The Washington bee., 1910-06-11
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONGRESS

600 people crowded in the Atlanta
Auditorium yesterday afternoon to
to witness the closing session of the
National Baptist Sunday School
Congress, which had been in session
since last Wednesday, and was the
most successful ever held.
People were present from all
parts of the country, and every race
and color under the sun were rep
resented, either as delegates or Wis
itors. Some of the leading white
people of the city were present, and
the speakers were selected from
both races, and the singing by
choir of 900 voices was one of the
features of the program. The
chorus was under the direction of
Rev. N. H. Plus, of Nashville, who
has charge of the Teachers Train
ing Class, and Prof. F. J. Work, of
Nashville, Tenn.
Rev. Henry Allen Boyd, assistant
secretary of the National Baptist
Publishing Board, and secretary of
the Congress, was pleased with the
results. He had labored hard to
bring about success. "We intend 70
change conditions for our people,"
he said, through the Sunday School,
one of the greatest mediums on
earth. Every requirement for ra-
cial development is being met in
various ways. The Sunday School
is doing its part. We must meet and
study Sunday School work, and it is
necessary that we know more about
the Bible"
Rev. E. NJ. Griggs, of Palestine,
Texas, made the opening prayer
yesterday afternoon at the Auditor
ium. and a short address was made
by DR.. c. H. Clark, the president.
The speakers were Revs. R. H. Boyd,
DID, of Nashville; w. F. Graham,
DID, of Richmond, Va; B. D. Gray,
D. D., corresponding secretary of the
Home Mission Board of the South
ern Baptist Convention, and B. N.
Broughton, of Raleigh, n. c.
"The Necessity of a Congress"
was the subject of the address deliv-
cred by the Rev. Dr. w F. Graham.
This address contained sound prac-
teal advice to the workers present.
The speaker showed that the Con-
gress was a Sunday School institute,
and it was necessary that every Of
fetal of Sunday School should study
Sunday School methods, should ex-
change ideas, just as the physicians,
lawyers, school teachers and other
professional men and women. The
Sunday School teacher stood next to
the preachers in preparing people
for living both here and hereafter.
The Rev. DR.. Gray expressed the
interest of the white Baptists of the
South in the work of the colored
Baptists, as did the Rev. DR..
Broughton, of North Carolina.
The address delivered by Rev. DR..
Charles T. Walker, of Augusta, will
long live in the hearts of those who
promptu informal reception given by
heard it. He was at his best.
The Congress was successful from
every viewpoint. 1t opened Wednes-
day morning, May rs, in the Liberty
Baptist Church. The beautiful audi
torium was crowded each day. Rev.
c. n. Douglass read the opening
Scripture lesson, and the opening
prayer was made by the Rev. j.
F. Thomas, of Chicago. Following
an address by Rev. R. H. Boyd and
DR.. c. H. Clark, chairman of the
National Baptist Publishing Board,
the Rev. DR. 7. w. Jackson, pastor
of Liberty Baptist Church, delivered
an address of welcome, turning over
to the Convention the keys of a
church organized two years ago, pur-
chased a church building, paid for
it and was entirely free from debt,
the members having raised over ST.
600 in one Sunday.
Other addresses were delivered by
Rev. A. A. Mathis, State Sunday
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