The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-12-06
church essentials as surely as they


church essentials as surely as they
are business essentials.
mo church could hope to make pro-
gress without a house of worship. A
house is not necessary for individual |
salvation, but it is necessary for or
ganized worship, and organized wor-
ship is needful in the community life,
health and growth. Not only house,
but a neat, we'll aired and we'll kept
house, one with the doors open, the
dust all carefully removed from the
seats and with an inviting interior.
Organization and cooperation are
church business requirements. Big
Business, with it's system and order,
requiring division and distribution
of labor, where every department head |
is responsible for the success of his de- |
partment, are suggestions of the bust |
ness of the world that should be ap-
propriated by the church.
1.-THE board of directors should be |
pledge themselves to do the work for
which they are selected and when
chosen they should be displaced with
those who will work, should they ig-
more Or fail to keep their obligations.
The board of directors should not do
all the work but they should distribute
it and then see to it that it is done.
"a good financial system is bust
ness necessity, likewise a church ne
cessity. No church requires its pastor
to ever have to mention money mat
tiers except for some charitable OBJ
ject or purpose or for the spread of
the gospel in other countries or Sec
tions of country. Good music is also
church essential and the directors
of every church should see to it that
there is choir leader or musical d.
rector specially charged with the duty
of providing music at all services in
Gods house."
The second session of the convention
was held at 10 o'clock this morning.
Rev. R. L. Campbell led the devotional
services. w. E. Chisholm supplied the
place Of J. E. Byrd on the program,
speaking of the possibilities of Sunday
school work. He was followed by Rev.
j. R. Farris, of Atlanta, Ca, who spoke
on the subject of work of Teacher
and Superintendent between Sundays"
Mr.. John L. Alexander, Miss Kill
patrick and Mr.. J. E. Byrd had not ar
rived this morning.
Mr.. Alexander will reach the city
this afternoon and will make the prin-
cipal address tonight.
Rev. John S. Zeran will lead the de-
votional service tonight.
The afternoon service opened at 2
o'clock with Rev. E. d. Solomon lead
ing the devotions. A conference of
workers, led by w. f. Chisholm, fol
lowed an address by Mr.. Zeran.
Tomorrows Program.
The announcements for Sunday have
been authorized as follows:
Fifth Aveune Baptist Church-W. A.
Chisholm, for an address at Sunday
school and a sermon at II o'clock.
Court Street Methodist Sunday
School, address by Rev. w. Fred Long.
There will be no II o'clock service as
the congregation will unite with Main
Street at that hour
Broad Street Methodist, Miss Eliza
beth Fitzpatrick will speak at II
o'clock.
Christian Church-Rev. ]. R. Farris
will make a talk to the Sunday school
and preach at II o'clock
Main Street Baptist-An address by
Mr.. John L. Alexander at Sunday
school.
First Presbyterian--11 o'clock SER
mon by Rev. w. Fred Long.
Main Street Methodist-Mr. John L.
Alexander will speak at II a. m. and
1880 p. m. A union service being
planned for this church at night. ,
At 2.30 pm. Sunday-meeting from
2:30 to 4:30 to be opened with be-
votional service by Rev. E. J. Currie,
followed by conference on Sunday
school work, participated in by Miss
Fitzpatrick, Mr.. Byrd. Mr.. Farris and