The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-25
SUNDAY SCHOOL
WORKERS ON HAND
County Convention In Session
At First Methodist
INSTITUTE ALSO HELD
Instructive Addresses Are BEING Made
BY Prominent Visitors on var-
Gus Phases of Sunday
School Work.
INSTITUTE ALSO HELD

The Jefferson county Sunday school
convention was called to order yester-
day morning at 10 o'clock at the First
Methodist church. r. F. Lewis, presi-
dent of the jefferson county Sunday
School association, acting as chairman.
The session is being held in conjunction
with the teacher training institute be-
ing conducted by local Sunday school
workers, which convened Monday morn
ing and will adjourn tomorrow.
The morning session of the Sunday
school convention was opened with
prayer by Rev. DIR. L. C. Branscombe,
pastor of the First Methodist church.
President Lewis. after which the regu-
lar business of the convention was
transacted.
The report of Secretary J. S. Faulk
ner was indicative of the rapid strides
being taken by Jefferson county in the
line of Sunday school work According
to the report Jefferson county has a
total of 235 Sunday schools, with 14,435
members and an average attendance OF
9122.
E. C. Illusion, treasurer of the asso-
citation, reported a very favorable con-
dition of the treasury.
appointment OF committees for tn q
journment of the morning session. The
appointments included the following:
Committee on Nominations-J f.
Weming. A. ]. Tilton. w. O. Spencer, V.
c. Kincaid, J. S. Bridges
Reso1utions-Mrs. j. D. Steele, Mrs.
H. A. Lockart Mrs. Stapleton, Mrs.
Bemis and Miss Gilbert.
Auditing-F. S. Wilson, Roscoe Scott,
K. G. Fry.
A feature of the morning session was
an informal address by Miss Minnie
Kennedy on The True Spirit of Wor-
ship" Miss Kennedy's talk was real
help to those who heard her.
Afternoon Session.
The session of the convention was re-
sumed after luncheon at p. m. The
afternoon was taken up with a number
of addresses, all of which were thor
oughly enjoyed by the Sunday school
workers and visitors present S. d.
Monroe opened the session with a talk
on The Department" He was fol-
lowed by Mrs. 8. P. Moore, who spoke
on Teacher Training" and by DR.
Herbert Moninger of Cincinnati on
"Superintendents' Conference" DIR. G.
W. Macon, who was to have spoken on
1.-THE Teachers Conference" was un-
able to be present. Adjournment was
had at 1870 p. m.
Today's Programme.
The programme for today Is as fol-
lows
10 a. m-Devotional, DIR. J. T.
Plunket.
Report of district presidents.
Banner District" D. W. Sims.
Afternoon:
Devotional, Rev. J. A. Bryan.
Report of elementary superintendent,
Miss Alice Hale.
Report of intermediate superintend-
ent, Mrs. Won l.. Thompson.
THE Boy Problem" Leon Palmer.
Report of committees.
Election of officers.
Training School.
The teachers training institute which
has been in progress at the First Meth
odist church since Monday, is proving a
great success. Sessions of the training
school have been held every afternoon
and night since Monday beginning at 4:45
p. M, adjourning at $50 for lunch, resum-
ing at 7:3O and lasting until S:45
Lectures at the institute have been
delivered by two of the most prominent
Sabbath school workers in Ohio. DIR. Her
bert Moninger of Cincinnati, and the Rev.
w. G. Clippinger Of Oberlin university.
The fine points of Sunday school teach
ing have been brought out in such clear
and forceful manner as to be of inval-
liable interest to teachers. In addition to
these Prof Landrum Leavell, field worker
of the Southern Baptist convention, has
been nightly delivering talks and giving
suggestions of a highly interesting and in
structive character.
The session Of the institute was opened
yesterday with prayer by the Rev. DIR. l..
..
afternoon session were 1.-The Second PEE
Rod of Adolescence" a subject skllfully
treated by the Rev. Clippinger, and
Methods Of Teaching the Training
Class" as given by DIR. Moninger. At
the evening session the Rev. C1ippinger
followed with his Third Period of ADO
lescence."
The programme for this afternoon in
cIudes addresses by the Rev. Clippinger
on 1.-The Psychology of Conversion" and
Dr. Monnger on THE Organized and
Graded Sunday School,
Baraca Boys to Give Demonstration.
The feature of the evening session of the
institution today will be boys organized
class demonstration by the Junior Ba-
racas of the Southside Baptist church
The demonstration will be In the nature
of a class drill. The boys of the Junior
class will occupy the rostrum and go
through the regular order of business
prescribed for class meetings 1t is the
purpose Of the demonstration to show in
what manner the regular meetings of the
class are conducted.