The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-18
MANY DELEGATES
EXPECTED IN APRIL
Sunday School Convention to
Be Great Triumph
OPERATIONS UNDER WAY
Committees Announced and Aggressive
Campaign of Education VIII Be
Opened Immediately After
the Holidays.

The State Sunday School convention
will meet in this city during the month
OF April of next year. This Is another
triumph for Birmingham.
The executive committee of the Jeffer-
son County Sunday School association and
many local Sunday school and church
workers are planning to make the next
convention one of the largest and most
helpful ever held in the state
The growth of this movement has been
almost phenomenal during the last few
years. until there are only three cities,
Birmingham. Montgomery and Mobile,
that are able to entertain the large del
egations. The work was organized orig
inally In 1890 in this city, but at first
it was not very popular and interest died
out for a while.
In the year 1898 enthusiasm was revived
and at the First Methodist church an
other well attended meeting was held.
Since that time interest has been con-
stantly increasing. In Montgomery last
April 1850 delegates and visitors were
present, and Birmingham may well ex-
peot to have not less than 1000 delegates
besides a number of visitors from other
states.
The convention held here two years
ago was small compared to the great as
sembage that is now expected.
Value to Birmingham.
Judge Joseph Carthel of Montgomery
state secretary and field worker, was in
the city yesterday. and in conference with
local officials said that the convention
would be of great value to Birmingham
not only religiously but from CONNER
cial and advertising viewpoint as WELL
From every corner in the state, he said,
would come bankers, merchants, lawyers;
I'm fact the best people in every eommun-
ity, who will go back to their homes with
pleasant memories of hospitable Birming-
ham.
The following working committees have
already been named and following are
the respective chairmen:
Entertainment Committee-Samuel ID.
Monroe.
Committee to Secure Homes-Dr a. n.
Ballard
Reception Committee-Thomas L. Wood
ruff.
Transportation Committee-T. c. Her
ring.
Cshers-J. S. Falkner.
Lunch and Refreshments-J. S. Bridges.
Decorations and Badges-Mrs. Elmer <.
Thurston.
Finance and General Commttee-R +.
Lewis, president of the county association.
Extensive Plans.
Mr.. Monroe was authorized all the COM
mittees to open and conduct an aggres-
sive campaign of education Immediately
after the holidays and to continue to agi-
tate the question until the convention
meets next April. All business will be
done from his office, 2O2lHa First avenue.
where he requests that all matters be
referred.
The exact date will be set by the COM
mttee later. but 1t will probably be
about the middle of April. The conven-
ton will be Ia session two days and
nights. A most interesting programme is
being prepared, in which number OF
workers of national reputation will have
d part
The music will also be a drawing card
as il is the intention of Mr. Monroe to
engage musical directors and seelct 800
trained voices to lead and furnish special
music. The occasion Is looked forward TO
with "A great deal of pleasure by all the
Sunday school members in the city and
Birmingham is preparing to receive her
guests royalty All delegates will be en-
tertained entirely free. breakfast and
lodging being furnished at the homes, and
lunches at the convention.
Cuff Buttons and Signet Rings.