The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-11
MAY ESTABLISH A TRAINING SCHOOL
 LIKE MONTEAGLE
County Sunday School Associa- ton Wants to Train Sun
 day School Workers
ATTACKS POOL SELLING
 AT THE FAIR GROUNDS

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 Resolution Is Passed Supporting the Pastors Union In Action Which 1t Has Taken-Offi- cers Elected. summer normal school for training Sunday school teachers may be one of the results of the convention of the Jeff ferson County Sunday School association, which came to close at the First Meth odist church, Sixth avenue and Nineteenth street, last night. The subject was brought before the convention at the afternoon session yesterday and all present seem | ed to favor the plan. Dr. J. H. Finch, who lives at East Lake. pointed out the good work that is being accomplished each year by the schools at Monteagle | and Nashville, and said that there was
 no reason why Alabama should not have ] at least one school for training teachers | how to mould the mind and hearts of the thousands of children in the Sunday 1 schools of the state
 l When put to vote the convention fla vored the idea and President Lewis was authorized to name committee to put | the matter before the next state con l vention, which meets in April. President Lewis named the following committee: pr. Finch, R. F. Lewis and Judge Joseph
 Carthel secretary of the state associa- | tion. The committee was instructed to | plan for the first session of the school | next summer, or shortly after the state convention meets.
 Pool Selling Condemned. l Aside from the set addresses of the
 evening the most important thing trans
 acted at the closing session last night
 was the adoption of resolutions condemn | ing the alleged gambling and the sale of
 whisky at the fair grounds during the recent state fair, and the decision of
 the association to support the position of the pastors against these things to the | extent that they may not be repeated. The
 resolutions were introduced by Samuel | D. Monroe, and were unanimously adopt ed They follow:
 Resolved, That it is the sense of this | convention to condemn the gambling and | liquor traffic carried on at the state fair | recently held in our city; also the Sunday | opening and dissertation of our Lord S l day.
 "Resolved further, That it is the duty of all our Sunday schools and Christian | people to cooperate with our pastors in l erecting public sentiment against these crimes to the extent that they may never be repeated in our fair state.'
 Officers Are Elected. The election of officers in the afternoon
 resulted in the reelection of R. F. Lewis superintendent of the Cumberland Pres byterian Sunday school, president, and
 the election of the following vice presi- dents, all of whom are presidents of the districts opposite their names: s. D. Mon | roe, Elyton district: the Rev. B. J. Alex ander, East Lake district; G. c. Cheney, | Leeds district; J. B. Stovall Irondale dis l trlct; B. Payne, Brookside district; s. R.
 Flynn, north side of Birmingham; T. M Johnston, south side of Birmingham; A. w Clarke, Bessemer district; Dr. c. A.
 Merrill, Woodlawn district; c. R. Hilton, | North Birmingham district; J. s. Faulk-
 ner, Ensley district and J. w. Veasey, l ! county are not organized.
 l The other officers follow: Mrs. E. c. Thurston, secretary; J. B. Wadsworth, treasurer; Miss Alice Hale, superintend- ent of primary work, and S. D. Mon roe, superintendent of the home depart ment.
 The executive committee is T. H. John ston, c. w. Mills, J. S. Bridges, Dr. J. H. Finch J. S. Faulkner, Dr. A. N. Ballard,
 T. L. Woodruff A. K. Murphy and J. w. | McAdory.
 Convention in Detail. | The first session of the closing day of | the convention was called to order at 1920 o'clock yesterday morning by Pres | ident Lewis. After the devotional exer- cises which were lead by the Rev. Dr. John w. Stagg, pastor of the First Pres byterian church. Miss Minnie Kennedy, state primary teacher, was introduced. Miss Kennedy lives at Opelika and ably discussed the subject: "The Teachers Aim; Qualification and Personal Equip ment," After her address there was general discussion of Sunday school work, | in which various members of the associa- | ton took part.
 The final address of the morning ses- sion was delivered by J. S. Faulkner of Ensley. who discussed the subject: Prob l lems in Sunday School Work" After he had concluded and after the topic had been discussed by others, the following committees were named by President Lewis:
 Nominating committee-A. N. Ballard, s. D. Monroe, J. H. Finch. B. Payne and J. S. Faulkner.
 Committee on Resolutions-Mrs. s. P.
 Moore. Mrs. c. S. Bissell and Mrs. Hal J. Copeland.
 Afternoon Session. Reports from the committees were the first thing in order when the afternoon session opened at 2:30 o'clock. The nomi-
 hating committee presented the list of of-
 ficers, and the report was unanimously adopted by the convention. The commit- tee on resolution had thanks to offer to every one who had contributed toward making the gathering a success. The devotional exercises were lead by the Rev. J. A. Bryan, pastor or the lhird Presbyterian church. It was pronounced one of the best talks of the convention. eHow to Hold the Young People, was a subject for general discussion, lead by lJ S. Bridges. Then followed a primary session, during which Miss Minnie Ken nedy gave an example of how she teaches children She had a number of bright