The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-15
State S. S. Convention At
Miami To Be Large One

Miami, Nov. 15-In connection
with the fourteenth annual state
Sunday school convention, to be
held in Miami, November IS to 81
the plans for this gathering and the
advance reports of the anticipated
attendance indicate that this will be
the largest and best gathering of
Sunday school folks Florida has ever
had.
"A program filled with good
things, stressing every phase Of Sun
day school activities, and featuring
Marion Lawrance, the prince of Sun
day school workers On this CONT
nent, has been arranged said a
Sunday school worker mo better
comment or phrophesy of great stir
ring things need be said than to
mention the name of Lawrence AS
general secretary of the interna-
tional association with headquarters
in Chicago, he has grasp and
sweep of ision second to none Mr..
Leon C. Palmer, general secretary of
the Alabama Sunday School Asso-
citation, together with many promi-
nent workers of this state will like
wise be on the program.
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Exceptional rates have been
granted over all roads in the state,
and people can travel to Miami and
return during the time of this meet
ing at rates heretofore unthoueht of,
The fellowship of convention like
this is pronounced and is one to be
cherished The educational feature
plus the inspirational and social
features are treats to be employed,
and many people are going to travel
Miamiward to attend this splendid
meeting.
Larger Things Planned
Many successes in the past twelve
months give the officers of the as
sociation courage and faith to plan
larger things for the coming year.
Thus the first annual Go-to-Sunday
School day, made prominent by the
governors proclamation and the
hearty cooperation of so many
churches throughout the state, was
pronounced success. Reports in
dictate that fully 10000 new pupils
attended Sunday school on that day.
This. together with other splendid
responses from every portion of
Florida to the plans originated by
the association, presage better
things for the organized activities
in the months to come. The year
1916 should see many additional
counties organized and active CO.
operative work begun. A definite
system of county conventions and
institutes will be projected. Syste-
matte plans along this line are be-
ing worked out.
Standard of Excellence Prepared
"a joint UNCONVENTIONAL and in
ternational standard of excellence is
being prepared for use in any school
in the state. This standard will
urge the school to grade 100 per
cent on all points, which make up
the standard of the denomination of
which the school is a part, and will
also urge the attainment of addition
az points which will make the school
an International standard school.
Older boys and older girls con-
ferences as conducted in other
states may be held in Florida dur
ing 1916. A school of methods for
all teachers is much needed inno-
walton.
Definite systematic plans for f.
nances will be secured, so that the
privilege of contributing to this
far-reaching home missionary en-
terprise will be given to all
IAN additional field worker is
greatly needed and as soon as suf-
ficient funds are available, such a
worker will be placed in the field
MANY other advances all of which
will be OF great value to all de-
nominations. are being planned.