Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-05-11
GREAT PROGRESS.
MADE IN SUNDAY
SCHOOLS IN CA.

AS is known by some of our readers,
the Georgia Sunday School associa-
tion is a cooperative effort on the part
Of the Sunday schol workers of all
denominations for more and better
Sunday schools. This association has
its Office at 1919 Hurt building, Allan
ia. About four years ago D. W. Sims
was employed as general secretary of
the association, and since that time
the work has made wonderful prog
ress. At this time four workers are
employed on full time. The growth of
the work during the past year has been
greater than any previous year.
One year ago 1O2 Of the III counties
in thesstate were organized into county
Sunday school association, and holding
county and division conventions. Dur
ing the year 81 new organizations have
been formed, and now there are 1873
counties organized. After county is
organized, there are two standards
that each one is urged to reach; first,
the Banner County Standard" and
then the Gold Star County Standard
The requirements for the Banner
Standard are as follows: % A coun-
ty convention every year: (2) A con-
vention in each division every year;
(3) A statistical report every year;
(D A contribution to the state work
every year
A year ago 80 counties in the state
had reached this standard; at this time
there are 49 banner counties. The
counties that have reached this stand
ards Dade, Whitfield, Habersham,
Floyd Barlow, Cherokee, Polk, Pauld-
ing, Cobb, Milton, Banks, Franklin,
jackson, Coweta, Oconee, Madison,
Troup, Pike, Butts, Jasper, Franklin,
jackson, Greene Warren, McDuffie,
Richmond, Jefferson, Laurens, Hous-
ton, Bibb, Crawford, Talbot, Sumter,
Dodge, Tattnall, Wilcox, Calhoun,
Dougherty, Miller, Baker, Ben Hill,
Jeff Davis, Fulton, Haralson, Carroll,
Douglas, Campbell, Fayette, DeKalb.
The Gold Star Standard is a higher
standard than the Banner Standard,
and is harder for a county to reach.
The requirements for this standard
are:
/. A county convention every year.
2. One or more conventions in each
division every year.
3. Every Sunday school Iepresented
at one or more division conventions
every year.
4. An annual statistical report from
every Sunday school.
5. An annual offering from every
Sunday school.
A year ago 4 counties had reached
this high standard; at this time there
are 12 Gold Star counties. The Gold
Star counties are Catoosa, Gwinnett,
Barrow, Elbert, Newton, Henry Spald-
ing, Upson, Baldwin, Putnam, Ware,
Clarke
Some of the results reported from
county and division conventions are as
follows. One county had Sunday
schools, when the county association
was formed two years ago. That coun-
ty now has 23 Sunday schools-15 new
Sunday schools. One county had 10
Sunday schools year ago, the same
county low has Is Sunday schools. In
one division in another county there
were Sunday schools when the divis-
ion was organized. One year later
there we're 10 Sunday schools in that
division new Sunday schools. An
other division reports new schools
IN the past year
Many schools have reoprted doubl-
ing and some trebling in attendance
while larger number have reported
putting in teacher training classes,
cradle rolls, organized Bible classes,
home departments and other points of