The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-01

Rogers, Kinston general secretary, Prof.
S. M Smith. Elon College, and Rev. j.
Walter Long Dobson, assistant secretary.
The following are the members of the
general committee of the State: N. B.
Broughton, chairman; Geo. w. Watts, j..
R. Mendenhall, F. T. Blair, DR.. C. c.
Hubbard, H. w. Jackson, Geo. H. How
ELL Elder G c. Vance, ]. d. Andrews,
H. N. Snow, H. B. Parker, Jr., Rev. j. d.
Atkinson, Rev. A. G. Dixon, w. J. Young,
Jr., T. p Johnson, Rev. M. S. Spear
j. w. Long, C. II. Mebane
Central Executive Committee: N. b.
Broughton, Geo. w. Watts H. w Jack
son, w J. Young, Jr, H. N. Snow, Rev.
j. o. Atkinson, Geo. II. Crowell
Primary Secretary Mrs. j. H. Wealth
ers, Charlotte; secretary home depart
ment. H. w Snow, Durham; secretary
department normal training, F. S. Blair,
Guilford College.
The afternoon session met at 2:30. Mr..
R. N. Simms, the newly elected president,
presiding. The praise service was led by
Mr.. Tillman, of Atlanta. Then followed
very interesting black board illustra-
ton Mr.. Charles e. Furman, of New
York, gave us a new idea of the power
u,
of the children by teaching through the
eye as well as the ear. The round table
exercise on Sunday school management,
led by Rev. B. w. Spillman. was very in
structive to the delegates from different
parts of the State. Mrs. S. n. Johnson.
of Chicago, read an article on the Con
quest Flag, which was adopted
by the convention c. D. Meigs,
of st. Louis, delivered an ad-
dress, ''The Door of the Scholar
Heart and How to Open 1t, portraying
the power of love as the greatest meaus
to catch and hold the child. Then fol-
lowed the description of the origin and
growth of the Baraca class in the
United States by Mr.. Simms, who stated
that his class in the Tabernacle church,
Raleigh. now numbers 125.
The night session was called to order
by President Simms. A vast congrega-
ton of 1900 people crowded the beauti-
full and spacious Baptist Church edifice.
and many we're turned away who could
not find seats, while hundreds stood dur
ing the session.
The song service conducted by Prof
Tillman with one thousand voices, was in
deed inspiring and demonstrated the pow
err of song. The address by Prof. Geo. II.
CrowelI on the Children of the Ages, .
was full of advice to the parents of TO-
day and he plead for the homes to be
made more inviting for the boys and girls
and that they should use the Sunday
Schools to teach them the Bible, which
is the most essential of all knowledge
1t was a great address and will do much
good. The power. necessity and value OF
organization of the Sunday Schools of the
State was then presented by Mr.. c. D.
Meigs in a unique and interesting MANI
ner He demonstrated how the nationa
! Sunday schools were organizing to react
! the lost boy and girl in the remotest
! parts of any State, and to bring them al
/ in to a Sunday school of some Christian
| denomination.
The convention is pronounced by tn,
oldest and most experienced rationa
workers to be the best they have attend
ed in years. Certainly it has grown Il
be one of the greatest organizations il
the State, and the future willy feel IT.
influence. Tomorrow promises to be still
greater and more interesting than toda!
has been, a.