The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-06-13

After invocation and considerable
music from the chorus the topics for
discussion were opened. The first sub
ject under discussion was "Interde-
nOmina tional Sunday School Organiza-
tons, National and International-Their
Theoretical and Practical Value"
Many Interesting Topics Discussed.
There were half dozen we'll pre-
pared papers that were read before the
body covering in detail the most i'm
pOrtant phase of Sunday school work.
"Why Should the Pastor and Church
Urge the Organization of Teacher
Training ClassesT A more thorough
exaltati0n Of the subject could not have
been had than was given this one.
which seemed to strike new chord in
Sunday school history making. The
program for night sessions showed
elaborate work on the part of the COM
mittee.
Demonstrations Of the use of various
Sunday school periodicals and req
uisites, with illustrated lectures from
celebrated Sunday school experts.
noted workers. authors and publishers.
were given in the department Of ex-
hibits each day just before the open
ing of the general session. after the
close Of each general session and after
various departmental meetings.
Every delegate. visitor or Sunday
school congress attendant was most
cordially invited to attend these dem
onstrations and lectures, thus becom.
ing more familiar with the needs, as
well as use. of all of the improved
Sunday school helps now being put
before the Sunday school world.
Muskogee Gives Official Welcome.
The official welcome to the congress.
delegates and visitors by the citizens
of MuskOgee was hosptable to a de-
gree which surpassed anything Of the
kind on a similar occasion seen In this
section of the new southwest in the
memory Of it's oldest inhabitants. The
welcoming address Oh behalf Of the city
was delivered by his honor the mayor
of Muskogee. 1t was broad and lib
eral and left no doubt in the minds of
the great thrOng which heard it as to
the sincerity Of its author.
There were addresses Of welcome
and cordial greetings from the Baptist
Ministerial union. missionary Baptist
state convention. state Sunday school
convention. Metoka and Galeda classes.
woman's state convention, state Bap-
tist young peoples convention. the
Business league, the legal fraternity.
the Industrial association. public
schools, the various religious bodies
and the Professional Mems league of
MuskOgee.
The congress was in session from
Wednesday. June 4. to Monday, June
8. The unfinished business Of the con
vention was referred to the executive
committee for consideration Tuesday.
the 10th. in order to give the delegates
and visitors a chance to visit the many
points of interest in and near the city
before train time in the evening. Sec
retary Boyd has already received in
vitatiOns from New York. Atlantic
City, st. Louis and Memphis. Tenn
for the next annual meeting Of the
congress.
General Officers and Head Workers.
The general officers Of the Sunday
school congress are DR.. r. H. Boyd,
director; Rev. G. H. Clark, d. D..
chairman; DR.. J. =. Robinson, vice
chairman; W. S. Ellington. arbiter and
blackboard critic; Henry Allen Boyd.
secretary; R. B. Hudson. recording sec
rotary: J. M. Easterling, assistant re-
cording secretary; Miss Eleanor A.
Battle, secretary to Henry Allen Boyd;
Miss Nellie e. King, enrolment Sec
retary. and DR.. N. II. Plus. superin.
tendent Of teacher training.
Workers in the missionary depart.
ment are DR.. William Beckham, field
secretary: DR.. e. NJ Griggs. district
missionary. and e. w. Lancaster. gen
eral missionary The Metoka class
department is headed by G. w. Boyd.
supervisor Of schools, Charleston, w
Va; J. B. Ridley Of Nashville. Tenn;
assistant superintendent with DR.. w
II. Crawford and the Rev. A. T. Ay,
ers as associates The Galeda depart
ment for girls and young women has
for its leader Miss Cora B. Annis of
Cleveland, O., assisted by Mrs N FL
Plus and Mrs. L. U. Chambers.
Other departments Of the organiza,
ton are denominational newspaper de,
partment superintcndents. exhibits
Bible conference. supply. advance
teachers. intermediate and primary.
and the publicity department which
is In charge of Charles Stewart of the
Associated Press. and n Barnett bod
son, editor Of the Afro American page