The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-25
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKS
SESSION OF THE STATE CoNvEN-
 TON IN TROY.
Good Amount Pledged to Further the Cause During the Present Year-The Advertiser Praised
 By the Delegates.

Troy, April A-tSpecial.)- )-Last nights session of the State Sunday School Con- vention was opened by song service conducted by Rev. T. F. Davis, pastor or the Methodist Protestant Church of this city. The church was filled to overflow ing and many were unable to get seats. Hon. w. H. Sanford sang solo in very impressive manner.
 Dr. George O. Bachman then addressed the convention, taking as his subject. "rhe Child In the Midst" As a basis for this subject, he took Verses to IA of the eighteenth chapter of Matthew He il- lustrated his subject on a large black board placed upon the rostrum, dividing 1t into seven parts. l. e.. character greatness, usefulness" warning advice" "salvation" and theology" The address of Dr. Bachman was one of the most interesting features of the conven- ton. In very concise and forcible man. ner, he demonstrated that "he that hum- bleth himself as a little child" is great est, and that whoever receiveth such receivest Christ" His address through out was masterful production. and is topic of the most favorable comment by those who heard him.. '''
 Hon. G. l.. Conner deiiyered an address at the night session on the subject of in- vesting in child-life, which was followed by receiving contributions and pledges to defray the expenses of the convention work for the coming year.
 In connection with this, several things occurred to add spice to the proceedings Fox Henderson, President of the Farm
 CTS and Merchants Bank. arose and con
 tributed $50, and when pledge of $50 was | made for the First Baptist Church of thi.
 city by John L. Trotman, MT. Henderson | had time to raise it to s1o0. Hon. J. s l Carroll, President of the First Nationa Bank, made the proposition that if Hon | William E.. Holloway of Montgomery would join him, they would pay the ex | penses of the President of the convention for the next year, while engaged at Sun
 day school work.
 l Up to this evening about 8, 700 has beer l contributed and pledged for the support incoming year.
 | The convention opened, this morning | with devotional exercises conducted bl | R. F. Pettus of Huntsville, who delivered | a very feeling address, urging consecra 1 tion and determination to accomplish
 that entrusted to the care of. Sunday
 school work.
 Judge Carthel called the convention tc order, and Dr. Bachman of Nashville ad | dressed the convention in reference to tho
 International Sunday School Convention | to convene at Denver, Colo, June 26. H. I said that arrangements had been perfect
 ed to obtain train to be designated 'Th' | Dixie Sunday School train" for the bene l fit of the Southern Sunday school inter
 ests. and that special rates of one fart l would be made for the round trip. Int
 train will go from St. Louis over the Chi cago, Alton and Union Pacific Railroad. The convention at 10 o'clock sent a mes
 sage of greeting to the State Sunday
 School Convention. now in session a | Fayetteville, Ark.
 MT. Greene of Opelika delivered very
 interesting and instructive address on th'
 subject of grading Sunday schools.
 Most of today's work of the convention | has been devoted to addresses from tho
 leading members of the convention, or | the various phases of Sunday schoo | work w. w. Pearsons of Montgomer, delivered an excellent address on ''Substi | tute Teachers" Hon J. s. Carroll o this city delivered a very feeling address \ on the subject of How to Build up ar | Adult Glass; This subject lay very near his soul. he being teacher of long | standing of a large adult class in his | church and he was unable to suppress the great flood of pathos which arose from his heart, when he told of some of his