The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-25
FOR AMPHITHEATRE
PLAN SUGGESTED FOR SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION.
would Bring Many State Meetings and
Thousands of Delegates To Mont
gomery Every Year--Woufd
Seat Five Thousand.

A plan which, If carried out, bids fair
to accomplish one of the greatest things
for Montgomery that has been done for
some time, has been put on foot by G..
G. Miles. Chairman of the Executive
Committee of the State Sunday School
Association.
The plan of Mr.. Miles is to build a
tabernacle or amphitheatre somewhere
in Montgomery for the accommodation
of the conventions which are held every
year in the different cities of the state.
By doing this 1t will make Montgomery
the convention center of the State AIN
there will always be place where suffi-
cient room may be had to hold the
crowds of delegates which are annually
increasing.
The amphitheatre which 1t is pro-
posed to build, if the plan meets with
approval by the citizens of MONTGOMERY.
will have a seating capacity OF 5.oo9.
Montgomery thus will have place
where all conventions which are to be
held will be amply provided for In the
way of room.
A committee was appointed oy Mr..
Miles at the session of the State Exec
utive Committee of the Sunday School
Association. Tuesday, to consider the
following propositions:
First--The place of meeting.
Second--The basis of representation.
Third7-Tabernacle problem.
Fourth Advisability of delegates
paying own expenses.
The committee Is composed of G. G..
Miles, ex-officio chairman: r. F. Lewis
of Montgomery and B. H. Marbury OF
Marbury.
Mr.. Miles said last night that the
Sunday School Association had now
become so large that 1t was almost I'M
possible for any of the cities in the
State to adequately entertain them ur :
der the present regime, and he thought
some change must be made in a very
short while.
In the convention held at Birming-
ham thi year there were nearly 5000
delegates and there was much trouble
in finding a place where the conven-
ton could be held. 1t is very signifi-
cant that no city has bid for the next
convention to be held within Its boun-
daries, though the last two conven-
lions were by far the best that have
been held in the history OF the Assoc
citation.
IT is generally conceded that Birm-
ingham and Montgomery are the only
two centrally located cities in the
State which can adequately entertain
the convention.
If the plan of building the amphi-
theatre is carried out it would bring
to MONTGOMERY thousands III QeleSdleS
annually and would be one of the best
advertisements possible for Montgom-
cry.
MI. Miles said there would most as
sill, eddy be fight made by Birming-
ham to have the tabernacle located
there. He SAID Mr.. Lewis of Birm-
!ngham who was in the city, was so
much interested In the matter that he
was most anxious to get home and
put the matter before the association
there.
The committee will also look into
the matter of having the delegates to
the convention pay their own expens-
es Mr. Miles said there would be a
committee to see after the procuring
of lower rates of board and OF fnding
lodgings for the delegates, II this plan
was adopted. 1t is thought that the
basis of representation will not be
reduced, but if possible made more
liberal, and thus bring more delegates
to the convention.
Mr. Miles has not yet completed the
details of his plan, but thinks that the
amrh;theatre should be in he SUBJ
urbs of the city as the cost OF land Is
not so dear and it would answer equal
ly veil.