Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-08-31
COLORED CHURCH WORKERS
Baptist State Sunday School Con-
vention Here

Association and the fifteenth annual !
session Of the State Baptist Young
Peoples Union, met with the First
Baptist church OF Lexington last
week, and their meetings were
helpful and inspiring 10 visitors and
the local congregation. There were
more than one hundred delegates
present, representing various sec
tions Of the State.
The convention was formally
opened Thursday morning with ad-
dresses OF welcome by Rev. J. W.
Tynes, and by Misses Jean Gooch
and Martha Toler, representing the
Sunday school and the B. Y. p. U.
Mayor S. B. Walker extended greet
ings in behalf of the town. The res
ponse was made by the Rev. J f.
Jones, ID. D.. professor in the Bap-
fist Union University of Richmond.
The president OF Sunday School
Ccavention was r. T. Hill Of Rich
mond, and Of the B. Y. 2. L. was
R. f. Clay OF Bristol, who presided
at the sessions of these two associa-
tions. The conventions were held
alternately. a portion of each day
being devoted to each.
Each body represents the best Of
the colored race in Virginia, and
the delegates here evidenced earn
est effort and progressive methods.
Bible study courses, missions, local
church work, Christian education
and other kindred subjects we're
the themes discussed. OF local in
terest was the excellent paper on
Influence Of State B. Y. p. u"
by Miss Amanda J. James of Lex
ington.
President Hill was reelected
head OF the Sunday School Conven-
ton, and Miss Amanda ]. James re-
elected one OF the vice presidents
R. f. Clay was reelected president
OF B. Y. p. L. Farmville was Sc
lected as the place for meeting
next year.
Many social features characterized
the con ven tion. The reception Fri
day night was a sumptuous affair.
The outing to Natural Bridge Sat
urday was enjoyed by large dele
CATION.
Among the prominent members OF
the body, who were active in it's de-
alterations, were: R. T. Hill, presi-
dent of the convention, who is cash
Ter OF the True Reformers' Bank OF
Richmond. and prominent in State
Sunday school and other religious
work for many years.
r. f. Clay, president State Bap-
fist Young Peoples Union, who re
sides in Bristol, and is active tenn
perance lecturer, having taken
part in recent local option fight in
principal cities Of Kentucky, Ten
) nessee and Virginia.
Rev. DIR. w. 7. Johnson former
, pastor of the Lexington church now
} pastor First Baptist church, Rich
mond, which has a membership Of
/ $500.
Prof. ]. E. Jones, A NJ, D. D.,
one of the leading educators of the
colored race, who now holds the
chair of homiletics in the Virginia
: Union University, Richmond. He
was one of the first of Negro gradu'
ates of College after the Civil War.
Rev. S. n. Vass. A. NJ, D. D., OF
Raleigh, n. c., superintendent Of
Colored Missions in the United
States under the American Baptist
Publication Society.
J T. c. Waller OF G'ouster county,
State Sunday School Missionary un-
der the American Baptist Publica-
ton Society; also prominent as edu-
cational worker and lawyer.
Rev. DR.. p. S. Lewis OF Charlotte,
n. c., who has just returned from
visit to the Holy Land. He was
formerly pastor OF the Lexington
church.
Rev. DIR. A. Binga of South Rich
mond, one of the most prominent
preachers of the race.
Instead OF a peace monument, as
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