The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-13
! Great Song Service of Praise Ends Three
 Day Session
ROBERT o. HARRIS OF
 MOBILE IS PRESIDENT
SS500 Pledged for Work in State Dur ing Ensuing Year-Interesting
 Addresses at Yesterdays Ses- sion-Men's Service Held

: Selma, April 12-(Special.) )-After most : successful convention lasting for three Hays. and which was a record breaker in the history of the Alabama Sunday School
 association from the standpoint of dele . gates attending, prominent Sunday school I workers from all parts of the United estates being present and the volume of :, work which will result in good through Tout the state. the twenty-ninth annual session of the convention came to close
 at 10 o'clock tonight with great song
 service of praise and prayer.
 By the adoption of the report of the
 nomination committee previous to the ad-
 journment the following officers for the
 ensuing year were elected:
 Robert O. Harris of Mobile, president;
 Judge M. N Manning of Talladega and
 w. D. Dunn of Grove Hill, vice pres sdents; M. Cody of Montgomery, treas
 urer; Lamar Wiley of Troy, assistant treasurer; S. H. Blan of Troy, recording secretary; D. w. Sims of Montgomery,
 general and financial secretary.
 The same departmental officers were
 elected.
 After MT. Harris had concluded a pleas
 ing address of acceptance of the presi-
 dency of the State association and de- ploring the fact the 1913 convention would
 not be held in Mobile Recording Secretary Sims spoke feelingly to the convention. He. thanked the body for the great honor conferred upon him and stated he regretted
 to announce that on June 1 he would sl leave the Alabama field to take up sim 41lar work in another state.
 The parade of the delegates to the con vention through the streets of the city this evening at 6:30 o'clock was an inspir- ing sight. heavy downpour of rain threatened every minute but at tho ap i. pointed time about 1000 men and boys as- sembled in front of the First Baptist church on Dallas street and marched down } Broad street to Water and thence to the | building of the Central City club where { the women delegates and the women church workers of Selma welcomed them by singing hymns. In front of this build ], ing the parade turned and marched back ' toward the business section of the city ear.d as the line of march ended the women '',.joined in the parade. The line of march Twas of close formation but it covered sev- Aceral blocks and great crowds thronged Ic-he streets to view it.
 During the afternoon and night sessions
 ieNy the programme work was carried out.
 The indications are that Huntsville will
 
 unday School association over Mobile.
 Tote on the question was taken today
 mong the delegates and the majority Jf them favored the holding of the next f'neeting in the north Alabama city. bthe executive committee. 1t is believed
 lmong the delegates, will name Hunts mille as the next convention city. n During the session. which was held r u the Broad Street Presbyterian church
 ast night there was pledged for the
 upport of the work in the state dur Eng the ensuing year ss50O.
 io The session of the convention this morning opened with President II. $. D. udallory presiding. After prayer and a rong service the programme of the ses- Yion was taken up and during which ffeveral papers were read and addresses lade. The cradle roll department was The subject of a report made by Rev. v M Curtis Steam vs Hot Air" was he subject of an address by II. L. and Special Days in the N1lunday Schools by Frank l.. Brown. l."Creating and Maintaining Interest in the Sunday School" was the subject of most interesting address by Judge : NJ N. Manning of Talladega.
 The two midday sessions were both , attended by large number of delegates One of the sessions was held at the . Central City club and the other in the parlors of the Hotel Albert.
 The afternoon session started with denominational conferences and which was taken part in by various denomina- siona1 leaders. Special session for men, presided over by $. A. Russell, was also i+held during the afternoon at the First Baptist church.