The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06
BAPTIST GLASS SETS HIGH GOAL.
Fifteen Hundred Attendance By July Is Aim Of Mem-
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 day evening at banquet given the teachers and officers in recognition of the service they have rendered this year. W. I, Pittman, general su- 'perintendent of the Sunday school presided.
 According to statistics. attendance during 1923 increased from an aver age of $50 in January to 1902 In Oc- tober and November. and the officeri and teachers were increased from 62 to 116, This growth was attributed to e reorganization of the Sunday school conducted during tho month of August, under the direction of Louis Entzminger.
 After expressing expectations for greater achievements during 1924, MT. Pittman introduced J. Fred Schol- field, chorister, who set the goal for the new year. Mir. Scholfield credited the growth to the motive that had prompted 1t. He made an appeal te all to start the New Year right. and with the determination to win five in 1924 to each one that was won In
 Dr. J. R. Hobbs, pastor of the church, expressed great happiness In the work being done and to be done. He mentioned that his observation had been that the church and Sun day school that are soul-winnlng al- WAYS BroWs AAo ~uy Nok@- class built on any other principle IS hard to keep alive. Dr. Hobbs ex- pressed . desire that the First Bap-- tist church and Sunday school would become great soul.winning institu- tions, and begged the teachers to set as their goals the winning of souls. Proud Of ors.si.st,oa. H S 3
 J. A. Pearson. associate euperln- tendent; Harry Dearing. associate su- perintendent, and L. L. Jones, gem eral secretary, spoke of great pride In the new organization. the happi- ness of rendering service, and or fered suggestions for other improve
 That each Individual would grow even as the Sunday school had grown was the hopo brought out by Miss Lula Bradford. brief remarks from Mrs. S. J. Price. teach of the F1delis class; Mrs. Floyd, superintendent or the beginners department; Mrs, s.H.rt M0sl, ment, Mrs. Moore, superintendent Of the primary department: Mrs. Pay rick, superintendent of the cradle roll. added to the general enthusiasm of this meeting.
 Hubbard Stamps, superintendent of the Intermediate department. offered suggestions for improving the work
 The banquet was prepared by Mrs. Hobbs, Mrs. Pearson. Miss Holcomp' Mrs. Manly, and Mrs. Kidd.
 This Sunday school shows a regis tration of more men than women on its roster, and of four more adults than children. Fine results nave been accomplished in the cosmopoh- tan class, which began in August with only q teacher and one mACs and now claims an average ate or over 100 each Sunday. The fouAg matrons' class, which was orgAna&cd with Mrs. Fred Scholfield as teacier. and three pupils in September, now has from 90 to 100 young masrOns under 30 years of age in attendance every Sunday.
 Growth in the lower departments is also being maintained. and the av- craze is running even higher than Tn the adult. The junior department especially was commended by many of the speakers;
 Officers And Teachers. ..,n,.
 Officers and teachers of the First Baptist Sunday school are as foliows: W. I. Pittman. general superlnteno ent; H. W. Dearing, super1ntenoent of records; J. A. Pearson, superin- Manly, assistant superintendent or classification; L. L. Jones. general Secretary: J. B. Noel, assistant sec retary: $. J, Price, treasurer; J. Fred Schoifield, chorister; Mrs. Kenk' pianist; S. L. Noel. librarian; Mrs. C. F. Manly, superintendent or nome department Patrick. superintendent; Miss Crelly. secretary: Mrs. W. R. Chambers pianist; Mrs. Chambers. Miss Eugenia Evans, Mrs. Mackey, teachers.
 Beginners Department-Mrs.T T. M. Floyd. superintendent: Lois Johnson, secretary; Mrs. Klenk, pianist; Mrs. Watford. Mrs: Cassady. Miss Annle I1le Frankie Wood, Miss Elisabeth Thon.as, Mrs. Joyce, Miss Lois Allen. teachers.
 Primary Department-Miss Alice Hale, superintendent; Miss Mildred Walters. secretary; Miss Patty Chil- ders. pianist: Mrs. Harry Dearing' Mrs. ]. A. Pearson, Miss Elizabeth Bates Miss Irene Briggs. Mrs. v. W. Gore, Mrs. W. L. HuSgins. Miss Jessi- ca Ingram, Miss Lucy Thomas, Mrs. May Zirkle, Mrs. H. Borland. Mrs. Cunningham, Mrs. Cecil Davis. Mrs. H. L. Moore, Mrs. John K Vann, Mrs. Frank webber. teachers.
 Noel, superintendent; Roy Johnson. assistant superintendent Miss Mil dred Smith, secretary; Mrs. M K, Coleman, Miss Alma Murdoch. Mrs. Straiton, Mrs. Cook. Miss Ada Lee Hansell, Miss Mary Addie Henry, Miss Mary Kincaid, Mrs: T. H. Cum Moore. Philip Afford Hollis Black. Miss Nora Ellard, Miss Willie Mae Hardy. Miss Wilson. Cecil Davis. Eric Sn. ith, Miss Louise Hill, Miss Mattie Hobbs, Mrs. Niblett. MT. Marsh. MT. Jones. Hofford Todd. S. H. Pope, teachers. Miss Mary Simpson. pianist
 Intermediate Department-R. A. Bates, secretary; Miss Genevieve Hop son. pianist; Mrs. Book. Mrs. Smith. Mrs. N. 2. Nibiett, W. H. Boriand. Mss Bessie Sim1ns. John L. Barber. R. A. Willis. Mrs. Williams, Mont gomery Jackson, Miss Erin Holcomb, Hubbard Stamps, teachers.
 Young Peoples Department-Har- ris Burns. superintendent; c. W. Noel. assistant superintendent; Miss Nell Bates, secretary; Mrs. w. T. Berry, Mrs. F. O. Edney. Karl Platowsky, Mrs. Karl Platowsky, Mrs. S. J. Price. Mrs. J. Fred Scholfield. c. L. Bailes. teachers: Mrs. Cleveland. Miss Annabel Hendon. Miss Martha Brown, Robbie Chambers, Mrs. S. H. Tanner. c. w. Harrison, class secretaries.
 Adult Department-J. H. Holcomb, superintendent; A. J. Hawkins. sec retary; Mrs. Klenk, pianist: Hugo L. Black. Miss Lula Bradford, Dr. Charles A. Brown, Mrs. RoSamond. pr. J. P. Chapman, E. I. Thomas, teachers; J. D. Harris. Tom Taylor, class secretaries.
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