The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-04-07
Sunday School Conven-
ton Closed Last Night.
BANNER TO RANDOLPH
The Splendid Session Of the Sunday
School Workers of the State That
Puts New Life Into the Or
ganization Ends in
Praise.
Praise.


After a session of three days, in
which all the meetings were full of
deep interest the State Sunday School
Association adjourned last night with
prospects bright for the association.
Every day has been a day of bust
ness at the meeting here. The conven-
ton was very largely attended, and all
the delegates took deep interest in the
proceedings which were of unusual in
terest. The visitors from other States,
representing the International Asso-
citation, experts in aiding Sunday school
workers, did excellent service and in
terested all.
At the meeting yesterday morning,
after devotional exercises, the reports
of various committees were heard and
then the election of officers took place,
the report of the Committee on Nomi-
nations being adopted unanimously.
Mr.. II. n. Snow of Durham, was elect
ed president, though ne tried to de-
cline on the score of other duties which
engaged him, but the association would
not hear him. AT one time he was
the secretary and at another time the
chairman of the executive committee.
His friends predict great success for
the association under his presidency
The full list of officers is as follows.
recording Secretary. Il. ED
ridge, of Raleigh.
1reaSUreF-Geo. Allen, of Raleigh
Executive COmmittee-N. 3. Brough-
ton, of Raleigh, chairman; S. M. Smith
II. w. Jackson, Raleigh; Geo. W.
Watts, of Durham; Geo. II. Crowell,
High Point; L. s. Blair, Guilford Col
lege; Rev. p. b. Hall, Kinston The
president, secretary and treasurer are
members eX-officio.
superintendent Teachers Training
Prof. j. &c. Pegram, Durham
superintendent Home Department.
Mrs. Francis p. Hubbard, Worthwhile
Superintendent Primary Department
Miss Annie Worth. of Raleigh.
Delegates International Convention
Rev. c. Brown Cox, Burlington; n.
B. Broughton, Raleigh; Mr. and Mrs.
Geo H. Croweli, High Point: Rev. Geo.
S. Cook, Charlotte; Rev. p. II. Gwynn,
Steele Greek; Miss Clara Cox, High
Point; Mrs. Il. T. Gowan, Raleigh;
Miss Maud Reid, Raleigh; S. NJ. Smith,
Raleigh: Rev. j. Walter Long Dobson;
Prof. w Nj. Cundiff, Sloan: j. NJ.
Broughton, Raleigh; T. p. Johnston,
Salisbury; ]. r. MendenhaH Green's
Prof L. 5. Blair. Guilford College.
The association recommended Mr.. n.
Il. BrouShton, of Raleigh, as a MEM
Der of the International Executive
Committee, and Prof Geo. II. Crowell
of High Point, as the International
Vice-president for North Carolina
The recommendation of the execu-
tive committee that the State be di-
vided into thirty-two districts. with
three counties to each district was
adopted. as was also the recommends
ton that the executive committee be
reduced to seven members, with the
president, secretary and treasurer as
members ex-ofticio.
Following the election of officers
these were installed and the new pres
1dent. Mr.. Fl. n. Snow, took charge
being escorted to the chair by Messrs
j. A. Ramsay and u. r. Broughton. Mr.
II. ). Blair, who was presiding well
coined him saying his faithful services
in the past was q guarantee of his
future work. Mr.. Snow thanked the
association for the honor, said it had
come unsought, and that because of
his business engagements he should de-
cline, but that he would accept and
render the best service that he could,
as his heart was in the work.
Mr. n. Il. BrOughton in accepting
the position of chairman of the eXecu-
tive committee, said he never desert
ed n sinking ship and that as he re-
Sarded the association now as more
than ever needing his services he
would work with all his power for it,
He declared that Mr.. Snow more than
any man in the State deserved to be
president, that he had worked vigor-
ously in hard positions and now de-
served all the honors.
Mr. r. n. Simms representing the
Baraca classes asked in behalf of these
and the Philathea classes that as these
were parts of Sunday school work they
DC assigned places on the program in
the future. After some debate the
association voted that the executive
committee give such place on the pro-
gram rs in its judgment should seem
wise.
The association adopted by a unani-
nous vote the following:
Resolved. that the North Carolina
Sunday School Association in annual
convention assembled has learned with
extreme sorrow of the sudden death of
one OF the leading and best beloved
mon in North Carolina Dr. Thomas E.
skinner, and that we tender our SYM
pathies to the bereaved every where"
The devotional exercises at the
morning session were conducted by
Rev. j. e. Williams, of Greensboro.
and Immediately after this Mrs. Mary
Foster Bryner delivered a special
blackboard talk to the children of the
Methodist Orphanage, who attended
the exercises in body. Her talk was