The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-30
BIG ENCAMPMENT
COMES TO AN END
Meeting of Baptists at Shelby
Springs Closes
HAS BEEN BIG SUCCESS
mOn-Farewell Addr ess Is Delivered
by Mr.. Lee of MontevalIO.
Blackboard In Sunday School
By MISS p. A. HUGGINs

Shelby Springs, August 29.-(Special)-
The encampment has come to a close and
nearly all of the men, women and
preachers have departed. OF its sue
cess there is no question. The Baptists
may tent hereafter on their own camp
ground, but they will never have an
other encampment like this. No sick
ness, no accident, no rain, no discord.
The little speech of w. E. Pettus en-
bodies the general sentiment Il feel
very much encouraged since this, our
first encampment. has been a success.
Bishop A. G. Moseley has been untir-
ing in his efforts to make 1t go, and
certainly deserves much credit"
Last night DR.. Stakely preached a fine
missionary sermon.
This morning DIR. Carver left after con-
Guiding his Biblical series with III Peter
and Revelations" His address was rev.
elation Mr.. Leavell, in speaking of it
afterward, recommended to all ministers
DR.. Carver's plan of taking whole book
or chapter for text, rather than a
single passage, as it enabled him to
make one understand revelations in Is
minutes.
This helped Mr.. Leavell to illustrate
his "preview" of the years Sunday school
lessons. He suggested that the best way
to get an idea of place was to get
birdseye view of the whole of 1t from
some height. and as one descends take
in the details as they come into view.
For instance, If one wanted to teach
boy who had come from a treeless coun-
try what tree was like, and kept him
shut up in some place where he could
not see out, and showed the first day
leaf, the next a twig, the next piece
of bark and SO on, then told him to go
to the board and draw what he thought
tree was like, the result would be like
nothing in heaven above or the earth be-
meath or the water under the earth But
If the boy was led at once to the tree
and told that that great fluffy thing
was tree, not womans hat, he would
know a tree forever afterward.
In defense of the blackboard in Sun
day school, he said, that 1t had been
scientifically proved that of every 100
things learned IS of them are learned
through the eyes, so that he who teaches
through the ears only works for 10 per
cent possibility
DR.. Crumpton says Mr.. Leavell talks
like CREASED lightning" but he is worse
than lightning, because he strikes every
time. He objects to being called a Sun
day school expert, as he says there are
no experts, I'VE are just yet on the fringe
of things" and he does not want to be
wrapped up and tied with blue ribbon
and marked finished
r. III. schramm can make a speech
and Is also the best listener on the
grounds His note book and pencil arc
never idle He Is from Wylam.
The farewell address today was by Mr..
Lee of Montevallo, and he was most
happy in his choice of a text. 1t was
the command of Mary at the marriage
feast: whatever He Shall Say, Do It."
A goodly number of guests are still
left. John Ellis of Montgomery yes
terday joined his wife and baby, who
are wit hthe Brame party. Mr.. and Mrs.
Spencer and children, Mr. and Mrs. Col
Inns and daughter, all of Gallon, are still
here and many other bright summer
girls, and many more names may De
carved on the old beech tree before the
season js ended