The north Mississippi herald., 1923-06-15
WATER VALLEY
BRINGS HOME
THE BANNER
Senior B. Y. P. U. of This City
Made Best Yearly Record
in NORTHEAST Mississippi.

The District Convention of the
Baptist Young Peoples Union for
District No. Three met in Oxford.
Mississippi, on June 18th and 18th.
The b. Y. P. us of Ponotoc, Ok
ford, New Albany, Tupelo, Baldwin,
Blue Mountain, Water Valley and
of other points northeast at the Con-
vention.
Mr.. Murray Taylor, Vice President
of the Convention presided at the
meeting.
The opening service of the Con-
vention began at 7 80 Tuesday Even
ing, Rev. R. Q. Leavell delivering the
Words of Welcome" Response by
Mr. Merrill D. Moore of Tupelo.
DR.. A. C. Davidson of Livingston,
Alabama, gave the opening address.
The meeting opened on Wednes-
day morning at TOO when large
number of the delegates gather for
the early morning devotion.
At 900 o'clock, after the inspira-
tional music, DR. l.. P. Leavell of
Oxford discussed the Senior B. Y.
P. U. work during the morning those
present enjoyed two fine addresses,
one by Prof. w. Jacobs of Columbia,
Miss, and the other by DR.. A. C.
Davidson.
At dinner. delicious dinner was
served in the Church by the people
of Oxford.
At 80 the meeting opened again
with inspirational music, followed
by discussion of Junior and inter-
mediate B. Y P. u. work led by Miss
Sallie Morgan. Mr.. Murray Taylor
of Oxford discussed fully "The AS
sociation B. Y. P. u, and Mrs. Vera
Nation of Water Valley delivered
talk on "The Work of the B. Y. P.
U. Director" Again the aonven-
ton enjoyed another address by
Prof. w. Jacobs.
Verbal reports were made by
representatives from each Union
present. And reports on nine
point basis was turned in to the
committee on Reports in order to
determine who would win the Dis
trict Banner.
At 400 o'clock the chairman of
the committee on reports read the
turned in and announced that the
Water Valley Senior B. Y. P. u.
won the District Banner. The Ban
ner was presented by the State
Secretary, Mr.. Auber ]. wilds, to
Miss Lottie Brown President of the
Water Valley Union. Miss Brown
made short but interesting address
OF acceptance on behalf of the
Water Valley B. Y. P. U.
Wednesday evening DR.. L. P.
Leavell delivered wonderful ad-
dress on twenty-five years of B.
Y. P. U. growth" The convention
on this evening was favored with
some special music, Miss Marion
Leavell and Mr.. Eskridge giving a
vocal duet and solo by Mrs. Vera
Nation. DR.. A. C. Davidson deliver
ed the closing address, after which
the B. Y. P. U. of Chalybeate put
on pageant.
The following officers were elected
for the convention:
Mr.. Murray Taylor, President,
Oxford, Miss, Mr.. Merrill D. Moore
Vice President, Tupelo, and Miss
Nellie Johns, Secretary, Water
Valley, Miss. The convention will
meet at Penotoc next year.
Mrs. Vera Nations, Misses Wilma
Bennett, Eula Boxx, Lottie Brown,
Mary Dixon, Leila Hamilton, Katie
Lynn McNamee, Mildred Tarver,
Dorothy Davis, Nellie Johns, and
M, IS. r. Pearce, J. E. King, Chas.
Reddish. o. e. Hallman and Rev.
Alliston attended the convention
from here.
In order to win the District Ban
ner the B. Y. p. u. so winning had
to attain nine points of efficiency,
each point counting certain per
cent. as follows: Proper grading
ter" per cent; Attendance ten per
cent; Daily Bible readers ten per
cent; Number taking study course
fifteen per cent; Paperaess prog
rmas fifteen per cent; Church mem
bers enrolled, ten per cent; Systemat-
ic giving ten per cent? Extension
ten per cent; Attendance at preach
ing services ten per cent.
Water Valley had the highest re-
port and won the Banner. The B,
, Y. P. U. officers and members are