The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-07-05
Lawrence County Sunday School
Convention.


had assembled in the Court House, at
Monticello, by 10 o'clock A. NJ. Satur-
day, the 23rd day of June, 1888, a
very large and enthusiastic audience
of Sunday School workers and friends,
for the purpose of organizing COun-
ty Sunday School Convention. The
committee of arrangement having
made every preparation necessary for
comfort, the ladies having decorated
the Court House nicely with ever
greens, flowers, etc, everything seem
ed to bespeak a good time. After
singing, Miss Rosa Teunlsson was in
trOduced and delivered an address of
welcome on the part of the Sunday
School and citizens of the town, to
which ID. A. Scarborough responded
in behalf of the Sunday Schools of the
county.
The first part of the day was spent
IN devotional exercises, conducted by
C.. X. Dale, consisting of songs, pray
ers, recitatiOns, essays, and Il number
of interesting speeches. At ~ o'clock
the audience was dismissed for one
hour to partake of a bountiful and
well prepared dinner; spread upon 4
table of considerable length in the
court yard.
At one o'clock p. NJ, the Congrega
ton re-assembled in the house and af-
ter singing, went into the organisa
ton of the Convention. Bro. Evan
Hall, Vice President of this Sunday
School district, was requested to act
as temporary chairman, and w. J.
Armstrong was elected temporary
secretary. The chairman having ex-
planned the object of the meeting, de
clared the Convention in order to pro-
coed with the organization.
On motion, the following committees
were appointed, to-wit: w. F. Nc
Innis, Jno. II. Carlisle and b. S. Watts,
committee on organizations; j. NJ. Wy
lie and u. p. Jones, committee on ere
dentals. Committee on organization
submitted the following report, to-wit
For President, ID. \. Scarborough;
Vice-Pres. Beat !, NJ. ID. L. Crawford;
" " - 2, Jno. c. Culpepper;
- - 3, Jno. Ii. Carlisle;
" " 4, j. j. benson;
" " ), b. S. Watts;
Secretary, j. NJ. Wylie; Assistant See
rotary, Il. p. Jones; Treasurer, c. R.
Dale,
On motion, the report was received
and adopted, and said officers declar-
ed duly elected for the ensuing year.
On motion, ID. NJ. Lee, c. K. Dale
and Rev. Mr.. Sibley were appointed
as committee on constitution; Dir. e.
A. Teunisson, W. J. Armstrong and
Mrs. Mary l.. Cannon as committee on
program, and W. F. McInnis and A.
II. Dale as committee on resolutions.
On motion, d. A. Scarborough and
c. X. Dale were elected delegates to
the State Sunday School Convention.
Committee on constitution reported,
recommending the adoption of the
constitution offered by the State Sun
day School Convention.
On motion, the constitution was read
and adopted by the Convention.
Committee on credentials reported
the following Sunday Schools repre-
scented as follows, to-wit:
Monticello Union SchooD-W. F.
McInnis, ID. NJ. Lee, }. NJ. Wylie, Mrs.
w, F. McInnis, Mrs. c. II. Dale, Mrs.
Mary l.. Cannon and Miss Mamie
TeuniSson.
Antioch (BaptisD-E. l.. Lee, Jr.,
and Mrs. 4. l.. Lee.
Society Hill baptist -E. III. Viii
hanson and John Magcc.
Crooked Greek NBaptist-J. p. Cul-
pepper, j. +. Culpeppcr, j. +. Dale
and ID. A. Scarborough.
Midway (Baptist)-J. Nj. Stills, w. }.
Robinson and Mrs. NJ. A. Robinson.
Stonewall (BaptisD "A. II. Dale.
Silver Creek (Baptist)-W. j. Arm
strong, j. ID. Burkitt, f. Hanleir, Nor
gan Armstrong, Mrs. NJ. A. Griffith
and Miss Blanche Cameron.
Poplar Springs (Baptist)-A. h.
Ratliff, II. II. Tolar, II. ID. White and
f. l.. Bryne.
Pine Ridge (Baptist-W. NJ. Wal
Ter and b. S. Waller.
New Hope C5aptist)-Jasper A. Rus
sell.
Bethel (Baptist)-S. w. C. Maxwell,
Martha McGutfy, Mary Maxwell, w.
{. Maxwell, IT,, NJ. l.. Maxwell, u. p.
Jones and j. w. Wolf.
Pleasant Grove (Methodist)-O. F.
Wilson.
Tilton (Methodist) IN. l.. Sistrunk,
Polite Sistrunk and Pirseller Ballard.
Bethel (Methodist)-H. Nj. Smith
and r. w. Thompson.
Cooper's Greek (Methodist)-Jno.
w. Lambert and Francis Renfroe.
Mt. MOriah (MethOdist)-George
Smith.
Topisaw (Methodist)-Rev. Sibley
Committee on program made a par
tial report, as follows, tO-wit: That
Silver creek church be the place, and
Friday before the 4th Sunday in June,
1889, as the time for the next meeting
of their Convention.
On motion, the Secretary was or
dered to furnish the BROOKHAvEN
LEADER and Pearl River News with a
copy of the proceedings for publica-
ton.
On motion, the Convention adjourn.
ed to meet at Silver Creek church or
Friday before the 4th Sunday in June
1889.
II SCANDINAVIAN President