The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-18
RICHMOND TO GET
RELIGIOUS CENSUS
Great Work Will Be Undertaken
by City Sunday School
Association.
JOHN G. POLLARD PRESIDENT
More Than 500 Accredited Dele
gates Discuss Plans AT
First Meeting.

Five hundred and two accredited
delegates from SIX Protestant demon
nations met IN st. Phurs Episcopal
Church yesterday afternoon, organized
city Sunday School Association. elect
Cd officers and laid plans for the TAX
ing of religious census OF the city
some time in May In addition TO the
delegates, members from the various
churches were present IN large mum
bers.
The convention was unique in the
history Of the city. 1t was tho first
time that the Sunday schools or Rich
mond met in concert for the purpose OF
securing to themselves The benefits vi
cooperation In an undertaking which,
II is calculated. will result in swell
ing church and sunday school member
snip by many thOusands.
Need Eusinchs Methods.
1t Is time said Rev. a. /. Phillips.
general superintendent OF Presbyterian
sunday schools. for the Introduction
OF modern business methods in our
sunday schools. The spirit of progress
and revival is evident on all sides
Richmond is reviving ncr business me
thods. Thanks to AN efficient Building
Inspector, We are reviving some of our
buildings. Why shall the Sunday
schools lag behindy'
The general subject Of Rev. Phillips $
address was "All Richmond in the sun
cay school" He outlined the benefits
which viii follow n tnbuiation OF the
residents OF the city according to re-
iiGious utilization and how much In
formation will be utilized.
I'VE want TO take this census" he
said, I'm n half day. rhey did IT in
Chicago In that time, ana We can do IT,
, Lot us begin at Swans boro and end at
lakeside. and show the United States
census bureau. and the city directory
people. now TO take AN accurate census
! in II single half day
NInny improvements Urged.
Rev. Joseph T. Watts Stnte Sunday
school secretary OF Virginia Bnptists
speaking TO the subject Mating n
Place in sunday school for All Rich.
mond. warned the convention that {,
VIII have 10 take couuiZancc Of three
great needs OF the sunday schools rs
they are now organized before all
iichinond can be inyiteu to Join Ho
vas not concerned 40 much with nun,
crical greatness he said, as he was
that those who are in tie schools shall
! be efficiently cared for.
The sunday schools. said the speak
ei, are In need OF more careful classl.
itchtion The primary. intermediate and
2
distinguished and should lac provided
with separate class rooms Another
weakness of the prcacn, system. h
/ thought WAS the general lack OF equip.
ntcnt. \ number Of schools are already
iaboring under the difncu!ty or having
more pupils than can DO taken care OF
with their limited facilities The third
great need. he said, was trained teach.
ers Every church. every pastor and
every sunday school superintendent. ht
urged, should address himself to the
problem Of recruiting and training new
teachers Unless the deficiencies of inc
present system are remcdied. he said
/ tn. present movement viii result In no
/ lasting good.
Omitted for Ser,ice.''
Rev. w Russell Bowie rector OF st
fnuls Church saw in the presen,
movement great opportunity foi
united service in the interest of ths
Lord His general subject was
United for Service" Thomas c
( DIGS addressed the convention or
The Virginia sunday School Associa
Ton ana told Of the value Of co.
operation In Sunday school work
Upon the conclusion Of the addresses
nominating committee of six was APP
pointed. consisting OF j. Il. Tyler. A.
Is. Clark, Miller McCue w j. KIM
trough. Phillip Mcisel ana j. y, Cav
throp. The committee returned tho
following nominations for officers OF
the City sunday School Association
which was unanimously adopted:
! President. John Garland Polar
F., Ntce-Prcsdents-R. II. Meade, Episco
/, pal; p. c. Whcrry, Jr.. Presbyterian: j
/ y. Gawthrop, Methodist: L. II. Riten-
haur, Lutheran; O. y. Hawkins. Chris
tian, and Robert VI. Smith Baptist
F.; Secretary, X. Il. Magill; Treasurer Rob.
I ert VI. Kent. Executive committee-J
! Lud iIill, Herbert w Ware T. w
4 Schwagman, Jacob Umlauf, j z. Ty-
Ter, Jr.. r. II. Anderson. a. r. Holder
by. ir.. ID. X. kellog, William r. Ma.
thews, Frank w. Duke. c. w. Hard
wicke and S. Il. Bishop.
The delegations from the six Pro-
testant denominations at the convcn-
lion were AS follows. Baptist. 1876
Methodist III; Presbyterian, l0l
Episcopal, "a; Christian. so. and Luth.
! Gran. 81. Further details in regard tc
F.! the division OF the city for the purpose
! % taking the census, and the day upon
which Ii will be taken will be work I'd
out by the executive committee and
announced later.