Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-02-20
SUNDAY SCHOOL MEETING.
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS OF
ALL DENOMINATIONS TO MEET
IN ANNUAL SESSION AT WACO.
TEXAS, MARCH 1928, 1913.

The thirty-ninth annual statewide
Sunday School Convention, under the
auspices of the Texas Sunday School
Association, representing every denom-
nation in this stae, will meet in the city
Of Waco, Tuesday, March 18th, and run
ming through until Friday night, March
18th.
This convention is the only annual
statewide convention in Texas held strict
ly for Sunday School Workers, and the
biggest affair of the kind which convenes
in any state in the South.
Indications point to the largest and
most representative attendance of any
convention yet held in the State.
A tour party Of the worlds greatest
specialists Will attend the meeting and
be the chief instructors in the program,
which Will be a great school Of methods
on every phase of Sunday School work.
Among those who will be present are the
following:
VIM. c.. Pierce, Of Chicago, associate
general secretary Of the international
Sunday School Association. and interna-
%tional adult superintendent: Rev. III. NJ.
Iiamill, ID. d., of Nashville, Educational
Chairman Of the International Sunday
school Association, and superintendent
Of Training work in the Methodist EpiS-
copal Church, South: Rev. r. w. Spill
man, Of North Carolina. Sunday School
Field Secretary of the Southern Baptist
Convention. in charge Of training in the
colleges, universities and SeminarieS: Rev.
I. II. Wclshimer, of Canton: Ohio, with
the most marvellous record of any pastor.
increasing thu church membership in
eleven years from 200 to 5000. and the
Sunday School enrolment to 1900; Mrs.
Mary Foster Bryner, international Elc-
ment2ry superintendent. the world lead
cr of the teachers of children under the
teen age; Prof. f. O. Excel, the worlds
most noted song leader.
Any pastor superintendent, officer
teacher or pupil in any Sunday school
in Texas may become a delegate, and is
asked to enroll and pay the registration
fee of $1.0G, which entities one to Il re-
screwed seat in the main auditorium, Il
song book, badge, note book. pencil, etc.
The railroads will sell round trip rates
Of one fare and a fifth, on sale for trains
arriving Monday night. March q, and up
to Wednesday morning, good to return
until Saturday, March %.
The convention will discuss every phase
Of a well organized and managed Sunday
school. Conferences will be held for cOun-
~ officers. for Pastors, superintendent,
teachers and departmental leaders, 50
that each and every person who may
come will receive great help. There should
by three thousand delegates to take adj
vantage Of the rare feast offered the work
erS.
The Texas Sunday School Association
is the clearing house for all denOmina-
tons. bringing the very best plans and
methods worked out by one, giving il to.
all. 1t Is a part Of the great internatiOn-
al and worlds. Sunday school AsSOcia-
tons. which movement has been the in
Strumcnt to bring the Sunday schools up
to their present marvellous state of &C
tivity and efficiency.
The state official family numbers over
500 leaders, and an army of 5000 vOlun-
teer county officers, headed by
Robert III. Coleman. state president:
Rev. J. 7. Mcclure, executive chairman;
NJ. II. Wolfe, Vice Chairman; VIM. VI.
Anderson ID. d., administration chair
man; 5. J. Mcfarland, state treasurer;
w. G. Everett, finance chairman; Mrs.