The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-09-17
Sunday SCHOOLS
FORMALLY ORGANIZE
UNION ASSOCIATION
rs,Ls-rc MEETING HELD AT
r-s FIRST METHODIST
CHURCH.
Oa G. H. MACK, PRESIDENT
.,.-..ss from All The Churches
~. preseut-Good Program
r,-re- Out-SeVeral Addresses
MADE. -

nis,r..r .airman. DR.. GEO. H. Mack,
.s-r-.er--i4e- from nearly all of the
srpdas loals in the Ninth District
...sra.. e.. the First NJ. E. church Fri
5,p ~, III 80 and an organization
was .nea to be known as the Sun
5sy Schue Association of District
No. g. Auxiliary to the Maury County
sunday School Association.
The mertilg was called to order by
Dr. Mack and the congregation sang
stand up tor Jesus.
After few preliminary remarks
a,.laniu- The object Of the meeting
Dr. Mack introduced Dr. Spears, pas
I'm Of the Frierson Memorial church.
Who conducted the, devotional part of
The exercises.
The roll was then called by schools
aid delegates were found to be pres
ert from the following Sunday schools
II Columbia: First NJ. E. church,
South Columbia M. E. church, st.
Peters Episcopal church, First Pres
byterian. Frierson Memorial, First
Baptist, First Cumberland Presbyte-
rian and First Christian church. Some
Of the Sunday schools had not been
given proper notice of the meeting
and were not represented.
j. H. Dining gave short talk on
the subject of a Sunday School Cen
sus" He illustrated the Importance
of this by the method pursued in poll
ties of taking a close census of all
the voters so that each individual
could be approached by the one who
would be more apt to influence him,
and also that the successful candidates
of the present day are those who have
the best organization, and that these
methods could be used advantageous
VI in organizing this Sunday School
Association.
At the conclusion of Mr. Dinning's
talk the congregation joined in sing
ing Trust and Obey"
W. B. Turner, a representative from
the First Cumberland Presbyterian
Sunday school, made brief talk on
tba No.. rroJod 7 occOuc opd more
especially to the new literature for
the beginners and the primary depart
ment He said it was his opinion and
observation that the methods used In
our day schools could be followed out
in our Sunday schools as to having
the lessons for the children deal with
familiar objects and simple subjects
that they could understand, that 1t
was impossible for the mind of the
child to grasp the deep lessons pre-
pared for the older members of the
Sunday schools and he thought 1t
would be advisable for all of our
schools to adopt this new literature,
especially for the smaller children.
The audience was next entertained
by violin solo rendered by Mrs. H.
D, Harkreader.
Mr. W. A. Dale, President of the
Maury County Sunday School Associa-
ton, next gave an interesting talk
about the union of the Sunday schools
Of the county, explained fully the aims
and intentions of this organization
and the benefits that all would derive
from attending the County and State
meetings by hearing experts on Sun
day school work and learning new
methods from those who had made
close study of Sunday school work.
he announced that Mr. Joseph Car
laeI an old Maury county boy, who
mas completed an excellent organiza-
aon Of the Sunday schools in the
olate OF Alabama, had taken up this
"oFk IN tennessee, at great imam
cal sacrifice to himself, and would be
with US at our next meeting TO be
neId The 5th and 9th of october In
Tue First Presbyterian church.
IN order to facilitate the meeting
VAalrnan Mack had appointed a NOM
mating and constitution committee
composed of DR.. A. S. Page, A.
DaIe. ". A. Quarterman and DR.. ]. e.
sheppard to meet before the assem-
oHng OF the delegates and get up
'oIm of constitution. This committee
""S ~" called on to make its report
aud b." Page, chairman. read the
I''W of The constitution, which was
voted 40 anhstccepted by the dele
safes He then reported the follow
'"- list of names as officers: Presi-
".-'. dr. Geo H. Mack; Secretary
AUG Treasurer, II. C. Hendley; Vice
scents, H. o. Fulton, Professor
'. y Duke Eugene Guest, Prof A. A.