Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-20
TaE SUNDAY SCHOOLS

Meeting of the State A.sociatiop on
Wednesday-The selevates from Chat
ham County,
me state Sunday School Association
Will meet in Columbus on Wednesday.
the 23d, and vsin continue IN session three
days. 1t IS expected that between 800
and 600 delegates viii be in attendance.
President Reppard says that it will be the
largest representative body that has prob
ably ever assembled in that city. The &C.
lumbus EnguireT.Sun saws: The impor-
lance of the occasion is fully appreciated
by the citizens Of Columbus. and for
several weeks past they have been busy
making preparation for the entertainment
Of the visitors in manner worthy of the
characteristic hospitality Of her people,
Chatham county will be strongly repre-
scented. a. this is the home of the indie
fatigable President. Mr.. Z. b. Reppard.
and he has exerted himselftO the utmost in
securing a large representation. Besides
the delegates elected from the various
Sunday schools of the county. thirty in
mates of the Female Orphan Asylum viii
attend, in charge Of Mr.. Reppard. and will
leave Savannah tomorrow night. The
delegates will leave on Tuesday or Tues
day night. They are as follows:
Miss Lille Greenlaw. Miss Ella Manner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. StOddard,
Miss Nellie Puder. Mr.. y. Ash Pearson.
Mr.. Jno. NJ. and Miss Mary Harden.
Miss Ms Kate Thomas, Mrs. NJ. A. Z. kirksey,
= II. strong, Mrs. Sarah +. Carson,
Miss Annie Silva. Mrs. Wilbur
Mr.. j c. Puder, Miss L. L. Rain.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Rabun,
Mr.. and Mrs. +. L. Harden,
{. D; Rogers, Mrs. NJ. J. McIashan,
jas. Roach, Miss Gertrude Saussy,
Walter X. Wilkerson. Miss Hattie L. Pead.
The convention viii convene on Wednes-
day morning at the Presbyterian Church
IN Columbus. and VIII be opened by de-
yotional exercises led By Rev. Joseph w.
Key, ID. D., of Columbus. An address of
welcome will be delivered by Hon.
Grigsby Thomas, Jr., Of Columbus. which
Will be responded to by Messrs. r. b. Rep
pard. of Savannah. and J. W. Wallace. of
Augusta. The appointment Of committees
and the reports OF the Executive Commit
tee, the Secretary and Treasurer, and Of
special committees, viii consume the
morning session. In the afternoon the
children from the Female Orphans Home
VIII entertain the convention with singing
and other exercises, conducted by r. B.
Reppard, after which the usual routine
business will be transacted. At the night
session there will be a service of song.
Thursday mornings session will be
NOAohl1Cu ~ luC AEdNtlAl- u III &C papers
on interesting topics by competent per-
sons, and discussion. The orphan child
rem Will again contribute to the exercises
in the afternoon.
Friday mornings session will be opened
with devotional service participated in
by the orphan children, and after several
speeches the convention will elect officers
appoint standing committees, fix the
place of holding the next convention.
listen to the closing remarks by the Presi-
dent and President-elect, and after sing
ing the dOXOlogy and the benediction is
pronounced, VIII adjourn. In the after
noon of Friday there will be a grand chill
dren's jubilee. which will consist of
procession, with banners and music and
short addresses.
On Friday night the WOmen's Christian
Temperance Union will hold mass meet
Ing, which will be addressed by Mrs.
Chaplin. of Charleston, and members of the
Sunday School Convention.