The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-26
Closing Meeting Tonight at
Baptist Church Open
to the Public
OFFICERS FOR YEAR
WILL BE ELECTED
Jefferson Among the Counties
Receiving Gold Star in Recog-
milton of Front Line
Work

The thrty-hfth annual convention Of
the Alabama Sunday School association
will hold its closing session tonight at
the First Baptist church, which will be
open to the public. DR.. w e. Chalmers
and W. C. Pearce will address the meet
ing and the election of officers will take
place, a musical programme will also be
rendered under the direction of Prof. e.
o. Excel. with Prof. A. w. Roper as
accompanist
The place of holding the next conven-
ton will be decided at the morning
session. Mobile and Selma are bidding
for the convention.
Marion Lawrence made a splendid talk
at the First Baptist church last night
in which he told of the excellent work be-
ing done by the Alabama Sunday School
association. 1.-THE Sunday School associ-
alton is war measure and is most
necessary, not only to take care of our
girls and boys, but to make the world
safe for democracy and to make democ-
racy safe for the world
Prof. Zebulon Judd OF the Alabama
Polytechnic institute at Auburn made a
brief talk on Religious Education and
American Democracy" which was great
y enjoyed. He paid glowing tribute
to President Wilson and spoke of Chris
tianity and democracy being one and
the same. President Spright Dowell made
brief talk on "Why l Believe in the
Alabama Sunday School Association
telling of the splendid things accomp-
lished by the association.
Elm NTCE nnnINyruvrrsr,
I. l.. MeGill of Selma chairman of the
finance committee made a splendid talk
on over the Top" He spoke of the rec
ord made by the people of the United
States in going over the top on the
Liberty Loan drives, Red Cross, Young
Mems Christian association drive and
every other patriotic issue and expressed
a desire that the people would continue
to go over the top until the end of the
war The budget for $12,964 was pre-
scented and number of pledges from
individuals, Sunday schools and counties
were made.
Mrs e. c. Cronk addressed a large
crowd at the First Methodist church last
night on The Unfinished Task" which
was greatly enjoyed, Mrs. Cronk is an
elementary and missionary specialist and
is contributing largely to the success OF
"Molern Ideals in Religious Education"
was the subject of the talk Of w G.
Pearce, while DIR. Plato Durham made a
brief address which added to the already
splendid programme.
DIR. George r. Stuart, pastor of the
First Methodist church of Birmingham,
delivered the opening address at the
morning session OF the Sunday school
convention yesterday on THE Transforms
ing Power of the Word of God" In his
discourse Dr. Stuart urged the teachers
to be sure they had eternal life and
as living examples of Christ teach the
Bible in it's simplicity to the children
entrusted to them.
BANNER COUNTIES
The committee chairmen, division SUI
perintendents and employed workers
made a review of the field. which showed
good progress along all lines. The rec
ogntin of front line, gold star and banner
counties and district was next made.
several counties being high up the line.
Among the counties receiving the gold
star are Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour,
Bib, Clark, Chambers Coffee. Dale, Dali
las, Henry, Lee, North Jefferson, Macon.
Madison, Marengo, Morgan, Mobile and
Montgomery.
| President Spright Dowell OF Montgom-
| cry, state superintendent of education,
made a report of the Alabama Sunday
School association which showed that de-
partments of religious education had been
| installed in the summer courses of the
| University of Alabama, the Alabama
| Polytechnic institute at Auburn, the
Girls Technical Training school at
Montevallo during the past year and
| these courses would be given by the field
secretary of the association. College
credits will be given pupils taking these
| courses and the Alabama department OF
education has recently announced that
| credit for the course of the religious de-
| partment would be given public school
teachers in extending their teachers GER
tificates and toward exemption from at
tending county institutes.