The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-05-08
DR.. Jno. Y. Murry's Annual Address.

DR.. Jn0. Y. Murry's Annual Address
To the Mississippi State Sunday School
Convention:
Ladies and Gentlemen: In conformity
to an established custom of this Asso-
citation, beg leave as its presiding Of
fcer, at the beginning of this the 10Th
Annual session Of the organization, to
submit brief account Of my steward
ship. Or, rather, some views | have, on
the line Of educating and interesting
the people in the work Of the Sunday
School.
In the first place however, desire to
tender my sincere thanks for the very
high honor conferred upon me in July
last, at Yazoo City, that fiourishing, and
rapidly growing commercial town, and
one Of the principle Sunday School CEN
tres Of our State.
At the time was inducted into this
office, 1t was my hope and ardent desire,
believing as do, In the plan Of "house
to house" visiting in all church work, to
do considerable visiting among the Sun
day Schools OF the State during my
term. But In this matter have been
disappointed, only having visited very
!. few schools, and those were in my i'm
mediate section. In every instance
however. was received very cordially,
and treated with every courtesy due
the representative of this grand organi-
zation. Upon these occasions called
special attention to the Importance Of
your State Association, more particu-
larly to its undenominational feature.
and have insisted upon these, and all
other proper occasions that every
school, at least, Of Protestant denomina-
tions, throughout the State Of Missis-
sippi, should, without delay, place them.
selves in line with its work, and see to
It, that they shall be represented by
delegates Of their own choosing, at
every meeting Of this State Convention.
And recently. in the hope OF directing
public attention generally to the great
Sunday School question, and Of i'm.
pressing these thoughts afresh upon
the minds and hearts Of the true friends
Of the Sunday School, have published
in the secular papers Of the country, a
brief address along these lines.
And wish here and now to extend
thanks to my good friend, brother and
co-laborer, ]. g. Mctluire Of the Yazoo
City Herald, for rendering the columns
Of his popular and influential paper, in
this matter, and also to all other pub
fishers Of newspapers, who did me the
honor, and our noble cause the valuable
service, to copy said article into their
papers.
II seems to me now, that neither my
self nor any other friend Of the Inter-
nstional pndenominational sunday
School system, could perform greater
service, In this d direction, than to enlist
the interest Of schools in the rural dis
tvicts, In its behalf.
And hereI ask permission to copy
from my srtiole In the nevspspers
above referred to, which was headed
"a plea for weak s0hools;"
"As the time Ii near at hand for onr
next State Sunday School Convention at
Grcenwood, I wish to call attention to
The Importance Of getting ready for it,
By electing delegates without delay.
and sending names snd addresses to v.
I. Fountain. Chairman, Greenwood, !,
Mis-, By the 20th April, 1908 Believ-
Ing = | 10 that good results to the
gRaAt eAnss Il whleh ~ sse engagsds