The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-18
ANNUAL CONVENTION
HELD AT BEDFORD CITY
Sunday School Association Holds Three
Interesting Sessions In
Ono Day.

Ono Day.
Especial to Tho Times DISPATCH
Bedford City. Va. August 1.-THE
fourth annual convention of the Bed
ford County Sunday School Association
was held this week. and the exercises
that occupied the morning. afternoon
and evening of Friday were very In
teresting and largely attended The
report of tho president. j. J. Scott.
showed very encouraging grow I'll.
Organized on November II. 1910. at the
Baptist Church at Bedfortl CITY, IL now
stands eleventh on the honor roll of
the forty seven associations In Vir-
ginia, for percentages on work accom-
rlished.
There are seventy-two Sunday schools
in Bedford but only thirty three filed
reports for the past year. OF these
there ars 32i officers and teachers . ZOO
scholars with total enrolment Of
S.024 OF these schools. most Of which
are in the county. sixteen are opened
the entire year During the past year
III members OF these Sunday schools
have connected themselves with the va
rious churches.
Al the morning session OF the con-
vention the first address was made bv
y,
perintendent of the secondary division.
the subject of which was the Cali of
Adolescence" symposium The
Teacher and the Teaching" was led
by Rev I. C. Page, of tho Episcopal
Church. in which short addresses on
various topics were made by Mrs. r.
ID. Berry. Mrs. F.. S. Smith. Mrs /.
Dillon, Don f.. Parker Mrs. :. G. Graves
Captain 7. S. West spoke on Dollars
and Sense: Thomas c. DigEs spoke on
the Work of An Efficient school"
The morning session was closed with
an address on Little People" by Miss
Katherine Groh, the Stat. superintcn-
dent of the elementary division.
AT o'clock bountiful and dainty
luncheon was served all OF the dele
gates in the handsome annex to the
Methodist Church.
In the afternoon reports OF superin-
tendents of departments were made by
Miss Blanche Tolley, Mrs. w. a. Fitz-
patrick, Mrs. Edmonia Saunders. Mrs
w. p. Hardy. j. j. Giles. u. II Thomp-
son, Mrs. Walter Hopkins, H. e Bays
and Mrs. Walter Reams
Miss Champ Noell T. c. Digs Miss
Mary C. Nichols; j. II Wildman, of
Lynchburg. and Miss Katharine Groh
all spoke interestingly on various topics
connected with the work.
AT an evening session, opened with
devotional service, G. G. Minor and Il.
&. Digs made admirable addresses
There was also n boys conference held
during the day at the parish house of
the Episcopal Church. with q most
gratifying attendance of boys. This
was conducted by Rev. G. G. Minor.
state superintendent of the secondary
division.
The Colored Baptist Association was
held here during the week. with a very
large attendance of ministers and dele
gates, when many vital subjects to
their church was discussed. The white
ministers and other white people at
tended.
Mrs. Mary Mckinney and daughter
Miss Florence Mckinney, of Richmond,
are boarding with the Misses Smith,
on Longwood Avenue.
Miss Emma Quarles. who has been
visiting the family OF Hon. H. c. Lowry
and other relatives here, returned to
her home in Richmond to-day.
I. \. Clarke and his son, Thurman
Clark. have returned from a pleasant
trip to Holland, France and England