The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-08-12
The Sunday School Workers.
HAUGHToN, La, August 3. 1900

HAoGHToN, La, August 3, 1909.
The Bossier Parish Sunday School
Association met at the Baptist Church
at 1880 am. with Mr.. A. Hoffpauir,
President in the chair, and J. w. Elston
acting Secretary. After devotional SER
vices, conducted by the President, the
roll was called, representative answer
ing as follows:
Miss Minnie Watkins, Plain Dealing,
Miss Mabel Scanland (by letter.
Benton.
Mr.. A. Hoffpauir, Concord.
Miss Ludie Plat, Mr.. Ray Hays and
Clyde Oneal, Haughton.
Miss Ludie Plat and Mr.. CLYDE Oneal
were appointed committee on resolu-
tons.
The morning session was concluded by
a discussion OF elementary work in the
Sunday school, led by Miss Susan Juden.
The evening session was called to
order by the President at $50 pm.
Alter devotional service, Miss Juden re-
sumed the discussion OF elementary
work and was followed by Mr.. Thomas V.
Ellzey, the State Secretary, with talk
on "The Organized Sunday School,"
After some discussion, it was decided
to postpone the election of officers for
the ensuing year until the parish meet
ing, to be held during January or Feb
ruary next.
August 4th.
The association met in the Methodist
Church at 1890 am, with large at
tendance. Devotional service was con-
Quoted by the pastor, Rev. J. G. Sloan,
after which Miss Juden made lengthy
talk on "The Junior Department, fol-
lowed by Mr.. Ellzey, who made talk to
the officers and teachers. of Sunday
schools, with advice as to the best
methods for the conduct of a Sunday
school.
The session was resumed at $50 z. m.,
Mr.. R. L. McAnn, Vice President, pre-
siding. After devotional service, Miss
Juden gave a talk on "Home Cooper
ation," which was replete with whole
some advice to parents.
Mr.. Ellzey made talk on the object,
effect and result of our Sunday schools,
urging all to lend a helping hand in the
upbuilding of our country's citizenship
in the rising generation and those to
follow.
On motion, Benton was selected as the
next meeting place, the date to be fixed
for some time in January or February
next, to be named by the State officers
and to be at a date when the State
workers can be present.
The Committee on Resolutions made
the following report, which was duly
adopted:
We, the Bossier Parish Sunday School
Association wish to express our deep ap-
probation and gratitude for the inspira-
ton received by the coming together OF
the Christian workers of the Sunday
schools of our parish.
We heartily approve of the methods
and plans OF the organized Sunday
school movement, and shall endeavor to
make the Sunday schools OF this parish
organized schools at work; therefore,
Be it resolved, That we offer thanks
to Mr.. Thomos V. Ellzey, general Sec
rotary, and Miss Susan M. Juden, Ele-
mentary Superintendent of the Louis
lana Sunday School Association, fol-
their valuable service and information
rendered us during this convention.
We also desire to thank the members
OF the Baptist and Methodist churches
for the use of their houses Of worship
and their cooperation in the work.
We also wish to thank the people Of
Haughton for their hospitality and
splendid entertainment.
A free-will offering for the State Or
ganization was taken, which amounted
to SO.
The meeting then adjourned sine die
A. HoFFPAUIR, President.
J.W. ELsToN, Secretary pro tenn.