The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-26
SUNDAY SCHGOL. IS
GREAT WAR REMEDY
BISHOP ATKINS TELLS METHOD.
IST CONFERENCE INSTITUTION
WILL WIN KINGDOM.

Laurel, Miss. Nov. 26.-"If Europe
had Sunday Schools as we have them,
it would not be in a cataclysm OF
death and deviltry as it is today
said Bishop Atkins in an address be-
fore the Mississippi Methodist Confer
ence. THE Sunday School not only
has the biggest men in it, said the
bishop. hut numerically the Sunday
School is bigger than any other organ
ization, religious or fraternal, in this
country. | believe in revivals as one
of the greatest means of saving souls,
but the Kingdom of God will only
come in this world through the work
of the Sunday Schools" The speaker
declared the need of trained and con
secrated Sunday School teachers to
be even greater than the need of an
educated ministry.
Says Education is Needed.
The second day of the conference
opened with report on the work OF
.Millsaps College by DR.. a. F. Wat
kins. who stated that the present at
tendance was the largest in the his
tory of the school. After DR.. Watkins
had completed his report, Bishop At
kins addressed the conference.
"Uneducated preachers are the
Nightmares OF every bishops cabinet" "
rhe said, "and after they are assigned
they are still nightmares
Tells of Chautauqua Work.
| After the reports of the ministers,
Bishop Atkins introduced DR.. Crowell,
of the Lake Junaluska Assembly
grounds, who described in detail the
work being accomplished at the Chau-
tauqua OF the Southern churches.
Rev. A. L. Deidrich made brief ad
dress in hehe Ixuvsssss e Sunday School
a. l4e 60 sa1RaAa e,atan the
manner of raising funds for the dis
position of the monies entrusted to the
board, which has been increased from
six to twenty-six members because O.
the growing Importance of the work
DR.. w. ]. Young, of the Gambler
Theological School, Atlanta, Ga, de
livered at the afternoon session the
second of his addresses on persona
evangelism. He cCAtended that those
converted by personal contact proved
nearly always to be the most lastinf
in devotion and sincerity.
Appointments Saturday.
It will probably be late Saturda!
before the ministers are assigned Il
their new pastorates, which is Away
the most interesting work of the con
fenece.
Reports were received from the fol
lowing ministers from the Hatties
burg district.
Presiding Elder. G. II. Thompson
Blodgett, r. a Albums, Collins, j.
Bowman; Ellisville, ]. f. j. Ferguson
Estabutchie, B. H. Rawls; Eucutta, [
E. Downer; Green County Mission
, | George L. McNeese, supply; Hatues
b lrg. Broad Street, H. Mellard; Hal
tiesburg Court Street, W. l.. Liniield
Hattiesburg. Main Street, c. W. Girls
Ter; Heidelberg, J. w. Ramsey
3 Leakesville, H. E. Carter; Lucedal'
| H. J. Moore: Magee, w. E. Harrison
{ McLain. P. H. Howse; Mount O1v'
:, W. ]. Ferguson: New Augusta, R.
e Selby Oloh, s. c. Moody; Prentiss,
. T. Weems; Purvis. H. l.. Norton
. Richton, G.. P. McKeown; Seminar,
f S. E. Stepp: Silver Creek, ]. l.. Greer
e way: SumralI, ]. c. Chambers; Ia.
Y lorsvnle, B. F. Crook; williamsburg
/ r. A. Ferguson; Conference Mission
e airy Secretary. H. Mellard; Conferenc
Evangelist, D. E. Kelly.
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