The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-03-25
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Sessions Full Of Sound Talk and
Good work-k;Iectfon of Officers.

FAYETTEVILLE. March 20.
The state Sunday school conven-
ton increases in interest and in an
exhibit of effective work with each
days proceedings. all the sessions are
attended by large crowds. n its sue
cess is pronounced and gratifying.
Last night both the galleries and the
body Of the Presbyterian church were
crowded. h devotional exercises be-
ing conducted by Rev. Joseph Peele, of
Greensboro, with son service by the
choir. n an especially fine solo by
Rev. Eli Reese. President G. H. Gro
well, of High Point, was very able on
The Benefaction In the Sunday-school
Work" as was Rev. Marion LaWrance.
of Ohio. on The Sunday-school as a
Business Investment" The collection
taken I'D amounted to about $1,000. On
the cordial Invitation of Mr.. @. q.
Rogers, Of Kinston. that place was
chosen as the point of meeting e.
year. the date 10 be published here
after.
This morning Rev. 3. NR. Hall, Of
Fayetteville. presiding elder CT the
Methodist church for this district.
conducted the religious services. which
were followed by the election of Of
ficers, as follows: President, G.. H.
Crowell, of High Point; secretary, S.
N. Smith. of Elon college; statistical
secretary, H. n. Snow. of Durham;
treasurer, J. H. Weathers, of Raleigh;
vice-presidents, Isaac Z. Aresy. w. H.
Sprunt, J. E. Ray, q. F. Tillery; exc
cutive committee. N. h. Broughton, of
Raleigh, chairman; J.. G. Brown, of
Raleigh: j. .. Atkinson. Elon college;
Rev. DR.. a. j. McKelway, Charlotte;
j. A Oates. Fayetteville: q. w. Watts,
H. n. Snow, Durham: T. o. Johnson,
]. R. Mendenhall. Salisbury: Captain
r. A Switzerland. Fayetteville; Chas.
Ross, Asheboro. Rev. DR.. c.. S. Black
well, Wilmington Rev. d. H. futile,
Elizabeth City: T. B. Parker. Hills
boro: r. B. Lacy. Raleigh; j. j. Rogers,
Kinston.
Rev. Marion Lawrance announced
the holding of the International Sun
day-school convention in Denver, to
which this state Is entitled to forty
four delegates. and the following gave
their names. as willing to attend, to
Mr.. B~roughton, chairman Of the exc
cutive committee: Messrs. II. y. Snow,
]. ]. Rogers. :. M. Smith, G. w.
Watts, S. o Adams, ]. B. Parker, J.
A Oates. Thomas Mcdonald.
Mr.. Lawrance then discussed the
Big Boy Problem" The speaker left
for the north on the noon train, and
he left Fayetteville charmed with him.
The correspondent regards him as de-
cidedly one of the very ablest plat
form speakers he ever heard. With
Mr.. Lawrance, of Ohio. and Messrs.
Broughton and j. H. Weathers to
work in the cause all the year round,
North Carolina could build up such a
Sunday school army as was never be-
fore seen.
OF the delegates here, Alamance has
8, Rladen 1, Burke 1. Cumberland 55,
Cabarrus 1. Durham 2, Edgecombe l,
Guilford IL. Johnston 2. Lenoir 1,
Montgomery 1. Monroe /, Mecklenburg
1. New Hanover 8, Orange 1, Robson
~. Randolph {, Rockingham 1, Rowan
1. Richmond l. Sampson 2. Scotland 9,
Surry 1, Wake II. Wayne 6, Wilkes 1.
OF these. SO are superintendent of
Sunday-schools. and "a are pastors of
churches.
This morning a brief recess was
taken at the request of Messrs. Patton
and McGilvery, photographers, who
took a flash light picture of the officers
of the convention and the choir.
The remainder of the morning was
by Mr.. S. M. Smith, of Elon college,
n "House-to-House-V Visitation by
Mr.. Ross. of Asheboro
This afternoon several addresses will
be given, among others those of
Hessrs. Whitaker. of Enfield, Parker.
Of Goldsboro, and Broughton, of
Raleigh, on 1.-The Glass Spirit"
Mr.. Edmun Pemberton. a student
of the University of North Carolina,
died there at 2 o'clock yesterday after
moor after a brief illness. Of pneu-
monia. He was the eldest son of the
late John d. Pemberton. of Wades-
boro, and a nephew of Mr.. E. ]. Lilly
and DR.. H. w. Lilly. of his city-a
young man of fine mind n bright
promise
The Woman's Auxiliary Aid Society
of st. Johns Episcopal parish will
hold a fancy oazar at the drug store
of MeSsrs. H. r. Horne & Sons, on
Hay street, tomorrow and Saturday.
Fire early yesterday morning partly
destroyed the dwelling-house of Eliza
Henderson in east Fayetteville.
This morning Miss Mamie Bays, OF,
Salisbury, forIibly and very gracefully
addressed the convention on behalf of
the Sunday School Times"
MR.. CLEVELAND