The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-06-19
RELIGIOUS WORKERS MEET.

Baptist Sunday School Congress-.
Beaumont. Tex.-Never before in the
history Of the Sunday school move
nent has there been more genuine en-
thusiasm over the work of the Sunday
school than was shown here on
Wednesday, June 10. when the ninth
annual session Of the Baptist National
Sunday School congress was called to
order In the presence Of the largest
and most representative gathering Of
UNCONVENTIONAL workers that ever as
sembled in any one city to take part
In modern Sunday school work. The
special trains were met by a regiment
of boy cadets in their uniforms. and
there was a trained choir under the d.
rection Of special leader and hun
dreds of citizens in the company.
Much attention was directed to the
official congress special train. which
arrived by way Of New Orleans, bring
ing the chairman. the director. the Sec
retaries and many Of the departmental
workers. A line of march was formed.
and they were escorted. with banners
flying and pennants outstretched to the
breezes. led by brass band. to the
mammoth amphitheater constructed by
the local committee for this, special
occasion. = --.-'-,-...,-s-l'
p Two Of the unique features Of the
parade were distinctively new innova-
tions brought into the Sunday school
congress, the boy cadets and the Ne
gro Doll clubs. These two made up
one division Of the parade. The girls
were dressed almost alike. and each
carried colored doll in her arms. The
boys, with the cadet uniforms, march
ing In military precision. helped to in
crease the inspiration. Throngs of
people filed the streets as the process
sion wound its way from the railroad
station to the place Of meeting.
As soon as the procession arrived the
local committee escorted the congress
officials to the platform. Rev. G. 81.
Clark, d. D., chairman, presided.
Hail the Baptist Congress" was sung
and after fervent invocation another
song, ION, Metokas and Galedas," was
rendered. Rev. r. Fl. Boyd, D. D., direc-
tor Of the congress. delivered a splen-
did address on Back on Texas SOIL"
Without further preliminaries, not even
waiting for the usual welcomes, this
school Of methods plunged into the
work of the session. Three topics,
Sunday School Teacher Training a
Profession" Demand For the Depart
mental Sunday School," and "The Con-
version of the Child, the Slogan Of the
School," were taken up at the after
noon session. More than a dozen well
prepared papers were read on these
three subjects.
After the adjournment at o'clock
demonstrations were given in the para
phernalia and exhibit department. At
the evening session Beaumont gave a
rousing welcome to all the Sunday
school workers. About fifteen well
come addresses on behalf Of every or
ganization, denomination and business
or profession were delivered. Through
out the sessions of the congress the
workers confined themselves to the
subjects outlined on the program.
Each morning there were Bible study
conference and special syllabus for
the occasion. These conferences, like
the other departmental meetings, were
under the special supervision Of we'll
trained teachers.
Some Of the features Of the gather
ing were the Metoka and Galeda dem
onstration Friday night, June II. the
annual congress concert Saturday
night, June 13, and the first annual en-
campment Of the A. F. Cadets. with
dress and drill parades out at the tent
ed CITY," occupying few acres, in
close proximity to the meeting place.
The congress closed Monday evening,
June 15. after six days Of profitable
IahOr In n most righteous cause.