The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-07
.CALAVRY BAPTIST
 IS AWARDED CUP Northside Sunday School Con-
 vention Yesterday
DR. HAMILL'S ADDRESS
Sunday School Workers Institute VIII Be Held at First Cumberland Church Next Wednesday and Thursday Evenings

The Northside District Sunday School convention assembled yesterday after noon at o'clock at the First Chris tian church, total of 269 Sunday sch ool workers being present as rep fesentatives of the Central, U. : A. and Westminster Presbyterl t.. churches; the Wesley Chapel, Ninth street, Fountain 4Ieights, Simpson and First Methodist churches: the Calvary and First Baptist churches; the First Christian church; Pilgrim Congrega- tional church, and the Church of the Advent. After the roll call and re- ports from the various Sunday schools represented. a handsome loving cup. furnished by the North side Sunday Sch ool association, was presented to the class of the Calvary Baptist church, that school having the largest attend ance at the convention in proportion to the resident membership of the church. This cup will be held by the Calvary Baptist church until the next conven- tion, which will be held three months hence at the First Methodist church. An address on The Trained Teach CT" was delivered by pr. II. M. Hamill of Nashville, superintendent of the teacher training work of the southern Methodist church, which proved both interesting and instructive to the work CTS present. pr. Hamills address was pithy and to the point. He dealt ln particular with the necessity of teach CTS to get hold" of their classes. His advice on the technical side of the worK vas especially valuable.
 The following was the programme carried out
 800 p. ln.--Devotional exercises, Dr. A. B. Moore.
 3:15-Iloll call and reports. 3:40-Song
 3:45--Address, "The Trained Teach . er,' pr. Il. NJ. t1anlill.
 4:15--Presentation of loving cup.
 4;So-Adjournment.
 Reports From sunday Schools
 The following synopsis of the re- ports submitted from the various Northsidc Sunday schools will be of interest to workers:
 Central Presbyterian. W. q. Mont gomery. superintendent: Church mem bership. 27o; enrolment main school. 16o; average attendance, main school. S4 attendance at convention, 1s; pa portionate attendance, 10 per cent. U. $. A. Presbyterian, R, r. Lewis, superintendent: Church membership, i5d :; enrolment, main school, 429; aver age attendance. main school, 262 at tendance at convention, ss; proportion ate attendance, 9 per cent Westminster Presbyterian, C. Il. Crawford, superintendent: Church mem bership, l5o' enrollment, main school, 1140: average attendance, main sch oo, 100; attendance at convention, 13 pro portionate attendance, per cent.
 First Methodist, L. P. Giddens, super lntcndent; Church membership, 1884; enrolment, main sch ool. 750; average attendance, main school, 4S4; attend ance at convention, 1S2; proportionate attendance. IT per cent
 NlnL0 olI6Cl MttllOulel, II. V. J, superintendent: Church membership, 190; enrolment, main school, S5; aver age attendance, main school 40; attend ance at convention, 8; proportionate attendance. 8 per cent.
 wesley Chapel Meth odist, E. N. Ham, | II, superintendent: Church member ship, 3o0 enrolment, main school, BOG; average attendance, main school, 1St attendance at convention, ?; propor- | donate attendance, 1 per cent Simpson Methodist, J. F. Hill, super | intendent: Church membership, 1s0; enrolment, main school 134; average attendance, main school, 75; attendance at convention, 1 proportionate attend ance, per cent.
 First Baptist Prof. c. A. Brown, su- rerintendent: Church membership, 70u, enrolment, main school 509; average attendance, main school, 800; attend ance as-s convention, 1i proportionate attendancc,>2 per cent.
 | Calvary Baptist, J. J. Bedford, su oerintenaent: Church membership, 100;
  attendance, main school, SO; attend ance at convention, 20; proportionale attendance. 22 per cent.
 First Christian, H. O. Bernard super intendent: Church membership, $40; enrolment, main school, 321; average attendance, main school. 14S; attend ancc at convention, IS; proportionate attendance, 5 per cent.
 Episcopal Church of the Advent, R. ". Ewing, superintendent Church membership, 500: enrolment. nam school. 4o1; average attendance, main school, 1275: attendance at conven- ton, l; proportionate attendance, .12 per cent.
 The remaining three churches on tho Northsi6c. the First Presbyterian, Cum berland Presbyterian and Pilgrim Coz gregational churches were not repre- scented at the convention.
 Institute ut First Cumberland On Wednesday and Thursday even ings, February 9 and 10, Sabbath sch ool workers institute will be held at the First Cumberland church. Among the prominent Sunday school workers
 who will deliver addresses at the in stitute are the Rev. Dr. Alexander Henry of Philadelphia. secretary of the Presbyterian board of publica tion and Sabbath school work; Rev. Dr. w. A. | trovine of nashville, and Rev E. Nor ris Fersuso of Philadelphia, educa . | tional superintendent.
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