The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-24
SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION.
Proceedings Of the Annual Session
Held at Shiloh Last Thurs
day>>Meets at Fannin
Next Year.

| The 10th annual session of the
Rankin County Sunday School Con-
vention convened at Shiloh, Miss,
August II, 1906. The president being
absent, and the secretary having died,
the following officers were elected
pro tenn: Hon. VIM. Buchan an, presi-
dent; R. F. Brown, Secretary; r. E.
Knight, Assistant Secretary.
| Devotional exercises were conducted
by Rev. J. A. Moore, of Brandon.
The address of welcome was deliver.
ed by Walter Rhodes; response by
Miss Pearl Mashburn.
The following COMMITTEES were ap-
pointed by the president: On creden-
tials, s. D. Rhodes, B. H. Mobiles and
W. W. Kersh. On nomination of Of
ficers, S. D. Ward, W. L. Mobiles and
j. A. Moore.
On motion, president appointed
a committee of three to draft resolu-
lutions of respect to the former secre.
tary. Mrs. Emma Harper Covington
to-wit: Miss Jennie Ferguson, Miss
Pearl Mashburn, Rev. j. M. Lewis.
President appointed Rev. J. S.
Purcell as committee of one on reso-
lutions.
Fannin was selected as the next
place of meeting.
The secretary made the following
report on statisti cs, etc.:
| No. of schools reported, 10; teachers,
40; scholars, 423; collections for all
purposes, $4,000.
A collection was taken to defray
the expenses of the convention
$5 N was collected.
| The following subjects were ably
discussed by Rev. J. A. Moore, j. S..
Purcell, J. E. Byrd and VIM. Buchan-
an: Duties of teachers in prepara-
tion of Lessons ''The ideal superin-
tendent, y Relation of the pastor to
the Sunday school" !" "The thing to be
stressed in Sunday school work. =
/ Miss Katie Belle Ferguson was
| elected secretary to I'LL the vacancy
caused by the death of Mrs. Em ma
Harper Covington.
The committee on resolutions made
the following report:
Resolved 1st-That we, the conven-
tion, extend thanks to the people OF
Shiloh for their cordial hospitality.
2nd-That each school in Rankin
county strive to improve their Sun.
day school work so as to make Rankin
county the banner county of the state
OF Mississippi in Sunday school work.
3rd-That each school see to it that
they have a full report at each con.
vention of their work, SO that we car
see how we are progressing.
| 4th-That we use what helps WE
get at the convention.
J. S. PURCELL.
The committee on resolutions oil
respect submitted the following:
/ Mrs. Emma Covington, secretary o1
the County Sunday School Convention
OF Rankin county, for 1905, died Dec
5, 1904, at the home of her father
She was veay earnest worker in oul
convention, and she is greatly missed
Whereas, it has pleased our heaven
~ father to take from our midst thi
faithful worker, and
Whereas, her life was dedicated tt
her Masters cause, her influence
shall live in the great millennium day
| Be it resolved, That these resolu
tion be placed Oh the minutes of this
convention, and copy be sent to The
Brandon News.
JAS. M. LEWIS,
| JENNIE FERGUSON,
PEARL MASHBURN.
i The executive committee is as fol.
lows:
| W. B. Smith, chairman; Misses
Katie Ferguson, Dora Lee, Mollie
Brown, Maud Tinnin, Eula Noble
| Mrs. Zelle Shaw, Luther Ferguson.
The following resolution of thanks
was read and adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of this
convention are due, and are hereby
rendered to the good people of Shiloh
community for the elegant entertain.
ment provided for the convention, and
to the organist and choir for the fine
music furnished by them.
WANAMAKER DIMES BOOKER.
Booker 7. Washington S appearance
at dinner in the great dining room o.
the United States Hotel at Saratoga,
New York. SUNDAY cansnd q mild enr,