The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1910-08-12
LEE COUNTY
Sunday Sci ool Convention Hold
Profitable Session at Bethany

Profitable Session at Bethany;
Within the past years there
have been many gatherings of
Importance on the historic bat.
tlefield of Bryce's Cross Roads,
but the many good things said
and done on this occasion makes
this day stand out preeminent
and shows that all the pleasures
and good things of life are not
in the past, but are still occurring
and can be had again.
The convention was called to
order by the president, Rev. r.
w. Carson, at 10 a. m. A roll
of delegates showed that many
schools throughout the county
were represented. The welcome
address by R. T. Agnew, and
by F. H. Mitts, of Tu-
pelo, were both intended and
did implant in all a fraternal
feeling only to be enjoyed by
people working in harmony in SO
great a cause.
"Ihe Purpose of Organized
Sunday School Work" was splen-
didly handled by Mr.. Hugh e.
Wray, of Corinth, who is presi-
dent of the state organization.
His arguments were conclusive
in their logic, and especially so
along the line of unity" in the
work among the different branch
es of the Protestant churches.
"If it is a question of church
doctrine or the organized Sunday
school. stand by your church;
but such questions are impossible
in the organized schools" was
his mainstay, and his arguments
conclusive and convincing.
An address during the morn
ing by Rev. Fred Long, state
secretary, was enjoyed by all,
especially his remarks about the
work being done all over the
state. He has pleasant deliv-
cry and made many friends here.
In the afternoon the Round
Table Talk" conducted by j. H.
Ledyard, Of Tupelo, was rch
with instructions to the many
teachers and superint9ndents
present Nothing so rich and
full of good things could be con-
Quoted by anyone except those
who had been at the front and
had all of the experiences of the
superintendent of a Sunday
school.
Hon. L. G. Jones, of New Al
hany, delivered an address on
1.-THE Layman" that was enjoyed
by everyone. Mr.. Jones is the
silver tongued orator of North
Mississippi and it is such q great
joy to the many friends of his
boyhcod DAYS to know for them
selves that he can handle a sub
ject concerning the Meek and
Lowly Nazarine' with the same
power and force as the political
issues of the day. Great good is
being done since SO many laymen
like Mr.. Jones have realized that
the great evangelistic work Of
the world should not and must
not devolve upon the ministers
of the country alone, but should
be shouldered BY all alike and
every man, whether he be a
merchant prince, landlord of
many acres, Or political leader
of a whole state, has his own
part to do and the greater talents
in his possession the more should
he accomplish.
Could it be any disparagement
to the gentlemen referred to
above to say that the feature of
the day was the paper read by
Mrs. C. P. Long, of Tupelo, on
The Primary Work, = and the
address of Miss Bessie Kilpat-
rick, of Corinth, concerning the
Organized Bible Class?' Surely
not. Nothing that could be
printed can convey to the reader
the full measure of enjoyment
experienced by our people wher
they listened to these ladies.