The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-23
TO SECURE A FIELD OFFICER.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS TO STIR III EN-
THUsIAsM THROUGHOUT TIRE
STATE.


dresses Heard-An Enthusiastic
Mass Meeting Last Nfght-ReSoIu-
lions of Thanks Adopted-Thc Com
ventfon Adiourns 10 Tybcc To-day.
The Georgia State Sunday School AS
ISOLATION wound up the important bust
ness Of its convention yesterday morning
al Wesley Monumental church. and at
the adjournment left it to the executive
. committee 10 decide where the next meet
ing OF the convention shall be held.
After due consideration it was decided
that the business Of the afternoon session
might as wei be transacted in the morn
ing. and as this was done. no afternoon
session was held. The convention was
called 10 order at $50 O'Clock by Presi-
dent Asa c. Gambler and opened with
4 devotional exercise Of Bible reading and
song led by Mr.. v. L. stanton Of Way
cross. This was followed by a conference
( Of the county officers. led by Mr. D. b.
+ Sweat of Waycross at which the business
of the Sunday schools was discussed.
Several bright and interesting addresses
4 followed this conference Mr.. William
I Shaw, one Of the most prominent workers
among Sunday schools In Georgia and
4 Florida, gave a very interesting and in
/ structive talk on the methods of gain
/ ing the attention of Sunday school schol-
/ airs in the class
very bright and entertaining talk was
I that by Miss Lule r. pitts of Calhoun,
4 whose subject was Little Foxes That
4 Spoil the Vines" She expressed her
/ thoughts in the best of English, and gave
/ a quick turn to her comment on this
I "a no
ence and interested every one who heard
4 her. Her little foxes We're ambition, skep-
I tcism, cynicism, or selfishness, loquacity
I and discomfort.
I Her address was followed by a very
4 bright humorous, and pathetic talk on the
4 odd Time Sunday School" by Mr.. James
( NJ Freeman Of Waycross, who described
the old time Sunday school as he had seen
/ II and attended it, He told Of the interest
/ that was taken in Sunday schools at the
/ time of which he spoke. Mr. Freeman
| spoke also against the liquor traffic advo-
] eating work for the cause of prohibition.
one Of the most important features of
/ the session was the report of Chairman r.
/ j. Quinn of the committee to which was
| referred the report Of President Asa G.
| Gambler, with regard to the Importance
/ OF more energy and enthusiasm in the
! sunday school work in the state. The re-
| port is as follows:
Grafton the reports of the president and
| chairman of the executive committee, beg
leave to submit the following report:
After careful consideration we would
/ indorse and recommend, first, that the life
\ and continued prosperity of our State
| Sunday School Association depends al
most wholly on the carrying out of the
| suggestions of the president regarding
the appointment of field and Office sec
rotary.
| Second-To do this will require the ex-
penditure by the association of $500 to
/ $1,000 per annum. This will include sala-
ry, travelling and Office expenses of the
| secretary
| Third-To raise this amount we would
/ suggest the following plan: That each
| of the following counties be requested to
| contribute to the support of the State sun
1 day School Association the following
! amounts: Fulton Chatham, Richmond
Bibb and Muscogee, 500 each; Floyd,
Clarke, Sumter. Cobb and Thomas, ,S25
| each; Glynn, DeKalb Hall, Troup, Deca-
| tur, Coweta, Newton, Houston, Whitfield
and Spalding SIS EACH and each of the
! other lis counties So
We would also suggest that if this pro-
posed plan should be adopted that the
| president and executive committee pro-
| coed to select a suitable person as field
| secretary and organizer, at such salary
| and upon such terms as they deem proper,
| and that this work be commenced at once.
"Fourth-We believe further that if this
| association is to receive the support and
| hearty cooperation of the entire Sunday
| schools of the state, it must have a def
| mite plan of action, that will at once
stamp 1t as an institution of real value to
the Sunday school cause, and along this
line we would respectfully but urgently
recommend that in addition to organizing
the counties and bringing them into closer
| touch with inn
as another great aim of equal Importance
the normal institute training of Sunday
school teachers; and further that this as
ISOLATION adopt course of study for Sun
day school teachers and from year to year
hold examinations and confer diplomas on
those who have successfully completed
the course
'Fifth-lf the foregoing suggestions be
adopted we recommend the field organizer
be chosen with special reference to his
ability to put in operation normal Sunday
school methods.
The report was submitted by the com
mittee composed of Messrs. r. J. Quinn.
chairman. William Shaw and Ivey Davis.
The discussion that followed was an
favorable to the adoption of the reDorr.
The discussion was taken part in by
Messrs. William Shaw, c. l.. Eaddv. Alex
w. Bealer and President Asa G. Gambler.
who made short talks recommending thar
1t be adopted, and that action be taken
in accordance with its recommendations.
After the discussion it was amended bv
the insertion of the provision that the
annual convention of the association is
not to take place until after the county
Sunday school meetings, and in this shane
was unanimously adopted by the conven-
ton.
After some discussion it was decided
that all the counties should be asked to
| pledge themselves to raise the amounts
assessed against them in the report. The
names of all the counties in the state
were called by MIR. r. B. Reppard chair
man of the executive committee. All the
counties which were represented at the
meeting pledged their Sunday schools to
subscribe the amounts named to the fund
for the purpose of creating the office of
field secretary, and working up more in
terest throughout the state. Some of the
representatives of counties said they could
| not pledge that their counties would sinh
scribe such amounts, but if it was not
done by the Sunday schools they said
they would pay it themselves. In other
cases representatives of counties which
were neghboring to other counties agreed
/ 10 pledge such counties for the amounts
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