The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-12-07
Gen. Sect'y Weidler
Makes Report
OF Two S. S.
Conventions

conventions
The Fifteenth Annual Sunday
school conventions of Florida go
down in history as the best ever held
in the State. Lakeland and De-
Funiak Springs were the entertain
ing towns. Merchants and citizens
We'd with each other in the attempt
tn entertain the visitors royalty. A
large majority of the counties of the
State had representatives.
Among the important speakers
who appeared from time to time on
the program may be mentioned: Mr..
John L. Alexander, of Chicago; P.
E. Green, of Birmingham; Leon C.
Palmer, of Montgomery; Rev. G. V.
Albertson, of DeLand; Rev. c. W.
White, of Bradentown; Prof. R. H.
Alderman and Rev. j. l.. Moon,
both of Southern College; Prof. D.
u. Blocker of Stetson University;
Prof. C. M. Britain of Lake City,
Columbia College; Rev. H. S.
|Rightmire, of Daytona; W.. G. Cum
ningham, of Pensacola and many
others. President A. F. Turner, of
Tampa, presided at the Lakeland
meeting, while Vice President C. F..
iZeek presided at the DeFuniak gath
ering. Vice President w. B. With
erspoon, of Kissimmee, also presided
at a number of the sessions.
Matters of Importance were trans
acted during the business sessions
Perhaps the most important and far
Preaching action taken was the pass.
,age of the High School Bible Credit
resolution. A committee of five with
a similar committee from the day
schools.
Special emphasis was laid durins
the conventions upon teen age
work. Mr.. Alexander, the recognized
Authority on the continent in mat
tiers pertaining to teen age boys ant
girls, gave abundantly out of hi
knowledge, and many movement
Hooking toward the betterment O
his knowledge, and many move
ments looking toward the better
ment of the adolescent boy and cir
were put in motion.
General Secretary R. C. Weidle
made very interesting report O
the work he had done during tn
past year. He reported as follows
Miles travelled ..23,76
Towns visited .... .....t.. IA
Institutes conducted =. 4
Conventions held ........... 5
Other meetings held ....... %
Addresses made ;. ...;...... 20
, People in audiences .42.0O
Meetings held by all the field
lolS 70 -. i. GU
Pieces of mail matter sent
from office ...........'... 3S, 00
, Mail matter received ...... $40
:, Mr.. Weidler also compared ~
distance in miles from Jacksonvill
to Key West as being equal to tn
distance between Boston and But
falo; between Buffalo and Chicago
or between Chicago and Kansa
City.
Mr.. Charles A. Hoyt, State trea.
urer, also made very interestin
. report, showing that the origin;
y, estimate of expenditures had bee
Exceeded by large sum owing I
1.-THE increased demands for workin
in the field. Six counties reporte
Having attained Banner County
distinctions. These were Dad
Manatee, Pinellas, st. Johns. 81
Lucie and Volusia. Reports throug
county organizations were receive
from nearly thousand Sunda
schools in the State. Thirty counti
reported organizations, and a nun
Der contemplating the same.
Hundreds of pledges to do bett,
work were heard as delegates lie
for the different portions of Il
Estate. The influences Of these CO.
- ventions will be felt in every denor
nation.
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