The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-09-03
SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONFERENCE ON.
FOR WEDNESDAY,.
Conference Of Methodist Sunday
School Workers Convenes in
Troy For Two Days.
LOCAL DELEGATES TRY TO
BRING CONFERENCE HERE
Many Noted Churchmen Will
Deliver Addresses During
SessiOn-Music Will Feature.


MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. a.
Especial to The JournaD The Sun
day School Conference of the Ala
oama Conference will convene in Troy
on Wednesday morning, September 6,
at o'clock for a two-days session,
final adjournment taking place Thurs
day September at $3.50 p. m. Hon.
Howard B. Baldwin of Mobile will
preside at the general sessions of the
Conference. This information was
given out by Clarence M. Dannelly,
Superintendent of Sunday School
Work in the Alabama Conference to-
day.
This gathering of Methodist Sunday
School workers will be the first of its
kind ever held in the Alabama Con-
ference. The speakers are said to
be noted workers in the Sunday
Schools of the Methodist Church and
include Bishop VIM. B. Murray, pre-
siding bishop Of the Fourth Episcopal
District which includes the Alabama
Conference; JOHN r. Pepper, world
famed Sunday School Superintendent
and successful business man of Mem
phis. Tenn; w. @. Owen, Superinten-
dent of the Department of Young
Peoples and Adult Work Of the Gen
eral Sunday School Board: Prot.
Zebulen Judd, Dean Department of
Education, Auburn; M, q. Lazenby,
Editor OF the Alabama Christian Ad-
vocate. ana others.
Music viii Feature.
In the official announcement of the
- l.
Will be one of the features. e. o.
harbin of the General Epworth League
Board of Nashville, Tenn, reputed to
be one OF the best song leaders In the
South, is scheduled to lead the sing
Ing. Mrs. Chas. Copeland of Troy
will be pianist and under her chair
OF the local Music Commit |
tee, the 20-piece Methodist Sunday
School orchestra of Troy and several
talented vocalists will take part in |
the musical program.
There will be special features in |
Guiding the awarding of Sunday |
School Day honors to all schools hay-
ing observed that day with program |
and Offering: short time each morn
ing for FLASHES from the Field" |
brief messages of successful Sunday |
School work actually being done in
The Alabama Conference.
Each afternoon the Conference will
divide into departmental sections dur
ing which time round table discus
sions of work peculiar to the several
age groups Of Sunday School pupils
will be entered into. Included In the
leadership of such round tables are
he following well-known Sunday
School folk: Mrs. w. N. Lipsconb of
Pensacola; Miss Ruth DunkIin of
5reenville; Miss Mamie Baker of
Mobile; Miss Hazel Covingten of
Montgomery; Miss Irene Glover of
Century: Mrs. A. L. Carter of Opp; A.
3. Carlton of Florala; NJ. S. Carm1-
heal of Montgomery; c. A Prim of
:. B. FILLER of Pensacola: c. NJ. DAN
lelly of Montgomery.
Large Attendance Forecasted.
According to definite information
eaehipg the local Entertainment
Committee headed by S. H. Blan Of
roy and reached the Sunday School
'oard in Montgomery, a large. repre-
attendance is forecasted. 1t
J anticipated that at least 800 visitors
I'LL be present.
The Alabama Conference Workers |
ouncil meeting will be held in Troy
tuesday,, September 5. prior to the
pening of the Conference on Wed
esday. This Council VIII discuss
entative plans OF work in the Meth
dist Schools for 1923.
1t Is understood that the city of
ensacola as we'll as he Pensacola
district will be we'll represented in
10 Conference. attendance. This Is !
,r the purpose of getting the 1928
,ssion of he Conference for Pensa-
,la. as well as to profit from the