Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1913-02-20
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS OF
ALL DENOMINATIONS
TO MEET IN ANNUAL SESSION
WAGE. Texas, March H-1), lNAA
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The thirty ninth annual State.
wide Sunday School Convention
under the auspices of the Texas
Sunday School Association, rep
resenting each and every denom-
inatiOn in this State, will meet in
the city Of Waco, Tuesday. March
25th, and running through I'M
til Friday night, March 18th.
This Convention is the only
annual Statewide Convention in
Texas held strictly for Sunday
School workers, and the biggest
affairs Of the kind which conven.
es in any state in the South.
Indications point to the larg-
est and most representative at.
tendance of any convention yet
held in the State.
Each years conventions have
been growing in magnitude and
power and now only the largest
cities can take care OF them, in
boarding houses and hotels, as
each delegate pays his own ex-
penses. Last years Convention
at Dallas registered l54a dele.
gates from more than 100 count.
les, some delegates travelling as
many as 1900 miles.
A Tour Party of the Worlds
greatest specialists will attend
the meeting, and be the chief in.
structors in the program, which
will be great school of methods
on every phrase of Sunday School
work. Among those who will be
present are the following:
| VIM. G. Pearce, of Chicago,
Associate General Secretary OF
the international Sunday School
Association, and International
Adult Superintendent; Rev. II.
M. Hamill, d. D., of Nashville,
Educational Chairman of the In.
ternational Sunday School Asso-
citation, and Superintendent OF
Training work in the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South; Rev.
B. W. Spilman, of North Caro-
lima, Sunday School Field Sec.
rotary of the Southern Baptist
Convention, in charge of training
in the colleges, universities and
seminaries; Rev. p II. Welshim.
er, Of Canton, Ohio, with the
most marvellous record of any
pastor, increasing the church
membership in eleven years
from 200 TO 1920, and the Sunday
School enrolment to 1900; Mrs.
Mary Foster Bryner, Internal
ional Elementary Superintend-
emf, the world leader OF the
teachers of children under the
Teen" age: Prof. f. 0. Excel,
the worlds most noted song
leader.
In addition to these outside
specialist, we will have many
noted State leaders TO have part
on the program aud in confer
ences.
Any pastor, superintendent,
officer, teacher or pupil in any
Sunday School in Texas may be-
come delegate, and is asked To
TO enroll and pay the registra'
ton fee OF Sl.0O, which entities
one 70 reser, ID seat in the
main auditorium, = song book,
badge, note book, pencil, etc.
4 The railroads will sell round
trip rates of one fare and a fifth,
on sale for trains arriving Mon.
day night, March -. aud up TO
Wednesday morning, good TO
return until Saturday, March 20.
Word comes from every sec.
ton telling OF plans 70 bring de.
legations. Convention BOOST
ers" are being appointsd in vari.
Gus counties, with a view Of
arouslng Sunday Schools "a
send delegates.
The Convention will discuss
every phase or we'll organized
and managed Sunday School
Conferences will be held for
County Officers, for Pastors.
Surerintcndenix. Teachers. and
departmental Leaders, 50 THAI
each and every person who may
come wall receive greA, help.
There should be three thousand
delegates 10 ,Axa advantage q,
the rare f.As, offered the work
.r~
The Texas Sunday School
A. ss-eiatson j. the clearing house
for denominations. bringing the
very bert pans aud methods
sork.d out By oa.. and giving |,
IN all |, a Par, of the great
International aud Worlds San-
day School Associations, which,
movement has h--.n the sn.srn.