Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-09-03
HELD AT SALEM CHURCH
LAST SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY.
A Large Attendance and Much In.
terest In the Work. Inter
esting Talks and Adj
dresses. Statistics
of the Work.

church last Saturday and Sunday,
was, as usual, a great success and
largely attended. More Sunday
School workers were present than
ever before. The program vas car
ried out as printed.
Saturday morning Prof. A. J. Bar
wick gave a talk on "The Sunday
School as a Business Investment"
This was followed by Prof. T. r.
r'oust, who spoke on the relative
| p rtance of the Lesson Help to
-: her and scholar. Mr.. H. B.
TX Jr., then gave a Chalk Talk,
Mich he exempliied the unseen
, ut powerful love Of Jonathan for
David by the use of a magnet, show
ing that it was a type of Christ's
love for us. He used several other
illustrations, which claimed the
close attention of all present.
The most important numbers on
the program for the afternoon were
the solo, "One Sweetly Solemn
Thought by Miss Ivey, of Seven
Springs, and the address by Rev.
Eli Reese, of High Point, on the
Value of a Child. This was a very
mastery and interesting address. He
then sang a solo, "Moment by Mo-
ment." Then followed short talks
on the conditions of the Sunday
School work in the county by Messrs.
J. M. Mitchell, T. r. Foust, G. w.
Edgerton and r. P. Raiford. Rev.
Hight G. Moore, ofChapel Hill, gave
a valuable scholarly address on the
Bible reader and his Bible, which
was greatly enjoyed by all.
The following officers for the en-
suing year were then elected: Presi-
dent, Fl. B. Parker Jr.; First Vice
president, J. w. Thompson; Secre-
tary, J. w. Bryan; Treasurer, J. M.
Mitchell; Executive Committee, j.
E. Peterson, J. w. Thompson, r.
P. Raiford, G.. w. Edgerton and
Geo. s. Pritchard.
The time and place for the next
convention was named for the third
Saturday and Sunday of October,
1904, at Daniels Chapel. The COM
mittee on statistics reported All
now enrolled in the Sunday schools
of the county, a gain over last year
of $50, and a gain in average attend
ance of 629. This does not include
several schools that closed when the
public schools did last spring. There
are low 81 active schools in the
county with 466 teachers and officers
and 4,OO5 scholars. There are in
the county 6,O36 children between
the ages of 6 and 81. Grantham's
township made the largest gain anC
Brogden the smallest.
The convention opened Sunday
morning with a song service by the
entire convention, followed by a Bi
BILE reading by Rev. H. E. Trip
The lesson for August Both wa
taught by Rev. J. w. Bryan. Rev
Eli Reese then sang a solo, evil
There Be Any Stars in My Crown
He then preached the convention
sermon, from the text, II Cor. ~
20. in which he compared the Christ
ians to our ambassadors to fOrelSl
countries. This was q great and pow
erful sermon. The collection wa
then taken up by Mr.. j. M. Mitch
ell and some $40 was raised for tn
State Sunday school work.
During recess the executive com
mitted of the county and the pres
dents of the townships met and cleo
ed the secretaries for the county
follows: Primary work, Messrs. .
r.. Exum, of Fremont; Norms
work. Prof. E. T. Atkinson,
G~oldsboro; Home departments, /.
w. Thompson, of Goldsboro: IT
appointment Of a secretary for Ba
aca and organized classes were lie
to the president, vice-president an
secretary.
The township presidents we
elected secretaries of the Normal d
nartment for their townships. II
following were elected seer taries f
4he Primary and Home Depas
ment. for the townships, For