The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-26

The school was first held in Mr.. FL
liotts house, but wheE the church
was built ten years later. IL was
moved and has been continuously in
existence ever since.
The convention took great interest
in the paper, and at the conclusion
Mr.. Hyslup explained how he came
to discover fhe facts. Acting as
chairman OF the Sunday school and
anniversary committee of his church,
he learned. of certain papers in the
possession OF descendants of Mr.. Ell
lott and from these papers and the
Bible that was used In the first sun
day school the history As clearly es-
tablished.
Opening Session.
The main auditorium OF the Seventh
street Christian church was crowded
and the balcony nearly filled when the
twentieth annual convention of the
virginia state Sunday School Associa-
ton was formally called TO order
tuesday evening by President W. F.
Robertson of Norfolk. Following a ser
lowing servcte of praise in song. di-
fected by w. &. Mercer. and devotional
exercises. conducted by the Rev. r. Fl.
Pitt, d. D.. Colonel Eugene C. Mas
sic extended IA welcome to the dele
gates to the city of Richmond.
In his opening remarks Colonel Mas
sic stated that Richmond has shown
with what spirit she will resist a hos
tile force but TO the Prince of Peace
her gates are open and her arms are
extended to the hosts of the State
Sunday School Association.
Should Feel at Home Here.
colonel Massie then gave few in
teresting figures to show why the dele
gates to Sunday School convention
should feel particularly at home in
Richmond. He stated that the city has
loo white church, and rs colored
churches, valued at $323g.0og, and
while he did not have the figures for
all or the churches. yet those Of six
OF the denominations show a Sunday
school attendance of 27,100 while the
public schools show only about 10000
President Robertson replied on be-
half OF the Association and declared
thar he was proud of Richmond. be-
cause Richmond belongs to the State
ana she is not merely a part of the
State. Il knew she was a hnstiing
city, he stated. but leone from
hustling city aIso--Norfolk, where we
also do things"
Mr.. Marion Lawrence. general secre-
fary of the International Sunday school
Association and SECRETARY of the
worlds Sunday School Association,
was the speaker of the evening and
his address WAS greatly enjoyed by all
who heard him The subject of Mr..
Lawrence's address was Present Day
Demands Upon the Church and Sun
day school Mr.. Lawrence although
q layman, has devoted his life to sun
day Schooi work, retiring from bust
ness many years ago 10 go into the
Held. He Is considered an authority
and has written number of books
on the subject
Wholesome Discomfort.
He declared that 1t lis discomfort
that brings results in all things and
this spirit must be shown. He did
not mean TO be dissatisfied. but
"unsatisfed." The five great needs
OF the church and sunday school he
declared to be Conception, Co-opera-
tion, Conquest, Consistency and Conse-
Grafton"
Addressing himself to these five
subjects, Mr.. Lawrence held his au-
dfence interested for an hour, his re-
marks being frequently humorous. and
always pointed.
TUESDAY afternoon an interesting
conference OF elementry workers was
conducted by Mrs. Mary Foster Br
ner, of Chicago. elementary superin-
tendent of the international Sunday
School Association.
w ednesday afternoon the Rev. DIR.
w b. Beauchamp, secretary board of
missions, Virginia Conference. adj
dressed the convention on missions
and the Sunday school. The pro-
gram for Wednesday evenings ses-
sion in the auditorium of John Mar
shall High School consists of an adj
dress by Mr.. Marion Lawrence on
The Power of Organization