The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-09-03
CALEDONIA NEXT
MEETING PLACE
LOWNDES COUNTY SUN
DAY SCHOOL ASSOCIA-
TION TO CALEDONIA
IN 1920.
OFFICERS ELECTED
Convention In Artesia Was
Largely Attended And Ses-
siOns Most Successful
In Every Way.

After one Of the most successful
and most largely attended sessions
in the history of the association, the
LOwndes County Sunday School As
sociation adjourned Sunday Afternoon
at Artesia after two-day annual
session.
Caledonia was selected as the
meeting place for the 1920 cdnven-
tion. Several other places put in bids
for the meeting.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected at the closing session Sunday
as follows: President, Mr.. w. N
Pickett; Nice-president, Mr.. Leon w
Cox; secretary treasurer, Prof. B. G.
Hull; Superintendent of Children's
Division, Mrs. j. G. Wood; Young
Peoples Division, Mr. E. f. Galloway;
Adult Division, Mrs. Sarah Sheffield;
Administrative Division, Mr.. j. A.
Goree; District Superintendents, Dist.
4, Mrs. S. A. Vaughan; Dist, 2, Prof.
Dabney Lipscomb; Dist. 3, Mr.. C. o.
Shackleford; Dist. d, Mr.. A. j. Err
vim, Jr., Dist 5, DR.. NJ D. Guerry-
A splendid program covering every
phase of Sunday School work was
carried out during the two-day ses-
sion. Many state workers, including
Rev. W. Fred Long, of jackson, Sec
retary of the Inter-D r-Denominational
Sunday School Association Of Missis-
sippi. Eight superintendents of Sun
day School and nineteen teachers
we're in attendance upon the conven-
tion in addition to the lay delegates.
IL addition TO the regular pro-
gram planned for Saturday after.
noon, Ars4 James Finley, c Eapelo,
who represented the American Bible
Society, as present After discussion
it was found that very few negroes
have Bibles in their homes and it
was recommended that the Sunday
Schools take this matter up.
Oa Sunday morning services open
ed at 1915 led by Mr.. j. A. Goree,
who reaI ana discussed the First
Psalm. Then followed a talk by Rev.
W. Fred Long, international Sunday
School Worker, on The Scope and
Object Of the State and County Sun
day School Convention" Mr.. Long
hkened these conventions to a chain
of which each is a link and to make
the Conventions q success each School
has to be represented and make a re-
port Of the VIC dcne.
Mr.. Z. Z. Galloway discussed the
subject ~ bat Can We Give the
Young People to Do?" He stated
that only p per cent of our popula-
tion attend Sunday School and to M
terest young people in the work that
the older people and the leaders will
have to set them an example and
show them that the work is worth
while.
Then Mr.. L. A Halbert, who spoke
on the same subject, urged that the
older people set the example for the
younger OAes ana tea.h them hoa to
take part in the services
Mrs. Bailey Hardy sang very beau
tifully Hold Thou Ny Haad, Dear
Lord
Mr.. F. NJ. Jacob, who had the sub
ject How TO Make the Bible Class
a Success urged that each member
not only study the lesson but be
prompt and regular in attendance
Mrs. Champneys read letter from
Mrs. Sarah Sheffield on the same
subject.
Just after dinner was served there
was an excellent song service of
about 20 minutes duration which
was enjoyed by all.
Mr.. w. Fred Long then made
strong appeal for all schools to try ,
to attain the Standard of Excellence
as set forth by each denomination. /
Then followed report of Schools
and Committees.
Mrs. Fl. H. McClanahan discussed l
IN very able manner "The Parents
Place in the Sunday School" and ur-
ged the parents not only to attend {
1pt to cooperate with the teachers I
n every way possible and 70 teach |
he children their Sunday School ,
lessons at home; that they should i
lay as much stress on their
'hildrens spiritual welfare as on
their education, social life. etc. Mrs I
w r phillsns IL .,..--..a IL. !