The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-27
CROWDS GO TO CONVENTION
 OF SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS

ne said, those who do the work of tn, oepartment are called the Home De- PaI.meht visitors who make it their eusy lo visit regularly the shut ins, ana those who by reason of other du. ties are kept from the Sundal School. n some schools, he said, the work oi tne 5ome Department is considered one Of the most important
 lie spoke of the organization oi sunday School work. From the era. aie to the grave" he said. "the babies III ,he cradle are listed on the Cradle noli, the children and young people 70 sunday School, and the Home De- partment for the old people who are too leeple to attend the school"
 lh Alabama, he states, there is an army carrying on an aggressive cam paign that makes for the civilization of the world.
 ". H Lawson. of Mathews. made a sstrong address on the subject of
 Home Cooperation" W. L. Mckee ex-state President of the Sunday scnooi Association, spoke on the Sun oay school Idea" The Committee on resolutions, composed of W. F. Saw yer, Prof. s. C. Starke and Rev. J. A. 9enkins, made their report, which was accep,eo py unanimous vote of the As-
 President billiard in closing the con ventfon, made short talk in which he pdio trlbute to the bountifuI hospjtal- ny or the good people of Banner. He thanked the delegation for the honor conIerred on himself in being selected 10 serve as the President of the Coun- " Association for the fifteenth time. He spoke of the wonderful growth of the Association in these years. He spoke of the State Sunday School Con- Vention which was held at Montgomery Ill April. as the biggest thing ever heId in Alabama since the war" He said he had been in Montgomery when the church conferences had been in session there, and few people knew any thing of 1t, but when the State Con- vention met there. every business man i'll the city could tell you all about it.
 The Courtesy of Rsmer.
 Of the courtesy and the generous hos pitality of the people of Banner. there could not be too much said The little town situated on the Atlantic Coast Line, twenty-nine miles from Mont gomery, on the ridge of hills which di- vide the Black Belt from the Sandy Land," as it is known there, is espec- tally favored with Its environment and location. High above the sur rounding country, there is always a breez. Being near oMntgomery and or the direct line of road, the inhabitants combine the comforts of the country witt those of the city. There are about three hundred inhabitants in the towr and three churches of the Methodist Episcopal, the Baptist and the Metho. | dist Protestant denominations, respect ively. /
 | The ramer High School is the boast O the place Prof. E. L. Slough ,witl three assistants, have placed the schoo on a plane with the best schools in tn, State The school building is now un dergoing repairs and will be in readi ness for the beginning of the fall | term. When completed, the buildinl I will be about twice as large as former. | ly and will cost the trustees about $2, Mill Lillian Bell. Miss Pattie Bell Bibi Miss Lillian Bell. Miss iPtie Bell Bibb and Miss Eleanor Miles.
 Among the Banner people who opened their homes and entertained the dele- gates and visitors to the convention were: Mir. and Mrs. W. V. Bell, MT. and Mrs Jason Smith. Mir. and Mrs. A. c Jones, Mir and Mrs. Scrogins, Mir. and Mrs. W. B. Whatley, Mir and Mrs c. c | Turnipseed, Mir. and Mrs. c. s. Turnip' seed, Professor and Mrs. k. l.. Slough MT. and Mrs. M. D. Eiland, MT and Mrs