The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-12
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS SPEND SECOND BUSY DAY Fully Fifteen Hundred Dele gates Are Now in
 Attendance
MARION LAWRENCE
 GIVEN AN OVATION
Election of Officers Will Be Held Today and Much Interest Is Being Manifest ed-Competition for
 Next Convention Starts

Selma, April 11-(Special.) )-With fully 1500 delegates in attendance the second days session of the Alabama Sunday School association convened at the Broad Street Presbyterian church this morning. All of the trains reaching Selma today brought additional delegases 10 the con vention, and 1t is estimated there are 100 delegates in the city. The session of the convention this morning was presided over by Vice President Manning of Tal- ladega and after the song service and Bible reading President Mallory was in troduced and read his annual report.
 MT. Mallory praised the field workers and the splendid work which they have done during the past year.
 Ovation to Lawrence
 Marion Lawrence of Chicago, general secretary of the international associa- tioE. received an ovation when he ap- peared on the platform to deliver his ad- dress on What Sunday School Should Be Today" This address proved most interesting to the large number of dele gates that filled the large auditorium of the church and the gallery and fingered beneath the windows outside.
 The report of the executive committee was then made by Judge Armstead Brown of Montgomery, and the treas urers report was made by T. E. Love- joy of Montgomery. Reports from the departmental workers were then made as follows: Advance in Elementary Work" by Miss Myra Batchelder of Montgom- cry; Progress in Home Department"
 
 Training Achievements by Mrs. S. F. Moore. of Birmingham; Development of the Adult Bible Class Department" by Leon c. Palmer of Montgomery; "Mission- ary Movement" by Miss Ellen Groenen- dyke of New Decatur.
 >. The Bible Class
 In his report MT. Palmer stated his department had begun the year with the idea of doubling the number of classes, which numbered 319, but these classes now numbered 75s. The adult banner was awarded to Lee county, though Calhoun county tied for it. s. A. Russell of Cal houn county complimented Lee county delegates on winning the banner. Commit tees on report of the execative commit tee, on nominations and on resolutions were then9appointed.
 Midday sessions were held at the Cen tral City club and at the Hotel Albert, and which were largely attended. The afternoon session was presided over by Judge Armstead Brown of Montgomery, and after devotional exercises and song service papers were read as follows: Helping Every Sunday School' by Miss Edith Rice of Selma, secretary Dallas county Sunday School association; 'The Front Line County" by the Rev P. l.. Abernathy Attalla; What Was Done in One District in Nine Months" by D. N. Tally, president of the North Jefferson County Sunday School association. An open conference was then held and ques- tions were answered by Judge Armstead Brown, H. s. D. Mallory, S. A. Russell, Judge Manning and others.
 Elect Officers Today
 An interesting feature of the session to be held tomorrow will De the election of officers The delegates are taking con siderable interest in this feature of the convention. Mobile and Huntsville are the only active bidders for the next ses- sion of the convention. In telegram this morning the mayor of Mobile of fieially invited the convention to select that city as the next place of meeting. The executive committee may not decide where the convention will be held for sev- eral weeks.
 Night Session
 Sessions of the Alabama Sunday School association were held tonight a the First Presbyterian church and the Church Street Methodist church. The meeting al the Presbyterian church was presided over by President Mall lcry and tic principal features of which swere addresses by Judge Armstead Brown of Montgomery on the organ ized Sunday school work in Alabama and Marion Lawrence on another view of the organized Suncay school work and pledges taken The session held at the Church Street Methodist church was presided over by Vice president S. A. Russell of Anniston. During that ses- zion interesting addresses were made by Frank |. Brown of Brooklyn on the organized Sunday school work and \ Judge J. N. Manning or Talladega on eanother view of the organized Sun Gay school work and pledges.