The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-05-08

go out from the State Convention othel
things being equal in proportion to thu
representation the several schools have
through their delegates In tbe State
Convention, for, only by such represen
tation can the weak schools, scattered
over the hills and hollows, be reached
by the valuable and beautiful lessons
taught, and richly illustrated by such
grand Sunday School instructors as DR.
Hamil and wife, John R. Pepper and
others. have the pleasure to announce
from card by our efficient field secre-
tary, Rev. |. d. Borders. that the ap.
preaching meeting at Greenwood prom.
ises to be the largest gathering the
Association has had for many years
Let our prayers constantly 60 up to God
for grand and glorious results from
said State Convention. Every Sunday
School, regardless of denomination, is
entitled to one delegate. County Con-
ventions, to Ave delegates including
their President and Secretary"
! trust you will pardon personal
reference just here. About two decades
gone by, in an address | had the honor
to make another Association, which de-
pended, like this Convention does, for
its maintenance upon the endorsement
and patronage Of the people whose spe-
cial interests and distinctive work it
was organized to promote-in which, l
advocated organization and o.opera-
tion, as the means most needed at that
time, in building up, and getting out of
said Association the greatest amount Of
good. Since that date said Association,
although restricted all the time to the
same territorial limits, has trehled yea
quadrupled--its membership roll. And
while ] would not presume to say, that
this rapid development was the out,
growth OF this recommendation, yet
since 1t is fact, that this plan In all Its
details, has been operated, down to the
present time-is it not therefore, fair to
assume, that 1t had something to do
with that marvellous growthg Now, AZ
like causes produce like effects and az
we may reasonably conclude that any
method which would get the attention
and cooperation Of the people In behalf
of the Association alluded to, would
bring like results to this Sunday School
Convention would 1t not be well Tor
us, to put in operation, such method,
and all other means, at our command, to
enlist the interest and secure the hearty
cooperation of all ages Of our people,
more especially the children, In these
places In our State where DO schools, or
at most, only weak ones exist,--to the
end. that weak schools may be strength
encd and new ones established? And
as the best method known to us, for se.
curing help In all Christian work that
OF "house to house visiting" can not b
put into operation, by us. owing to the
lack Of funds. the immensity Of the
field, and scarcity Of labortra, may We
mt make, possibly, the nearest approach
tn it within our power, by publishing 10
the newspapers Of the State, articles
prepared by our President, from time to
time, presenting the claims of this A.
ISOLATION and urging the people every
where, to lend their kindly assistanoes
first tn the local or home school. regard
lass of denomination, second. the organ
Izat.on and nsiatansn~e OF Coanty Con-
and hat but by no means the
least In cooperating with and sustain
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