The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-11
FOR GOOD OF
 THE CAUSE Enthusiastic Sunday School Meeting Held. THE MONTGOMERY DISTRICT Large Congregation Present at
 Exercises. Meeting Demonstrated the Great Inter- est in Montsomery ia sunday school work-'qEchoes Prom the Cenventionv were
 Instructive.

The Sunday School annex of Court Street Method Church was filled yesterday afternoon with a large and enthusiastic gathering of Sunday School workers from the various Sum day Schools of the city. met together in the capacity of a district conven- ton. Armstead Brown, president of the Montgomery District Sunday School Association. one of the five districts Into which the county is di- vided. presided over the convention.
 The devotional exercises were lead by Rev. Neander L. Woods, of the Gen. trai Presbyterian Church. followed by a solo by Dr. J. H. Lakin.
 The first address on the program was by Virgil C.. Griffin. superinten- dent of the First Presbyterian Sun day School. He spoke of the value of variety fin the Sunday School exer- cises and of the necessity for hearty cooperation by the teachers with the superintendent. His remarks were in- terspersed with humor,. and full of practical suggestions.
 w. H. Breed. superintendent, of the west End Methodist Sunday Schooi. came next with an interesting account of how the membership of his school and of the Baptist. school at West End had been doubled as result of an address delivered there by Field Work CT D. W. Sims; a few months ago. whose suggestions had been acted on with excellent results Mfr Breed told of the methods pursued by him which doubled sthe size of his school In three months. Under the head of "Echoesy from the State Convention four very inspiring and informing addresses were made by Miss Ethel Beane of Court Street Sunday School, R. M. Hendley 2f the South Side Baptist. M. NJ Sweatt, Treas urer, and. George c. Niles, President of the State Sunday School Associa- tion.
 summing up of the main lines of pro- Rress and development in Sunday School methods which were brought out by the expert workers who ad- dressed the State Convention in Bir- mingham ten days ago. She proved to be quite platform expert herself and her remarks were well receiVed oy the large audience.
 R. NJ Hendley gave his impressions of the big Birmingham meeting in some very forceful and entertaining remarks.
 Messrs. NJ. M. Sweat and G. c. Miles spoke of the growth of the State or. KanizatIon. the number and quality or fhA- HelA2AIeS anu LHO 4CNVAOPhADAAN S% intarest in the work, slowing how 1t helped and stimulated the individual school.
 D. W. Sims and Miss Minnie F. Ken nedv field workers of the Alabana Sunday School organization, gave the closing addresses in. their usual virile and helpful manner, Mr. Sims urged the importance of taking some, one Idea, at least from those gleaned at q convention, and putting 1t in practice. Miss Kennedy spoke of the crying need. of humanity for c knowledge of the Bible and the necessity for each ln- divtdual to do his or. her part Each should say to himself: T am but one. but am one; that which ought to do I can do; that which can do will do." of tho District. Asso- citation to fill Athe vacancy caused by the removal of W. R. sawyer from the city.
 The convention closed with prayer by Rev. H. M. Edmond&