The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-28
NEGROES IN MEETING.
INTERDEN0MiNATIO SUNDAY
 SCH, OLS IN SESSION.
Delegates Assemble st Congregational Church aud are welcomed to
 MOntsomery-The Attend- slF ance in Large.

Tho fourth session of the Negro In- terdenominational Sunday School Asso- ciation of Alabama convened in the First Congregational Church, corn sr of High and Union Streets, at 2:SO o'clock yesterday afternoon. President w. H. Nixon of Selma, presided, and c. l.. Harris of Montgomery acted as Secretary. Devotional exercises were conducted by Rev. E. E. Scott. pastor of the church, with an earnest plea for thorough consecration for pastor, work CT. teacher. narent and pupil.
 Bishop J. W. Alstork of the Zion M. E. Church. 'The Negro Prelate" of Alabama, delivered an address on me- ITO development to einanate from the church and the school. illustrating the touch of the moulding influence or righteousness and gave as an example the large white Sunday School conven- ton just closed.
 Chairman N. N. Neely called atten- tion to the fact that there were great CT obligations upon the association now than ever before as the State had placed itself on record in providing Tor general secretary in the person of Rev. c. L. Harris, whose duty it is to travel over the State and aid in the work.
 A Finance Committee com posed of Professor Breeding. Rev, N. N. Medley and Rev E. E. Scott. was appointed to look af- ter the financial part of the work and have "cellection" taken up at each session.
 recess was then taken until the night session.
 The attendance at the convention IS very large probably outnumbering all others heretofore held.
 The night session was devoted to ad- dresses of welcome. It was opened with devotional exercises led by Rev. P. c. Alexander of Tuskegee.
 Edwards. a delegate of Calhoun coun- ty. spoke on the subjest Fifteen min- utes talk with the Word.'
 Sarah Duncan of Selma. led in singing the hymn. T Will Guide Thee with Mine Eye"
 Montgomery, d hearty welcome was ex- tended the delegates by Rev. E. F. Mayo pastor of the old ship church.
 Rev. E. E.. Scott welcomed the con- vention in the name of the Sunday Schools of the city. He spoke in part as follows:
 The great need, the crying need of the hour. is for solid character-char- scter that will stand the test of pres sure that modern civilization brings to bear on the lives and souls of men. The children of the Kingdom are called upon to confront. not abstract theo- ries, but concrete facts-facts fash toned out of the materlalism of the age. The problem of life and duty are broader than sects or denomination. as broad as humanity. Never have men been more conscious of the tie of bro- tferhood than now: never have they been so outspoken. in their faith in the common fatherhood. No member can suffer without the entire race suffer Ing.
 "Comon fatherhood and brotherhood imply responsibility and obligation. The social conflict imposed on man is unre- lenting in It's demand. Great words are evolved-duty. civic. domestic. so- ciaf and what not. In them it is seen that man is his brothers keeper" both individually and collectively. In this country anomalous conditions obtain. The ends of the brotherhood world meet aere. America has It's work of mis- sions at its front door.
 The negro church has a part to play In this character building. And while we have done some things along that line that are commendable and can never be gainsaid. there remains much to be done.
 We welcome you for the reason that