Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-14

Ihey are Arkansas, Benton, Cleburne
Crawford, Carroll Garland Greene,
Hot Spring, Jefferson. Pulaski, St.
Francis, Saline, Searcy and Washing
| ten.
We have seven counties that are
short one or the other requisite, Dal-
las, Faulkner, Johnson, Lafayette,
! Ouachita, Pike and Pope.
We have four new county organi-
cations we hope to hear from before
the year is out, Bradley, Drew, West
Logan and Union.
The following counties have been
organized, but are apparently dead as
to works. Baxter. Boone. Clay, Cen
way, Clarke, Columbia, jackson,
Hampstead. Faulkner, Lawrence, Ma
rion, Madison, Franklin. Prairie, Ne
vada. Sebastian. independence,
White Lonoke, giving us forty-feur
county organizations as against six
teen. Twenty-one months age with
fourteen banner counties as against
two. It will interest you to examine
the map | have prepared hurriedly
there Benton county leads the list
in having 997 more enrolled in the
Sunday school than in the public
schools. Jefferson county stands
next. not quite up to the public school
enrolment. I made the following
secretary: 43 counties organized
with al enrolment 2S2.355. estimat-
ing 100. 000 eolored with 36 of our
cities and towns having house to
house visitation. visiting over 100000,
which shows a net increase Of 49,
555 during the last three years. From
the statistics at hand I think this
very reasonable and fair estimate
and congratulate you On the progress
vCu are making.
The Herald.
The Herald continues to herald the
Sunday School news into over 1900
homes and our success is largely due
to it's influence in my estimation. 1t
has not only been successful but has
a nice balance to it's credit and en-
shled me to contribute over two hun
dred dollars to the state work in ex-
pense account again recommend
the state association ought to Cwn it,
for many reasons.
Visits.
During the year | attended the
Seminary S. S. lectures given by the
Southern Baptist Theological semin-
arv and Pastors Institute at Louis
Vile. KY, also the state Sunday
school conventions of Louisiana, Ok
lahoma and Texas, helping them and
myself fer your sakes.
Office Headquarters.
The work has increased in volume
until we need an of1ce With a com
nlete file and Sunday school head
quarters, where can be displayed h'-
erature of all our denominations, so
that anyone coming to the Cap'tol
will have place to rest and learn
what is to be had from his church'
and our executive committee can hold
their meetings there.
Incorporate.
The time has come for us tc quit
playing at Sunday school work. we
represent the highest interest OF our
churches and state. 1t is better TO
snend our money in forming charac-
ter than to wait and be forced to
spend it in trying to reform it. Our
association should be incorporated
for many reasons.
District superntendents.
am sure if the right kind of men
could, be found, as district superin-
tendents, say to have charge OF to
7 counties and arrange for tours and
conventions, ETC., great good could
be accomplished and economy en-
forced. Counties ought to held their
conventions, if possible, to suit the
state secretary. For example:
three trips were made to the extreme
northwest last year, when one should
have answered.
Apportionment.
Sometimes a standard to be reach
ed helps us. A known duty to perform
is a pleasure. Many OF our counties
contribute nothing, those that 90 are
net coming up to their privilege. /
think each. county should be asked
for q specific amount. Give us q