The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-08
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK
MUCH INTERESTED IN THE
 SELMA MEETING.
Judge Carthel Delivers an Address Describing Organization of
 Schools in Alabama-Judge Pitts is Sworn In.
Advertiser Bureau.

Advertiser Bureau, All of the Sunday schools of Selma gathered in the First Presbyterian
 Church yesterday afssrnoon ,ssv at Selock k and took the respective places allotted to them made a beautiful picture. Some of the classes carried banners and as they marched down the aisles to the tones of the big organ it was one of the prettiest sights imaginable.
 The Sunday schools represented were: school. the First Presbyterian. the Chris | tian. the First Baptist, the Second Bap- | tist. the East Selma Methodist. Fairland Methodist and Cumberland Presbyterian. While all the schools were arriving a song and praise service was held. and it was an inspiring scene to see 1000
 children engaged in praising God in song.
 Presid mt w. T. Atkins. of the State Sunday School Association. said that he was going to open Sunday school. He | said that he was glad to see this goodly sonool workers. They were from all de- nor. nations and all parts of the county,
 and were all trying to serve God He l s lid that he was not Sunday school su- perintendent. therefore he knew exactly now to TUT one. He said that this re- minded him of the fact that nearly every man who was not an editor thought he Knew now to run u newspaper. Ilc tuch
 gave out familiar hymn; and at the tap of the bell every child in the vast audience arose and helped to fill the au. ditorium with the melody of the song.
 repeating the 2sd Psalm. "The Lord is my
 shepherd. I shall not want" etc.
 He then asked the primary a classes esrn to
 sing Hymn sos n. Sowing sysnS, in ete the morn The children were requested to turn to the 103d Psalm for responsive reading
 Bless the Lord. O my soul, ana forges I
 President Atkins announced that on ac- count of sickness Mrs. Burnett, or Annis' count of her health and her duties iI | school in Anniston Miss Minnie Allen di1 not think 1t prudent for her to get up Tn
 fd od ans nses Se
 get along without her. MT, Atkins saic
 that Miss Aliens life was too valuable te
 Mir. Atkins then gave short account
 of the great work that Is being accom- plished in Dallas County. He spoke o
 the flourishing Sunday schools. whicn | Fairland Sunday School was no longer
 willing to be called mission school. pu
 was now able to take care or itseit: n, IT
 then asked the Cawthon Cotton Mlll Mission school to stand up. and larg
 number of children arose.
 MT. Atkins said that in the past tw' years over 800 had been added 70 tn
 Sunday schools in the rural districts O Dallas, and that they were going 10 oou l bIe the numeber in the next few years
 He wanted to see the time come wnei
 parents would not say go So do Sunua; nhnc
 school" but Lets go to Suhoas 'oio' together" ~ .s,,.oa
 and he made a stirring address oI ten o | fifteen minutes to the children. Tie aSke'
 inc close attention of the children t' what he was going to say. put peIor' he commenced to talk he read that pas
 sage about young Josian Deiht ony ra;on The child-king entered into an agreemen. with God at that age to turn neither ,i, E, the right hand nor to the leIt. Ine cni,s @ } David. had worked. He tried to find ou , what he was wanted to do, and in ordel to find out he first, had the tempt %
 searched and SdnS the 9la as bad tSem % rea
 and interpreted to him. He cieansed n
 temple of all forms Of idoiatry. T turned out the idoiatro9s priests sst un m He swept the temple. .
 "Children," said Dr. Starr. you ca , see from this that you ought to dedicat | your life to God early. Take nd an s,bsiitut rHH hereafter all that Is good. It was my an n bition when I was a boy to mou.o n n
 opinions of others Many or you ooapI , thing that you ought to do is to learn t govern yourself. Look into the tempI of your own heart and there ma oli olui what God will have you do. A1ter aL the heart is the battle-ground-that is tn place where the conflict will have 10 D fought. If you would be successful yo
 must get the mastery of your heart an'
 bring 1t to God: I You nfhar snGSar Ees Tour olde sisters and brothers, and above all stud
 the Word of God. Above all things ooe, your parents in the Lord, obey your Sun . day School teacher, and your day scnoc teacher. If your mother orders you to g
 into another room of the house, you go and do it willingly. Don't take your poo
 into one room and leave your heart Il
 He told the children about man wh advertised for boy who obeyed m
 mother. Christ does not expect little cni dren to love Him as tenderiy as lie iove
 them, but He expects obedience and lov
 akin to the kind that He bestows upo
 them Love is the strong arm that
 constantly tugging at the oar or diligence that moves forward your life. He her
 made some beautiful allusions to the ter derness and depth of mothers love.
 MT. Atkins then asked the differen classes a few questions about the lesso
 that had been taught at the morning Sun day Schools. He first asked Fairlan
 Sunday School for the Golden Text. whic was promptly given. The different scnooi Si | l en text. MT. Atkins said he did not thin that enough attention was being paid | | the Golden Text, which was always tn central truth of the lesson.
 MT Atkins gave out the program fo the evening and closed the exercises b singing God Be With You Ttll'We Nee The Night Session.
 A tremendous congregation assemble |, in the First Presbyterian Church at nigh at a grand Sunday School Rally. Pres dent F. M. Stillwell took his seat on tn rostrum promptly at 7:30 o'clock when tn organ pealed forth:
 After a song. "The Old. Old Story. Rev MT. Green led in- a prayer, askin Gods blessings on the Sabbath Scho' work The choir. consisting of Messri Atkins and Wade and Mrs. Ward. Mir Harper and Miss Annie Bill then Ter dered beautiful selection. Seek Ye tn Lord While He May Be Found"
 Judge Joseph Carthel. Gield Secretary ( the State Sunday School Association, wa introduced and gave "Bird's-Eye Vie of the Sunday School work in the State. Judge Carthel opened his remarks b quoting what Jesus said when he told tf disciples to go tell John the things ths they had seen. He said he desired to te his hearers about some of the things thu he had seen and heard about Sunda