Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-04-21
BIG CONVENTION
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day school work but looked upon the plan suspiciously. The Sunday school representative from Scott's station was persistent however. and finally won her over Mrs. Ferguson in- sisted that the baby cried all the time and she jest couldn't attend the sessions. She then wanted to know the cost and backed out after declaring tlat she had lived there several weeks ard the pastor had never called She finally consented to Mrs. Wiggin's taking her name and her baby's too, If it didn't cost anything.
 The aged lady, Mrs. Dickey, was next visited by the energetic Sunday school worker She made excuses for not attending the Sunday school be cause she had the rheumatics'' and other amusing expressions passed be-. tween Mrs. Wiggins and her convert
 4 society lady, impersonated by Miss Boyce, was harder to enlist than the others. Her social duties were So numerous that she did not have even "a half hour to give religious study. She was willing to pay any amount suggested to the Sunday school rather than take up the stud ies, but again the persistency of the organizer-Mrs. Wiggins-brough the indifferent social leader to her senses. She appealed to her in the name of the Lord and she finally yielded and before Mrs. Wiggins left. promised to interest her husband in the good work.
 Mrs. Wiggins displayed rare ability in illustrating the Home Department work. It is in realty a work she is giving her life's work to most success fully in Texas and being a woman of charming personality she naturally is proving most popular at the great meeting here.
 The Convention Proper.
 The morning session was opened with round table discussion on The Clearing House of Bible School Ideas" led by Rev. W. N. Wiggins. This vas a most interesting number and Was participated in by many of the delegates. Rev. c. W. Burks of Me na, handled the subject ''The Rural School", most interestingly, giving his many experiences with Sunday schools in the mountains of this state.
 The address of William A. Brown, of Chicago. on Creating a Missionary was one of the features O. the morning session. His address contained much valuable information for Sunday school workers and many good suggestions. He said atmos- phere is condition of life and growth aud took up the commercial life as an example. First, he said you must have the goods; you must know your goods, believe in your goods adver- tise your goods and keep at 1t. He applied these rules to the missionary atmosphere making a most impress siye comparison
 The Relation of City and the Vil- age School to the Rural School'' was the subject of an interesting talk by Rev. J. T. Bainbridge, of Siloam Strings.
 In her address at the afternoon ses- sion on 'The New Graded Lessons Cur Elementary Vision Mrs. w. B. Ferguson, of Little Rock impressed ;he delegates with the fact that she 1as given Sunday school work much study and is doing effective work in teaching the young idea how to shoot. Her talk was possibly one 'f the most beneficial of the days l session. She outlined the proper l curse for elementary teachers work 1 md made some excellent recommenda. |