Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-10-05
Charles County Sunday
School Convention.

On Sunday, Sept. 30th, in Marbury
Baptist Church the annual meeting OF
the Charles County Sunday School
Association was held. The attendance
OF about I75 was the largest in recent
years and more schools were repre-
scented than usual. The average stand
ing OF the schools was higher than ever
before.
The meeting was opened by short
talk by the President on the Importance
of Sunday School work. He then in
PRODUCED Mr.. A. b. Brown, state Sec
rotary Of the Maryland Sunday School
Association. who explained the l0-point
standard school. Somepoints brought
out in his speech we're Seven counties
Of Maryland have more than 40 per
cent of the entire population in the
Sunday Schools. One S. S. in the U.
S. has an enrollment Of $4,000. He
told this story When Pussy Foot
johnson was in Chicago years after
the passage of the 18TH, Amendment he
was called up on the phone by one Of
Chicago's leading dailies. He said
More liquor is sold in Chicago today
than before the Amendments. Is II true2
Johnson asked him to send him one OF
his best reporters. He came and John
son asked him to go out get him quart
Of liquor as quickly as he could. The
reporter went out and was gone two
hours and spent $l2 in taxi fares. Be
fore the Amendment he would have
gone but few minutes. Yet they say
more liquor is sold than before the
Amendment
Miss Mccormick. State Superintend-
ent OF the Children,s Department Of S.
S. Work. talked on plans for the COM
ing year.
Mr.. Brown in the afternoon talked
on adult work. he urged the parents
70 90 and take the children to school,
rather than send them.
Kendrick Brown. who had attended
Camp Royal on the South River, in A. |
A. Co. during the summer, gave bis
experience there under Col. Joseph |
Cudlipp.
Many Of the boys present will doubt |
less want TO attend this camp the com
ing summer.
The nominating committee nomina- :
ted the following officers for the next
year who we're unanimously elected
President-Mr. John z. Burdette,
La Plata.
vice Pres.-Mr. A. B. Sullivan,
Marbury.
sec.-f reas.-Mr. John Wheeler,
Marbury.
Supt. Young Peoples Division
Miss Eunice Bufdette, La Plata.
Supt. Children's Division Mrs. |
Thomas F. Downs, Bry ans Road
Supt. Misunderstanding Division
Mrs. Walter H. Gray, La Plata.
Press Reporter-M Ernest Neave,
Hughesyille.
The resolution committee offered the |
following resolutions which were
adopted
County in Convention assembled this
30th day OF Sept, 1928, BE IL resolced,
That il is fitting to extend to the mem |
bcrs of the Marbury Baptist Church
the heartfelt esteem aud appreciation
OF this Convention for their generous
hospitality and unfailing friendship
shown at this time.
Further, we resolre, That as loyal
members OF this Association we pledge
ourselves to more hearty support and
cooperation of its interests ana princi-
pies to the end that the Sunday School
of our county may be more highly de-
veloped and the Kingdom Of Christ in
this part OF His vineyard advanced.
Also, ace further resolre, That we
heartily condemn the wide spread dis
regard for the law enforcement Of the
18th Amendment. But we as Chris
tians wish to strongly go on record as
OF upholding the Volstead Act and the
18th Amendment as well. That the law
less element may be put down and the
righteous may prevail. That those
who disregard the law may be pun
ished and those who respecturnay 'trf1
umph.
And further, in conclusion, we be-
lieve it the will of this Convention to
extend our sympathy at this time to
the family of the Rev, Il. Q. Burr for
his sudden indisposition and pray for
his speedy recovery.
We respectfully submit these resolu-
lions be spread upon the minutes Of
this Convention and copy sent to
each Of our county newspapers.
b. w. DOWNS,
I. L. ROWE,
r. L. MITCHELL,
Committee on Resolutions.