The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-03-31
LARGE ATTENDANCE
Of CONVENTION OF
SCHOOLS Of COUNTY
THREE HUNDRED FROM DIFF.
FERENT SECTIONS ARE
PRESENT.
ABLE SPEECHES Ak HEARD
President Matthews Makes Annual
Report, Giving Progress of the Work
During the Past Year-Other Speak
ers on Various Topics.
Saturdays Daily.)

! AUOuG OUV VA bAAS w.
rious Sunday schools throughout the
county were present at the morning
session of the Sunday school ocnven-
ton held in the Sunday school room
Of the Methodist Sunday school Sat
urday.
The session opened at 10 a. M, the
devotional exercises being conducted
by Rev. ]. B. Cheek, pastor of the
South Columbia Methodist church. At
1920 o'clock President John w. Mat
thews, of the Sixth district made the
welcome address, followed by the re-
port of the secretary, Miss Margaret
Turner. The treasurer's report was
made by H. o. Fulton and was very
satisfactory in every detail. At the
conclusion of the enrolment of the
delegates it was found that every dis
trict in the county was represented
!. for the first time since the re-organi-
cation of the county.
DR.. G. r. Alexander was called upon
to discuss the great and broad Ques-
ton of "The Sunday School and the
Programme of Jesus" Mr.. Alexander
stated that the programme OF Jesus
was worldwide topic and reached
to every man, woman and child Of
every nationality and said that. His
teachings should reach the full mini
mum of expansion in their travels.
He pointed out the fact that the Sun
day school is a body that is set aside
for the purpose of cooperating with
the teaching process used by Jesus
Christ and that it had been placed
in the heart of the church where Gods
people may be benefited in his work
by teaching and preaching. At the
conclusion of DR.. Alexander's talk, the
audience was favored with a musical
selection by Edward Turner, Jr., vio-
linist, and Miss Pinkney Cone at the
piano. s.
Promoting Efficiency Through the
Organized Work" was ably presented
by Joseph Carthel, State secretary.
Mr.. Carthel produced maps and charts
showing the progress that had been
made by organized work in the Sun
day school. He briefly mentioned some
of the plans that had been successfully
operated, among which were, a go to
Sunday school day, training school
for the members of the Sunday school,
and the plan of giving a certain per-
cent on the grading of any subject in
the public school lessons for those
attending the Sunday school regularly.
Pledges for the carrying on of the
State work were subscribed by the diff
ferent Sunday schools and districts.
The last speech on the program of
the morning session was that made
by DR.. W. b. Kicks, who used as his
subject, ways That Win the Teen
Age DR.. Kicks was well prepared
to discuss this great subject, having
come in contact with the younger set
of the church and Sunday school since
the beginning of his ministry and told
of the many ways by which the teach.
ers may obtain and hold the interest
of the pupils in their teens. Mr..
Kicks said that above all things, we
should feel an interest In the thoughts
OF the younger people and let them
know at all times that we are inter.
ested in their welfare and want to
help them in every way possible to
enjoy life to the fullest.
Rev. Belts, Jas. Russell and Marvin
Fry were appointed as a committee
on resolutions. DR.. T. A. Horn, pastor
Of the Bigbyville Methodist church,
offered the benediction and the con-
vention adjourned until after the noon
hour.
All the country people present
were carried to the various hotels and
boarding houses in the city and served
dinner. The afternoon session began