The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-24
"CANVASSING DAY" SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS UNITE IN MOVEMENT. Committees Will Make House to House Canvass in an Endeavor to
 Arouse Interest in the
 Movement

A big Sunday school movement has been inaugurated in Montgomery, which will result in vast increase in the att tendance. The Sunday School Workers of the city will unite and celebrate Can vassing Day." Tuesday, January 1.
 The city has been divided into eleven districts, and a committee has been ap- pointed for each district. These commit tees will be made up from active Sunday school workers, and on January T the city will be canvassed.
 It Is the purpose of the promoters. first to visit every house in the city and to extend an invitation to every man, wo- man and child to attend the church and Sunday school service.
 Second-To inform every person that the church is interested in their eternal welfare.
 Third-To make a record of the homes visited so that the pastor and other Sun day school workers can intelligently fol- low up the work begun.
 Fourth-To enlist the cooperation of all Christians in extending the knowledge of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
 Judge Joseph Carthel is at the head of this laudable work. He Is being assisted by a special committee composed of M Cody and M. NJ. Sweatt.
 Sunday a representative of the various Sunday schools "exchanged' places and explained to the scholars the proposed plan. NJ. Cody, Superintendent of the First Baptist Sunday School. went to the First Presbyterian Sunday School, J. w. Durr Jr., went to the Court Street Sun day School, Joseph Carthel to the First Baptist Bradford Hardie to the Adams Street, W. B. Davidson to. the Dexter Avenue, NJ M. Sweatt to the Central Presbyterian, G. W. Ellis to the Perry Street Methodist, W. W. Pearson to the Clayton Street Baptist. Other visits will be made next Sunday.
 The following are the districts of the city and the chairmen for each:
 First District, Highland Park. George Stowers.
 Second District, Bellinger Heights and Cloverdale, south of Jeff Davis Avenue and east of Court Street. George w Ellis.
 Third District, south of Dexter Ave | nue to Jeff Davis Avenue and east oi Court Street, Bradford Hardle. 1 Fourth District, north of Dexter Ave. nue to Central Railroad, east of Court to Union Street, w. B. Davidson.
 Fifth District, east of Union. north oi | Houston, A. Roemer. l Sixth District, north of Central Rail road to city limits, Will Bruce. Seventh District, north of Clayton tc River from Court to Clisby. J. Lee Hol' | loway
 Eighth District, West End, W. c. Hall Ninth District, south of Clayton Street | to Jeff Davis Avenue, between Court to Holt Streets, V. c. Griffin. | Tenth District south of Jeff Davis Avenue. between Clayton and Holt | Street, M. D. Sweatt. Eleventh District, West of Holt Street to Railroad. south of Clayton to city l limits. w. B. Holmes.
 It is estimated that 22O committeeman will be required. The pastors and super intendents of the various Sunday Schools will appoint the list of visitors from their respective schools and they have been requested to attend to this matter at once. A press committee was appointed as follows: V. Griffin. Brame Hood and Maxie D. Pepperman.