The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-04-21

BY half past seven O'Clock at
night the auditorium of the First
Baptist church was well filled with t,
large and enthusiastic congregation
The Convention was called to or
der by Vice president It. S. Street,
who, after short preliminary talk
introduced Rev. j. A. Frost, of Nash
vile, who made an interesting ad-
dress on "The Sunday School depart
ment Of the Soathern Baptist Con
vention."
He briefly reviewed the origin and
progress of this work, how that it
was first organized about twe,, y
five years ago but its progress Nas
slow and it finally died. The pres:
ent system was inaugurated about
six years since, the prime object was
the education of the children on mis-
sionary subjects. This organization
vas effected at the annual Southern
Baptist Convention held at Birming-
ham, Ala, in May 1891 and is part
and parcel with every other branch
of the Ba, tist cause.
This address was well delivered and
held the congregation for more than
an hour with the closest attention.
Rev. F. NJ. Ellis, D. D., of Balti-
more, then addressed the convention
on the Centennial of Missions
He gave briefly the origin of this
centennial, the one hundredth ami
versary of the coming of William
Cary, the founder of the missionary
movement in it's present form, to
active missionary work about 1892.
He reviewed the history of the cause
going back more than 900 years
before Martin Luther and tracing it's
progress through the successive ages
on the present time.
| This was one of the most eloquent
and forcible discourses that has yet
been delivered during the conven-
ton. The speakers audience followed
| him in every stage of the address
| with intense interest.
| SATURDAY. SESSION.
President Rominger called.the con-
vention, to order Saturday morning
| promptly at 10 O'Clock.
The religious exercises were con
Quoted by Rev. DR.. Wingate. of
Greensboro. The convection then
went into an elaborate discussion of
the action of the railroads in regard
to the giving of reduced rates to re-
ligious gatherings. The assertion
was made that better rates could 'ae
secured to circus than to a relig-
| ious convention.
Some of the delegates were unable
to get even the small llreduction prom
ised. A resolution was past request
ing the secretary to address Il letter
of inquiry to Col W. A. Turk and
if not needed to appeal directly to
the Railroad Commission for the
relieving of this injustice.
| Prof w. l.. Poteat then addressed
the convention on Sunday School
| uipments-Rooms, Bibles, Song
books, Maps, Literature and the Sup
ply Store" He referred to the vast
| improvement in the methods of secu
lar instruction in modern schools,
speaking in high terms Of the system
of work in Winston's public schools
and urged the Importance of similar
| prOgressiveness in the Sunday School
work. He gave some ways by which
this advancement might be facilitat-
| ed and some object lessons on the
arrangement of Sunday school rooms
using as Illustrations diagrams of
the class arrangements of \. B.
Broughton's school at the Taberna-
| Gle church, Raleigh
He then urged the Importance both
ofteacherand pupil having a clear idea
of the country and section in which
the scene of the lessons are laid. and
recommended the use of maps and
charts, and emphasized the impor-
tance of the use of ell-selected liter
nature. He closed by recommending
the esta ablishment Of a teachers nor
NAL in each Sunday School to be
conducted either by the superintend-
ant or pastor.
Rev. L. g. Broughton moved that
the chair appoint standing COM
mittee of five on Sunday School
library examination. The motion
prevailed Rev. o. L. Stringfeld
spoke on County Sunday Schools,
their Importance and how to sustain
them.
The committee on time and place
for holding the next convention re-
ported that the convention would
meet with the Baptist church at
Charlotte on Tuesday before the first
Sunday in April 1898.
A committee composed of Revs. H.
A. Brown, L. G. Broughton, C. Dur
ham, N. B. Broughton and VII. Po-
teat was appointed to nominate Il
Sunday School Board having a sal
AIRED secretary with headquarters in
Winston. To this Board shall be
committed the interests of the Bap-
} tist Sunday Schools of the State.
The following will compose this
; Board:
81. A. Brown, L. g. Broughton, DR..
W. j. Conrad, d. Rich, W. T. Carter
A. j. Hunt, T. S. Sprinkle. ID. S. Reid
: R. \ Wommack, DR.. C. A. Rominger
: /. w. Durham, n. B. Broughton, W
A. Dodd, G. E. Brewer and W. A. AL
bright.