The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-22
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
 CONVENTION TODAY
 OPENS AT DOGMA
Teachers, Superintendents and Pastors of All De- nominations Are In-
 vited to Attend

Superintendents, teachers andt pastors of all Sunday schools of all denomina- tons are invited to attend the annual county Sunday school convention that will be held in Docena today.
 Featuring the convention programme will be a number of addresses relative to the modern Suncay school. Among these are: The Challenge of the Times to the American Sunday school, 'iThe Sunday School of Today" and Organ ized Sunday School Work in Alabama, In addition, number of inspirational talks will be given.
 The convention will open at a. m. with a song service, followed by devo- tional exercises, and will continue nn1l F: 30 at which time all will adjourn for lunch. The afternoon session will be- gin at 2 o'clock and end at o'c clock
 Business details will occupy allotted time on the convention programme, as reports of officers, appointment of com mttee, reports of committees and cleo ton of officers will be considered.
 Two field secretaries of the Alabama Sunday School Association will aid the local association in presenting the pro- gramme, which has been arranged as follows:
 9:3o-song service and opening devo- tions.
 lo:oe-"The Challenge of the Times to the American Sunday School."
 10:30-"The Sunday school of Today.
 l:o0-Discussion.
 1115-"The Organized Sunday Sehooi Work in Alabama; Our County's Share. 1200-Business.
 (a) Reports of officers.
 (h) Appointment of committees. ,
 123-Dismiss for lunch ~
 2:00-Deyotional service.
 2:15-"Teaching the Lesson" Demon- straton)
 2:45-"Winning the Child for Christ by county children's division superin- tendent
 2:55-"MobiHzing Our Youth for the Kingdoms" by county young peoples d. vision superintendent
 3:05-"Enisting Men and Women in Bible Study and Christian Service, ny county adult division superintendent
 al5-.'Making the Wheels Go Round by county administrative division super intendent. =.
 3@-Report of committees, election or officers.
 s35-"Worl,ing Together
 4O0-Adjourn. ~
 Among the leaders of Sunday school work in Alabama who are expected to attend the convention are $, D. MarpurS of Birmingham, president of the Aia- bama Sunday School Association; l.. M- Hooper of Selma, second vice president; pr Spright Dowell of Montgomery, chairman of executive committee, anu Rev. Bob Jones of Montgomery, dlre;- tor of envangelism of Sunday school As sociation.
 officers of the Jefferson county asso- citation. which is a division of the state association are Matthew Henderson CT Blossburg. president; D. N. Tailey ol Truesville, vice president, and oscar Lindburg of Maben, secretary-treasurer. The following are the flve-told pur noses of the county associations:
 l. To establish Sunday schools where needed
 ?. To enlist every person in some sun day school. a,.
 3. To provide efficient religious educa- tion for everyone.
 4 To build up Christian community life, physically. mentally sociaiy anu religiously. oti,i1a adults for Christian service.
 The county Sunday school assocla'ioh is a cooperative effort ot all thris.lanS to extend and improve sunday schc'' work in our own county. It IS the ota' organization which aims to heip eNs.s Sunday school in the county |. SWIM helpfui cooperation, not union; its con ,,ant;ons and institutes discuss methons of work not church doctrine ana II works bv way of suggestion, not ny a'- thor;tv Its conventions and instltu,es are free schools of methods, open to a" Sunday school workers of all denomma- uons.
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