Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-01
THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS.

The state Association to be Held in Co
Iumbus Next MOnth-Address of the
President.
The Georgia State Sunday School Asso-
citation will hold its eleventh annual ses-
sion at Columbus, Ga, Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday, April sd, oath and 25th,
1884.
The following is the address Of Presi-
dent r. B. RepPard, OF this city:
The constitution Of the association says:
s'The association shall be composed OF one
delegate for every three hundred men,
bers Of Sunday schools composing the
county ASSOCIATION, and in counties where
no association exists two delegates for
every representative to which the county
is entitled in the General Assembly OF the
State"
In counties where no association exists
the delegates will be appointed by the
Superintendent and Secretary Of the
district in which the counties are To-
Gated and il is earnestly desired that in
all cases the limit Of representation be
strictly adhered to; and only those ac-
lively engaged in the sunday school work
be sent as representatives. The officers
Of the association, including all the dis
trict superintendents and secretaries, as
far as practicable, will be expected to at
tend as members Of the convention.
We take this occasion to cordially IN
vite the Sunday school workers Of the
State Of Georgia to interest themselves in
the Georgia State Sunday School AssOcia-
ton, in the organization Of county and
district associations, for the purpose OF
| bringing together as often as practicable
! the several denominations, tnat we may
! from each other obtain new ideas and
methods for conducting successfully this
great department Of work in our respect
! i've 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
denomination. Our object is ''tO promote
the prosperity and efficiency Of the
Sunday schools Of Georgia." by fire.
quent visitation and interchange Of
thought, and expression Of experiences in
the work. by Offering to each other pure
sympathy and encouragement in our la
bOrs, by publicly me ting with each other
upon a common platform whose tounda-
| ton and entire structure IS Christian
unity and Christian pleasure, and we are
confident that those who have usually at
| tended the county, State and international
Sunday school conventions have generally
| returned to their own schools greatly
| prOfted and more eager for this important
work in their respective churches.
The programme Wnlcn IS Deln8 prepdF-
| ed will embrace representative men from
| the various denominations Of Christians
/ from all sections of the state of Georgia,
| from the mountains TO the seabOard. Ar
| rangements will be made with the various
railroads to carry delegates at reduced
/ rates.
We address this circular to you earn
estly desiring to have your influence in
| securing representatives from your cOun-
| ty from the several churches, to attend
/ the convention at Columbus, and if there
! is no association in your county to use the
| earliest and best means towards organ
! iZing one, and we are sure that such a
work will bring to you and your assOci-
I ates great spiritual pleasure and profit.
Please communicate at once with the
! Superintendent or Secretary of your Sun
day school district, whose address you
&ill find on the other side of this circular.
1t is important that ne should know the
names Of all the delegates, that COM
plete list may be sent as early as practi-
cable to Mr.. w. r. Bedell, Chairman Of
the Reception Committee, Columbus, Ga. !;
and also to the State Secretary, at At
lanta, Ga, that cards may be sent to del
egates, naming the place where they will
be entertained in Columbus. Our friends
| of the press throughout Georgia have IN
variably aided ingving notice of these
annual meetings Of the association.