The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-29
METHtD|STS OBSERVE
FIfTIETH BIRTHDAY
Eight Schools In Petersburg tassoeia-
ton Are Represented At Nnnual
Celebration

ton Are Represented At Nnnual
! Celebration
/ Petersburg Va, MAY ?s.---The fif-
ticth annual session of the Methodist
sunday School Union Association of
Petersburg and vicinity was held with
appropriate and interesting exercises
at the Washington street Church at
o'clock this afternoon. The meet
: ing attracted the largest attendance
/ in recent months, including represen-
i tatives from ali of the eight schools
IN the association and several of the
pastors. each of whom addressed the
meeting briefly.
A feature OF the meeting was the
celebration OF the fftcth anniversary
OF the association with "reminiscences
by Mrs. Richard Bagby. Messrs J.
3 PinkneN Williamson, James II. Blanks
and ". q Radcliffe. OF Petersburg,
and James NJ leath. OF Wilson. \.
/ c. charter mcmbers OF the associa-
/ tion, who were present of the organi-
! cation at MarketsStreel Church on
! May 81, 1855, and who have been ac-
/ lively identified with the association
eves since or actively engaged in sun
L day school work elsewhere. Each of
the speakers touched briefly upon the
/ advancement of Sunday school work
and the accomplishments of the as
ISOLATION during the past half century.
and a the conclusion of the exercises
| each was presented with a bea utiful
/ bouquet Of cut flowers as a token Of
| the occasion
An impressive feature OF the well
arranged progra was professional
] composed of about 200 girls and boys
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use" 81 "fSS'S, W: =, 'ANiS' OF wash
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! street t'f. ;. N. Shcphera' OF Market
! ~N'el heN. !. a. JeHersnn. OF wesley
"nu ''tF' 'aih's ha''F OF H,' I,'N-
! AZ the secoho fherIlhE OF '"' hSSo-
cl3'lon heIa AT Washlh%t"h-9tfee'
3 Z huFEh SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
N'". t"nst ltH'on was submitted ana
adopted and the following ofhcefs
elected
PRESIDENT. W T. paws vice prcsi-
'rtS ~ :. NJ shepherd }. \. Rogers
7, Hr!stef William Philips and O.
v Scott treasurer, A. Is. Mahood, score
tary. Samuel stevens,
Tn" constitution set forth that the
sole object of the association was to
advance tae cause of Christianity
Through the instrumentality of sunday
schools. From the outset that object
has been kept In view by the leaders of
/ the Atcthodict denomination
The first report Of the membership
Of the association, made at a meet
/ ing held at High Street. on July %,
! lSG6. showed the total number Of Of
6cers teachers and scholars to he
965 as follows. Wesley Chapel, ga,
1 Market-street, $40; Ettrick, 1875;
: High Street 294 Washington Street,
25e- I're f;iHndford ch1pet had united
with the association at the time Of
the first report but was not represent
cd with a report to show its member
ship
The steady growth Of the associa-
tion is shown by the report for the last
the reports for the month of April,