The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-19
SUNDAY SCHOOLS TO MEET.
THE 22D ANNUAL CONVENTION TO
BEGIN HERE TUESDAY MORNING.

There VIII BE over 200 Delegates of
the Georgia State Sunday-SchOOI
Association in Attendance-Mr.
WRnamaker Not Yet Heard From
DefniteIy-PrOf. AshmOre's Lecture
on the Stars-lInss Meeting of sun
day-SchOOIs Wednesday Night. and
an Excursion to Tybee Thursday.
The Sunday school workers OF Savan-
nah and all interested in church work are
looking forward with much pleasure to
the coming convention of the Sunday
schools Of the state, 10 be held at Wesley
Monumental church, beginning Tuesday
morning. at $50 O'Clock.
This viii be the 22nd annual conven-
ton Of the Georgia State Sunday School
Association and the meeting promises to
be most interesting one. There will
be about 20 delegates here from all parts
of the state as well as many visitors, who
will be brought here by the convention.
These will all be well entertained by the
Savannah church people, and a pleasant
entertainment for them, outside of the
regular programme of the convention, has
been arranged.
The convention will continue in ses-
sion three days. Tuesday. Wednesday and
Thursday. only two of which. however.
will be devoted to the work and serv-
ices to be held. All the evangelical
churches will be represented, including
the Lutheran Sunday schools outside OF
Savannah. An invitation has been ex-
tended to Mr.. John Wanamaker to be
present and make an address, but so
far no definite reply has been received
from him. He wrote in reply to the invi-
tation some time ago that he would be
glad to be present if he could do so at the
time, and would let the committee know
if such were the case. No positive reply
however, has yet been received, so It Is
not known whether or not he will be on
hand.
The programme for Tuesday will begin
at $3.50 O'Clock with a devotional led ny
Rev. J. Z. Wray of Macon, and the con-
vention will be called to order at 8 o'clock
when the business of the morning Will be
announced by the president. Mr.. John Nj
colson, Jr., Will deliver the address of wei O.
come from the Sunday schools of Savan-
nah. and Mr.. s. b. Adams will Welc oms
the delegates on the part of the citizens
OF savannah. The responses will be made
by President Asa G. Gambler and Secre-
tary A. W. Bealer of the association. The
reports of the officers will then be heard,
and addresses on interesting subjects w'll
be delivered by Rev. w. II. Scruggs of
Waycross, ana Kew. p. L. Stanton OF lgo.
After a little routine business the con-
Vention VIII adjourn until o'clock in the
afternoon when service of song will be
led by Mr.. John w. Wallace of Augusta.
accompanied by Mrs d. G. Heidi of Guy
ton. After the report of the committee on
credentials an address of interest will Re
made by Miss Lulie r. Pitts of Calhoun.
The night exercises will begin with a
service of song led by Mr.. Fred I. Lock-
hart of Augusta, followed by devotional
led by Mr.. w. S. Witham of Atlanta.
These services will be held at the Masonic
Temple at Whitaker and Liberty streets
after which a bright and interesting lee
ture entitled the Testimony of the Stars
will be delivered by Prof. Otis Ashmore.
Prof Ashmore will illustrate his lecture
by stereopticon views and it will no doubt
be one of the most interesting features of
the occasion. The admission to this lee
ture is by tickets, but tickets will be fur
nished free on application to the Sunday
school superintendent.
The services Wednesday morning will
| open with a service of song to be led by
| Mr.. John w Wallace of Augusta, followed
by devotional led by Rev. w. H. Scruggs
| of Waycross. The conference of the
| county officers will be led by Mr.. d. b.
| Sweat of Waycross and this will be fol-
| lowed by an address by Mr.. w. S. Witham
! of Atlanta. Addresses at this session Will
| also be delivered by Rev. j. r.. Wray of
| Macon and Mr.. James NJ. Freeman OF
J
| ternoon will be led by Mr.. c. c.. Buchanan
| of Waycross, and at this meeting the
| other business of the convention, in
| GLIDING the selection of place for the
| next meeting will be attended to.
| One of the most attractive features of
! the convention will be the mass meeting
| of the Sunday schools, to be held Wednes-
! day night at Wesley Monumental The
| Sunday school children of the city will
meet again this afternoon for the purpose
| of practicing the songs to be sung on that
| occasion. Short addresses will be deliv-
| cred by interesting speakers, which will
| be followed by adjournment.
| AS a closing feature the guests will be
| given a free excursion to Tybee on Thurs
! dav morning. The guests of the Savannah
| Sunday schools will be furnished free rail
| road transportation to the island either
| on application to Mr.. James T. Wells
| chairman of the reception committee OF
| to Mr.. r. b. Reppard, chairman of the
! executive committee. There will be music
| and short addresses on the island. During
! the meeting of the convention the recep-
| ton committees headquarters will be al
| the rooms of the Young Mems Christian
! Association at Jones and Bull streets. Al
| delegates will be met according to arrange.
ments by members of the reception com
| mittee at the trains, but If they should
| fail TO see any of the members of this
] committee on arrival they will report al
| once to the headquarters of the commit
| tee at the Young Mems Christian Associ-
! alton rooms.
! The officers of the association for the
| current year are: President, Asa G. Can.
! dler, Atlanta; Vice President, c. c, Blu.
| chanan, Waycross corresponding secre-
tary. Miss Lulie r. Pitts, Calhoun; Sec
rotary, A. W. Bealer, Atlanta, and treas
urer, f. S. Etheridge jackson.
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