The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-28

was Isiah 40:oS 81, theme Waiting on
the Lord"
The committee to nominate officers
reported that their nominee for Record
ing Secretary was X. y. Simms, ESD,
of Raleigh. He was unanimously elect
ed.
At 1915 Mr.. y. r. Broughton deliver
ed the annual presidents address, in
history of the Chautauqua, spoke of the
good it has done and isvdoing, and out
lined some yet greater possibilities that
lie before it,
He said that a great Chautauqua will
be held at Mars Hill next week.
Prof W. l.. Poteat. of Wake Forest
College. delivered "a very scholarly and
effective address ON 1.-The Textbook of
the Sunday School" He said that this
should not he the quarterly. or the lesson
paper. or Pelanbet's Notes. or anything
else but the Bible. Bibles should be
printed in better type. with a broad.
open page, not double colllnined. and
should not be printed in verse form. The
Revised version is the best text. THE
READERS Edition." is the best, though
not perfect. edition. The trouble has
come from trying to put the entire liter
ature of a race into one volume. Break
the Bible mp into separate books and
print these in an attractive style. Learn
lessons along the line of how to print the
scriptures for the use of children from
the way in which secular textbooks for
their use are printed. Let the Bible say
what it says without all of the time
straiping it to get a practical lesson"
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on abstract themes. Use graded lessons
in the Sunday School instead of attempt
ing to teach infants and adults from the
same passage, and if the publication
boards will not furnish them then let the
individual schools do so themselves. The
address has been highly complimented,
and will re printed in the Biblical Re
corder."'
Visitors and delegates are coming in
on every train.
Among those present and not already
mentioned are the following:
j. r. Gates Asheville: w. c.. Barnette,
Lattimore; w. J. Ferrall and wife,
Wadesboro: A. l.. Byrd. Dunn: Hight G.
Moore, Newbern: Prof. w. l.. Poteat,
Wake Forest; J. ID. Barnette. baltimore;
]. A. Roberts, Patterson; Rev. L. II.
Pruett. Charlotte: Miss Attic Bostic,
Gastonia; w. G. Duffy, Newbern; J. L.
Caldwell. Loretta; Mrs. J. w. Subtle,
Smithfeld: w. p. Covington. Wades
boro: Misses Eva and Lois Covington.
Wadesboro: Miss Sue Portee. Asheyile;
JOS. G. Gregory, Elizabeth City; Jordan
Womble, Durham: Mrs. M. J. Walker.
Dysartsville: W.. NJ. Lyles and family,
Charlotte; Rev. A. NJ. Ross, Kings
mountains: ID. r. Bridges. Lncolnton:
Rev. G. J. ID. Parker Durham; Prof.
J. l.. Kesler. of the Baptist Female Tn
iversity. Raleigh; Miss Nora Welsh,
Waynesville; Miss Lizzie Cole, Waynes-
vile; Miss Bessie Tredway, Chatham,
Va: Prof. f.. Mex. Goodwin and wife,
Morganton: w. G.. Stradley. Asheville;
II. NJ. Farthing, Matte: DIR. c. T.. Tay
lor, President of Wake Forest College;
Jos. NJ. Archer. 'Munroe; w. T. u.
Green. Lattimore: c. Z. Gardner,
Reams' Mills: J. Z. Smith Rearns' Mills:
Rev. $. Il. Conrad. Charlotte: Miss Mat
tie Miller, Columbia, S. c.: G. l.. Wray,
Ridgeway, S. c.; JOS. r. Caudle, Rock
inglon; Miss Sadie Lucas. Chester. s.
c.: Mrs. ]. M. Gudger, Ashevillc; Miss
Iottie Lee Patterson. Asheville; Rev.
w. NJ. Vines. Ashevillc; j. L. Sossamon,
Salisbury: Rev. j. II. Herring, Henrietta.
r. n. SIMMS.