The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-12
CROWDS ATTEND
5. 5. CONVENTION
Nineteenth Annual Gathering of
AAfrthclists Workers ia Wiz
ginia Held in Norfolk.
GOVERNOR MANN PRESENT
Long and Interesting Programs
= Take Up Daily Sessions.
Have Special Choir.

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NORFOLK, VA. April IA
monster gathering of delegates In the
EreeanAson-strset Baptis, church this
morning al o'clock Aor g preliminary
session Of convention OF the Virginia
State SgndRy-Schooi Association,
which cow ened last night
After song and praise service
which lasted ntteen minutes an ad-
dress on The quiet hour" WAS de-
nsered by Rev. George w. Mcdaniel,
u. ID, of the k1rst Baptist church.
Of Richmond.
Laler In the morning. from $50
until l0;45 o'cloek simultaneous
convention institutes were hsid at
whiGn various phases Of sunday
school worA we're discussed IA aUle
fashion Delegates TO the COM ehdon
ATTENDED those institute wh4on dealt
with the subjects IN which they were
particularly interested.
A; the close of the institutes the
delegates assembled In the -EpWorlh
Methodist church for the regular sec
--unU uny s-r--siefs- i-4stssy-4A--7l'--e's
Maenlachlan, vice-president. presid-
Ing.
The program was as follows.
10 o'clock The Gospel OF Matthew"
By Rev. Gross Alexander, -. ID. editor
Methodist Review. Nashville. Tenn.
Also THE Bible as Factor In
Civilization" MIR. NJ. A. Honitne, edu-
cational and adult superintendent
Ohio State Sunday School Association.
liz ."rhe Joy of Jesus, Rev. A L.
1870 Teaching Missions Ia the
Sunday School, Rev, William j,
Wright, evangelist. Cincinnati. o.
song. MIR. j. Lincoln Hall, leader.
Announcements
Benediotion.
De1sgatesc were served with lunch
con from to 1880 In the afternoon
after which they reassenbte Ia the
Epwarth NJ IL. church for the after
noon session.
Last Nights Session.
88@ The nineteenth annual convention
was opened last night in the Ep@orth
nj. e. church by President ii. G
Merchant.
Thomas S Purdie, a member OK the
Beard Of Control, Welcomed the body
to Norfolk on the part OF the city and
j. G.. Houoday. president OF the loca
Sunday School Association. also bade
the body welcome. Other short ad-
dresses we're delivered. all of which
were responded to by President Mer-
chant.
A feature of the convention Is the
presence OF a special choir under the
direction of ]. Lincoln Hail. himself
an author cf number OF sacred
songs On account Of the illness Of
Rev s. W. Melton. pastor OF the
Freemason Street Baptist church, the
opening prayer WIS said by the Rev
. George Swope. OF the Central Baptist
church
Rev. George II. Booker. Of the Ep-
worth Methodist church, spoke on the
schools and churches, and 4. M. Glenn
ence. chairman Of the entertainment
committee on Our Homes"
G. T. Morris of Norfolk. WAS elect
ed secretary OF the convention and va
rious committees were named and re-
ports received and filed,
Governor Mann Makes Address,
Governor William Hodges Mann was
: introduced 10. the convention at 9
O'Clock and received a warm welcome
The governor delivered perhaps the
most interesting speech of the night
and he Introduced just enough humor
TO make 1t a real relish
TIE rufd glowing trfbute TO the
Sunday school and the Sunday school
teacher. He declared the Sunday
school is the pillar OF the church. the
very foundation OF religious training
Tor children.
He said # is In the Sunday school
where the little ones are taught tho
doctrines OF Christ, and II is there
that their hearts are first told Of the
wickefness OF the world and are d.
rected TO pursue the narrow but happy
path of Christian life.
He said the Sunday school has a
greater influence over the young than
any other system OF the church, and
the good II has done and will continue
TO do cannot be told by any human
being.
At the conclusion of Governor Mann's
address he was accorded a rising vote
Of thanks, and the choir sang MY
Country. 'Tis Of Thee"