The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-16
Sunday School Contention Of Alabama Methodists 70
 Open Here Next Thursday
Between 400 and 500 Delegates From All Parts of State Are Expectcd-North Alabama Conference Wesley Bible Class observation-disclosures Eemen-
 tary Workers-Separate Meetings

The largest Sunday school conven- ton ever planned by Methodist of Alabama will be in session next Thurs day and Friday in the First Methodist church of Birmingham.
 Between 400 and 500 delegates are expected here Wednesday to attend the opening sessions of the North Alabama Conference Wesley Bible Class Federa- tion, and the Conference of Elemen- tary Workers at 10 o'clock Thursday morning.
 These two organizations of Sunday School workers will convene in sepa- rate meetings, that will be held in morning and evening sessions through Friday, with supper served each even- ing at the church.
 The delegation who will attend the Elementary Institute will comprise superintendents teachers, and all workers in elementary departments of the Sunday Schools of North Alabama conference,--while the Wesley Bible Class Federation will be represented by presiding elders pastors. superin- tendents and other officers of Sunday schools; teachers, and one or more members of each Wesley Bible Class in the conference. To all meetings a cordial invitation Is extended the Sun day School workers of Birmingham dlstrict,-delegate and visitors to at. tend the departmental conference pre- ferred.
 For several months past at his headquarters in the Title building, Rev. Dr. J. s. Chadwick. the we'll known field secretary of the North Alabama Sunday School board, a and Mrs. M. M. Hughes, superintendent of elementars work haVa happ p-ith a.. tons for a great meeting that will assemble some of the most prominent Sunday School workers of the state and of the south. A programme at- tractive as it is instructive will be presented by speakers of recognized merit, who are leaders in the ranks of Sunday School workers of South ern Methodism. Among these are noted the names of Bishop James II. Atkins, and of Dr. F. B. Chappell, who is Sun day School editor and general secre- ! tary of the southern Methodist Sum day School board Dr. Charles D. Bulla corresponding secretary of the board will also attend; Dr. John w. Bos- well, assistant editor; Miss Anns Marie Hansen, assistant superinten- cent of elementary work; Dr. F.. R Stanford, superintendent of intermedi' ate senior work pr. w. c. Owen, sup 1 erintendent of young peoples worl l and Mir. M. w. Brabham. specialist ir who are connected with the genera | Sunday School board Of the Southern | Methodist church, and who come iron
 points outside the state prominent | parts on the programme have beer 1 given to Mrs. B. B. Glasgow, of thu
 womans college, Athen, Ala, and t'
 Mrs. w. R. Howell, superintendent O young peoples work in the womans' l Missionary Society of the North Ala bama conference.
 1 The departmental conferences vii
 be especially valuable. They will b. | conducted by specialists in the field of adult and young peoples work | Intermediate and senior work; Elemen
 tary work: Rural Sunday School work
 Sunday School administration. Some o
 these leaders who are listed for spe cial topices in the institute on ele
 nientary work. are Mrs M. M. Hughes
 Mrs. A. w. B. Johnson, Mrs. William | Walker, Mrs. Charles Shumate Twt
 other Birmingham speakers are Nils
 Myra Batchelder. secretary of the Bir
 mingham Sunday School Association
 and Miss Rosa Strickland, principal 0 the Powell School, who will addres
 the conference on two occasions