The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-27

Third District Beat 10.
 Fourth district Beats Il and IA.
 Fifth District Beats 7 A ana D.
 Sixth District. Beat g.
 seventh District, city beats 10 anu Beats II and 19.
 Districts associations had been helo In all these districts except two.
 pres;dent Pearson made several recoih- mendations to the convention. he suS rested that all the district presidents ne written reports with the president or .he county convention some ume presIou0 = .h. convening of the annual session, as if is almost impossible to make clear and accurate report without this renapie data He also suggested that consu, ,,,,,op and hy-laws be drawn ana printen ana that a record of 1t be kept, ana that a committee be appointed to do tnis "oiN and report to the convention.
 On motion of Judge Carthei the sesses- tions of the president were reisraeu GIT as,a- committee to be announced by the presiu- ing officer.
 = Other Reports Received rhs treasurer, George Stowers, was oh.snt and the reading of his report was dispensed with. e., .na
 IrdgeJ R. Fuller made report TOT tne rxscntive Committee. He said that the l a 6airs of the County Convehtioh ,s not in as bright condition as ne " rave them to be. He spoke or ,he apo rent apathy displayed py m my yssrtaL, .ohoo, workers in this laudable undertak- ing and entered strong pied ioi | sanization of the work
 The report of District Presidents was the next in order, but most or theni o ling absent, that part Of the pr9s'"h' | was dispensed with.
 "The Difficulties of superin,enu.,ns . .,'e and How to Overcome them, was '"o tonic discussed by MT. J. ". Durr' or;
 'v aar Durr said that If he attempted to l .m.au the dificulties of a Sunday schooi s,,nertntendent. he would keep the auui- l s,,aa there until the Free Fall FestiVa,. l He saio that the laymen should not 'ii'',s .het a Sunday school superintendent IS a walkins encyclopedia. All the work an" worry must not be laid on ms shouiue, ,, s Don't give him more than ne gan oe | f,r responsibilities sometimes crush. u"uu " oi si,,or each of us a purpose, and we noyer know what a man is capable or u'i- tu he is nut to work. The Sunday schooi' F. said he. is an institution of progressioh' Starting at the primary department, '", little children learn their catechsm' Ihey
 are ambitious and are promoted anu ol'e | of the greatest difficulties Is In proViu'hs
 teachers for classes which have been pro-
 noted. o.,
 Mir Durr suggested that if there were
 more Bible classes and the heads Of th'
 families attended Sunday school anu pre
 psred themselves for work. the superht
 tendent would be relieved of great des s of work Again. he said. there was uii
 hculty in organizing classes NO 'eachc
 sbou,d have more than five scholars; the! are as many as they can properly atteh' to. Mir Durr said the responsloinsies
 a teacher were great. After the tot , nave been in a class for some time, the' , I want to change and propound Varlou ? and sundry reasons therefor, ana IL IS preblem for the superintendent Tn whicl ? clas to assign them. The superintendent should have the respect or every scnoid , in the schbol. If possible. he should hav i their love, but by all means their respect
 IL Ia difficult to accomplish anything un less he has the esteem and respect of al
 of his workers. willis Chandler also discussed this sub
 feet. He said that one of the greates . difficulties he experienced was in organ f izing a teachers meeting lie als'
 thought that it would be wise plan l . the Sunday schools would employ super
 intendents who could give their entir . time to the work.
 T. H. Boyd of Ramar spoke on the dif : faculties experienced by the teacher. ]. Over half of the speakers announce' e for the session yesterday were apsehl
 MT. Ira Champion could not he present
 but he sent his paper. which was read b
 Professor Boyd He dwelt on the difticul , ties experienced by the scholar,
 NJ S. Gilmer spoke on ''The Big Bo
 Problem" MT. Gilmer delivered yer
 interesting talk. He said that all his If r he had made 1t a point to keep in clos ,. touch with the boys. He was fond C
 them and all the boys about the cit
 knew him.
 1. Afternoon and Night.
 The program for the afternoon sessio g. was very brief. R. M. Washburn cor
 ducted a praise service. after which tn
 primary work was thoroughly gone ov' |. and practically ext mplfied by Mrs. Mir
 nie Allen. G. G. Miles delivered tai n on Home Cooperation"
 st The services last night was held in tt 1t main auditorium of the church. w. W Q Pearson conducted a praise service, |. ter which Judge Carthel of the Commi
 tee on Constitutional Bylaws submi l. ted a Constitution which the conventio le adopted as substitute for the old.
 "Decision Day" was the subject of a IS address by Judge Joseph Carthel. Sta
 Field Worker. Judge Carthel said tn;
 this topic is in development of the Sul