The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-13
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK.
A COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL AS
ISOLATION ORGANIZED.

/ The Mass Meeting of All Denomina-
lions Yesterday Afternoon at Yves
ley Monumental Church-An Added
Impetus to Sunday School Work in
! the Stste-A Big Mass Meeting of
! Christians for the Furtherance of
the Cause to Be Held Shortly.
A mass meeting of delegates from all the
Sunday schools in the city was held yester-
day afternoon in the Sunday school room
of the Wesley Monumental church, the de-
sign Of which was to give an added impetus
to Sunday school work in Chatham county
by cooperation and organization.
Mr.. F. T. Lockhart OF Augusta, state or
ganizer % the Georgia Sunday School Asso-
citation, came to Savannah for the purpose
Of permanently organizing the Chatham
county association which he effected at
yesterdays meeting.
The mass meeting was well attended,
numbers of delegates being present from
each Of the Sunday schools IN the city. All
were unit for organization and co-opera-
tiOn in the work
As was announced by Mr.. Lockhart the
association is neither to be UNCONVENTIONAL
nor non-denominational, but is to be com
posed Of all denominations, with the object
Of enlarging the field of Sunday school
work in the county, extending its infu-
once, and adding 10 1t new life and energy.
TO ENLARGE THE FIELD OF LABOR.
The mass meeting was called to order by
Chairman w. B. Stubs just after the
" esley Monumental Sunday school had
been dismissed. Mr.. Stubs has been ap-
pointed by the state Sunday school conven-
ton district superintendent If the Second
district which is composed of the counties Of
Bryan, Bulloch, Chatham, Etfinghan and
Scriven.
In stating it's object Chairman Stubs
said that the mass meeting had been called
for the purpose of organizing the Sunday
school workers in Chatham county as far as
possible. There is strength in union, be said,
and working in harmony all the denomi-
nations con accomplish more than if there
was no co anection in organization between
them. The objects of the association were
to lay plans for and make an organized
effort To further the Sunday school work in
Chatham county.
THE ORGANIZERS TALK.
Chairman Stubs then introduced Mr.. F.
I. Lockhart, who, he said, had come to Sa-
vannah for the purpose of organizing the
association. Mr.. Lockhart spoke II the
work that had been done in this direction
| throughout the state. County associa-
tions have been organized in uinety-seven
Counties" said he, land within short time
we intend that they shall be organized in
every county In the state. We want to get
the Sunday school workers of the state to
work, and bring the facts of the work be-
fore all the people Of all denominations in
Georgia. There are thousands of children
in the state to-day who do not come under
| the influence of Sunday school WORK, be-
| cause in many instances they do not have
the opportunity, What we want to do ls
to extend the work so as to give them the
opportunity and bring them in. To do this
| work we must organize these cooperative
associations in the counties"
Mr.. Il. B. Reppard moved that county
association be organized in Chatham county.
aud the motion was unanimously adopted.
THE ASSOCIATIONS OFFICERS.
A committee was appointed to nominate
a president and secretary for the associa-
| tion and reported the names of Mr. James T.
| Wells. superintendent of the Duffy Street
| Baptist Sunday school, for president, and
Mr.. Davis @. Cason of Wesley Monumental
| Sunday school for secretary and treasurer
| Both gentlemen were unanimously elected
to the respective offices CT the association.
! The president aud secretary were given
authority to appoint an executive commit
| tee consisting of representatives from all
the Sunday schools in the city aud this COM
mittee together with the above named off,
| GERS are to have power to call meetings and
make arrangements in regard to the work
of the association.
A BIG MASS MEETING LATER.
Before adjournment motion was adopted
requesting the executive committee, after
it had been appointed, to arrange for a
grand mass meeting Of all the Sunday
schools Of the county at an early date.
| he county association will hold regular
| quarterly meetings at the different Sunday
schools, and mass meeting annually.
After the executive committee has orr
ganized and adopted the regular bylaws
and constitution the association will be put
in regular operation and commence its good
worA throughout the county. This is a
good work, and besides giving inspiration
to Sunday school work it will no doubt re-
ceive the hearty cooperation Of all the
Christian people in the county.
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