The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-04-02
W. P. HORNADY WAS
ELECTED PRESIDENT
NOTABLE ADDRESSES FEATUR-
ED DISTRICT SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION IN DAWSON.


The Sunday school conference of
the Americas district met at 10 80
o'clock in the Dawson Methodist
church Thursday morning, district
president T. M. Furlow in the chair.
Devotional services conducted by
Rev. j. w. Patterson were followed
by timely address by the president,
full of practical suggestions for car
rying forward the great work of
conserving the young life, upon
which depends the welfare of the
state and the nation. On motion
Rev. j. w. Patterson was appointed
secretary pro TEN.
DR.. J. H. Therrell, field secretary
of the South Georgia conference,
briefly explained the purpose of the
district conference. Prof H. E.
/ Spence, of Trinity College, North
Carolina, brought a great message in
his speech to the body on the subject
of Presenting the Problem"
ga New Earth, Getting Ready for
It," was the inspiring theme of an
address by Rev. w. F. Quilhan. The
speaker was so thrilled with the OPP
timism of his subject his hearers
could not fail to catch the spirit of
hope and courage running through
every sentence. Announcements
were followed with the benediction
by Rev. j. T. Ryder
Afternoon Session.
The conference was called to order
at 2:30 Thursday afternoon, devo-
tional services being conducted by
Rev H. H. Heisler Mrs. Sam Walden,
of Savannah, elementary superinten-
dent, spoke interestingly of "Chil-
dren's Day; How and Why" She
made very clear the vital Importance
of this special day and stressed the
need of careful planning and thor
ough preparation if results are ex-
pected. DR.. Therrell called attention
to the charts to be used on Go-to-
Sunday-School Day and children's
programs. President Furlow illus
trated the purpose of collections TAX
en- on these occasions. W. P. Horna-
dy, secretary and treasurer, made a
verbal report. T. M. Furlow gave the
report for Miss Mary Hornady on
home department work. Mrs. Wal
dren withdrew for demonstration
of her work in the primary room
with the elementary workers. DIR.
Therrell led in a free discussion of
the questions set forth in the pro-
gram. He held the adult and second
airy conference. Benediction by Rev.
w. F. Quillian.
A Patriotic Service.
The conference met at 1880, Rev.
Moses Register reading scripture
lesson very appropriate to the ad-
dress on Soldiers, Slackers and
Slickers" by Prof. H. E. Spence, the
evening hour being a special patri-
otto service.
Prof. Spence is one of the most
eloquent speakers that has appeared
in Dawson. He has visited the several
European countries where the con-
fiict now RACES, and therefore spoke
from first hand knowledge. His ap-
peal is for this country to wake up
and get into the game with all its
energies and resources. Time after
time as he wildly described the con-
fiict of ideals in this conflict and the
terrific horror that has come from
the practice of the Germans in car
rying those ideals into effect the au-
dience was swept into a high tide of
patriotic fervor. There certainly
would be no doubt of the immediate
oversubscription of the third liberty
loan bonds if the people could hear
this address.
The conference, by unanimous
vote, pledged the Sunday schools to
the government in it's efforts to make
the world safe for democracy and to
make a democracy that is safe for
the world.
After the devotional exercises of
Friday morning Mrs. Valdez spoke
on "Our Elementary Tasks" DR.. J.
H. Therrell presented Our Coming
Federation" outlining plans for
bringing together in the fall repre-
sentatives of the organized Bible
classes of the conference to mobilize
for forward movement. Drs. Quill
liam and Spence also spoke to the
subject, giving personal observation
of the great good resulting from fed
Grated work in Florida and North
Carolina. Equipped for Service"
was the subject of DR.. Quillian's
thoughtful address at this hour. At
ter passing on matters of business
the benediction was pronounced by
Rev W. F. Glenn.
Election of Officers.
Rev. w. A. Huckabee led the de-
votional on the assembling of the
! conference for the afternoon session.
Discussions of different phases of
Sunday school work made this a very
profitable and interesting session.
The nominating committee sub
mitted the following report, which
was adopted, the following officers
being elected for another year: Pres
ident, W. P. Hornady, Dawson; sec