The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-26

town is a blessing to the sunday Sqols
 and the people of the town
 We are again under great olga tions to our friend, Mir. w. B. paypn. of this city. for generously giving the General Secretary and his asstnt the use of his office without chge. This is a very liberal lccntributio to our work.
 The Recsmmeadatiens. We make the following recommda- tions, to wit;
 T. That our Counties and Disct Conventions lay emphasis on them portance of reaching and helping cry County every year, and that our coty Assiciations strive this year to sod vertise their Conventions and to m for them that they will be cnableto help every school in their territot "2. That the Counties that haveot come up to the banner sandar6e urged to see to 1t that q conyenticis held in every, District and that ey be made banner counties this year. '3. That emphasis be laid uponhe c importance of gathering complete a. tistics and that the district officerbe earnestly requested to co1operate tn the secretary in his efforts to gath a full and complete statistical repo A. That the County Associatiobe urged to press the financial matterid to lay upon the hearts and consciees of the superiptendents and Suny school workers the importance of rk- ing a contribution to the supporof the State and County work. Fry school that uses the International B. sons ought to make a contributioto the support of the State and Coty work and We urge that the Countyid District officers see to it that cry school in the County or District be v- en an opportunity to make contrl- ton to the support of the work. "5. We urge that official vishe day be adopted by the Districts Id Counties of the State.
 "s. We recommend that the terrpi service of the president be limlteto one year.
 "7. We recommend that at least j. 900 be raised for the Associatial | work of the year.
 Respectfully Submitted "G. G. Miles, @ Chairman statement of Treasurer. M. N. Sweatt. treasurer of the : sociation, followed the chairman [ | the Executive Committee with a pr ticaI report of the work of the ye. He said that although it would 3 | impossible to. give an exact finand l statement. owing to the fact that ma I Sunday Schools had sent their rem I tances by delegeates who had not 5 | yet made tehir returns that at l close of the last fiscal year the As I citation owed a balance of ss0793. | l At Birmingham the Association : | temptcd to raise enoght money to ' 1 this indebtedness. but failed. Howey l during the past year the treasurer l collected s3.464 and all current exp ses have been paid and a part of z l old debt liauidated. l One of the most interesting talkst the Court Street Methodist Chut | morning session. was that of J. 1 Greene of opelika. who delivered an structive address on The Hinderan, l to sunday School Work" Mr. Greene used the blackboard in | lustrating his theme. He said | greatest drawback and hinderance the growth of Sunday Schools could, summed up in one word-abseutee- | which he diagnosed as a disease. q | proceeded to explain with illustratiq | 1 He said the causes" of absence fri | Sunday School were many and varn
 some entirely legitimate. while oth'
 were entirely inexcusable. | The consequence of absence of pi
 son or persons affect everything pi
 taining to the life and wotk of
 church and the cure for the disease as varied as the cause.
 The Sunday School worktr, he sd
 is confronted by conditiots and h | by theories and the absence from q
 Sunday School class not ory affect | l class. but is far reaching. affecting t
 home and the community,
 The three distinct causes produci
 absentees be discussed under the hea
 of "ProvidentiaI. Personal and Pc
 nicious." and in this Connection N Green laid especial emphasis on t
 thought that the Superintendent of
 Sunday School must De capable of 2
 ecution as well as d planning.
 said that it makes 10 difference wh
 other qualifications are possessed by Superintendent. that to ba a succe
 he must be capable of doing thin | himself
 Among the causes If Providential a
 sences from Sunday School the speak
 ascribed sickness, poverty and soi | IoTInS oi DusiHeSS, tne peTsouai re
 sons he summed up as visiting pride n
 other forms of business. Among pernicious causes he mentioned "trai
 ing, customs. Sunday newspapers. cal and other forms of business.
 In connection with the grave bt
 mess problem that eonfronts the Su
 day School workers. he spoke Of
 many phases. He said there was niu
 of nature that was thoroughly gitimate, but there was great d
 moro that was deplorable fin its per-
 cicus effects.
 Decentralization, disintegration &
 destruction" he gave as the con!
 ouences attending the aforesaid eau,
 and into the cure he said every phs
 of the Sunday School work enters.
 AFTERNOON SESSION.