Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-12

Annual Meeting OF the Georgia Associa-
ton at Augusta.

Mr.. r. b. Reppard, President of the
Georgia state Sunday School Association,
has issued the following announcement OF
the annual session Of the association:
THE tenth annual session of the Georgia
State Sunday School Association win be
held at Augusta, Ga, Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday, I'd, Sd and 4th Of May,
1888. The constitution of the association
saws: The association shall be composed
Of one delegate for every three hundred
members of Sunday schools composing
the County Association, and in counties
where no association exists, two delegates
for every Representative to which the coun-
" is entitled in the General Assembly Of
the State In counties where no associa-
ton exists. the delegates will be appoint
ed by the Vice President of the State As
ISOLATION for that Congressional district.
We take this occasion to cordially invite
the Sunday School workers of the State
Of Georgia to interest themselves in the
Georgia State Sunday School Association,
in the organization Of County and District
Associations, for the purpose of bringing
together as often as practicable the sew
eral denominations, that we may from
each other obtain new ideas and methods
for conducting successfully this great
department of work in our respective
churches. We know that each church
takes care of its own affairs, and we
have no intention TO interfere in the
least with the schools of any denOmina.
ton. Our object is ito promote the pros
perity and efficiency Ofthe Sunday schools
of Georgia. by frequent visitation and
interchange Of thought, and expression
of experiences in the work, by offering to
each other pure sympathy and encourage
ment in our lab0rs, by publicly meeting
with each other upon common platform
whose foundation and entire structure is
Christian unity and Christian pleasure,
and we are confident that those who have
usually attended the county, State and
international Sunday school conventions
have generally returned 10 their own
schools greatly prOfted and more eager
for this important work in their respec-
tive churches.
''fhe programme which is being prepared
will embrace representative men from the
various denominations Of Christians from
all sections of the State of Georgia, from
the mountains to the seabOard. Arrange
ments will be made with the various rail-
roads TO carry delegates at reduced rates.
Preparations are in active progress at
Augusta to entertain the delegates with
that genial hospitality for which the peo-
pie of that good city are noted, and, alto
gether, the meeting promises to be one OF
the most interesting ever held by the
State Association.
1--WE address this circular to you earn
estly desiring to have your influence in
securing representatives from your
county from the several churches,
to attend the convention at
Augusta, and if there is no Association
in your county to use the earliest and
best means towards organizing one, and
we are sure that such work will bring
to you and your associates great spiritual
pleasure and profit.
sPlease communicate at once with the
Vice President or Secretary of your Con-
gressiOnal district, whose address you
will find at the head Of this circular. 1t is
important that he should know the names
of all the delegates, that complete list
may be sent as early as practicable to Mr..
j. L. Bowles, Chairman of Reception Com
mittee, Augusta, Ga, and also to the
State Secretary, at Atlanta, Ga, that
cards may be sent to delegates, naming
the place where they will be entertained
in Augusta