The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-26
WILL NOT ADJOURN
UNTIL TONIGHT
Nominations Committee Fails
to Make Its Report
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS
Heard Interesting Talks Yesterday.
Teachers Training institute VIII
Also Hold Its Final Ses-
sions Today.
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS

The second days session of the JEFF
ferson County Sunday School convention
was opened yesterday morning with
good attendance, a number of visitors be-
ing present despite the fact that it was
Thanksgiving day. The exercises began
as usual at 10 a. M, DR.. J. T. P1unket
leading in prayer. Reports of the district
presidents and of Miss Alice Hale. the
elementary superintendent, were heard.
after which an address was given by d.
w Sims secretary of the State Sunday
School association of Alabama. Mr.. Sims
chose as his subject 1.-THE Banner Dis
trict," and spoke In manner highly COM
plimentary of the Sunday school work
being done in Jefferson county.
The morning session adjourned at R:15
o'clock for recess, during which luncheon
was served outside the church. During
recess a conference of district presidents
was held.
The afternoon session was opened at
o'clock, d. w. Sims presiding in the alb
sence OF DIR. Herbert MonNger, who
was slated to occupy the chair. Opening
devotional exercises were conducted by
e%&~
intermediate superintendent, Mrs. Won L.
Thompson, was read by tho secretary,
Mrs. Thompson being reported Ill. The
remainder Of the programme was taken
up with an address on 1.-THE Boy Prob
lem" by Leon Palmer. Mr.. Palmer
handled his subject in an able and in
telligent manner, and his talk was re-
ceived with much satisfaction.
Yesterday was to have been the final
day of the convention, but final adjourn
ment was postponed until tonight on ac-
count of the inability of the committee
on nominations to render Its report. Elec-
ton of officers of the Jefferson County
Sunday School association was to have
been the final business. The reports of
the committees will not be had until to-
night, however, when the election will be
held.
Teachers Institute.
The Thursday session of the Teachers
Training school was begun yesterday aft
ernoon at 4:45 with prayer by DR.. A. L.
Moore. The regular lectures Of DR.. Her
bert Moninger and Rev. w. G. Clippin-
! ger were then had, Rev. Clppinger speak,
ing on Psychology Of Conversion" and
DR.. Moninger on 1.-THE Organized and
Graded Sunday School," The lectures
were fully up to the high standard main
tanned by the two able lecturers and re-
Elected credit on their known high stane.
ard of work. The afternoon session was
i closed with the usual bible lesson bJ
Prof. Landrum Leavell, field worker fol
the Southern Baptist convention.
Class Demonstration.
The evening session was consumed with
q well organized and cleverly executed
J class demonstration given by the Junior
+ Barracks of the Southside Baptist church
/ A regular business session of the class
was gone through, the members occupy
ing seats on the rostrum. The Junior
| Baraca class is composed entirely of boys
between the ages of 0 and II, but the
members last night acquitted themselves
! in manner most creditable. The drill
was an able demonstration Of what the
youths are really accomplishing.
The officers of the class are Walter Or
cult. president; George Sloss, frst vice
| president; William Doster, second vice
president; Preston Blake, Jr., secretary
Jack Ensley, treasurer; Martin Ponceler
sergeant There are three committees and
/ the ohairmen of each made the reports
/ last night. The committees are men,
! bership, Curtis King, chairman, Henry
Harhis, Willie Evans. Social, William
| Foster. chairman Clearance Harris,
Frank Papot. Relief. Sam Cowan, chair
man; Edward Leath. Howald Mum.
! The final sessions of the teachers insti-
tute will be held this afternoon and to-
night when both the institute and the
convention will take final adjournment.