The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-19
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK.
The State Association Opens It's 5es-
sion at Marietta.

sion at Marietta.
| MARIETTA, Ga, May 1s.-Each train
brought scores of delegates to the state
Sunday school association. By 10 o'clock
the spacious Presbyterian church was COM
fortably filed. Devotional exercises were
conducted by Rev. NJ. A. Matthews.
| Promptly at the appointed hour the presi-
dent called the convention to order. NJ.
! Sessions delivered a humorous and hearty
Christian welcome 10 Marietta, the "Gem
City Of the Mountains" Responses were
made by President Wheatly and R. B. Rep
pard.
Committees we're appointed and the re-
ports of the officers were received. These
reports were full of spirit and show graft
flying advances in the noble work. This
convention sees the need Of man IN the
field and will take steps to put man there
at this session.
The visitors were introduced to Rev. W.
Shaw who made a happy speech.
The music is being lead by that skilled
professor, A. J. Showalter.
The reports Of the committees were unani-
mously adopted.
Ga call Of the districts good reports
were received from their superlntendents.
An able address was delivered by j. H.
Yum of Seoul, Corea.
Hon. William Reynolds of Illinois was
anu Ln6Uo q speech. Elby-
nolds is one of the most powerful Sunday
school workers IN the United States. His
lesson on the blackboard was instructive.
The reception rendered the delegates at
Mrs. Dunwodys by the citizens of Marietta
was a success.
PRESIDENT REPPARD's REPORT
President R. B. Reppard's annual report
shows the statistics of Sunday school work
in the state during the past year as follows:
Total number Of white schools in the
state. .....-.. ...-.--.......... ..... Uf
Ofl1cers ana teachers OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1896
Total officers teachers and scholars. 1872 1871
Number of colored schools. E. 2,4S5
Ofics RS and teachers. ...,....,........... 1914
Total officers, teachers and scholars -. 127, lie
Grand total of white and colored schools 6792
Ofhcers aud teachers 55,7o2
Scholars ............ 302 $40
Officers, teachers and scholars .359, 1871
The president recommends appointment
of the following superintendent and score
taries in various districts of the state:
First District-B. w. Sanford of Everetts
Station for superintendent and s. B. Brown,
Jr., of Fort Valley for secretary.
Second District-W. B. Stubs of Savan-
nah for superintendent and H. S. Wingard of
Guyton for secretary.
Third District-Byron Wight of Cairo for
superintendent and q. W. Averett of Quit
man for secretary.
Fourth DISTRICT. J. Williams of Ty Ty
for superintendent aud q. Tom West of
Albany for secretary.
Sixth District-W. II, Gaines of Ogle-
thorpe for secretary and j. J. Murphy Of
Marshallville for sup erintendent.
Seventh District-Lee Jones OF Cordele
for secretary and j. T. Waterman of
Hawkinsyille for superintendent, with
accommodation that the state organizer
visit this district.
Eleventh District-W. R. Bedell for Sec
rotary and A. V. Boatrite for superin-
tendent. They both reside In Columbus
Fifteenth District-T. J. Barrett Of Lipsey
Store, Pike county, for superintendent and
j. A. Nash OF Imam for secretary.
Sixteenth Distrlct-Capt. Robert B. Smith
of Union Point for superintendent, leaving
the secretaryship for him to fill.
Seventeenth District-H. L. Graves of
Winton for superintendent and w. NJ. NAL
lett OF jackson for secretary.
Eighteenth District-Rev. d. G. Oliver
of Athens, superintendent, leaving the APP
pointment of secretaryship for Mr.. Oliver.
Nineteenth Distriot-Dr. William King of
Atlanta for superintendent and Thomas j.
Day OF Atlanta as secretary.
Twenty-first District-B F. Perry of
Canton for superintendent and Walter l..
Sessions Of Marietta for secretary.
Twenty-fourth District-Rev. A. B.
Pope Of Dahlonega for superintendent, leav-
Ing the appointmentof secretary to Mr..
Pope.
twenty-ffth District-R. T. Bond of
Woodlawn for superintendent, leaving the
secretary ship to be filed by him.
Twenty-sixth District-M. L. Troutman,
Jr., of Rome for superintendent, leaving the
appointment Of secretary to Mr.. Troutman,
as Mr.. lilly the present secretary declines
to be reelected.
Twenty-ninth District-Julius King of
Oakwel for superintendent aud W. E.
Dimmock Of Darien for secretary.
In many districts there is no organizati ion
and in a number present boards are rec om-
meaded for reappointrneut