The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-11-14
SEC'Y BOYD
IN MEMPHIS.
DELIVERS ADDRESS TO THE BAPTIST
SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Big Meeting Held at GiIfieId Bap.
fist Church Overflow Audience
to Hear Mr.. Boyd-Sunday-
School Congress Touched
YOU Told Memphis What
is What.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
Memphis, Tenn, Nov. 1O-Sunday
was gala day with the Baptist Sun
day-schOol forces of Memphis, Shelby
County and West Tennessee, the occa-
sion being the second monthly meet
ing of the Sunday-School Union,
which was organized last month at
the Metropolitan Baptist Church, and
which is composed of the Sunday
schools of Greater Memphis Plans
had been laid and announcements
made that the Secretary of the Sun
day-School Congress, the Rev. Henry
A. Boyd, of Nashville, would be pres
ent, responding to an invitation or
the Sunday-School Union to deliver
an address at the Guildfeld Baptist
Church. As a result Of the announce
ment and the exceptionally big pre-
parations made for the coming of the
distinguished Sunday-school worker,
representatives of eighty Sunday
schools from as many Baptist church
es were present when Prof. Neal, the
chairman of the Sunday-School Union,
called the meeting to order
SandWiched in among these Sun
day-school superintendent, teachers
and scholars we're some of Memphis
most progressive pastors, who were
there to see to it that the Sunday
School Forward Movement" such as
the Sunday-School Union has demon
strated itself already as being, had
the hearty Endorsement of the church
forces.
The program was well arranged,
there being quite a number of we'll
known local people introduced. Rev.
Mr.. Boyd was introduced by Mr.. L.
G. Moore, the president Of the State
B. Y. P. U. Convention, who, in
speaking of him, stated that no more
persistent worker was to be found in
the ranks of the denomination, or
identified with the race The Con-
gress Secretary spoke for one hour
on "The Needs of a Sunday-SchooI
Union" 1t was evident throughout
his address that he touched upon the
cardinal points Of the Sunday-school
work, and showed that Memphis
above all other cities suffered most
in the past from not having just such
an organization as she now boasts
Of. Throughout his address he was
interrupted by continued applause.
At the close Of the address Rev. Boyd
touched upon the coming Sunday
School Congress, and stated that the
chances for Memphis to secure the
1914 session depended largely upon
the activity of Memphis and her as
surances to the Home Mission and
Publishing Boards under whose direc-
tion the Congress is operated, that
she stood ready and willing to grant
the provisions for securing the same
He did not hesitate to let it be known
that quite a number of cities were
in the race for the session, and that
if Memphis won it would be over the
strong opposition of some of the lead
ing convention centers in the United
States. But enthusiasm ran high just
the same, because the Baptists of the
city appeared to have already decided
that they will have the Sunday
School Congress next year, regardless
of the cost.
Among other speakers who appear
ed before this meeting were Mrs. v.
w. Broughton, who has charge of the
city mission work, together with Mrs
Florence e. Cooper, who is well
known in West Tennessee. A special
meeting of the denominational forces
will be held tonight at Howe Insti-
tute to consummate the plans and
put the final touches upon the invi-
tation of the Sunday-School Congress.