Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-09-21
county sunday seeoo, Convention

Accomack Sunday School Associa
ton was called to order by Presiden
In. W. Harding at burlington Camp
Ground, Tuesday, September l7ih
at 1880 O'Clock a. m. The convention
was opened with devotional exercise
conducted by Drs. f. III. Edward
and Jas. II. Moss. Rev. Walter q
Bates delivered the address OF wei
come, which was appropriately res
ponded to by Rev. g. w. Hurt.
A roll-call OF the districts of th'
county showed the presence OF th'
following pastors, superintendent
and delegates:
Atlantic District-PresIdent, Thos
G. Kelly; superintendent, Geo W
Glenn.
Island District President and sup
erintendent; T. II. Pruitt, superin
tendent, Geo. r. Scott.
Lee-County President, X. w
Harding; DR.. Jas a. Moss, Rev. g.
W. Hurt, DR.. F. M. Edwards, Rev
A. L. Carson; G. 8. Watkinson, Levin
Mason, BENZ. T. Gunter, delegates
and superintendent, John W. Ed
monds.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, VIM. F.
White.
Observation-Disclosures President
and superintendent ]. D. Jacob, Rev
Walter G. Bates, Rev. Robert Mclu-
turf, Rev. w. Il. tiregory; superin-
tendents Edwin It. Powell, VIM.
Fisher Mears, II. ]. Killmon, Samuel
w. Ames; delegates, Levin j by
slup, Henry A. Wise, B. b Mears'
VIM. b. Mapp and Louis j. Turling
ton.
at noon, on motion o: Rev. & w.
Hurt. the convention suspended
regular business and held memorial
exercise in honor OF President Mc'
Kinley Mr.. Hurt paid a splendid
tribute to the life and memory OF the
dead president and DR.. +. NJ. Ed
wards followed with prayer OF rare
eloquence and tenderness.
Devotional exercises for the after
noon session were conducted by Rev.
A, L Carson, after which the district
presidents submitted their reports,
oral and written. Every district In
the county has been organized, but
the reports showed that the only Gis-
trict in thorough working order Is
Pupgoteague.
The followin, officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, X.
W. Harding; recording secretary,
John w. Edmonds; corresponding
secretary and treasurer, q. Walter
Mapp. Mr.. Mapp here offered res
olution to amend the constitution OF
the association, separating the OIL
ces OF corresponding secretary and
treasurer. This motion will be con-
sidered at the next annual conven-
ton.
Under head of the topic-"The best
thing have tried in my school OF
late Observation-Disclosures Edwin
II. Powell, John W. Edmonds and
Thos. II. Pruitt gave interesting &C
counts of their methods and sue
cesses as superintendent.
Prof Sprengel, State lecturer and
organizer, spoke on the subject:
Studying the boy Prof. Sprengel has
had broad experience in school and
Sunday school work, and treated his
subject in a manner that showed his
thorough knowledge OF the boy"
and the best methods Of reaching
him.
Different phases OF the general
topic for discussion; IAN up-to-date
Sunday school," were ably and en-
tertainiugIy presented by Dr.Jas. II.
Moss, Benz. 7. Gunter, Esq, Reys.
Walter G. Bates, Robert McInturff,
n. s. K id and L. <. Peerman.
The collection amounted to 80 10.
The exercises of the convention
were interspersed by several delight
full solos, rendered by Misses Annie
L Davis and Monnie L. Ward, also
general choir music.
The convention, which was to have
continued two days, was by reason
of the storm, on motion, adjourned
sine die. The threatening and storm
ing condition of the weather militia
ted seriously against the attendance
of delegates and visitors, and Grips
pied in a measure the work OF the
convention. Still the deep interest
OF those present, and the intelligent
discussions along the line of Sunday
school work give promise OF splendid
results from the organization OF the
Association in Accomack
Secretary.
school N Offices.