Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-04-07
VISITATION DAY IN TAZEWELL

A. Leslie last Sunday afternoon, at
2:30 O'Clock, for organization and
other business. The committee is
composed of Geo. W.. st. Clair, II.
w. Pobst, C. r. Brown, j. Powell
Royal, j. A. Leslie, f. l.. Richie,
e. E. Wiley, and w. A. Scott. H.
w. Pobst was elected permanent
chairman.
The executive committee determin-
ed to prosecute the work IN the coun-
ty with vigor, now that the weather
is favorable, and all the schools in
the county are open and at work AS
first and important step visitation
committee was appointed, two from
each church, who will visit, on a GER
tian day to be named, every home in
the town and those within reach of
the Sunday Schools in the town, the
object of which visitation is to take a
census of each family, to determine
who does not and ought to attend
Sunday School. After this committee
does its work the cards containing
the information will be turned over
to the Superintendent of each school,
and an organized effort be made at
once to get every man, woman and
child in the community, as far as
possible, interested in the work.
Wis tation Day is observed by the In
ternational Association in every
State, and is regarded dis one of the
most helpful of all means used to in
crease attendance upon Sunday
Schools and churches. The character
of the committe appointed is signif-
cant. Instead of appointing young
girls, or people who have plenty of
time on their hands, rs is usually the
case when any religious work is to be
done, the busiest men in town were
selected. Some of these volunteered
and others chosen in their absence.
but who it is believed, will serve.
The names of the committee are
Presbyterian-Geo. w. st. Clair,
w. A. Scott.
Methodist. P. Royal, A. st.
Clair.
Christian-H. w. Pobst, w. T.
Gillespie.
Baptist. A. Leslie, A. G.
Kiser.
Lutheran. A. Greever, E. L.
Greever.
Episcopal-John E. Jackson, B. w.
Stras.
Mr.. j. P. Royal was chosen chair
man of t Visiting Committee. A
meeting of the committee will be
called to set the day and make the
plans for the visitation. The commit
tee will be divided two and two, put
ting members of different churches
together, and the entire community
called OH by the committee, This
committee is in earnest, and the re-
suit of their work will have far
reaching effect on the community.
The move, be it clearly understood
is Rntirnlv np1apotp IN ;o,,1
AS to the necessity for some action
along this line, it developed in the
executive committee meeting that on
last Sunday, there was present at
Sunday school in this town, in ali the
churches, only about 225, all told.
Ii everybody who could have and should
have, attended, had been present
there would have been not less than |
thousand people present, instead of
meagre 225, distributed among five
churches. This shows that mary more
people are outside than inside, and |
big effort will be made to get those
outside to come inside. The visitation
movement will be extended to every
school in the county, and great re-
suits are expected. Each school in
the county will be asked to appoint a
visiting committe t, make thorough
canvass CT their ground, and try to
bring them in