitted five new
Sunday Schools. The banner this
year went to Gloucester Co. Special
reports were made from the follow
ing Committees. Temperance. Home
and Foreign Missions. Coincidence.
Sunday Schools. Church polity.
Christian Education and other ques-
tions OF vital importance to the
church and Sunday School workers.
There were many noted addresses
made during the Convention, among
which we're sermons by DR.. w. A.
Taylor. Of Newport News and DR.. r.
Fl. Bolding. DR.. Taylor preached an
eloquent as wen as a soul-stirring
one, which was perhaps the greatest
effort during the convention. DR..
Boiling's sermon was up to his usual
standard and was enjoyed very much.
Others were papers by Miss Sarah
Brinkley, Miss Julia Jones, Mrs. L.
V. knight. Mrs. Mary L. Run. Miss
Sarah Hodges and Mrs. L. f. Hof-
man. All were well prepared and
showed that the writer's had given
special study to conditions.
President Lees annual address
was one that deals with every phase
OF the Sunday School work, in Vir-
ginia. and the Missionary work of