The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-19

4 OF Bethlehem. made the opening ad-
dress. Resolutions adopted thanked
All Saints. St paurs, ST. James and
| Holy Trinity Churches. Resolutions
| OF sympathy were ordered sent ia
the Christian Missionary Society and
/, the Society for the Propagation OF
/ the Gospel in the English Church
/ Standing committees were named. as
1 follows:
! Committees Appointed.
On Devotional Preparation for Mis-
sions-The Bishop of Pennsylvania
Diocese. Rev. George G. Bartlett;
Z Rev. William Fl. Laird and DR.. j.
] Nichols Mitchell.
7 on Missionary Observation-Disclosures.
! G. r. Bryan. D. D.. Rev s. A. Pottes.
! Rev. r NJ. Kirkens, Rev. David
! Howard, Rev. Edwin II. Niver and
George r, Bishop.
On Publicity-The Bishop Of Har-
risburg diocese. William D. Gored
and s. f. Kramer
J on Missionary Organization Among
Boys~-The Bishop of bethlehem
| Diocese. Rev. G.. Otis Meade. and Mr..
! Henry Bonnell.
| Archdeacon Russell. principal OF
| st Pauls Normal and Industrial
School at LawrenceviIle, addressed
! the session on the work of the instl-
tuition. giving several illustrative in
stances Of the progress made by
icolored youth, students there. and ex-
tended cordial invitation to the synod
, to visit and inspect the school.
Arrangements have been made for
delegates to the synod and their
! friends to visit St Paufs School to-
day The train on which they Will
60 leaves Main Street Station. Rich
mond. at o'clock this morning, and
arrives at Cochran at IL O'Clock.
| From there the visitors will go IN
automobiles to the institution, when
/ is situate at Lawrencevllle.
/ Sunday School Conference Today.
/, During the noon recess the Sunday
/ School Institute of Richmond en-
tertained the board of religious edu-
cation and its committees at lunch
con at the Jefferson Hotel Plans 1ot
the Sunday School Conference to be
( held from 10 to IL o'clock today In
St James Church were discussed
/ The conference. arranged especially
/ for local Sunday School workers. VIII
:. be addressed by Rev, William Il.
/ Gardner, general secretary or 1ne
General Board Of Religious Educa-
( ton, by DR.. S. u Mitman, fieid secrs'
tary of the provincial board Rev. n
. w Diller, executive chairman OF tDe
provincial board: Canon deNries. sec
! rotary Oh the pIoNlbNifai '''A'N
I Llewellyn " Galley. of the general
board. and Miss Jane Millikin, dlrec-
tor of teacher training of the diocese
of Maryland.
The afternoon session of the SYNOD
did not begin until 2;30 o'clock blshop
Murray, of Maryland, provincial presi-
dent presided. Reports bearing on re-
ligious education were received, ois
cussed and approved The hrst repoft
a a
secretary. who reviewed the work done
during the last year.
Religious Nurture In Homes.
The report of Rev. II. w. Dilier,
executive officer covered the activi-
ties of the board of religious educa-
ton during the year and emphasis
the importance of the Bible class ana
the home department, and called at
tention to the recommendation OF the
committee on religious nuture In the
home.
| He urged that means shall be en-
ploved to bring about favorable ana
healthy sentiment concerning the
Sunday School in the homes, thus Sc
curing for them positive and favorable
cooperation.
He believed that it Is not too much
to saw that the board had been enabled
to accomplish an enormous amount OF
work largely because 1t has had at
It's disposal field secretary who Is
/ well equipped for his work ana mas
! all his time to devote to ii and Is
J nrenared to visit any point In the entire
] province.
/ DR. Dtlier called attention to BOOK
which has lust been published by the
! Young Churchman Company, Miiwau-
/ kee, Wis. entitled. THE Business Man
/ cement of Church Sunday Schools"
under authority of the board OF re-
! lgtous education Of the diocese OF
! Washington. The book furnishes
standard plan and standard equip
ment for the Sunday Schools of the
church and gives reproductions OF
/ many blank forms covering every
phase of Sunday School administration.
! These forms are also to be obtained
I from the publishers of the book.
| The Home Department..
( Mr. pliers report showed that the
/ home department, which Is merely
! Sunday School extension to those un-
| able to attend the regular sessions
| of the Sunday School, Is proving a
valuable means of bringing together
| the home and the school. and should
be encouraged much more than 1t now
is He declared that through the in
/ 1uence of these two agencies together
with the development OF the devotional
! spirit in each child. the broken down
4 home affairs may again be raised and
| family worship established.
! Resolutions that were presented In
! the report of the executive chairman
and adopted unanimously by the synod.
/ in substance. were:
( That the synod pledges to the gem
eral board it's positive and unfailing
\ CO. operation, sympathy with its aims
4 and IL recognition of the vast difficult
! ties of It's problems;
THAT 1t earnestly requests all dioce-
/ san organizations for religious educa-
ton to cooperate fully with the pro-
yincial organization.
| THAT 1t urgently asks every minister
! OF this province engaged in pastoral
work to endeavor to make provision
for the systematic training of his
l teachers,
4 THAT it calls upon every clergyman
and Sunday School superintendent in
/ the province to attend, and spare no
I effort to secure a large representation
/ of his Sunday school workers at one
4 or another of the provincial summer
schools, of which there will be seven
| next year.
THAT II earnestly commends the OBJ
servance Of education week through