The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-19
BAPTIST TRAINING SCHOOL
OPENING WELL ATTENDED
LARGE AUDIENCE OF WORKERS
In FIRST CHURCH YEsTER-
DAY AFTERNOON.

A large audience Of Sunday School
workers gathered yesterday afternoon
In the auditorium of tho First Baptist
Church for the purpose Of hearing the
Introductory addresses OF members OF
the faculty of the seventh annual
training school to be held during the
present week. Every Baptist Sunday
School in Tachmcnd was represented
by a group OF officers and teachers.
with not q few from points outside OF
the city.
The director. Rev. Joseph T. Watts.
presided over the gathering. while oc-
cupying seats upon the rostruni were
PRECEDENT Davis Bottom, Of the Rich
mond Sunday School Association, and
D. M. Goode, chairman OF the Com
Ynittee of Arrangements
The Opening Session.
The opening session was marked by
a distinctly educational spirit. the en-
phasis being placed directly upon
norma. work to the end that pres mt
and prospective officers ana teachers
might be thoroughly equipped for
their respectice tasks
Naturalization cards were distributed
among the workers, to be filled out
and handed to the registrar Mt the
opening Of the session on Monday
afternoon. From these cards the
classes will be definitely enrolled just
as would be done in connection with
secular school work. Already many
cards have been turned In to the
registrar and II Is expected that the
number of students for actual text
book work will exceed that of any
other training school held in Rich
mond
The courses offered are very attrac-
tive, including instruction in the sun
day School In general. specific Junior
department work, laws Of teaching,
home department problems, senior
and adult organized classes and evan
gelism--or how to do personal work.
course conferences on elementary
courses Occurrences ON elementary
work and the duties of officers will be
held daily.
The principal emphasis Will be
placed upon evangelism, two periods
daily being devoted to a study of the
text book Winning to Christ" under
DIR. p. z. Burroughs. educational sec
rotary OF the Sunday School Board al
Nashville, Tenn. the author of the
book The subjects OF some OF the
chapters are: Culture VS.. Conver-
sion" THE Natural Moral State,
Habits Which Aid in Winning to
! Christ" The Use of the Bible in Win
ming to Christ" Winning to Christ
Through the Sunday School, Inter
preting to the Young Believer His Re-
iiigious Experiences" The Young Be-
lever and the Larger Christian Life. y
| It is expected that those who take
this course, which will be taught be-
( bore the entire membership of train
I ing school. will be prepared to enter
heartily and intelligently into the
! evangelisttc campaign to he conducted
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| Baptist Home Mission Board, COM
mencing Sunday, October 20.
Splendid Addresses.
Addresses were made at the opening
mass meeting by Secretary II. L.
Strickland, Of Birmingham, Ala, Miss
Lillian s. Forbes, elementary secretary
of the Alabama Sunday School Board,
and President C. e. Crosland, of the
Fork Union Military Academy, Fork
Union. Va. Mr.. Strickland Is a bust
ness man, who because of his wide
experience as Sunday School supern-
tendent, has been drawn into field
work. He is great success. The
officers and teachers OF the Richmond
Sunday Schools have rare oppor-
tunity in the work which he is 10
teach.
President Crcsland is an ex-fleid
secretary Of the Sunday School Board
at Nashville. Four years ago he won
a Rhodes scholarship from Alabama
and has only recently returned from
Oxford, Eng, where he spent three
years. His address, Sunday afternoon
was full OF fresh and stimulating
thought and attracted the undivided
attention of his audience. He is well
prepared to lead his classes In study
of pupil life in the various depart
ments and in the laws of teaching as
expounded by DIR. John NJ. Gregory
Miss Forbes captured the audience
with her brief but pointed introductory
words in which she outlined the work
to be done in her classes and confer
ences
The sessions of the training school
will begin each afternoon at 4 o'clock
with brief devotional service. follow
I ed by DIR. Burroughs lectures on
winning to Christ" before the audi
! ence. The several classes will go 10
their respective rooms at SIS O'Clock.
Lunch will be served at 6:15. and at
| o'clock the classes will again meet
/ for the study of the textbooks. This
will be followed by the lecture by DR..