Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-26
COLUMBUS CONVENTION ENDED
Temperance to be Made a Part of the
Coming Years Mork

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COLUMBUS, April 25.-The State Sunday
School Association convened at 9 O'Clock
this morning, R. B. Reppard presiding.
The exercises were opened with a service
of song by the Savannah orphans. They
sang number Of beautiful songs. The
call Of counties was resumed and en-
cOuraging reports rendered. r. W.
Smith, of Dalton, delivered an address
'On the Sunday school as an agency for
the spread of the gospel The speech
contained many good points, apt illustra-
tons and sparkling wit. Mr.. Pringle
Chairman OF the Committee on Temper
ance, submitted the following report,
which was adopted.
WHEREAS, We believe that every Christian
visitor should be taught and encouraged in
the Sunday schools as well as in the churches {;
and
WHEREAS, We rejoice TO state that the
most convincing evidences are constantly
being brought TO our notice of the great good
lhal mas been accomplished within the past
few years to the cause of temperance and
reform by the WOman's Christian TEMPERANCE
Union and by other temperance organizations
anu othef agencies backed by the strong arm
of the law; therefore,
Resolred, That the Georgia state sunday
School Association pledges itself TO Join heart
and hand with any method that will assist in
driving from our beloved State the liquor
traffic, and thereby eradicating the untold
evils of lntemperance from our midst whether
Il be by local option, by direct act of the
legislature, by petition to the county au-
thorltles not to issue license, or by temperance
bined.
ResOiUed, That we recommend to the Sup
erintepdents Of all the Sunday schools
throughout the state 10 devote part of the
Sunday school hours. at least once quarter.
TO such exercises as NAV be Thought hest i'm
ID hOTf fs4r1fa f,f
sistinE in the great work of temperance and
reform.
Resolred, That we recommend the PeoDle's
4 dcocdte, a weekly paper published in the
city of Atlanta, in the interest of temperance
and prohibition, as well as other temperance
literature, to aid in this grand cause in sun
day schools and temperance organizations, as
well as in the family circle.
Next followed an address by Rev. Ell.
Benton on ''The True Work of County
Organizations, aud How to Do IT, He
made characteristic speech. fnll of wis
dom and sparkling with wit and many
suggestions as to the best methods of
work. When he completed his address.
one Of the delegates from Floyd stated
that Mr.. Benton was Just the man wanted
in North Georgia, and pledged him 500 to
visit and work up Floyd county. He ac-
cepted the proposition. Mr. Benton was
continued in the work of the organization
this year.
The officers elected fOT the ensuing year
are:
President-R. B. Reppard, of Savannah.
Itce RFestdent-G. i. Thomas, of Column
bus.
Secretary-J. c. Courtney, Of Atlanta.
ETecutiCe COD3aittee-F. 4. LOckhart OF Au-
gusta; j. G. kimball, J. G. Courtney. c. f.
farIhurst, j. L. PendletOn. and Thomas
Moore, of Atlanta; John r. West of Macon:
J. :. stewart, of oxford; G.. f. Thomas. Of
columbus; Hamilton ancy, of Rome: Il. B.
keppard, of Savannah, and L. j. Benton. of
WaresbOrO.
District officers were also elected.
Thanks were voted for numerous things.
among them the following:
ReSoiced. That our especial thanks are ten
dered to the ladies of the Orphans Home of
Columbus, and to the other ladies who have
done so much to make the stay of the Savan-
nan orphans pleasant in Columbus.
The next annual session will be held at
Rome. The convention adjourned sine
die at 1:3O O'Clock. This afternoon the
grandest Sunday school jubilee ever
known in Georgia was held by the assO-
citation. Five thousand people attended
it. President Reppard conducted it.
Nothing like it has ever been seen here
before. Tonight a grand temperance
rally took place. The large church was
crowded. Every visitor praises the hos
pitality of Columbus. The Savannah par
ty and all going south left here at mid
night on special train.