The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-27
THE CONVENTION
To CLOSE TODAY
Sunday School Association
Having Successful Meeting
650 DELEGATES PRESENT
The Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Was Crowded to Its Utmost
at the Session Last Night.
Todays Programme.
65O DELEGATES PRESENT

hSdHJ . IVY GtiitAtSH
The State Sunday School convention.
which is being held at the First Cumber-
land Presbyterian church began the SER
vices of the day yesterday with a sunrise
prayer meeting at the church at 8
o'clock.
The service was we'll attended by the
delegates. The theme was "Our Absolute
Dependence Upon God, and His unfailing
Care of U.s."
At o'clock the convention was called
to order by President e. L. Russell of
Athens, and devotional exercises were
conducted by the Rev. DR.. A. C. David
son of Birmingham. An invitation from
those in charge of the unwilling of the
Confederate monument to attend the exer-
eises was declined on account of the pre-
arrangements of the conventions pro-
gramme. The programme could not be
changed without great Inconvenience.
Primary Work.
hlNS hiilutt M ANthliIHS VI OPSiAtNHs
primary secretary, made report and
showed that the work in her department
was progressing well. She reported a
great increase In interest in primary work
in the various counties of the state Last
year there were only seven counties with
county primary secretaries. This year
there are nineteen AnnistOn Troy and
Union Springs have held primary insti-
tutes this year with good results Mont,
gomery will hold primary Institute next
year. 1t was shown that Birmingham is
doing some very good work in the pri-
mary department. The state primary sec
rotary reported that she had travelled 5000
miles during the past ten months In the
interest of her department
Miss NJ e. Smith of Opelka, superin-
tendent of the home department, reported
a healthy growth in her department but
could not make a full report on account
of all the county secretaries not having
answered letters she had written. She
urged the necessity of prompt replies ta
her letters.
Ao Evangelical Work.
Prof. II. NJ Hamill addressed the con-
vention on "'rhe Sunday School as an
Evangelical Force
The district presidents were called up
on for reports and most of them were
present in person and gave encouraging
accounts of the work being done in the
different districts of the state. The re-
ports showed that counties were becom-
ing better organized than ever before,
that more interest Is being taken In con-
ventions, more conventions are being held.
finances are in better shape and Sunday
school statistics are being more accurate
ly kept.
At the noon recess luncheon was served
in the basement of the church by the
white Caps" over 500 delegates were
fed and all were delighted with the quail
ity and manner of serving the refresh
ments.
Chairman r. F. Lewis of the enter
tainment committee and every member
of his force are being highly complmented
on their work of taking care of the
delegates and visitors Up to last night
$50 delegates had been enrolled and still
others are coming ON almost every train.
Afternoon Programme.
The following interesting programme
was carried out at the afternoon session:
Devotional Exereses-The Rev. Austin
Couch, Woodlawn.
The Loyal Sunday School Army-QO
minutes) Judge J. T. Cook, Montgomery.
The Finances-d0 min) j. w. Sibley,
Birmingham.
Quarterly Review-dO MINI The Rev. A.
r. Clarke. FIT Payne.
General Discussion.
Sunday School Leakage-d5 min.) b. B..
Conner, Birmingham.
Class Organizaton-05 MINI W. w.
Pearson. Montgomery.
Grading-d5 min J. j. Greene, Opelika.
General Discussion.
AT the night session devotional exercises
were conducted by the Rev. A. r. Moore
of Birmingham, after which "The Sun
day School In American Life" was ably
discussed by the Rev. I. J. Van Ness, D..
D., of Nashville. Tenn.
c. G. Miles of Montgomery discussed
pledges for state work and about $500
was pledged to this work
II. l.. Mckee, now of Mississippi, was
introduced to the convention and made a
short address In which he complimented
the Sunday school workers OF the state
for their growth during the past few
years. Mr.. Mckee was the first pres
ident of the Alabama Sunday School as
ISOLATION and made the statement In his
talk last night that at the first conven-
ton there were less than twenty delegates
in attendance and added that at the time
he thought they were doing WELL
Large Attendance.
1t was estimated that there were more
than 1900 people in attendance at last
nights session Of the convention. Every
seat in the church was occupied and the
aisles were crowded. Many were turned
away for want of room. 1t was possibly
the largest attendance OF any session of
the convention in the history of the as
ISOLATION.
The committee on nomination of officers
of the association will meet this morning
at O'Clock. The committee appointed to
pass upon the report of the executive
committee will meet at $3.50 o'clock.
Today's Programme.
The programme for today Is as follows:
500 Sunrise Praymeeting-Rey j. s.
Robertson. Jasper.
900 Devotional Exercses-Rev. w. NJ.
Croman, Birmingham.
$3.50 The County Problems:
Helping Every Sunday Schoor'-(2C
ninutes) s. A. Russell, Admission.
"The Financial Plan"-(20 minutes) Leon