The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-01
COUNTY sCNDAY.scHooLs.
The First Annual Convention OF tho
Shelby County Association.

COUNTY
The First Annual Convention OF tho
Shelby County Association.
Tho first annual convention OF the
Shelby County sunday-School association
was held at Colierville ON Friday last in
the Christian church, forty 10 fifty dele
gates, aside from Collioryille, being pres
ent. Among these were tho Revs. War
ncr Moore, of the First Methodist church,
aud J. H. Snow, Of the Rowan Memorial
church, aud supis. Pepper, Hughes,
Thompson, Wilcox. Coulter and Estes, all
OF this city.
The meeting opened with devotional
exercises, after which j. X. Pepper, vice.
president Of tho West Tennessee Sunday
School association, gave stirring address
In explanation OF tho objects and aims If
the county association. j. l.. Prutzman
was chosen temporary secretary; a consli-
tuition similar 10 that In uso In most OF the
associations In the country was adopted;
J. II. Thompson, u. A. Long and ID. w.
| Hughes appointed committee on pcrma-
nent officers, aud Mrs. Angus Campbell,
Mrs. =. v. Stewart and w. ID. i4aumastor
u committee on question drawer"
The regular program Of the convention
was then taken up, aud ID. w. Hughes, OF
Memphis, made tho opening address on
'IIow 10 reach the 80 per cent. not now
In our schools In both city and country"
This was followed by n very animated dis
cuzsion, the general conclusions being that
the power OF the schools must bc rein
forced by the greater attendance Of grown
people, sympathy with outsiders, cult
waited by gulng after them aud showing In
tcrcst In them, the schools mnda constantly
interesting, those who dropped out 10 be
followed and reclaimed, and the whole
wo,k Of the school filled with earnostnes.
After dinned devotional exercises were
again held. and the Rev. II. X. Evans, Of
Germantown, opened on tho subject OF
"a Deeper Conviction and Conservation
on the Part Of Workers." In his talk, and
In the eager discussion that followed, II
was felt that In large part AN answer had
been found 10 the question Of the morn
| ing The 30 per cent. out OF The schools
can bc best brought In by deeper con-
yiction ON the part II teachers OF the i'm.
pOttnncc Of the work, and n more thor
ough conservation TO that work.
The next topic, "Our Text Boak, aud
How TO Use IT," was opened by NJ. VI.
lcakc, Of Arlington, and the address and
discussion brought Ia light many methods
OF study that lad been used with profit,
and emphasized the incompatible value Of
the Bible itscll rs conirlsted with other
helps.
Following this camc the address Of Mr..
X. ". - Mess, Of Collieryillc, ON ''how TO
get parents moro interested in the work, T"
followed by helpful discussion.
Tho committee on nominations reported
ns follows, their report being adopted:
Prcsidcnt-J. X Pepper, Memphis.
Srcrctary-Mn Angus Campbell, Mem.
phiS
Assistant Secretary Mira J. W. Young,
SpHngdalc.
Treasurer s. G. Tool. Memphis.
Executive Committee President, Sec.
rotary, aud Il. T. Wilcox, Memphis; DR..
Waddy, Collicnyille, and q. W. Gates.
bartlett.
Vice. Presidents following, each
ioi the civil district In which lac resides I:
H. Smith, w. A. Tucker, w. NJ. Coleman,
NJ T.. llcnning, y. w. Sheriff., DR..
Fletcher Taylor, DIR. Washington, DR..
J. L. Bone, Granville Allen. X. y. q.
Moss, A. q. Kimbro, John Malone. Ford
fmnw, Louis stark, II. 4. kropp, +.
Hyatt, Dr. H. II. Ramsey, and j. w.
Young.
Kcr,lllc was chosen a. the place for the
next annual meeting. subject 10 tie call ol
the executive committee, hut probably In
May. The afternoon session then closed
with n portion Of the questions In the
question drawer, which created the liyoli'
eat interest
In tho evening after devotional oxer,
ciscs, judge l.. II. Estes, Of Memphis
spoke wisely aud forcibly ON "rhe PaH,o
raj Work of tho Teachers" and Mr. Ice
Coulter, also Of Memphis, on "rhc Rcla.
ton Of the rasiorto the School" Follow
ing these were tho remainder Of the ques
tons In tho drawer Resolutions cx
prcssiyc Of the feelings Of the dele
gates toward tho people Of Collicrvillc
who WED with each other in their cordial
hospitality. and thcn final adjournment
The sessions wero Well attended through
out, the singing wns hearty and excellent
. the spirit tender. earnest and iraternal
the addresses and discussions wise ant
helpful. and separation came all too sooT
. 10 ,hc delighted attendants II good be
! ginning angur well, tho convention vii
be followed by great impetus In the sun
day school work.