Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-05
REPORT BIG EXTENSION
OF SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK
Presbyterian General Assembly SITS
March for Special Col
lcrtiUnS.
DIRECTED FROM RICHMOND
During Fourteen Years Of Service by
the Late Rev. \. j.. Phillips, -. d.,
Number in Sunday Schools Grew
From $4,000 TO .221, 900.

The month OF March IS the month
designated by TIA" General Assembly
OF the southern rrcSbN terrain Church
when special appeal shall he made in
the interest OF the executive committee
OF publication and sabbath school rX-
tension, ana when contributions TO This
cause shall be made. Tho efficient sec
rotary or this executive committee is
X. T. MaSill. OF Richmond
The sabbath school enrolment -.
Southern lrcsby is now al
most 10000, IL benz Increased From,
l''.o"V 10 ?25,n"o during the fourteen
years OF the general supcrintendcncy
OF The iat" Rev y. l.. Phillips. Il. u. OF
expressions of III. Phillips. Was this
one, which was found on his desk after
ne h1d passed away, and which r.
iatcd 10 the rapid growth Of tho Sab
path school and It's effective mission as
Il spiritual agency ia III" world
Each year the Sunday schools report
increasing attendance. q hopeful ana
encouraging advance. SUNDAY school
extension is becoming "a reality to
MAN. OF our churches. aud the future
is niled with promise The very hear,
OF II all is the power and rractic. of
winning souls TO Jesus"
EACH CHURCI TO
- TAKE DEFINITE: PART
The new financial plan OF the gem
cral assembly requests each church TO
assume a definite obligation FOL, the
WORK Of sabbath school extension while
providing for all of tho benevolent
causes OF tho assembly In like manner
ana requests also that tho whole OF
Inc benevolent or niSsionarv obIiaa
non OF tn" church he raised by mean,
OF the every member canvass" in the
month OF March In tho apportionmcnt
OF the financial budget % the assem-
blE. the total amount of which Is Al
most Sl.o"",00o. ONLY p"r cent ,.o.s
10 the work Of publication and sab
bath school extension this committee
asking for only So 900 from tho. ? 800
cnrrcn"s of the assembly. with which
as stated ny Mr.. Magih, 10 gusiain
the work already projected and make
modest ndvanc. into ,noccupic1
fields where over 5000. Goo white chill
hren are yet out OF Sabbath school
ana practically untouched ~ religious
influences"
Mr.. Marill SAYS further in this con
hcction: Eighteen SUNDAY school mis-
sionaries aye ut work. bu, ;iI.s. ara
TAT 100 rev: one at least is needed il,
each or the ciShty-iive presbvtcrios
WE'VE millions OF young people in The
south are outside the Sunday school
hoSl or them because nf the lack OF
organizing leaders like these. Tho
cry Is more and NOR. iusIs,.nt 70,
""EkcrS TO pu; thcni In tho nold we
must have funds. The assembly asked
mat $4,000 be raised The present ycar
-hHihf With this month Of March. lie,
EoHr oiIerins cor this Fundamental
work SHOW YOUR large interest in II {,
StatlStics show that in the pas, The
oHeiiHsS '"f the cause Of Sabbath
schooi extension never have rnacbad
me minimum fixed by the assembly. and
'he executive committee is urcinp
earnestly that the amount asked -,
M church for this cause for 1910 br
laiScn In full during tho urnecn,
month '''