The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-26
TEACHERS TO HAVE
TRAINING SCHOOL
Sunday School Workers to Hear
DR.. Spilman at First Bap-
fist Church To-Day.
LECTURE ON IMAGINATION
Local Pastors to Conduct Spirit
ual Uplift Services Every
Afternoon.

The seventh annual training school
under the auspices of the Baptist Sun
day School Association OF Richmond
and vicinity. will DO opened at 3
o'clock this afternoon in the audi
torium of tho First Baptist Church.
Tho first session will DO In the nature
OF nass-meeting OF officers. teach
ers and members OF the Sunday schools
Tho various rncmbers OF tho faculty
VIII be presented to tho assembled
workers. a special musical program will
be rendered, and two brief addresses
Will be made.
Or. ID. w. spilman. the Sunday school
expert of the Southern Baptist Con-
ventton' will give his famous lecture
on Imagination" which Is treat
ment of the imagination as a factor
In tho teaching process. DR.. Robert
T. Y. Pierce. Of New York City. will
deliver an illustrated lecture He is
ono of the most sltilful blackboard
artists In tho country. and is In great
demand in conventions, training
schools and Chautauquas. His work
Will be In tho nature OF n training
for teachers and entertainment for
the young people.
Tho training school Will continue
through Friday evening. all the scs-
s!ons. except the first. TO begin at 4
o'clock.
Looking toward tho deepening OF
the spiritual life OF tho workers ar
rangcmcnts have been made with lead
Ing pastors to conduct what IS called
spiritual uplift' service every af-
ternoon at 4 o'clock. Those who will
take part In these services are the
I2evs. j w. Kincheloe. j. I. Wicker,
John ]. Parsons. w. c. James and c..
a. Jenkins. Those who attend these
services on time Will be credited with
a full point in connection with tho
awards to be made on Friday even
Ing.
Official Program.
The official program provides for
three platform lectures each day by
members OF the faculty. four classroom
periods. daily demonstration and the
adult conference.
The program for Monday Is as fol-
lows:
A P. NJ, Spiritual Uplift," Rev. j,
w. Kincheloe
1870 p. NJ. Jesus, Faithful
Tencher." Dr. b. w SpiIman.
SIS p. NJ, Normal Classes" by
Secretaries Dunford and Beauchamp.
5:l5 p. NJ. "Beginners' Class Demon
stration." Miss Edith Mccarthy.
+. NJ, Normal Classes" by Score
tarles Dunford and Beauchamp.
p. NJ. Adult Glass Conference" by
Secretary Joseph T. Watts.
7:45 p. NJ, lecture in life of Christ,
Tho Puzzle of the Disciples" by DIR.
a. r. Robertson.
$40 i. NJ. pictured Truth" by Dr.
Robert It. Y. Pierce.
An attractive feature OF the weeks
program will be the luncheon served
free to participants In the training
school by the various churches at 6
o'clock every evening,
The holding OF this annual meeting
OF the officers and teachers OF tho
Sunday schools Is responsible in large
measure for the splendid condition OF
tho work in Richmond. While under
the auspices of the Baptist Associa-
ton. workers from all denominations
have been invited TO attend.
Rev. Joseph II. Watts, general secre-
tary of the Sunday School department
Of the Baptist State Mission Board. is
director OF the training school, and
the committee of arrangements con-
ssts OF c. w Sims, ]. r. Lipscomb and
c. o. Alley. c. q. Watkins, OF South
Richmond, Is president of tho asso-
citation.