The Denver star., 1914-07-11
BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOLS
HOLD LARGE CONVENTION.
New England Body Guests Of the Mes
siah School. sridssport. Conn.

Bridgeport. Conn.-The twenty-flrst
annual meeting Of the New England
Baptist Sunday school and Baptist
Young Peoples convention was held
in this town at the Messiah Baptist
church Tuesday and Wednesday. June
devotional services Tuesday morning
the convention was called to order by
the president. n. Barnett Dodson. who
read the rules of order and appointed
the various committees.
Addresses OF welcome were delivered
by Miss Isabel Carter and Fred A
Stevens of the Messiah Sunday school
The response to these addresses in be-
half of the convention was made by
Mrs. Mary 8. Tribbitt of the Cherry
Memorial Sunday school of Philadel
phia. After vocal and instrumental
music the audience gave n liberal con
tribution in aid Of the work and the
convention was Adjourned with praye'
until O'Clock.
The afternoon session was Opened
with the usual praise service wIiicI,
The committees on enrolment of deip
gates and new schools mnde their ~
ports which showed an increase uve;
last year. The treasurer'S report WAS
also encouraging because of the iirg.
cash balance in hand and in hank after
paying all expenses. The D'pic fuI
open discussion was The Mission OF
the Baptist Young Peoples Cninn '
The discussion was led by II delegate
from the Bethany Raptist Young reu
pies union of Newark. y. J.
An immense audience was present u,
| the evening session. which WAS ieSuu
with devotional services led by dele
gates from New Jersey and I'ennxyi
| vania. The music for this session wa.
rendered by the Messiah Sunday ss.hOo
and quartet from the Il. 7. +. O. o.
the Coacord Bapttak church In Hroos
tWh The annunf address byr my pro-
ident covered most every phase Of Sun
day school work aud was feature ot
the evening session. The general top
ic for discussion was christianity
How 1t Should Be Applied" This top
ic was opened by Mr. Rufus NJ. NIe
| roney. a graduate OF Yale and the sec
| retary Of the Carlton avenue branch
| of the Y NJ. c. A. in. Brooklyn. About
| fifteen delegates took part in the dis
| cussion.
Wednesday morning. June II. aftel
the praise service. which was> led by
delegates from New York and Wash
lngton. an open parliament on Sunday
school. problems. which incisded the
several departments Of the graded Sun
day schools. was held. The rest of tn,
session was devoted to hearing reports
from the various schools. standing com
mittees and new business.
When 1t came to the election of OH
GERS the rules were suspended. and
| n. Barnett Dodson Of Brooklyn was
reelected president by acclamation.
The other officers We're elected by the
adoption of the report Of the nominal
| ing committee and are:
| First vice president. R. NJ. Dudley
Of Rhode Island; second vice president
F. A Stevens OF Bridgeport. Conn.
recording secretary. Mrs. Leta Beamar
of New York city; corresponding sex
retary. Miss w. d. Moss of Brooklyn
treasurer. Rev A. c. Powell of New
York city: auditor. Rev. W. o. Harri:
| Of Stamford. Conn.
Board Of managers. \. r. Dodson. Il
NJ. Dudley. r. 4. Stevens. Mrs, L. q
Reaman. Miss W. ID. Moss. Rev. A. c
| Powell. Rev. W. O. Harris, W. NJ. Muir
| ray, Mrs NJ S. Tribbitt. Mrs. Elk
Shrubcy. Mrs. j E. Luck and Mis-,
Arau,so InneS
Nesting Of the Jsanes Fund Board.
The executive committee meeting OF