The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-05-16
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
WORK DISCUSSED

Oklahoma City, May 16.-Marked
unrest against interdenominational
control of denominatlonal Sunday
school work is making itself manifest.
according to the annual report of the
Sunday school board to the Southern
Baptist convention which was submit.
ted today. This unrest resulted, says
the report, in the creation of a perma-
nent lesson committee at the Southern
Baptist convention held in Jackson
vile last year, the Southern Baptists
now being the only denomination hav-
ing suchan agency. This step, it is
stated, will bring about more pro-
nounced denominational policy in the
work of the Sunday school board and
will be of immense and far-reaching
service in directing the interests it has
in hand.
The report then states that the feel
ing has been expressed that the In
ternatonal Sunday School Association,
with headquarters in Chicago, had rem
dered the denominations good service
and had greatly advanced their Sun
day school cause, so long as it follow.
ed legitimate lines, and remained with
in its own prescribed sphere, but now
in these latter years, it has departed
from its former policy and method;
that its organization, so simple in for
mer years, had developed into power
full piece of machinery, with the man
agement of a close corporation; that
it looks to the denominations directly
and indirectly for financial support,
and is expens've in its operations, with
no commensurate quid pro con; that
it is in no way amenable to the de-
nominations, but is all the while MAX
ing encroachment upon the denomi-
national life, prerogative and work
especially in the matter of teacher
training"
The board reported, for the fiscal
year just ended, a gain of $21,S29 in
It's receipts, or a total of S300,27
There was expended in denominational
work from the profits of its business,
S60,S49. Its assets amount to $780,
S63, which includes the site purchased
for $50 900 for a new building.
During the past year the board is
sued complete series of periodicals
on the graded lessons for the elemen-
tary grades; first series of commen-
taries to be prepared by Southern Bap-
tist writer's was issued and continued
and improved all regular periodicals.
The board maintains special field
force for actual Sunday school work
OF seven men and two women, as well
as cooperating ir the Sunday school
work in twelve states.
AS it's work for next year, the board
proposes the further extension of its
teacher training work, the B. Y. P. u.
work, periodicals carrying the graded
lessons through the Junior department
will be issued and special attention
will be given to the work of equipping
the board for its future service and
the development of it's own work
OKLAHOMA FEUD JURY DIVIDED.
Muskogee Man Charged With Murder
viii Have Second Trial May 27.
Muskogee, Okla, May 16.-The jury
in the case of Jack Davis, feud leader,
with the murder of Jesse Max
we'll, failed to agree and was discharg-
ed last night at 10 o'clock The jury
stood five for acquittal and seven for
Davis was taken back to
jail. but will be admitted to bond to-
morrow Judge r. C. Allen announced
that Davis would be called for trial
again May q.