The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-17
BROUGHTON WILL
RESIGN ON SUNDAY
In Nearly Forty Years Of Service
Builds Up Largest Sunday
School in World.
TO VISIT NEPHEW IN LONDON
Program for North Carolina
Teachers Assembly Is An
nounced in Raleigh.
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! Raleigh. n. c., October 16.-Elected
to the supcrintendency Of the Taber-
nacle Baptist Sunday school in this
city III 1876. two years after the school
was organized. and In continuous ser
vice since that time, N 3. Broughton.
of this city, retlres next Sunday, and
will be succeeded by his nephew. J. NJ.
Broughton. Jr.. well-known young law
yer of Raleigh. During his long SER
vice as superintendent. AIR. Broughton
made for himself a really international
reputation as n Sunday school superin-
tendent. lie built up the school here
from seventy-nve scholars to LOO. and
made for his school the reputation of
being the most progressive and largest
In existence. His retirement is on the
advice of his physicians. He expects
to go to London soon and spend some
time with his nephew, Dr. Lon c.
Broughton, the famous pastor of Christ
Church. London. Then he will make n
tour of Europe, especially the HOLY
Land.
The Norfolk Southern Railroad Com
pany has awarded tho contract for the
erection of commodious depots at
North Charlotte, Duncan and Norwood
on the line of tho Raleigh, Charlotte
and Southern division. the construc.
ton and linking Of which Is being
pushed with all possible dispatch hr
the Norfolk Southern
Governor Craig and his military staff
viii go to Charlotte OH October IS for
the Mecklenburg Fair. There is a
movement on foot to have n half dozen
or more military companies there for
Il big military feature in connection
with the fair and the presence OF Gov
crnor Craig.
Commissions were issued TODAY to
md
inGham; James Mayes, of Orange. and
~ II. Harris OF Person County, az
game wardens. the commissions being
during good behavior and until sue
ccssors are appointed"
The program for the North Carolina
teachers Assembly. TO be in session
here November 2629, was perfected
and announcement made here to-day
Special stress is to be put on rural
life and rural education, and two of
the principal addresses on these sub
oects VIII be by President j. y. Egg
P!eston. of the Virginia Polytechnic
institute. and President Il. G. Branson.
OF the Georgia state Normal, at Athens
poth nigh authorities on these sub
Jects. There will also lie a special adj
dress by DR.. William Heard Fitzpatrick.
or the teachers College. Columbia Uni
versity on the Montesorri system of
elementary education. The address OF
welcome for the opening night will be
by J. w. Bailey. and the response by
pr. j. y. Joyner, State superintendent
OF Public Instruction. There will also
ne an address on that evening by Gov
ernor Craig. The assembly sermon
will he delivered on Sunday afternoon
by Dr.. Neal l.. Anderson. OF the First
PRESBYTERIAN Church, Winston Salem
the president of the assembly is Pro-
lessor y. c. Reynolds. principal of Gull
iowhee Institute, who writes that the
subject of his annual address will be
"A Professional Standard for Teachers
and How TO Attain and Retain Such
Standards"
Acting President Graham. of the Uni
Versity of North Carolina. is to deliver
an address before the assembly. on
Friday evening there will be n special
ceremony for the presentation to the
state OF bronze bust Of DR.. Calvin II
Wiley, honorcd rs the founder OF North
Cardinals public school system Last
ear an oil portrait of DIR. j. Y. Joyner
was presented. and next year the pur-
pose is TO present Il portrait of Former
state Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton j. G. Scarborough.