The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-28
THE CONVENTION
COMES To A CLOSE
Sunday School Workers Return
Home Today
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Convention Was One of the Most Sue
cessful Ever Held in the State of
Alabama, and Attendance
Was the Largest.

The twenty-second annual conference
of the Alabama Sunday school association
which has been In session at the First
Cumberland Presbyterian church in this
city, for the past three days, closed last
night, 1t was one of the most successful
meetings in the history of the associa-
ton.
About 700 delegates representing nearly
every county in the state were in at
tendance and hundreds of visitors crowded
the church at almost every service.
More interest than ever before is be-
Ing taken in convention work over the
state and the good effect of the systematic
plan that has been adopted was evidenced
III this convention. The attendance was
much larger than at any previous meet
ing and more earnest work in the interest
of Sunday schools is being done.
The sunrise prayermeeting yesterday
morning at o'clock was conducted by the
Rev. J. s. Robertson of Jasper, and was
well attended by delegates and visitors.
The morning session was called to order
by President e. J. Russell at 0 o'clock
and devotional exercises were conducted
by the Rev. w. NJ. Croman of Bir-
mingham.
S. A. Russell of Admission, discussed
Helping Every Sunday School," Leon C.
Palmer of Montgomery, talked on the
Financial Plan" Accurate Reports
From Every Sunday School" was dis
cussed by j. T. Fuller of Centreville, and
j. S. Carroll discussed Reaching Neg
lected Places" Following this was a gen.
eral discussion on Sunday school work
which was helpful to all who were
present.
The afternoon session was opened at
2.30 o'clock with devotional exercises led
by the Rev. w. E. Morris of Birmingham.
There were general discussions on
"House to House Canvass led by T. II.
Johnson and 1.-The Sunday School Re-
vival,'' led by ]. b. Wadsworth
The devotional service at the night ses-
sion was conducted by the Rev. J. II.
Mccoy of Birmingham, pastor of the
South Highlands Methodist church. The
Rev. F. p. Culver of Huntsville, addressed
the convention on the Decision Day."
and the Rev. c. A. Stakely, ID. d. of
Montgomery, discussed Potential Posi-
ton of the Sunday School,
The fund for state Sunday school work
was increased to $3,4SS OF at the morning
session.
Officers Elected.
At the morning session the nominating
committee made their report which was
adopted by the convention. The report
which names the officers of the assoca-
ton for the next year is as follows:
To the officers and members of the Ala
bama Sunday School association in Cen
vention assembled:
Agreeable to call of the president, your
committee met All orsan,1ed with ]. B.
Green, president. and j. b. Wadsworth,
secretary We beg herewith 10 recomme nd
the following officers and ornmittesmen
for the various offices To-. the mex. en-
suing term:
President, E. j. Russell. Athens.
Secretary r. l.. Carter. Admission
Treasurer, NJ. NJ. Sweat, Montgomery.
General secretary, Joseph Carthel, Mont
gomery.
Assistant secretary, Leon c. Palmer,
Montgomery.
Primary secretary, Miss Minnie &C. Ken
nedy. Opelika.
Superintendent home department. Miss
NJ e. Smith. Opelika.
Superintendent normal department, w.
f. Feagin, Montgomery.
We recommend the election of the fol-
lowing district presidents:
District No. ], j. M. Peerson, Flor
ence.
District No 2, r. f. Pettus, Huntsville.
District No. 8. j. r. Turney Hartselle.
District No. 4, w. r. Dortch, Gadsden.
District No. s. G. T. McEldery, ITALIA
dega.
District No 9, r. r. Lewis. Birming-
ham.
District No. 7. William Edmonds, York