The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-01
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Annual Session of First District AS
ISOLATION Held Here Dot. 20 and
3o-Luteher Selected as Next
Meeting Place-officers for Com
ing Year.

Meeting PIace-officers for Com
ing Year.
With delegates present from AS
cension, Assumption, 1berville, st.
James and st. John parishes, con-
shutting the First District Sunday
School Association, the annual con-
vention of that organization was
opened at the Methodist church in
this city Wednesday forenoon. Al
ter devotional services conducted by
Rev. R. H. Prosser, of the Eplsco-
pal church, President John L. Ikerd,
of Burnside, formally called the as
semblage to order and introduced
Rev. II. D. Lipscomb, pastor of the
Methodist church, who delivered the
address Of welcome. Rev. Prosser
responded, after which the president
read his annual address. A talk by
Rev. Edward Kockritz, of New Or
leans, brought the first session to a
close.
The afternoon session was opened
at 2:30 o'clock with devotional SER
vices conducted by Rev. Prosser,
Written reports of officers and de-
partment superintendent were read,
and delegtes from various schools
throughout the district told of the
work accomplished during the past
year. Suggestions for increasing
Sunday School attendance were dis
cussed at some length, and the ap-
pointment Of standing committees
was announced by the president,
ad journmentf following.
The reassemble at
80 m and listened to an elo-
quent address by Rev. Mr.. Singleton,
Of New Orleans, present as the per-
sonaI representative of President w.
A. Mckennon OF the State Sunday
School Association, who was unable
to attend. studying Our Field"
was che subject of an interesting dis
sertation by Van Carter, of New
Orleans, in which many valuable sug-
gestions and ideas for advancing the
work Of the association were brought
out The session was opened with
a scriptural reading and prayer by
Rev. e. H. Gregory, of Garyville.
The association concluded its con-
vention with two sessions Thursday.
At the forenoon assemblage, 1.-The
Sunday School as a Religious Institu-
ton" was discussed in an interesting
manner by Rev. B. F. Gehring, Of
Baton Rouge, and 'sThe Missionary
Department in the Sunday School,
was the subject of an entertaining
paper presented by H. L. Baker, Of
Plattenville The topic of Home
Missions was ably handled by Rev.
Briethaupt, of Houma.
At the afternoon session Mrs. w.
S. Cary told of 'The Value of Glass
Records and Temperance Work in
the Sunday School, was discussed by
Mrs. t. D. Lipscomb. Three-minute
talks on 1.-The Work Ahead were
given by the newly-elected officers.
Lutcher was selected as next years
meeting place and it was decided to
hold the convention in September,
the dates to be fixed by the execu-
tive committee. Reports of commit
tees were read, after which the asso-
ciation adjourned.
The officers elected for the COM
ing year are as follows:
President, J. L. Ikerd, Burnside.
Vice president, w. j. Stebbins,
Garyville.
Secretary-treasurer, Mark Hen
bricks, PIattenville.
Department superintendent - Ele-
mentary, G. P. Robbins, Garyville;
advanced, Mrs. Poste11, Plaquemine;
adult, J. F. Arceneaux, Gonzales;
teacher training, Miss Maud Tison,
NapoleonVil1e; home, Mrs J.. T. Guy
ton, Hohen Solms; missionary, Mrs.
W. S. Cary, Donaldscnville; temper
ance, Mrs. T. D. Lipscomb, Donald
sonville.
Parish Observation-Disclosures, Moses
Baird, Gonzales; Assumption, H. L..
Baker, Plattenville; ST. James, John
Moore, ST. Patrick; st. John, w. J.
Stebbins, Garyville; Iberville, Mrs.
B. C. Leblanc, Plaquemine.
Executive committee-Mrs. w. S.
Cary, Donaldsonyille; Rev. E. H.
Gregory, Garyvi1le; H. l.. Baker,
Plattenville: J. H. Brewerton, and
Mrs. Grille Gonzales, McElroy.