Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-04-12
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION BEGINS
Large Number of Local Work
ers Attend Opening Session
at Norfolk.

went 10 Norfolk yesterday 10 attend
the opening sessions OF the Virginia
state Sunday school Convention.
which Is meeting at Epworth NJ. f.
church, Norfolk. 1t is, expected chat
about three hundred local workers
will attend the sessions each day. The
convention closes Thursday night.
Following is the convention pro-
gram for today:
Second Session.
Tuesday morning. Freemason Street
Baptist church.
"a m.-Song and praise service.
9:15 a. m.-"The Quiet Hour" Rev.
George w. Mcdaniel, D. d., of Rich
mond
Simultaneous Convention Institutes,
$3.50 10 10:45 a. IN.
Rev. A. l.. Phillips, ID. d., Richmond,
director.
Attend the one which treats of your
branch of the work.
Freemason Street Baptist Church.
Teacher Training. Room A-Rev. II.
E. Rountree, presiding.
9:45 a. m.-"The Worth While
Teachers Meeting" DR.. A. l.. Phillips.
10:45 a. m.-"Building UP and
Teaching a Training Class" Mr.. Z. w.
Thornton.
House Visitation, Room B-M. Win
ston, presiding.
9:45 a. m--"Planning for a Sunday
School Census" w. C. Pearce.
1915 a. M The Adding Machine
in the Sunday School," DR.. A. l..
Phillips.
Organized Sunday School work
Room CD. @. Holiday, presiding.
9:f5 a. m.-"The Aims of Organ
ICED Sunday School Work. n. A. Hon.
line.
1915 a. M The County and City
Association Oftieers-Duties, Prof s.
NJ. Smith.
State Executive Committee and Of
president, presiding.
9:45 q. m.-Every member of the
State executive committee and all
State officers are expected to attend
the session. Important business.
After the clos OF the ms ,itute, as
semble in Epwo-th Methodist church.
General session of convention, Rev. III.
d. C. Maclachian, vice-president, pre-
siding.
1850 a. m.-Song.
II a. m.-"The Gospel OF Mathew"
Rev. Gross Alexander, ID. d., editor
Methodist Review, Nashville, Tenn.
1870 a. m-"The Bible as Factor
In Civilization" Mr.. NJ. A. Honline, ed
ucational and adult superintendent.
Ohio State Sunday School Associa-
ton.
~ m.-"The Joy of Jesus" Rev. A.
l.. Phillips, ID. ID.
1890 p. m.-"Teaching Missions in
the Sunday School," Rev. VIM. J.
Wright, evangelist, Cincinnati, Ohio.
p. m.-Song.
Convention social hour I to 2:30. A
picnic lunch will be served free to all
delegates in the social hall of this
church.
Third Session.
Tuesday afternoon. Epworth Metho-
dist church, Rev. w. C. Hoover. vice
president. presiding.
$50 p. m.-Song and praise ser
vice.
2:45 p. m.-Devotionai, scripture
lesson and prayer, Rev. Jos. Renn.e,
ID. ID.
3 p. m--President's Annual Mes
sage. Mr.. II. L. Marchant.
$40 p. m.-Reports OF department
superintendents:
Elementary-Miss Arabelle Win
ston.
Intermediste-Miss Hilds L. Fors-
berg.
Home department-Miss L. Nettie
Hammer.
Teacher Training and I. r. C.-Rev.
II. r. Rountree.
House visitafion-xr. ". ssinston.
Organized Adai; Bible Ciass-Mr.
{. W. Baizes.
international Bible Reading As
sociation-Mr. A. -. Saith.
Msssionary-Mr. y. A. Kellam-
Architecture-hr. Alex T. Psxson.
Temperance-Mr. ,. Payne Carroll.
5.fs .. rn.-Sunday SchoS Equip
mont Esssstiels-xr. Richars Wage
ner. Methodist Publishing '-cuse.
f:is D. Business tens
Fourth s-ssion.
Tuesday night. ~ WORTH lae,hodist
church. Mr.. H. {. Narchant, president.
presiding.
10 .. ma service OF sacred song
80 p. m.-Dsvotionsi, scripture
lesson and prayer. Rev. d. -. How
ard. d. ID
p. m.--The Sunday School The
Laymaa's Opportunity Rev. J. J.
Watts. Sunoay School Secretary Of
Virginia Bapfists.
$50 .. m.--The Meaning Of. the
Nodtrn Sunday zxkooi Movement,
Superintendent international Sunday
School Association.
D. m.--Our Sssocisficn's ~
nssces.- J. v. BoFum. o. Norfolk.
s.l5 ?. m.-coavcstioo Offering