The Bossier banner., 1915-08-19
The Sunday School Convention.

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Possier Parish Sunday School Associa-
tion, held at Red Land August 9th and
10th, was pronounced success from
every point Of view-exceeding all ex-
pectations in general attendance, in
number of visiting delegates, in spirit
and enthusiasm, in knowledge and sug-
gestions for better work in our individual
schools, and in funds raised for the sup
port of the work in the parish and State.
We were sorry not to have with us
Mr.. VanCarter, General Secretary and
State Field Worker, but he being unable
to attend, was ably represented Monday
by DR.. John L. Scales and DR.. George
S. Sexton, and Tuesday by Brother
W. A. Anderson, all of Shreveport.
The visitors and delegates numbered
about $50, from all parts of the parish.
Each of the six wards was represented,
and out of the twenty active schools in
the parish eighteen were represented
and reported, thus showing our reports
to be the most complete had at any pre-
vious convention, and we hope that at
the 1916 Convention we will make a
perfect record by having report from
euery school in the parish.
There was not one subject or address
that was not the very best, but as space
is not sufficient to quote from all, for
bear to quote from any.
Financially we did splendidly, the
contribution and pledges amounting to
sS2.66.
AS soon as the delegates arrived they
were taken in charge by the Entertain
ment Committee and assigned quarters,
and right here we desire to thank Mrs.
Rupert Butler, chairman of the COM
mittee, and her efficient corps of helpers
for being the principal instrument in
making the convention the success it
was.
The following officers for 1915-16 were
chosen by the Nominating Committee,
and elected unanimously: NJ. S. Bolin-
ger, President; DR.. C. M. Tucker, Vice.
president; L. G. Smith, Secretary
Treasurer; and the following depart
mental superintendents: Miss Grace
H. Larkin, Elementary; Mrs. w. F
Bell, Home; Mrs. M. S. Bolinger
Missionary; E. G. Dodson, Temperance
E. w. Doran, Teacher-Training; A
Hoffpauir, Adult, and Mrs. E. w. Doran
Secondary Division.
| All good things must have an ending
and SO it was with the Eighth Annua
Convention of the Bossier Parish Sun
day School Association, and to thos'
who were not present we urge you t.
begin noW to plan to be with us on
year hence, at Haughton.
Our parish having been the only par
, ish in the State to receive a Recognition
: Pennant at the t915-16 State Convention
: for having attained the Banner Stand
2 ard, enthused US with the determinatio
e to reach by the date of the convening G
Gie lJiO Z dI 1911 nSUlitOAlttOu VIC olilI ouS
s gested in the following verse, which ha
0 been adopted as our State Rally Song
d and is sung to the tune Battle Hymn
S of the Republic"
!, We're working up the parishes for nine
i, teen seventeen,
h For Sunday Schools the finest year ths
we have ever seen
Our Standards of Efficiency will swee
i the districts clean,
r And this will be our song:
i CHORUS.
). Rally, rally, Louisiana,
7 Every parish in this manner,
IS Reach tn Advanced Banner StandaI
|, BY Nineteen Seventeen!
Awake and rally, parishes, no time
n take a nap;
For work and toll and trouble We'll new
care snap!
: For with our Banner Standards Louis
II iana's on the map!
: And this will be our song:
II From Caddo down to Plaquemines, o.
VI sound the battle cry!
@ Across the State both up and down We
: wave our Banners high;
> Well reach our aim, all do the same,
III know the reason why.
'e And this will be our song:
L. G. SMITH, Secretary.
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