The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-15
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK
FORTHCOMING CONVENTION OF As-
 ISOLATION IN BIRMINGHAM.
GenereI Secretary CartheI Talks of Business to Come Before Meet
 ing-Delegates From All of Alabama.

The twenty-second annual conven-. tion of the Alabama Sunday school Birmingham, April 25 to 27, will prob ably have about five or six hundred | delegates from all parts of the State. zens. and the Sunday School workers of Birmingham are making arrange ments to royalty entertain this great convention. They have an entertain ment committee of more than one hun dred members.
 The spirit of this committee is we'll shown by the following letter which your name today as a delegate. to the State, convention to be held in Bir- mingham. hIg April pld 252I to erro,, vour name on our list of delgates. You will be | received at the depot by our White Cap and Glad Hand Committees. who will take you, to our headauarters. where you will be assigned to your
 we are going to have a great con- ventfon and ask that you remember It daily in your prayers.
 Looking forward with pleasure to meeting you and welcoming you to the
 Yours truly, Speaking of the Association yester- day Joseph Carthel of Montgomery, its Generel Secretary, said:
 citation is part of the Organized sun day School Work, the only organized bring help to every Sunday School. It is the organization from which we all get the International Sudnay School Lessons, used by the Protestant Sum day Schools throughout the world. "The Organized Sunday School Work | began In the United States about 1882. Ts Association In Alabama has a his tory of more than twenty years. Of l the siXty-SeVen counties in the State, fifty-two are organized. The counties of Lauderdale; Limsstons, Madison, renee. Sumter, Dallas. Montgomery, Lee. Pike, Bibb and Clarke, are Banner Counties i.e., they have every beat or | district organized and hold one or | more conventions in each beat or dis trict every year,
 The Association exists for the pur- pose. of carrying to each denomination the blessings that can be secured only through cooperation. The schools | that have been the longest affiliated and have kept in closest touch with sociations are it's best friends and have gotten most out of it. The schools in the State that are, doing the poorest tspe m1rh are in '11se tbe tna ner m do d not adopt and use the best methods advo- cated by the Association"
 The General Secretary and the Pri- ventions and institutes; the Assistant Secretary has charge of the office in 'lf PuTing the past year. .conventions and institutes nave been held in fif- ty-two. counties of the State. Insti- have been Red o in onf a tG of three the ctss ffys most of the important towns, and quite number of smaller places in
 The officers of the Association are: E. J. Russell. of Athens, president; H. L. Cater, Anniston, recording secreta- "; M M. sweatt. Montgomery. treasu- Ter; Miss M. E. Smith, Opelika, super intendent home department; Professor W. F. Feagin, Montgomery, superinten- dent normal department; Joseph Carthel. Montgomery, general secreta- assistant secretary; Miss Minnie E. Remedy, Opelika, primary secretary; and an executive committee composed of twenty members. of which George c. Miles, of Montgomery, is chairman.
 Tn counties of the State are grouped into fifteen districts and each district has over it a district president
 The business of the Association is managed by the Executive Committee, which has its headquarters in Mont gomery.
 with MT. Miles. is composed of the fol- lowing well known business men of Montgomery: Michael Cody. John B. Fuller, John w. Durr. IT.. William F.
 
 Roemer, w. w. Pearson, S. B. sightler and A. w. LeBron. The Birmingham members T1II1 are: T; H. Johnston. Tt R: w. Greene, Opelika; E. c. Anderson, An niston; J. T. Gardner, Anniston; l.. H Carre, Anniston; A. A. Oden. Hartsell; W; D; Dnlard; Matthews; J; s. Car are: J. M. Peerson, Florence; R. E. Pettus, Huntsville; J. F. Turney Hart sell; w. R. Dortch. Gadsden; G. T. Mo Eldery. Talladega; R. F. Lewis, Birm- ing; William Edmonds, York; D. P. Christenberry, Greensboro; W. B. Davidson, Montgomery; T, S. Christian, Clayton; W. B. Dun, Grove Hill and Rev. J. B. Cumming, Mobile.
 In the banner counties the work is in the county are represented in either the County Convention or one of the District Conventions. As an illustra- tion of this, the County of Dallas the four schools were represented in the County or District Conventions, EX perience has shown that In those coun- ties that are well organized very great Sunday school work.
 The Association does not organize Sunday schools, but holds County and Beat Conventions and Institutions, in which meetings the latest and best methods of Sunday school work are discussed and the experience of the most successful workers given. The most progressive pastors, superinten- dents and teachers in all parts of the State take part in these conventions, which are free schools, open to all Sunday school workers. They create public sentiment in favor of Sunday schools. Some results of this public sentiment are:
 First-The Sunday schools are in- spired and enabled to improve their work Second-The strong and successful schools are brought into helpful touch | with the weak. Third-Many country schools that | were kept open only a few months of | the year are now evergreen schools. Fourth-Neighborho schools have | developed into denominational schools, | and in some instances churches have | grown out of them. Fifth-New schools are organized | where needed. Slxth-The active Christians work ing together have come to know and | love each other. "The work said MT. Carthel, stands | for interests. and for those only. which | are common to all Sunday schools and | all denominations. It strives to help | by way of suggestion, not by authori- | ty, therefore: it helps many; it | flinders none.'