The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-03
SUNDAY SCHOOL
TOPIC OF STUDY
First Conference of Workers Is
Addressed by DR.. S. G.
Mitchell.

The Conference OF Sunday School
workers held It's first meeting yester-
day afternoon with good attendance.
Though under the auspices OF the Pres
byterian Sunday School Union of this
city and the Committee on Sunday
School Work OF East Hanover Presby-
terry. many other denominations were
represented
The exercises were opened by the
Kew. W. E. Hutchison, OF Mizpah
Church. Tho program included beau
tiful illustrations OF music and motion
exercises FOR the primary department,
by Miss Bessie Tribbett. OF Grace Street
Presbyterian Sunday school; n lecture
on stories and Their Value to Begin
ners." by Mrs. Dorsey. of Seventh Street
Christian Church; we'll delivered leo
ture by Mrs. Dewitt Crane; OF New
port News, on Memory Work for Ju-
niors." and Tho Junior Department
as Whole" and talk on the "Ques-
ton of Discipline" by Miss Pauline
Grant.
After the supper and n social hour.
all gathered at Round Table Con-
ference" What tho Sunday School Is,
It's Aim. and How 1t Should BE Con-
Quoted With Effectiveness" was fully
discussed. James Whittet and the or
chestra OF the Church of the Covenant
delighted the audience with a rendi-
ton OF up-to date Sunday school music
Dr. G Mitchell. president of the
Medical College of Virginia, delivered
an Instructive address on We Must
Work" In his Impressive manner he
began by stating that the strength OF
any denomination is not the church,
but the quality of home occupied by
IT. The largest field OF labor for the
layman to-day Is the Sunday school.
he continued. The historian of Rich
| rnond Will have to take into account
the great Bible class movement. Work
Involves sacrifice, and. said DR.. Mitch
ell. you deny the import of the times
TO pay the man for self-sacrifice The
on TO the purposes of God which are
accomplishing themselves In your
home, your church. your city. Look
upon the world not Az made, but as
| making.
The conference continues to-day and
tomorrow. To-morrows program fol-
| lows:
| Conference ON Work "Tecn Age
Department.
TO 4:l5 T.. M.--Opcning exercises
! u. *. Kellogg, president Presbyterian
| Sunday School Union OF Richmond.
! AIS to 1870 p. Autobiography In IN
termediate Department. Miss Jean
| Fraser, intermediate superintendent
| First Presbyterian Church.
1880 to 4:45 +. M.--"Thc Industrial
| Girl and the Church." Mrs. ]. e. Booker
| superintendent welfare work, Miller &
! Rhoads.
4:45 to 5:15 p. M-"The Lesson" Miss
| Anna Branch Bnford. editorial staff
| Presbyterian Committee OF Publication
! 5:l5 TO $3.50 +. M--"The Teach er's
Relation TO the Employed Boy" H II
Baker. secretary boys' work. State Y
| M G. a.
$50 to 5:45 p. M.-"Methods that
| Work." Mr.. James Morton. superin-
| tendent Westminster Sunday school.
| 5:45 TO =. M.---Music In the Teen
Age" Rev. a. L. Phillips. general su-
| perintendent Sunday school work
| Presbyterian Church.
6 to Z p. M.-Supper and social hour
to 7:45 p. M.-Round table con
| ference.
7:45 to p. M-Song service. Miss
Katherine Halves and Sunday school,
! choir of Second Presbyterian Church.
| S p. M--Address. The Sunday Schoo
/ as an Evangelistic Agency" Rev. X. e
| Vinson, ID. D., president Austin The
illogical Seminary.
The Rev. r. f. Vinson. D. D.. is a
most forceful speaker. and members o;
all denominations are invited to hear
him and to attend tho conference ex.
ercises.