El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-11
SUNDAY SCHOOL
HAS BEST YEAR
Financial Showing of First
Baptist School Is Best
in Its History.

The Sunday school Of the First Bap-
fist church raised during the year
1917 for all purposes S1O55.s2, and has
a balance on hand Of S10s.45, making
the best financial showing IN its his
tory.
II L Red. secretary, made the re-
port at the annual meeting OF the
church Wednesday night The report
also showed that the Sunday school
has 45 officers and teachers and an
enrolment Of GA including the cradle
roll and home department The sup
eriutendent is DR.. P. N. Rigdon. and
the assistant superintendent Is Prof
j. NJ. Evans. Mrs. ". G. HOfer Is
superintendent Of the beginners de-
partment with Mrs. c. h Brown and
Miss Evelyn Scott as teachers The
superintendent OF the primary depart
ment is Mrs 6. NJ Orr and the teach
ers are Mrs. =. n. Rumsey, Mrs. V. z.
Ware, Misses Grace Triest. N.Y. a
Pearson, Irene Irwin. Marian Putnam
and Lorraine Lacy. Miss Myrtle Bed
ingfield is a supply teacher IN this
department
The junior department has as Off
Gers: Mrs p NJ RisdOn, superintend-
Cut, Miss Nell Taylor, secretary: Mrs.
A. r Scott. pianist and Mrs. j. NJ
Dean, ChOrister. The teachers In this
department are. Mrs. A. R Scott, Mrs.
=. j. Bacher, Mrs. H L Maechtel. MS
". o. Moore, Mrs G. NJ Seamands,
Miss Annie Franklin, Luther kinard
and H L. kidwell-
OF the intermediate department
Miss Dove Husbands IS superintendent
and Roy Springer secretary. The
teachers assisting Miss Husbands are:
Miss Eleanor Mccall, Mrs. Burleson
Staten. Mrs. II. c. Taylor, Prof. Fl. C
Taylor, c. H. Brown and p. E. Johni-
SON Mrs. Tom Lea has charge Of the
senior department, with VIM. Graves
as secretary and Mrs. Ota Grammar
as teacher.
The AduIe Classes.
The following classes constitute the
adult department: Bible class, judge
A NJ Walthau. teacher: junior Bible
class, C. P. Putnam, teacher; Christian
business mems class, A r. Scott,
teacher; Fidelis, Mrs. J. r Williams,
teacher; DOrcas class, Mrs. II. F.
Harris. teacher. Miss Dove Husbands
is teacher Of the normal class and Dr.
J F Williams, Of the teacher training
class
Tre Home department has as its
superintendent, Mrs. A. i. Brown and
as visitors associated with II. Mrs
Burleson Staten, Mrs. Howard Thomp-
son and Miss Annie Franklin.
Becomes A 1 School.
With the beginning Of 1918 the
Sunday school OF the First Baptist
church becomes A ] school and as
such has been given place on the
Roll Of Honor" in the rooms Of the
Sunday school board Of the Southern
Baptist convention.
In order TO become an A I school,
ten things are necessary: It must be
q perennial school running all the
year; Baptist literature must be used;
IL must be under church controls
Bibles must be used IN the school; so
percent Of officers and teachers must
attend \ teachers meeting or work
ers' council; so percent OF officers and
teachers must hold a normal diploma
or reading course certificate: as per-
cent Of the resident members, includ-
ing home department. must be en-
rolled In the school: departments must
be separated; school must be graded
and special appeals must be made 10
the uncOuverted TO accept Christ
To install Officers.
Next Sunday promises to be mem
orable day in the history OF this
school. when At the hour for morning
service the new officers and teachers
OF the school viii be installed.
The Aid and Missionary societies Of
the church through Mrs Burlesou
Staten and Mrs. II. G. Hofer, made an
excellent report showing that much
visiting in behalf Of the church had
been done and a good sum given TO
missions A splendid offering was