The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-30
CHURCHES ARE UNIT.
ON S. S. CAMPAIGN
Systematic Steps Will Be
Taken to Maintain Attend
ance During Hot Months.

Every Protestant denomination In the
city has Endorsed the summer Sunday
school attendance campaign. For once
the churches are united for the accom-
plishment of one definite aim, determ-
ined that there shall be no slump in
the Sunday school attendance during
the hot weather season. One week
from Sunday the contest will be on.
Then for nine consecutive Sundays
each school will endeavor to surpass
its attendance record for the CORE
spending Sunday of a year ago, and
keen rivalry is promised between the
various churches to see which school
can show the greatest per cent of gain.
The terrors Of hot weather are to be
eliminated in so far as II is possible
to do so, by an abundance Of cool re-
'frsshing drinks. ice water. lemonade
and plenty of fans. Great emphasis Is
being placed on the Importance of keep
ing the church and class rooms as cool
and comfortable as possible, n the
local directors will each endeaVor to
provide some special plan for the COM
fort of the pupils and teachers of his
school. The aim will be to make the
class rooms cooler than the homes so
that hot weather can not be given as
an Xcuse for not attending Sunday
school.
Interesting programs, with live les
son talks, good music, bright songs,
and happy fellowship are to feature the
campaign. With comfortable surround
ings and snappy programs, the leaders
will try to make the Sunday school hour
the brightest hour in the week. With
such a start 1t will be easy to create
the Sunday school spirit and arouse a
winning morale, leaders believe, that
Will prove contagious and sweep the
entire city.
The campaign director for each school
will devise his own method Of the cam
paign for getting out a full attendance
The entire membership of the church
will be canvassed for available Sunday
school material, as well as the neighbor-
hood in the vicinity Of the church. The
entire school is to be kept fully in
formed as to what each department is
doing and as to the schools record in
comparison with other schools.
On Saturday before the campaign be-
gins, the superintendent Of each school
entering the contest Is to file with the
executive committee a certificate record
of his schools attendance for months
of July and August of 1918, to be used
as a basis in figuring the per cents
during the drive.
The campaign will close Sunday, Aug.
81, and on the first Sunday in Septem-
Der suitable awards will be made to the
winning schools.
The general organization for the cam
paign has been completed. The Rev.
Walter M, White, pastor of the Lin
den Avenue Christian church is direct
or general of the drive. The Rev. w.
l.. Carson, assistant pastor of the Sec
ond Presbyterian church, is associate
director. The publicity end Of the cam
paign. which is to be made a strong
feature, will be ably handled by DR..
=. p. George, general secretary of the
Y. M. c. A, who was one of the lead
ing spirits in starting the movement,
The executive committee is made up
of some of the most efficient Sunday
school workers in the city, J. r. Hyde.
/. NJ, Stratton, H. M. Pitcher, r. S.
Keebler, L. A. Roper and Charles G.
Dean.