The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-14

women received diplomas, with the
degree Kings Teacher from the
Southern Baptist Sunday School Board
Friday evening at the close of the
Training School held here for the,past
week.
rorty persons received certificates
for the lecture course. Mr.. L. p.
Leavell. field secretary of the South
ern Baptist Board, presented the d.
plomas and certificates, the ceremony
being impressive and interesting.
A photograph had been taken at
noon Of those receiving diplomas.
Awarded Diplomas.
Those who received diplomas were:
Mrs. ]. ". Davis. Mrs. verna Oden,
Miss Margaret Mcwilliams, Mrs. J.
Monroe Smith, Miss Emily Clements,
Mr.. L. E. Brown, Mr.. E. j. Tucker,
Miss Mamie Thompson, Mrs. A. A.
Mantague, Rev. l. p Trotter, Mr. N.
r. Mccullough, Mrs. James Champlain,
M. P. L. Love, Rev. E. d. Solomon,
Mrs. Flora Thames, Mrs. Matte j.
Eure, Mrs. J. B. Walker, Miss Carrie
Caperton, Miss Minnie Lee Hightower,
Mrs. P. R. Perkins. Mrs. ]. v. Ten
nent, Mrs. A. L. O'Briant, Rev. A. L.
O'Briant.
Certificate Holders.
Those awarded certificates for hav-
ing heard 20 out of the entire course
OF 20 lectures, were:
Mrs. Mamie Parker, Ohio Eure, Olga
Eure, n. r. Mccullough, Mrs. R. F.
Barton, Mrs. Flora S. Thames, Mrs.
Matte c. Mccullough, Mrs. Sudie F.
Crawford, M. P. l.. Love, Mrs w. w.
Mourd, Mrs. Lula E. Thames, Miss
Ethelyn Russell, Miss Maggie Davis,
Velma Arledge, Otis Eure, Mrs. Lutte
Montague, Mrs. Lucy Edmonson, Rev.
E. d. Solomon, Mrs. Matte J. Eure,
Jas. L. Love, Dr. w. A. Charping, T.
s. Jackson, Mrs. Jennie Russell, Mrs.
T. s. Jackson, Mrs. E. D. Solomon,
Mrs. j. N McMillin, Mary Hammack,
Minnie Lee Hightower, Ruth Perry,
Margaret McWilliams, Mamie Thomp-
son, Mrs. J. B. Walker, Mrs. Jas. w.
Champlain, Mrs. ]. Muroe Smith, Mrs.
j. E. Davis, J. e. Davis, Rev. A. L.
o Briant, Mrs. A. L. O'Briant and two
little girls, Mamie Meadows Walker
and Garner Walker, daughters of Mr..
and Mrs. j. B. Walker.
Young Peoples Union.
Rev. A. L. O'Briant gave the open
ing prayer at this evening service and !
was followed by an address on Baptist
Young Peoples Union by Mr.. L. P.
Leayell. He insisted that the B. Y.
P. U. be not talked to death by one
person or two or three, but that each
member be given something to do and
q welcome to strangers was strongly |
impressed on his hearers.
Seniors Rally.
Mr.. j. E. Byrd followed with
Rally for Seniors and Adults to dis
cuss. Mr. Byrd stated that there are
600 ,Oo0 people in America in adult
Bible classes and told of last summer
'whel the U. s. Congress, the greatest
legislative body in the world, adj
jom ned to let some of it's members
take part in the parade of Adult Bible
classes during the great Sunday
School convention.
Diplomas Presented.
The class receiving diplomas was
seated on ths~ rostrum or pulpit and
included the three Baptist pastors of
the city. The church waE crowded to
the doors, chairs being placed in the
aisles to accommodate many who came
late.
In presenting the diplomas and GER
tificates, which are signed by the Sum-
day School Board at Nashville and of
which a record is kept there, Mr..
Leavell repeated his assertion, that
the Southern Baptists are ahead in
Teacher training" This is not to be
WoHueIeu at, WhSu the NoEk dccOm-
plished in this institute is known, for
the written work of the class that had
spent its mornings studying to obtain
the diplomas was on table. to be
examined BY anyone wishing to do So
This class has completed the first
book of the course and every book
they complete hereafter, seal will be
added to the diploma. There are only
about Is Of these blue seal diplomas
earned as yet in the South, SO the Hat
tiesburg class has fair chance to be
numbered among the first 80 blue seal