The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-02
OFFICERS ELECTED
FOR ASSOCIATION OF
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
StOckham Chosen President
at Meeting-AccOmplish-
ments and Plans of Or
ganization Outlined

At the annual mass meeting of the
Birmingham Sunday School association
the following officers were elected
President, W. II. Stockham; vice presi-
dent, Leroy Holt; financial secretary
w. l. Howard; treasurer. e. S. Moore.
The directors chosen were: A L.
Smith. chairman: w. B. Bridge. B. c.
Cox, C. S. Bissell, F. A. Eubank, w M
Franklin, Mant Hood. c. R. Johnson,
e, e. Linthicum. Judge Hugh Locke
D. H. Marbury J. w. Mcqueen, DR.. ].
H. Phillips, Charles r. Plosser. J.
Arthur Smith, II. H. Smell. Jay Smith,
Judge s. d. Weakley. and w. E. Tyler
The Sunday School association is
supported entirely by volunteer con-
, tributions financial canvass being
held every two years.
The convention seeks to increase the
efficiency of Sunday schools in Greater
Birmingham. and promotes city-wide
activities that will stimulate Sunday
school success. 1t handles no supplies
and has nothing for sale, unles In city
wide activities the superintendent re-
quest the printing in large quantities
cards and programmes. which the as
ISOLATION can secure for the Sunday
schools at a much cheaper rate.
Some of tho activities of the associa-
ton for the past year have been; An
exhibit in the downtown office for
workers with children in the Sunday
school, This exhibit contains sugges-
lions for workers of the Cradle roll, Be-
ginners, Primaries and Juniors. 1t is
under the direct supervision of Mrs.
| w. NJ Walker, who has for her assoc
ciates Mrs. M. M Hughes, Mrs A. W.
B. johnson, Mrs. f. #. Ballard and Mrs.
John Guthrie. These workers also edit
| a paper for the workers with children
known as the elementary Outlook"
| This is sent to worker in each Sun
day school once quarter. 1t has sug-
gestions for special days.
SPECIALIZATION WORK
| Provision for specialization work in
teaching is also provided the workers
with children through the extension
course each Wednesday morning at the
Birmingham Graded Union and through
| the annual School of Methods, where
some of the country's finest specialists
give courses. The activities of the
young peoples division, under the
splendid leadership of Harry Denman,
have been many. Among them were
seven camps for young people--two for
boys 10. IS and IA years of age; one
for girls IL, 13 and IA years of age;
one for high school boys Is, 16 and II
years of age; one for high school
girls, Is 16 and IL years of age; one for
young women from is to "a years of
| age, and a week END camp for young
men from IS to "a years of age.
Another live organization of the
association is the Fraternity of Boys,
which organization holds regular
meetings and a training class on Sun
day mornings from to o'clock A
4 large percentage of these boys have
volunteered as Sunday school teachers
since joining this class.
Plans are now being laid by the
adult committee, with Judge Hugh
Locke as chairman, for a special cam
paign toward increasing the efficiency
of the organized class work of the
city. Specialization on adult class
work is also given in the extension
courses at the birmingham Graded
Union, and at the adult section of the
School of Methods.
INCREASES ATTENDANCE
In addition to its departmental
work the association also promotes an
| nually city-wide movements for in
creasing Sunday school attendance and
promoting Sunday school evangelism.
This is done largely through city-wide
special days, such as City-Wide Rally
! day City-Wide White Christmas City
Wide Decision day and Come to-Sun-
day School -and- Stay for Church Sun
day"
A weekly bulletin known as Tho
Sunday School Buele" is sent free OF
charge TO superintendents and pastors,
giving to them the Sunday school news
| of the city and also suggestions for
| special days, and announcements OF
Sunday school meetings
The work is organized under the SD y
pervision of special committees for
each division A committee of reli-
gous education, with DIR. Charles A.
Brown as chairman a committee of
ehildren's work, of which Ed S. Moore
is chairman; a committee on young
peoples work, with J. Arthur Smith
chairman, and committee on adult
work, Judge Hugh Locke chairman.
A workers library, containing books
on all phases of Sunday school activi-
ties is free to all workers in the city
and surrounding districts. The books
can be used two weeks and at the end
of that time CAM be renewed if not
called for by other workers.
Investigations by the agricultural de-
Ipartment Show that one standard cord of
well seasoned hickory, oak. beech, birch,
hard rnaple ash elm 1ncuat ar cherry