The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1908-07-11
Sunday School Convention.

The 2nd annual convention Ut the II.
Martin Parish Sunday School AsrOcia-
tior was held at Bayou Chenr on July 3.
1 AMI ).
A d"Eg itinn from the ST. Martin Ia
Jon SUNDAY srhoi. numbering sixteen. !
att, h,,d the rnnv.h ion aud the Bayou
Chrnr people furnished large r"ngrrga-
ti,hs.
TIE ST. Martin dele CATION went down
hy raIriagrs aud buatS under the .ir'c
tinu uf M..S.r- Scu;i krlSo dnd + A. Da-
Wis Beside thrS.. u Comprised Mrs.. >.
e. Burton. Mrs. Bessie Beard. Mr j. +.
iIlrkm IN. Misses Fannie Krl>O and An
ni- Franz = ,rah Jane lluckman. Sallir
K"ISo. Shlnnia, LOUISE and Julia Davis.
Edward I.a, is AMI Rev. ami Mrs. John
Scholars.
Rev. AZ Vaughan. Of Raynr. came
hp:r and went dawn with the ST. Martin
delegation. +. him had been assign d
much III the work involved in the rlabO-
rat, programs which had been arranged
with great care.
Mr.. 7. Y. Ellzrv. General Secretary OF
the Louisiana Sunday .School AssOcia
ton, aud Miss Susie Judrli. State Super
\ intrpdrnt If the Elementary Work were
present. They came t. PlaQuemine from
New Orleans and embarked OH gas
boat with MrsSrs. Arthur Fowler and
| 4 III. - Do l'hu,,a n nd
reached the convention.
The people of Bayou Chenp, aided by
the Methodist Episcopal church, under
! the direction Of Rev. n l.. Sayers. their
\ Delayed aud zralous pastor. have built a
nice church on the Bayou. They have
large membership in this church and in
\ connection with it Sunday school
which, in point Of numbers. moral
strength, Christian fervor and teaching
I efficiency can scarcely be -qualpd in
any country neigl borhmd in Louisiana.
, With The advantage Of competent ar
\ rangeInrnts and IA program perfected 10y
IA committee composed Of Mr.. Sc"tt Kpl
, ~, President of the 81. Martin l'ari-h
\ Sunday Scli"I Association, Miss Annie
Franz. Rev. y. l.. - yrrs ami MIR. 7 v.
, EilZry aud with more than "a half dozen
\ speakers and many Zraluus Christian
workers. the convention opened prompt
iy Friday night with AN address Of well
j come by Bro. Soyrrs and response by
Bro. Vaughan. continued in session Sa-
turtiay and Sunday and closed at night
with II testimony MEETING IN which
there were near two dozen br-; speeches
expressing. appreciation of the convpn
tions. fruitful labors and the election
and installation If Ulcers of the Parish
Association. as fOlinws: Mr.. Scott k-lso.
President, Mrs. jerome Case, Vice PIpsi-
dent, Miss Annie Franz, Secretary Urea
sur-r. Mr.. Oscar Drlod, Superintendent
Hume Department. Mrs. Joseph Beard.
Supt. House to House Visitation, Mrs.
- Susie Hickiusoi. Supt. Elementary DE-
: partmpnt. Mr.. +. A Paws. SUPP. Teach
: prs Training Department. Mr. Albert
= StUcksdalp. Supt. Temperance Drpart-
: mpnt. Mrs. Arthur Fowler. Supt. Adult
= Department. Mrs. Sarah Thrriui. Supt.
y Missions Drpai Inrnt. TIL. Executive
4 COumi~trr l.: Mt>sr>. Scott K.l>O, Oscar
y Dplort, Albeit Stwks,lalr. Dr. Robertson.
y Miss Amanda Ca-r
2 Resolutions We're adopted, IA f1iows :
Z "Whrr. "a the Sunday school is AN i'm
= p"rtant drpaItni m the thurch'>
y Tracking ami inllI-,ic
2 "Wt-rra~ i. /, drsignrd t. enlist the
: enter, rise aud slit the roIlsci nee Of all
the pruplr. young aud It'd. ia ffMt> IT,
{ arm Gui'S Wur,l Ia the IN that the b.
= blr may brrU.i,r Il foundation of life t.
+ all our people;
''Wlirrras the international movement
i to improve AMI broad II the Influence aud
s power Of the Sunday Scho~l Is destined
4 To affect greatly for g,nd aud social, mo
Z raj AM religious in>titutinns;
therefore, be- it Resolved, that VIZ con
Z graduate Protestant Christianity in 81.
+ Martin Parish that il has been brought
( under the rnlivrning influence Of TIL,
4 world wide movement for ihur, fficI.nt
: wider ami deeper tacLlEg If G,d'-