The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-19
BRUNDIDGE MEETING
PIKE COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL CON-
 MENTION.
Twenty-one of the Twenty-efxht sun- day Schools in the County Rep resented at the Opening
 Session Yesferdny.

1ay SCHOOLS In Inc County Rep resented at the Opening Session Yesterday. --s
 Brundidge, July fs.--fspecial )--The Pike County Sunday School Conven- tion convened ih the Baptist Church In this city this morning at 10 o'clock. The morning trains from both direc- tions brought in great numbers of del- | egates, and a number came in from nearby points in bugsies. and at the opening session twenty-one of the twenty-eight Sunday Schools in the county were represented and reported as the roll of schools was called by | the secretary.
 The morning session was opened with q song. Onward Christian sol- diers." by the special choir. | After Scripture reading by State Worker, W. D. Sims. a number of short voluntary prayers were offered. 1 after which was song, T Love to Tell l the Old Story"
 Then followed the election of tenn. porary secretary. the secretary being absent on account of illness. B. ". Wood of this city was elected. and the convention proceeded to enroll del. | egates.
 As the secretary called the roll of the schools of the county the follow ing reported through delegates pres~ 1 ent:
 District No. 1. I Troy. First Baptiet--Jno. E. Moore and Mrs. J. B. wilson. Troy. Methodist Episcopai--Miss Cal l lie Gardner.
 Troy Presbyterian--Joseph c. Latt- vile.
 Union Hill Methodist Protestant--c 1 O. Livingston and Miss Pearl Caldwell Brooks Chapel---F. S. Wood. China Grove Baptist--No delegates, China Grove Methodist Episcopal-A. A. welch and Miss Irene Grant. Orion Baptist--Delegates not present. Orion Methodist Episcopal-Delegates not present. ] Beaseley, A. 2. Ward. Oak Bowery. M. E.--Delegates not present.
 | Ynnis Union--Deiegates not present
 Brundidge Methodist Episeopal-- Prof. B. H. Byrd and Miss Fine Lee:
 Brundidge Baptist--H. P. Grimm ana Miss Bertha Haisten.
 sardis, M. E.-w. 4. Cole. i.
 Shiloh Baptist--c. W. Mckee and J. ]. Cotton. ,u. Louise Fannin.
 District No. s. l Little Oak, M. E.--John Wiley Will liford and Miss Myrtle kysles: c,,,. l Hepzibah Baptist--Mass GeorgaA Brown and Mis- Ella Mae Whaiey. 1 Henderson-Methodis Episcopal delegates not present.
 Goshen--Union--Ja stallings and
 spring -Baptist-Delegates not present. o,
 Palmyra-Baptist-Delegates not present.
 l No. A.
 Baptist-Delesates not
 Bon Air--Baptist--J. T. Mcleod and
 Ansley--Methodist Episcopal-Deie- gates not present ..
 Shady Grove--M. E.-Mrs. F. M Trotter and Floyd Hicks. l District No. s.
 Tennille--Union--J. J. Anderson. La l Fayette Logan and Mrs. Susie Daush-
 Pea River--Baptist--M c. Bryan, M W. Bryan and Julian Canon
 After the reports of the dinerenl schools had been given, and song "Take the Name of Jesus Withs You, L. 70. Palmer. one of the State work- CTS in the interest of the Sunday scboois. made an address on Peach CTS Trainin9," in which by illustra' tions, suggestions, advice, etc, he very cIeverly showed the necessity fol thoroughly trained teachers in the Sunday schools. His address was very helpful -.-'-- ---s ....s
 MT. Palmer's address was followed by few remarks by Prof. p. M Shackleford, of the State Normal Col lege at Troy, along the same line. Hs also introduced D. w. sims, and an nounced that tomorrow morning just after the opening exercises, If teen minutes would be devoted to tht , interest of the children, and a press ing invitation was given for ever1 child in Brundidge to be present. -Thii service will be conducted by Mr Sims, a State worker. A song, My Mothers Prayer" bS Syril Pennington and w.. H. Black followed, after which the convention adjourned until two o'clock. ..f7~
 The opening exercises of the frs session were to have been opened b1 Rev. R. A J. Cumbie, pastor of th' i Baptist church of this city, but h' left several days ago to i'll an impor tant engagement in the Baptist Church of Alexander City, where he was pas tor for many years. and to attend th' Baptist State Conventios, which con venes at Roanoak next week,
 Reassembling at o'clock. devotion al exercises were conducted by M Lightfoot. superintendent of the Meth odist Sunday school of this city.
 Other work of the afternoon sessio1 will be the appointment of commit tees, and addresses by Prof. B. H Boyd, principal of the Brundidge Higf School, Mrs. A. W. Bean, of Brun. didge. and D. W. Sims.
 The night session, to convene al 7:30. will be opened by Rev. H c Threadgill, pastor of the Methodist Church of this city, and addresses a: follows: Educational Methods 1T Sunday School Work" by Miss Gather inc Gardner. of Troy; Missions 1T Sunday Schools" by D. W Sims; anc Development of Work in Pike Coun' ty." by W. D. Dillard.
 The entire program will be inter spersed with music by the choir.