The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-15
WORKERS IN SUNDAY .
SCHOOLS WILL MEET

has decided to apportion this numper
of delegates among the counties of the
state The attendance of delegates is
not limited 70 500; every Sunday school
IN Virginia, OF any Protestant denomi-
nation, is entitled to representation by
one delegate i'll the state Sunday School
Convention. and all pastors of churches
and superintendent of Sunday schools
are privileged to attend the conventioi
also, but Lynchburg will not be re-
sponslDlc for the entertainment of n
larger number than 400 delegates, and
should the number of delegates exceed
iVo ihe self entertainment plan Will
be followed by those not included in
the number to be entertained By
Lynch burg
II Is not probable, however. that the
number OF delegates will exceed 400
as that many have not been present at
any previous session of the convention
but II is expected that the number this
year will be larger than usual, due to
the state wide tour OF experts in sun
day school work now in progress and
TO other special efforts in the interest
OF making this convention one of
marked success in point of attendance
and from that of the program also.
The Virginia sunday School Associ-
alton is wholly independent of all
similar associations in other states.
but ii is similar in aim and method TO
IKE associations in other States and in
the provinces of Canada. 1t Is n
branch of and is auxiliary to the In
ternational sunday School Association,
which, for many years, has been a
recos nized force in Sunday school work
In North America. The purpose of the
/ Virginia association is to unite the
sunday school workers of different de-
nominations In mutual efforts for tho
bettcrment OF all of the Sunday schools
in the state, so that in its own way
each sunday school may effect the
largest success. This association seeks
also TO organize, encourage and help
/ branch associations of like purpose in
/ each county ana city OF the State but
II does not seek TO control these branch
associations. Ii teaches by literature
Institutes and field workers those
methods of work which experience
have proven successful, but 1t never
dictates the methods of work to be
chosen by any sunday school. 1t seeks
to bring together at frequent intervals
the workers In nearby Sunday schools
so that by the result of counsel and
conference each may be enabled to do
his most successful work In the sun
day school of which he is a member
The State association collects annually
from the Sunday schools on its rolls
strength OF the Sunday school In the
State. the needs to be met and the
I progre TO be noted.
The State Association in no case
4 seeks to control or to govern, but its
sole purpose Is to teach and inspire;
1 except in its own State conventions it
| has no authority TO say who shall take
! part and over its own officers TO pre-
/ serve its organization. The financial
support Of the State Association is Sc
cured by voluntary gifts entirely: each
! sunday school in the State is requested
! to take one collection every year for
! this purpose and individuals who con-
! tribute five dollars annually TO It's work
| become contributing members OF the
! association
Among the speakers which the State
: Association has announced TO take part
! on the program of the convention at
| Lynchburg are the following named
| from Richmond: Bishop Collins Denny.
! H. NJ. Starke, president OF the State
| Baraca- Philathca Union; Rev 4. l..
! Phillips, ID. D., superintendent OF SUN
! day school work OF the Southern Pres
/ bytcrian Church; Rev. Joseph I. Watts.
sunday school secretary of the Baptist
state Mission Board of Virginia. and
Frank T. Crump. Other speakers of
prominence announced are Carter
Glass, Of LynChburg, and member OF
Congress; Rev. ia anklln McElfresh, OF
chicago. superintendent OF the teach err
training department of the Interna-
,ional sunday School Association: r. A.
Waite, OF New York, secretary OF re-
!; ligious work for hoys of the Interna-
t!onal Young Mems Christian Associa.
ton; Rev. George \ Joplin, general
secretary of the Kentucky Sunday
, school Association; Rev. j. w Long
! general secretary Of the North Caro-.
Ina sunday School Association; REV. e.
w. McCorkle, president Of the Rock
bridge County Sunday School Associa-
4 uon; Rev. Warren II. Dennison. d. D.
o. Norfolk; Rev. George {. Minor. of
| IiarrisonburE, ana Mrs. Mary Foster
! Bryner. OF Chicago, superintendent .;
the elementary division OF the Interua
uonal Sunday School Association.