Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-05
A SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY.
over $500 Workers in Line After the
Augusta Convention.

/ Augusta Convention.
/ AUGUSTA, GA, May 4.-Although this
was the last day of the Sunday school
/ Convention there was little if any falling
/ of in the attendance. f. Payson Porter.
/ OF Philadelphia, addressed the convention
/ at some length, giving a number of Sun
4 day school statistics. An amendment TO
I the constitution, adding to the list of Off
/ GERS superintendent and secretary for
/ each of the twenty-six districts was
! adopted. A letter was read from La
/ Grange announcing the triumph of pro-
hlbltlon at that place. The announce
ment was received with applause. An
address on The next step forward" was
/ delivered by j. c. Courtney, of Atlanta.
Inc following officers were unanimously
elected by acclamation:
President-R. b. Reppard, of Savannah.
Vice President-Grigsby L. Thomas.
/ Jr., OF Columbus.
/ Secretary and Treasurer-J. c. Court
ney, Of Atlanta.
Chorister-Professor Bartlett, of Column
/ bus.
Executive Committee-Fred T. Lock-
I art, OF Augusta; Thomas Moore, of Boil
/ ton; John X. West, of Macon; j. &. Kim
( ball, of Atlanta; j. 7. PendletOn. of At
lanta; ID. J.. Beatty, of Atlanta; j. L..
sweat, OF bonneville; W. +. Jones. of
Duluth and W. A. Thomas, of Athens.
and also the three first officers.
Following are the district officers
Waycross Sunday School Association
PRESIDENT, l.. j. Benton, Of Homeryile;
wee President, j. +. Shepard, of Homer
vile; Secretary, j. L. Sweat, of Homer
vile.
Second District-JOhn b. Stoddard. of
savannah, superintendent; A. E. Bird, of
GuytOn, Secretary.
Third District-,J. B. Twitty, of. Camilla,
superintendent; j. {. Turner, of Camilla.
Secretary.
Fourth District-J. 5. Davis. Of Albany.
superintendent; I. q. West, OF Albany,
Secretary.
Fifth District-W. d. KiddOO, of Cuth-
bert, Superintendent; j. w. Stamford, Of
Cuthbert, Secretary.
Sixth District-C. II. Smith, of Ella
vile, Superintendent; NJ. speer, of
Americus, Secretary.
Seventh District-W. 5. Harrard, Su-
perintendent.
Eighth Dstrict-Mr. Eastman. of East
man, superintendent; Rev. Geo. c. Thomas.
of Eastman, Secretary.
Nlhtn DISTRICT. X. Pringle, of Sam
derSVllle, uperintendent: A. j. DAILY. of
Wrightsville, Secretary.
Tenth District-M. G. Fulton, of Thom-
son. superintendent; j. W. Wallace, of
Augusta, Secretary.
Eleventh District. A. Fraser of CO.
lumDus, superintendent; j. A. Kervin, of
Columbus, Secretary.
twelfth District-R. d. Clancy, of
Macon, superintendent; Rev. II. p.
Crumpler, of Macon, Secretary.
Thirteenth District. G. Aubery, of
Cuilyerton, Superintendent; NJ. j. Cofer,
of EatOntOn, Secretary.
Fourteenth District-A. =. Jones, of
LaGrange, superintendent; W. Il. Revel,
OF GreenVllie, Secretary.
sixteenth District-M. l.. Baten, of
Grlilln, superintendent; NJ B. Drewev. of
Griffin, Secretary.
Sixteenth District-R. b. Smith, of
Washington, Superintendent; j. f. Childs,
of Madison, Secretary.
seventeenth District-D. +. Livingston,
OF COVlngtOn, Superintendent; j. :. Stew
art, of Oxford, Secretary.
Eighteenth District-ClintOn McMahan,
OF Crawford, superintendent; w. A. Jes-
ter, of Athens. Secretary.
Nineteenth District-M. A. Gambler. of
Decatur, superintendent; JnO, w. Green.
Of Atlanta, Secretary.
Twentieth District-Thos. w. Dim
mock, OF Carrollton, Superintendent; w.
Il. Field, of Dallas, Secretary.
Twenty-tirst District-W. r.. Power. of
Marietta, superintendent; G. A. Gupton,
of Marietta, Secretary.
Twenty-second DISTRICT. b. Estes, of
Gainesville, superintendent; r. f.
Mitchell, of LawTenceville, Secretary.
Twenty-third District-Geo. L. Almand,
of ElbertOn, Superintendent; j. Ii. Craft,
Of Hartville, Secretary.
Twenty-fOurth District-J. H. Nichols,
Of Nacoochee, superintendent; Geo. X
Quillian. of Messy Creek, Secretary.
Twenty-tifth District.-C.D. McCutchen,
of Dalton, superintendent; +. r. Jones,
Secretary.
Twenty-siXth District.-J. p. Austin, of
Plainville, superintendent; Hamilton
Iancey of Rome, Secretary.
The convention then adjourned sine die.
The largest procession ever seen in
Augusta marched through the streets
this afternoon. The occasion was the
Sunday school jubilee. There were fully
$500 Sunday school workers in line, and
the audience at the service numbered at
least 1000.