The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-28
AUDIENCE LISTENS
TO FINE ADDRESS
DIR CsDMAN OF BROOKLYN M
PRESSES HEARERS WITH ELo-
auENT DISCOURSE on
THE nInLE.
CONVENTION ADJOURNS
LEON {. PALMER FIELD skCRE-
.rARY or MARIANA ASSOCIATION.
ACCEPTS oFFlR AND Will. ACT
FOR VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION.
CONVENTION ADJOURNs

win The audience still under the
spell az the matehteSs address thal
z had INST been delivered by the f<eN.
:. Parks Cadman. l.. H. If Brook
lyh. y. y, Eashop T.. r.. Hoss, Of
Nashville, Tenn, Thursday night pro
no0nctd the benedictlon, and the
twentieth and most successful annual
convention Ia the history Of tins Nir-
sinia state Sunday School Association
was brought 10 close.
ltr. Gadmaus address Was all that
had hEIu expected from the rePuta-
ton that had preceded him AS -
pulpit orator he showed himself "a
master. and his tine ef reasoning and
course oi thought. as set forth by
nim. WAS So understandable and cas-
fIy followed by his auditors that no
point pf the address Was overlooked.
Frequently the speaker was interrupt
std ~ bursts of applause, usually led
tsY Bishop Hoss. VINO sat upon the
platform just behind the speaker.
When hr. Gadman paid tributes 10
General Robert h.. Ice and General
Stonew Nall jackson, the enthusiasm
81 his auditors was unrestr2ihed. and
4 WAC equally agmonstrattse when
nc declared that il was the Bible upon
which these men relied. and which
had also served 10 sustain Cromwell
Ia his victories aud the faith in the
book that had permitted the feeble
british t. break ana crush the great
armada sent out by Spain and pre-
vent scenes OF massacre and blood
shed and burning that would have
herrttied the world But for tho
Bible in the hearts of the English, he
declared, the world would have never
known Shakespeare and Milton would
never have sung.
Secretary Is Secured
Just before the beuediction DE Witt
Crane. Oh Newport News, chairman Of
tbs special conlmitteei appointed to
s.Gnre a permanent secretary for the
association, announced that he had
Sast Received a telegram from Leon
=. Palmer, teid secretary of the Ala
ttaFna Stata association. accepting the
position that had that day been ten
dered him by wire. MIR. Palmer IS q
Southern man, graduate OF the Uni
Nerslt& III the South ut Sewance. and
hila been associated with the Ala
anna association Cor "A number Of
years, The committee considered il
sell fortunate i'll securing his services,
Al the short business session Thurs
day night the following were elected
the central committee Frank r.
rAmp, chairman, w. T. Robertson.
eseerge w. Watt. Rev. A. l.. Phillips,
tev. j. 4. Watts Rev. j. j. FIN j. T.
Jones frank w. Duke, Jacob tsinlauf
ahd a. II. Hoideri1y, Jr.
The following state supprfnten1ents
= departments were announced: F,le-
n1eniary department, Miss Sallic
sseal1e, Richmond. advanced DEPART
meiii. Miss Hilda l.. E'orsburg. Lynch
hnrg home department, Miss l., Net
~ Hammer. faber; teacher training
department, Rev. III. T.. Roundtree.
WaYerl%, visitation department. q Il
Ferebee Norfolk adnlt department
6, tpiggs, Richmond: department
q evangelism, Dr. W. w. Hamilton
t.ynehhurg, missionary department
~. H. ssta$naker. Alexandria; temper
ance department, levy. IT. II. johnson
+. H., Franklin
tse-tsiHtiuffS ttiuutetf.
lh~ committee on resolutions pre-
scented "a set on the death Of II. &.
Aarchanf Ut Charlottesville. whi,h
occurred since the last meeting Of the
association, Mr.. Marchsnt had been
ore Of the active members az the as
seoiation FOR Years. and following the
thsaaaQet1pu 81 the r@solutias4s ~prx.Ye.s,
vas offered hg Bishop Dennie.
ahn following resolution was IMAM
afaousf* adopted ~ the convention he.
lore adjournment
Richmond. Va, ApriI ce. 4gtt.
we, Thc Virginia sunday school AZ.
h9eIatiou ASSEM- BLEED IN the 2oth Annual
anFention IN Richmond. Virginia, de-
ssIe 70 fhsnk not only the Press II
tsleAfnond but also the press of the
LIFE State, Ess u ss2laadik sa4..4s,s 3 az
Inc convention thereby helping very
SFtalS III tho Surda VI school work Of