The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-03

The bimonthiy meeting of the
Christian Church Sunday School AS
sociation was held at the Colonial
Place Church on Thursday nie 1T In
the absence of the president. C. B.
Garnett, Secretary Perry Seay pre-
sided. The auditors report, which
was read by J. L. Hill, showed the
following percentage OF attendance at
the various schools for the months
of May and June, viz: Colonial Place.
81 per cent; Hanover-Avenue, 10 per
cent; Seventh-Street, n per cent;
iCowardin- Avenue. 10 per cent: Third,
SO per cent: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. So
1-2 per cent. Fourteen conversions
from the schools were reported for
the two months, four at Hanover
Avenue and ten at Third, Short adj
dresses were made by State Secretary
Guy L. Carter on the Opening Exer-
cises of the school," and Rev FL. c.
Combs on The Sunday School and
Missions" At the conclusion of the
program, refreshments were served
and social hour enjoyed
With headquarters at ITO Brook
Avenue. a branch of the Salvation
Army in Richmond has been opened
in charge of the corps of workers
Open air meetings in that section will
be held every night. followed by a
service in headquarters. Two even-
ings of each week will be devoted to
work among the colored children.
The need of this special work has
long been apparent, and will, no
doubt, mean the accomplishment of
much good.
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| The first Sunday evening union SER
vice of the Westminster Presbyterian,
Hanover-Avenue Christian and First
| English Lutheran Churches will be
( held on Sunday night at BIS O'Clock
! in the Westminster Presbyterian
Church. Park and Davis Avenues. The
sermon will be preached by the Rev.
~. j. Scherer, Jr., pastor of the First
English Lutheran Church.
The following churches Of High
land Park have arranged for union
services during the months of July
and August, viz Northside Baptist,
! Highland Park Methodist and Mizpah
Presbyterian. The service tomorrow
i night will be held in the Highland
Park Methodist Church the sermon
to be preached by the Rev. s. II.
/ Templeman, pastor OF the Northside
Baptist Church.
On next Friday evening at sac
O'Clock in the central building of the
V NJ c. A. a public meeting will be
held for the purpose of discussing the
city conference to be held at Black
Mountain, n. c.. July 21-31. Miss
!, Halves will give talk on the student
conference, which was attended by
, her the early part of June. A Blue
Ridge Club, with a charter member.
ship of twenty-five. has just been Or
ganized, with Miss Leila Lacy as
president: Mrs j r. Robinson. vice.
president; Miss Althea G: Eggleston
secretary and. Miss Archie Berkeley
treasurer This club is composed OF
those who have attended a Blue Ridge
conference.
Announcement has been made thai
, the Rev. r. Ciagett Skinner, pastor
of the Second Baptist Church of this
city. and the Rev L. r. Roper, oi
Petersburg. will supply the pulpit Of
the First Baptist Church. Baltimore
during the summer months.
The Denny-Street NJ h 0 d s
Church will celebrate Flower Day
at it's Sunday morning service. Every
one who attends the service will hi
given a flower. A committee will bt
at the door to pin the flowers on al
who enter. To refresh the memor,
OF those who receive the flowers. a
souvenir of the occasion will also b.
provided In the shape of an attractive
tag which will fasten the flowers II
place and will give the date OF tht
celebration, the name Of the church
and of the pastor No charge will bt
made for flowers or tags. The flow
ers for the service will be furnished
Il by the Coriey Piano Company.
In keeping with the day. quite {
number OF patriotic sermons will b
preached from Richmond pnlpits TO
morrow. The following subjects hav'
been announced. viz: "Christianit,
and War; by Rev. w, e. Gibson, a
Broadus Memorial Baptist: The New
Patriotism by Rev, T. Clagett Skin
ner, at Second Baptist: Cur Citizen
ship" by Rev. W. l.. Ball. ut Taber
nacle Baptist; "Old- Fashioned Hon
esty,' by Rev. George w. Kemper. a
Hanover Avenue Christian. The Ma
tons Birthday" by Rev. j. K
| Jolliff, at Laurel-Street Methodist
II"Our Countrys welfare BY Rev
Starke Jett, at Trinity Methodist
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