The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-21
1.-THE BIG BOY PROBLEM
Many Eloquent and Interesting Ad
dresses Delivered.
LIST OF THE DELEGATES IN ATTENDANCE
Chairman Of Executive Committee Empowered
to Appoint Delegates to International
Convention in Denver Next
June.

(Snecial to the News and Observer
Fayetteville. N. c., March 20.-The
election of officers of the North Caro-
lima state Sunday School Association
this morning resulted as follows
President, Prof. G. III. Croweli, OF
High Point; general secretary, Prof. >.
M Smith, of Elon College; statistical
secretary, II. II. Snow, of Durham;
treasurer, j. Fl. Weathers, of Raleigh.
Wednesday nights session opened with
devotional exercises conducted by Rev
Joseph Peele, of Goldsboro. This was
followed by an address by President
Geo III. Crowell of High Point, on 1.-The
Benefaction in the State Sunday School
Work" 1t was mastery and strong
and delighted tire convention. The next
thing was an address ty the national
secretary, Mr.. Marion Lawrance, OF
Toledo, Ohio, on THE Sunday School, as
a Business Investment" This. like ali
of Mr.. Lawrance's other efforts. was
splendid and striking address, full OF
good ideas and new suggestions. Mat
ters of finance were then taken III ana
the sum of 81 500 was raised for the
business needs of the association.
At this mornings session, Rev. Is. X.
Hall. of Fayetteville, conducted the re-
ligiolis exercises After the election of
officers it was moved and carried that
the chairman of the executive committee
be empowered to appoint delegates to
the International Convention, which
meets in Denver, Colo, in June. North
Carolina is entitled TO fortyfour dele
gates. A round table on Home De-
partment" was conducted by Prof ). NJ.
Smith. of E.lon College. This was very
interesting and profitable, and was fol
lowed by an address on ."rhe Big Boy
Problem by Mr.. Marion Lawrance,
which was the best ever heard on this
subject. After an eloquent address on
soul Winning and Spiritual Culture,
by Prof. j. O. Atkinson, Oh Elon COL
lege, adjournment was had, and pho
tograph of the convention was taken.
This afternoon the religious exercises
were conducted by Rev. MIR. Coppedge
Mr.. Charles Ross spoke on the House
to House Canvass in very interesting
way. Mr.. H. B. Parker, of Goldsboro,
GdeliVered an address on How TIC Inter
est the Individual in County and Town
ship Work. This was full of practical
ideas and was much appreciated. After
the various committee reports the con-
vention adjourned
Among the deleg gates present are W.
f. Adams, Purvis; Miss Cora kycock,
Pinckney: Prof ]. o. Atkinson, Elon
College: Isaac T. Avery, Morganton; j.
d. Austin MaXton; DR.. w. q. Brad
shaw, High Point; N. b. Brougnton,
Raleigh: Miss Rosa Rroughton, Raj
eigh: DR.. c. S. Blackwell, Wilmington;
Mrs. w. A. Bolton, Manchester: Amos
Britt. Charm; j. E. Britt, Charm; Miss
Pocahcntas Britt, Wilmington: Darrell
H. Britt, Grady: Miss Betty Brocton,
Hope Mills: j. 7. Bynum, Hope Mills;
G.. f. Bnie, Hope Mills; l. =. Barber,
Swepsonvile: Pref. +. S. Blair. Gull
ford College; W. A. Branson, kerners-
VILE. Miss Mamie Bays, Salisbury
Miss Meta Beall, Greensboro: Capt. j..
j. Bernard, Raleigh; l. l.. Bundy, Lau-
rinburg; Geo II. Crowe!l, High Point;
Rev. w. r. Coppedge, Rockingham;
Rev. A. W. Curtis, Raleigh; W. b.
Cooper, Wilmington; L. NJ Carter. Ellen
College; Mrs. ". D. Campbell. Hope
Mills: Mrs. II. NJ. Clark, Sanford; J. j.
dom A. w. Early, Aulander; Mrs. b. r.
Edgerton, Pinckney; j. b. Exum, Colds
boro: Miss Julia Fisher, Hope Mills;
Miss Nalie Folwel. Arehdale; Rev. A.
n. Ferguson, Miss Ferguson, Laurin-
burg Miss Dora Freeman, Archdale
Miss Bessie CASTOR, High Point Miss
Nj. B. Grier, Harrisburg; Nathan Gill
bert. Bonus: w. u. Grantham, Prince
tor; Miss Bessie Hodgin, e. \. Hodgin,
Miss Julia Hartsell, Center: Mrs. J. c.
Hubbard. Worthwhile; Albert Holland,
Pinckney; w. III. Hagood iNnston; p.
Heinsbcrger. Wilmington; j. G. Hunter,
RrinkleyVille; DR.. H G.. Hill, VIM. l..
Hill. Maxton: ]. Starr Higgins. Holt;
Cary j. Hunter, Rev. w. d. Hubbard
Raleigh; o. T. Hatch, Liberty: J. VI
Harren, Melville; c. NJ. Jordan. Kin
ston; C. A. jackson, Hope Mills; w. A
Jones, Mt. Olive; c. W. Jones, ---:
Mrs. Carrie l.. Jones, Giulford College;
Charles 7Zriner Wilmington; Mrs. lula
Kelly. Sanford; ]. w. Long, Yadkin;
Eli Lenty, Norwood: Mss Annie Love
Raleigh; Marion Lawrence. Toledo, o.
Miss Mary Livermore, Red Springs; A
J. Martin. Yadkin county; ] r. Menden-
hall. Greensboro: Mrs. ID. NJ. Meredith
Worthwhile: Rev L. ). Massey, Mrs. l.
s. Massey, Laurinburg; Rev. S. e. Mer-
Ger. RoberdeH; John II. Morrison, Lum-
berton: Alice A. Massey, Dudley; j. b
iMakepeace, Sanford: j. j. Moore
Bonus: Rod McRae. Laurinburg, p. s
Mclean, Hope Mills; Rev a. j. Nickel.
way. Charlotte; J. A. McPhail, Hope
Mills; ]. L. Mclean, Maxton; Nils;
AnN Tnfr. IoIS NM,
rinburg; c. ]. McCallum, Rowland
Thos. Mcdonald, Wilmington; j. G. Me
Cas1ill Maxton: Capt w. S. N0rment
LumEerton. ]. w. North, hamburg
Rev. L. w. Oldham Mrs. Z. Oldham
Holly Springs; B. L. Osborne, High
Falls: A. II. O'Brien. Maxton g. T
Pate. Purvia; II. B. Parker. Goldsboro
Rev. y. Paris, Mt. Airy: j. H. Peele