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SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
ASIVAL COSVENTIOS OF THE STATE
ASSOCIATION.
Opening Eiere: neg—Addressee of Wel
come and Re«pon«e»—Appointment of
Committee on Credential*—Other Busi
ness.
The teeth annual convention cf the
State Sunday School Association of Geor
gia opened yesterday morning at St. John's
M E Church, at 9:30 o’clock.
The devotional exercises were conducted
by Mr. F. T. Lockhart. After prayer by
Rev. J. Z. Tyler, cf the Christian Church,
President R»poard took the chair and de
clared the convention opened for busi
ness.
Hon. .J, £\ 0. Slack delivered an elo
address of welcome.
Mr. Black said he was called upon to do
what had already been done, bid them wel
come. He hoped they would not only find
social enjoyment but that they would gain
many blessings. He bad altogether mis
taken the object if they had come for mere
enjoyment. He wanted the fire to come
down and kindle a torch that would stir
the hearts of all. He congratulated them
upon the auspices under which they bad
assembled this bright May morning. He did
not believe that there was a time when
there was a more active Christianity in thia
world. There were never mere active
agents for the spread of Christianity, and
among these there was none calculated t-?
do more good outside of the church itself
than the Sunday school. He said outside
the church because he put the church and
the ministry first. This cause had grown
from a small stream until it bore upon i’s
mighty torrent the commerce and navies
of the world. He supposed that God
could convert the world in an instar t
but it had not pleased him to do so. He
had committed this work to them. Wasn’t
in an honor, wasn t it a glorv, for which
they should be profoundly thankful and
which should stir up all their activity ? It
afforded the greatest pleasure then to bid
them welcome. A man might be pro
foundly learned, be able to read the stars
and after all be a fool. It was their duty
to train the heart, to educate the soul for
eternity. If he had but one word to say to
them he would say "Hold fast to the word
of God.” If they asked him how infidelity
was to be destroyed he would point them
to that book. Hold fast to it as the divine
word. Hold fast to it as that which com
forts us in our distress and enlightens us
in our darkness, which inculcates mercy,
peace and love, and may the blessing of
the Author of that word abide in your
hearts.
President Reppard’s Response.
President Reppard responded to the ad
dress of welcome as follows:
Ladies, Gentlemen. Citizens of Augusta and
fellow Laborers in a Common Cause :
It is my privilege as well as my pleas
ure to respond to the beautiful address of
welcome just delivered by our brother in
behalf of the members of this convention,
coming from all sections of the grandest,
the Empire State of the South. Some of
us have left our homes in the mountains
and some from the sea shore and some
from the level plains of the pineries of
South Georgia, some from the recent
scenes of disaster, sorrow and woe, leaving
our homes and sacrificing our time, seek
ing that light which comes from above,
hoping, trusting, praying and toiling in
the Master’s cause. It is a blessed thing
to give, it is a blessed thing to receive, but
more blessed to give. We already feel that
we are at Lome among your citizens and
we shall endeavor to show you that we do
appreciate your attention and those ex
pressions of your love. We do not feel
that we are among strangers.
Universal intelligence is dawning and
with that light comes universal brother
hood. We do not come as Methodists, as
Baptists, or as Presbyterians, but inter
denominational in character, not knowing
who in this convention are Methodists,
Baptists or Presbyterians or any other de
nomination. Yet we come in the love of
Christ and have received a hearty welccm*
which can only come fn.m those who trust
in Him.
The Sunday School worker is pre emi
nently a cheerful giver and we believe this
is the principtl reason why we have such
grand meetings as this bids fair to be. We
come in His name who has promised a
blissful immortality lo those who are faith
ful unto death. In His name you have re
ceived us. In His name we come, and we
hope to receive new light and enthusiasm,
returning to onr homes to scatter sunshine
and gladness into the dark corners of our
State. When we come to realize that per
haps one-half of the children in our State
are without the pale of the Sunday School
it is important that wo meet at least once
a year to help and encourage one another
in the great work in which we are engaged.
Could you have followed us in the last few
months as we passed throu?h the different
sections of the State holding conventions
and organizing county associations and
visiting Sunday School workers and could
have seen a» we have seen, the results of
our meetings, you would never regret any
sacrifices I e they ever so great.
If time would admit, we could relate in
cidents that would thrill your hearts with
joy, and make you thankful that you live
m this the nineteenth century.
Concentration is the key-note of the age.
Capital centers its every energy in the ac
complishment of accumulation and of
building for time only. Christians, we are
glad to see, are centering their energies
and their z>al and their talents to Him
Who gave His life that we might T live, who
has promised us a rest beyond this vale of
tears, and who has given us to understand
that death is not an eternal sleep.
You have opened your homes and your
hearts to*us to day, and we propose to en
ter in and take possession. We grasp you
by the hand and thank God for the privi
lege of reciprocating every expression of
love and welcome which you have given us.
We are glad to witness in your beautiful
city such scenes of prosperity and hanpi
ness as are exhibitod. We are glad that
Augusta belongs to Georgia, and that we
are united in one common destiny. Already
does New England tremble in acknowledge
ment of the wheels which turn to gold the
fleecy etiple of our sunny lands, and while
it does our bear’s good to know of these
results, financially speaking, to you (which
are so great, as we have been informed, as
to enable you to declare dividends of 20 per
cent, upon some of the stocks of your fac
tories), but we assure you that the divi
dends which you declare to us in the free
offerings of yoar beautiful welcome so elo
quently expressed in the words of our
friend and brother, are more valuable to
us. We promise you to carry back to our
own homes and firesides pleasant recol
lections, and we will endeavor to make the
best use in the Master’s service of the divi
dends received here to-day and during this
meeting; trusting that He who can declare
dividends that are priceless in value may
have io store for each and every one of us
mansions in the city of gold.
Secretary Courtney’s Response.
Secretary Courtney said he responded to
the address of welcome with great joy. He
wished he had the power to respond to the
welcoming address in appropriate terms.
Perhaps it would be well for him to say
"Thank you” and close. But he felt that
he must say something more. The day
Seeterday was dark and gloomy, but be
in d the clouds they saw the face of Provi
dence. Last night when he saw the bright
stars he <» it assure! tbet a glorious day
would arise upon their work. They came
h«re as Christians, tut none the less as
Methodists, as Baptists, ss Presbyterians
and as Episcopalians. He remembered
when Henry A Wise was appointed a
genrral he svd he did not know
much about military hfe, but he could
give the command "Ready’ aim!
fire !” So wiih them. If they were always
ready."et-d trade their aim sure they could
fire with that fire that comes from above.
He would say as the representatives of these
that Came from the nidnntpJn and the sea
board, they prayed for the peace and pros
perity of Augusta. What a picture of hap
py end a happy city was pr?eented
to them ’
Credentiats Committee.
The president appointed the following
committee on credentials:
Grigsby Thomas, of Columbus: P. H.
Crumpler, of Macon; E. J. Benton, of
Hcmersville; L. B. Wilson, of Nay
lor; Virgil Norcross, of Atlanta; Jno.
M. Weigle, of Augusta; P. R. Cortelyou,
cf Marietta.
On motion of Mr. J. C. Barton, of Con
yers, all Bunday school workers were ad
mitted as delegates. The delegates were
requested to give their names to the cre
dentials committee.
Secretaries.
Secretary Courtney moved that Jno. M.
Green, of Atlanta, and Jno. M. Weigle, of
Augusta, be appointed as assistant secre
tares. Carried.
The Minutes.
The president announced that the next
business in order was the reading of the
minutes cf the last annual convention, at
Savannah.
The secretary etated that if be read the
entire minutes it would take a long time.
It was moved and carried that the sec
retary only read such portions cf tho min
utes as he considered necessary. This be
proceeded to do. The minutes were con
firmed.
The president requested Mr. Lockhart
to lead the convention in singing the hymn
“There is a fountain filled with blood.”
The entire convention joined in this.
Mr. Courtney said in consequence of the
absence o f the regular chorister of the
association he put in nomination for that
position Mr. Jno. AV. Wallace, of Augusta,
and he was unanimously elected.
Mr. Wallace announced that it had first
been decided to hold the day meetings
here and the night meetings at the First
Presbyterian Church, but it had been con
cluded this morning to hold all the meet
ings at this (St. John’s Church.)
Executive Committee Report.
The president called for the report of the
executive eommistee.
Hon. M. A. Candler, chairman of the ex
ecutive committee,eaid the principal labors
of that committee had been very efficiently
prepared by Secretary Courtney, and he
requested him to read the report, which
he proceeded to do as follows:
The Executive Committee of the Geor
gia State Sunday School Association re
spectfully submit the following report to
the 10th annual session of the association
at Augusta, Ga , Wednesday May 2, 1883:
With grateful acknowledgement of thanks
to our Heavenly Father Itr His manifold
blessings upon us as a people, and es
pecially as Sunday school workers nf the
State of Georgia, we greet you all in His
name.
The past year has been one of marked
activity in Sunday school work through
out the State, but more particularly in the
first, second and third district", other
wise known as the "Wire Glass” section.
The fires of holy zeal and enthusiasm
which were kindled at Savannah last May
shed their warm and brilliant influences
all through that section, end by the direc
tion of zealous and warm hearted Christian
leaders, a great work has been done for
the glory of our God and Saviour.
There have been eight counties organ
ized into what is called Waycross district,
and as an evidence of the interest mani
fetted they have held two district
conventions, and have built a tabernacle
costing over a thousand dollars, which
they have set apart for the meetings of
their conventions. Many Sunday schools
have been organized and are now in sue
cesful operation in sections where there
were no Sunday schools a year ago, but
you will hear more definitely of the great
work done in the wire grass section by the
representatives who are present at this ses
sion. There has also been a great interest
manifested in the 4th, 6:h and Sth dis
tricts.
Associations have been formed at Colum
bus, Macon and Augusta, and the work
appears ti be moving forward to a more
perfect organization throughout the State.
The Committee have experienced diffi
culty in organizing the State because of
the extensive area of the Congressional
Districts, and the remote distances of vice
presidents and secretaries from numbers
cf counties in their respective districts.
The Congressional Districts were formed
for political purposes and are not con
veniently located for our Sunday school
work. We would, therefore, suggest the
appointment of a committee to district the
State for Sunday school organization
dividing the State into five districts with
five sections to each district—each district
to have a vice-president and secretary,
and each section to have a superintendent
and secretary. The superintendents and
secretaries of sections to report to the vice
president and secretary of the district, and
the vice-president and secretary of dis
tricts to report to the St «te secretary; and
we believe, under such a system as this,
with the work more generally distributed
among a greater number ofwerkerp, the
association will reach more thorough or
ganization during the coming year than it
has ever before attained.
The following statistical reports from
the several Congressional Districts will
show thejpresent status of organization.
The statistics are not fall as desired, but
are the best that could be obtained under
our pres- nt system.
Repo fflha'e been received from the
following a -itricts :
Waycross District, which comprises part
of First, Second and Third Districts, by E.
J. Benton.
Fourth District, by T. W. Dimmock.
Fifth District, by G. A. Ramspeck.
Sixth District, by P. H. Crumpler.
Seventh District, by W. P. McClatchy.
Eighth District, by John M. Weigle."
Ninth District, byJ. H. Nichols.
Waycross District—Sunday schools, 49;
officers and teachers, 271; scholars, 2,093;
total of scholars and teachers, 2,364; con
versions during the year, 87.
Fourth District—Sunday schools, 165;
officers and teachers, 1,213; scholars,
8,2n9; offi?ers, teachers and scholars,
9,472
Fifth District—Sunday schools, 222;
officers and teachers, 1,674; number of
scholars, 17,452; officers, teachers and
scholars, 19,126; conversions reported,
Sixth District Schools, 115; officers
and teachers, 868; scholar?, 5,916; offi
cers, teachers and scholars, 6,784; con
versions reported, 255.
Seventh District—Schools, 96; teach
ers and officers, 766; scholars, 5,564;
teachers, officers and scholars, 6,330; con
versions reported, 110.
Eighth District (Richmond county only)
—Schools, 24; officers, 91; teachers, 298;
scholars; 2,688; books in library. 2,859;
papers taken, 2,209; conversions in past
year, 134; deaths in past year, 16.
Ninth District—Sunday schools, 127;
officers and teachers, 1,106; scholars,
7,883; total, 8,989; conversions reported
during the year, 228.
Tte worthy vice-presidents and secrefa
r'e? es the severd districts deserve the
special commendation of the Convention.
They have all worked under many disad
vantages and we believe have so energeti
callv introduced the statistical matter that
under the new system proposed for a mere
extended division of the State, there will
be less difficulty during the coming year
of procuring full and reliable statistics
from the entire State.
At your meeting held at Savannah last
May ft resolution was adopted to employ
the whole time of a competent man to cr-
S«njiz a the county work under instruction
of the State secretary, and that each school
in the association be essefsed at the rate of
five cents per scholar for this purpose.
We have not been able to carry ont this
resolution because of the want of funds,
for although we have solicited contribu
tions for the maintenance of the association
and to Carry out all such views as expressed
the resolution referred to we have had no
general response as the in financial state
ment of the treasury will show.
We think it would be well to have a time
set apart at this session for various
counties here represented to havfe' ah;
opportunity to say far how .much mofrey
they (heir several connlie?
to meet the growing demands of our
association work, in providing specia’
men for special work, not only in or
ganizing committees and supplying needy
schools, but call to our State, county
and district conventions distinguished
workers from other fields by whom
we could be greatly benefitted in our great
work in this State.
The matter of the establishment of a
Southern assembly similar to the great
Cba auqna of New York, being referred to
a special committee of nine, we presume
that they will make a special report es that
interesting subject.
The executive committee have held dur
ing the pest year nine meetings which
have been characterized by the utmost
harmony, and tte discussion of many
subjects of deep interest to the Sunday
school cause and have endeavored by the
distribution of circulars, and personal and
general correspondence on the part eftfee
president and secretary to promote the
welfare of Sunday schools all ever the
State, and by personal visitation of onr
beloved president, R. B. Reppard, and
other members of the committee have or
ganized county associations in several dis
tricts of the State.
The Executive Committee of the Inter
national Association held n meeting in the
city of Louisville, Ky., on the 17th and
18th of April, 1883. Georgia was repre
sented by onr secretary, J. C. Courtney.
The committee decided to hold the mxt
convention of the International Associa'ion
in the city of Louisville, Ky , on the 11 th,
12th and 13th of June, 1884, and as onr
session for 1884 will be held before that
date, it will he time enough at onr next
meeting to elect delegates to the Inter
national Association, in which body Geor
gia will* be entitled to 24 delegates
and 24 alternate?, in accordance with a
resolution passed by the International
Executive Committee at their session in
Burlington, lowa, in November last.
And now, dear brethren, in concluding
our report wo would simply state that the
programme prepared by your committee
for this the tenth annual session of the
Georgia State Sunday cchool AssocialflWW
before yon for your approval or revision.
We heartily unite with each other in fer
vent prayer that the Holy Spirit may guide
us ail in our deliberations and actions, to
the end that the Master’s cause may be
promoted and His Kingdom be manifest in
the heart of every member of this con
vention.
On motion of Mr. Root the report was
adopted and ordered spread on the minu
tes.
Mr. West, of Macon, moved that a com
mittee of five be appointed by the chair to
redistrict the State in accordance with the
recommendations of the executive commit
tee, the committee to report back to the
convention. Adopted.
The Southern Chatauqua Committee,
through its chairman, Mr. Sydney Root, of
Atlanta, reported. He stated that the com
mittee had worked faithfully and had a
great deal of correspondence. They had
concluded to organize an association
known as the Tallulah Association when
they received a communication from Ten
nessee. De’egates from Georgia attended
a convention at Tullahoma, Tenn. A com
mittee of 8 was appointed to examine vari
ous localities. The committee finally decid
ed upon Monteagle, Tenn. Several meetings
were held. All they could say was that
they wished the whole movement well al
though they had preferred having it at
Tallulah. They would give the Tennessee
brethren all the support possible.
Mr. F. T. Lockhart moved that the re
port be received, that the chairman be re
quested to write out the report and that
the committee be discharged. Adopted.
Mr. Kimball suggested that it would
be well to have a standing committee on
the Monteagio assembly. He merely made
this as a suggestion.
President Reppard said ho wished
to say a few words about this assembly.
His heart and his soul were in this Sunday
school work in Georgia. His heart had
been set upon Tallulah as the best place
between the Atlantic and Pacific fra Sun
day school assembly. The committee hop
ed until the last moment that they would
get Tallulah. Tennessee offered great in
ducements, if meney is any induce
ment, and he presumed some of the
members based their decision in regard
to the location upon the financial situa
tion. A number of inducements were
offered. They couldn’t get any cash sub
scriptions for Tallulah and they did get
one cash subscription of $5,000 for Mont
eagle. They made him president as an
offering to Georgia. He believed that they
could have secured Tallulah if the same
inducements hod been offered. But they
proposed to give them all the support in
their power.
Mr. Payson Porter said the Tennessee
Sunday school association was an infant
compared with the Georgia association and
the arrangement was made more on ac
count cf the financial inducements. This
was not a State affair but for all, and all
shoqld give it a hearty support. There
were other thing? to be looked after be
sides the special pride they might have in
having the assembly in Georgia. They
could yet hold an assembly in the wire
grass region where a building was already
erected.
The president announced the following
committee on redistricting the State: Jno.
R. West, J. L. Sweat, L. F. Livingston,
W. P. McClatchey, J. H. Nichols.
The secretary read the following tetter
from Nebraska:
Nebraska Sunday School Association, )
State Secretary's Office, >
Kearney, Neb., April 23, 1883. )
J. C. Courtney, Atlanta, Ga.:
Dear Bro.—Nebraska Sunday School
Association sends greeting to Georgia Sun
day School Association in convention as
sembled at Augusta, May 2, 3 and 4, and
refers you to Ephesians, 31 chapter, 14th
: to 21st verses inclusive.
Yours for the cause we love,
H. B. Gilbert, State Secretary.
Answered April 27th, 1883, sending
greetings—2 The?s., 21 chap, 15, 16, 17
verses.
The secretary read a letter from B. F.
I Jacobs, Esq , of Chicago, indicating that
he would not be present at the convention.
F. T. Lockhart, Esq., moved that a
standing committee of five be appointed
on the Monteagle Sunday School Assembly.
Mr. Courtney offered an amendment,
AUGUSTA, fLA, WEDNESDAY MAY 9, 188-3.
which was adopted, the appointment of
a committee of prepare a suitable
resolution on the Monteagleavcrk.
The following com||ittee was appointed:
Messrs Lockhart. Kimball and Harle.
Mr. Kimball moveSthat a committee of
one from each CongwKeional district, and
one from the State at-large, be appointed.
Adopted.
The following oomtfittee was appointed:
First District—A. Ht McDonald
Second District- JJa- Callaway.
Third District- -J. Pendleton.
Fourth District-* jpcNeil.
Fifth District—J. OiKimball.
Sixth District —J. TUWest.
Seventh District—Wj P. McClatchey.
Eighth District—Lcgpck Pierce.
Ninth District—W.
At Large-E- J. Benin.
Mr. Livingston endorsed the programme
as arranged, and movea its adoption with
the privilege of amendflpnent. Carried.
On motion of A. Candler the
memorial from the Mmycross association
was referred to the jbomaaittee on redis*
tiieting the State. _■ jt.
Mr. Root of a
comtgdttce itee
JeetiTcf Gen. Browne. Adopted
and the president appointed the following
committee: S. Root, A. W. Williams and
W. W. Lumpkin.
After benediction by Rev. W. H. Thomas,
the convention adjourned until 3:15, p. m.
Afternoon Session.
After religious services, Mr. J. W. Wal
lace leading the sigging, the report of the
Credentials Committee, was called for, but
not being ready they »were given further
time.
Reports from count&s were called for
and a number made.
All the reports showed a lively interest
in the Sunday school work and a consider
able increase in schools and scholars. Most
of the counties reported organized county
associations. An excellent discourse was
made by Hon. M. A. Candler, of DeKalb,
during the presentation of the report. It
demonstrated a fine state of affairs in that
county.
The little iown of Clarkston was five
years old. The first thing the people did
before even a house was built was to or
ganize a union Sunday school. There
never had been a fight in the village, nor
an indictment of any one of its citizens
for any violation of law, and only one legal
dispute, and that was started by a man
from Atlanta, who wanted to make a crook
ed street straight.
The reports closed wtth the Fifth dis
trict.
After singing the long metre doxology
and benediction, the convention adjourned
until 8 p. m.
Night-Cession.
The Convention reissembled at St.
John's M. E. Church, at 8 o’clock.
The large auditoriurfi was packed to its
utmost capacity, even to the spacious gal
leries. The meetingopened with a beauti
ful vesper service, led by J. W. Wallace.
At 8:30 Rev. P. H. Crumpler, of Macon,
was introducedL-jand delivered an eloquent
address of 30rbiatUes. His theme was
"The True Mission of' the Sunday School
and How to Accomplish It” His earnest
manner and ferment appeals to the Con
vention to go to work ip the high-ways and
by-ways, to pfapt establish new
iEtWast r fitting otttu
side of the Sunday school influence made
a d ep impression.
Mr. Fred T. Lockhart then sung, by re
quest, the beautiful song, "None of Self
But All of Thee.”
Hon. Grigsby E Thomas, Jr., of Colum
bus, was the next speaker, his theme—
" Jewels the Work of the Sunday School to
Seek, Find and Polish Them For the Mas
ter’s Crown.” We regret that our space
dees not admit of even a synopsis cf his
beautiful and touching address. • For half
an hour he held the closest attention of his
vast audience, and thrilled them with his
eloquence.
Mr. E. Payson Porter,, of Philadelphia,
statistical secretary of the International
Sunday School Association, was next intro
duced by the president, the vast audience
rising to its feet to welcome him.
Mr. Porter gave an outline history of the
first movement towards practical organiza
tion in the Sunday school work, dating
from the first Sunday school convention,
held in 1832, and culminating forty years
later in the first international convention,
held at Indianapolis, Ind., in 1872. Out
of this organization came the system of
uniform lessons for the entire Christian
world, thus unifying, invigorating and
stimulating the Sunday school work, and
making it a power in the community and
in the church that was never conceived by
the early workers in this grand cause.
Mr. Porter declared that the great want
of the Sunday school is "trained teach
ers,” and the mission of these Sunday
school conventions and assemblies is to
establish training schools and to take those
training schools to the people, and fit
teachers for the great and glorious work in
which they are engaged.
Mr. Porter was listened so with deep in
terest until long past 10 o’clock, and no
one seemed to tire of it. His plea for
closer, more perfect and general organized
work was enforced by arguments and il
lustrations of the power of organization
that wei e very effective.
At the close of Mr. Porter’s addie?s and
a few stirring words from the president,
the convention adjourned, after the dox
olopy and benediction by Rev. Mr. Adams,
to 9:30 this morning.
Last night’s meeting was alone worth
all the trouble delegates have taken to
come to this convention,, but was only a
foretaste of what is to come.
Report of Committee on Credentials.
The following is the report of the Com
mitteee on Credentials :
We, the undersigned, Ocmmittee on
Credentials, report the following names as
having proper credentials and entitled to
seats as representatives to this convention,
in accordance with resolutions of this
body. Respectfully submitted.
Grigsby E. Thomas, Jr.,
E. J. Benton.
Rev. Vibgil C. Nobcbos?,
John M. Weigle,
P. R. Cortelyou,
Rev P. H. Crumpler,
L. B. Wilson. Committee.
Baker County—G. Tom West.
Bibb County—Rev. P. H. Crumpler. J.
R. West, Felix C. Camp, Mrs. C. G. Pau
lin. Miss Hattie McLean.
Bullock County—M. Williams.
Burke County—W. F. Hollyman, H. F.
Green, Cook Chappell.
Carroll County—Thos. W, Dimmock.
Clarke County— Rev. A. W. Williams.
Coweta County—H. E. Morrill.
Clinch County —W. A Ecord, Mteg
Lizzie Ecord, H. P. Maddox, Miss Lillie
Currie. J. L. Sweat.
Columbia County—M. C. Fulton, Mrs.
M. O. Fulton, C. ’B. Williamson, Miss
Dyke Reese.
Coffee County—T. S. Heriot.
Cobb County—C. A. Guyton, W. P.
McClatchey, Walter L. Sessions, W. R.
Powers, P. R. Cortelyou.
Chatham County—James Roach, Misses
Viola Kennedy, C. A Jordan, Lucia
Saucy, Viola C, Reppard, Sallie Manor,
M. E. Manor, Gertrude Saucy, Marion
W. Reppard, David C. Carson, Miss
Grace McGlashan, Mrs. Bichard Webb,
G. A. Josse, Mrs. M. J. McGlashan,
Miss Hattie L Read, G. W. Hard, Miss
Dora W. Pear. Mrs. B. F. Dillion, Miss
Camilla A. Jordan, Miss Laura Baker,
Mrs. John Cooper, J. W. Rabun,
A H. McDonald, J. B. Peck, H. G. Ward,
Miss Grace Dixon, E. L, Medlinger, Miss
Kate Landershire, J. B. Saucy. Jr,, Mies
Ella Pollard, Mi?s E. V. Taylor, F. 11.
Jordan, Arthur Wood, J H. Osborn. J. C.
Puder, Geo. T. Otto, W. F. Carter, John
Raher. H H. Sassnett
DeKalb County —Hon. M. A C?ndter. J.
P. Russell, A. C. Moreland, J. B. Johnson,
G A. Rimspeck. W. H. Rowland, O. F.
Fruchie, Mark W. Johnson, Miss Lena
Johnson, Miss Gussie Brown, Mrs. John
F. Base, R. J. Redding, T. F. Smith.
Dougherty County—J. J. Jackson, J. F.
Callaway.
Elbert County—Thomas Carleton, W. 0.
Prosley, R. P. Hickman.
Effingham county—A. E. Bird.
Emanuel county-George Garbutt, Dr.
E A. Whitehead.
Fulton county-Jas. E. Donohue, L. W.
Sims, Miss Anna Emery, J. C. Hendrix,
Sidnev Root, Mi?s Nnuie Love, Miss Susie
Pittman, Judge J. T. Pendleton, Frank W.
R. Harmon, M. A. Parker, Geo. McKenz'e,
Miss BlakieSharpe. R. R Parker. Miss M. E.
Dunwoody, C. L. Robin sen, J. F. Harwell,
Chas. E. E» Jfciynton, Mrs. 0.
E. Boyr^h.WßW’fe.^sßoy don, Willie
Boynton, Miss Mattie Jones, Mias Mattie
Miss Georgia Brewster, Thomas
Moor e.' Mra. Thomas. Moore,. Miss Joe M.
Wilson, H/R Dr. J. B. Daniel,
J. C Oourtnry, Mrs. J. C Courtney, Rev.
Virgil C. Norcross, John M. Green, Dr. J.
S. Wilson. Mrs. J. S. Wilson, Arthur S.
Wilson, Mrs. W. H. Falter. J. D. Cbaton,
Col. I. W. Avery, Mrs. I. W. Avery, Frank
Hinman, A. F. L c e, J. C. Kimball, Mrs
J. C. Kimball, J. W. Harte, Prof. W. W.
Lumpkin, Rev. H. L. Crumley, Miss F.
H. Holloway, Miss Maggie L. Berry. Miss
Lena Harris, Miss Georgia Cowart, Mrs. F.
A. Kimball.
Gwinnett County—W. E. Jones.
Habersham County—J. W. Harris.
Hall County—Miss Alice Daniel. Miss
Emma Daniel, J. H. Daniel, J. P. Fingar.
Hancock County-A. E, Brown, Thos.
H Suttle.
Jefferson County—J. B. Polk.
Liberty County—S. E. O’Neal, D. F.
Sheppard.
Lowndes County—L. B. Wiison, Mr?.
L. B. Wilson, Miss Lavinia Wilson.
McDuffie County-L. B. Williamson, O.
C. Curry, Miss Sara Smith, Miss Minnie
Smith, Mrs. F. C. Smith, Miss Mamie
Boyd, W. M. Wil’ingham, Irvis Sturgis.
Muscogee County—Grigsby E. Thomas,
Jr., Mrs. James Martin, Rev. Geo. Howard,
Mrs. John Howard, Mrt. F. M. Burnes,
Mis? Mary Bradford.
Newton County- Hon.’L. F. Livingston,
J. 8. Sturat.
Putnam County—J. H. Harris, J. H.
Adams, M. I. Cofer.
Richmond County Miss Hattie Ander
son, Miss Sadie Carter, Mr? W. F. Alex-,
ander, Miss H. Dillard, Mrs Martha M.
Murrah, Mrs. Fannie Goetchius, W. J.
Del ph, J. W. Storey, R. S. Watkins, Jas,
T. Barlon, Rev. Chas. A. Stakely, Mrs. C.
F. Goodrich, J. A. Nazre.S. F. Padgett, Fred
T. Lockhart, J. M. Weigle, Mrs. C. A. Row
and, J. L. Patterson,R B. Wilson, J. Dennis
R. Parker, Mrs. Skinner, Mrs. W. 0. Chap
man, Mrs. Hniester, Miss Annie Mayßhodes,
Miss Lena Roberts, Mis? Maggie Green,
Miss Daisy Sates, Miss Annie Doney, Miss
Katie Pardue, Miss M. 8. Wilson, Albert
Saxon, J. 8. Bowers, Rsv, C. Pope, C. C.
Huntington, A. F. Pendleton, J. W. Has
kell, John Huntington, Tallulah Ham
berry, Mrs. Julia E. Scales, Rev. J. Z. Ty
ter.'Jaiffes A. Brown, Mis? Fannie Ram
sey, Mi?s Julia Ramsey, J. P. Bondurant,
Rev. George Goetchius, Misslda A. Young,
Andrew J. Milter, K. V. Stevenson, Mrs.
W. T. Wheless, Mrs. James L. Gow, John
W. Wallace, Mrs. J. W. Wallace, W. D.
Seymour, Mrs. Thomas B Phinizy, Miss
Margaret M. Craig, Miss Nellie D. Craig,
N. L. Willett, Mrs. W. C. Sibley, Mrs.
Elizabeth Griffin, Miss Sadie Carter. Mr
W. F. Alexander, Miss Hattie Hinder
son, M. H Dillard, Mrs. Goode Biyan,
Mrs. EUauor Brown, Chas. A. Rowland,
Mrs. A. V. Arrington, Mrs. G F. Lam
back, Mrs. J. P. Bondurant, Miss Gussie
Shaw, A. B. Wilson, J. A. Joplin, Miss S
Maud Joplin, Miss Ida St. John Moore,
Miss Susie Robert, Mrs George K Moore,
Miss Lula M. Gow, Miss Flora Murnhy,
Miss Irene Ru«se’l, Mis? Hattie M. Gow,
Rev. W. A Candler, G. M. Wilson, Rev.
H. H. Parks, F. M. Stovall. Mrs. F. M.
Stovall. Miss Georgia Primrcs 3 , Miss Annie
Russell, Dr. W. O. Wardlaw, J. L, Bowles,
Miss Maggie Tilkey.
Rockdale County —J. C. Boston, Mr 3 . J.
C. Boston.
Schley County—Dr. C. H. Smith.
Talbot County—Jas. McNeal.
Upson County—Joseph Allen, M<s. Jo 3 .
Allen.
Warren County—H. B. Shivers, J. L.
Turner.
White County—Col. J. H. Nichole.
Ware County—Rev. W. H. Shivers, W.
A. Thompson.
Worth County -R. M. Harp.
Florida -Rev. J. L. Lyons, Rev. C. C.
McLean, Jacksonville.
The Personelle of the Convention.
The convention is composed of earnest
Sunday school workers, ladies and gentle
men who have devoted much of their time
and talents to the cause.’ It is a large and
notable assemblage working zealously and
quietly, without any unnecessary machine
ry or re d tape. It numbers among its offi
cers and delegates such men as President
Reppard, of Savannah, Secretary Court
ney, of Atlanta: Hon. M. A. Candler, of
DeKalb; J. C. Kimball, of Atlanta; Hon. L.
F. Livingston, of Newton, and Bev. E. J.
Benton, besides numbers of others who
would make their mark anywhere.
% Notes.
Judge John B. Estes being detained by
public business, Rev. J. Z Tyler, pastor
of the Christian Church, Augusta, will
take his place on the programme to-night
and address the convention on the subject
of "Teaching Temperance in the Sunday
Schools.”
The following telegram was sent yester
day :
Aususta, Ga , May 2, 1883.
A. H. Colquitt, Atlanta :
State Sunday School Convention in ses
sion here, over three hundred delegates
present, great enthusiasm, come down to
night and join us.
R B. Reppabd,
J. C. COUBTNEY,
J. W. Wallace,
L. F. LrfiNG~TON,
J. 0. Kimball.
Friday’s Programme.
Morning, 9:30, Praise service, led by
Rev. Virgil C. Norcross, Atlanta; 10, Our
Aim : The Conversion of the Children,
Rev. Wm. Adams, Augusta; 10:30, Quali
fications of Superintendents and Teachers,
Rev. C. C. McLenn, Jacksonville, Fla.;
11, How can we get Children of Non-pro
fessing Parents into the Sunday School?
Dr. P. R. Cortelyou, President Cobb Coun
ty Sunday School Association, Marietta,
Ga.; 11:20, Subject discussed, led by Hon.
J. H. Nichols, of Nacoochee, in a ten min
utes’ speech, followed by five minute
speeches by delegates; 12, Is it Right for
Parents to Send their Children to Sunday
School? Rev. A. A. Marshall, Gainesville;
12:30, Teachers’ Meeting, or Normal
Work in the Sunday School, Rsv. A. H.
Gillett, A. M., cf Cincinnati; 1, Question
drawer, answered by R. B. Reppard, Esq,,
Savannah.
Afternoon, 3, service of song; addresses;
3:20, heart power of a teacher, Rev. W. A.
Candler, Augusta; 3:50, trained teachers,
Rev. T. C. Boykin, Decatur, Ga.; 4:20,
What has been accomplished during the
year in the "Wire Grass.” The outlook in
South Georgia, Rev. E. J. Benton, DuPont,
Ga.; 4:50, The power of organized work,
Hon. M, A. Candler, president DeKalb
County Sunday School Association, Deca*
I tur, Ga.; 5:20, Subject discussed; five
minutes’ speeches.
Night—Manners and customs in Bible
lands, Rev. J. L. Lyons, of Jacksonville,
Florids, ex-president Florida State Sunday
School Association, in costume; 8:25,
T~he duty of the Sunday school to teach
temperance to its pupils’ Rev. J. Z Tyler;
8:55, Open conference and “Experience
Meeting ” Free to all delegates. Speeches
limited to five minutes. Led by Riv.
Virgil C. Norcross, Atlanta.
SECOND DAY’S SESSION OF THE CON
VENTION.
Memorial to Gen. Browne—Ditcusaion
of Various Subjects on the Programme
—An Interesting Session.
The morning session of the Sunday
School Convention, at St. John’s M. E.
church, was well attended. The building
was crowded. The session opened with
service of praise, led by Rev. Virgil C.
Atlanta.
Redistr.'cting the State.
Mr. J. R. West, of Macon, presented the
report of the committee on redistricting
the State as follows:
We recommend that the State be redis
tricted as follows:
District No. 1 —Clitch, Coffee, Ware,
Pierce, Tattnall, Liberty, Liwndes,
Wayne, Brocks, Berrien, Echols, Charl
ton, Camden, Glynn, Appling, Mclntosh.
District No. 2.—Chatham, Bryan, Effing
ham, Bullock, Screven.
District No. 3 Thomas, Decatur, Mitch
ell, Colquitt, Raker, Milter.
District No. 4 -Irvin, Worth, Lee,
Dougherty. Calhoun. Early.
District No. 5-Clay, Randolph, Terrell,
Stewart, Quitman.
District. No. 6—Webster, Sumter, Schley,
Macon.
District No. 7—Dooley, Pulaski, Wil
cox.
District No. B—Laurens, Montgomery,
Telfair, Dodge.
District No. 9—Washington. Glascock,
Johnson, Emanuel.
District No. 10—Richmond, Burke,
Jefferson, McDuffie, Columbia.
District No. 11—Muscogee, Harris, Tal
bot, Chattahoochee, Taylor, Marion.
District No. 12—Bibb. Houston, Craw
ford, Jones, Twiggs, Monroe.
District No. 13- Wilkinson, Putnam
Baldwin, Hancock, Warren, Jasper.
District No. 14—Troup, Merriwether,
Coweta, Heard.
District No. 15-Upson, Pike, Spalding,
Fayette.
District No. 16—Butt?, Henry, Newton,
Rockdale, W’alton.
District No. 17—Lincoln, Wilkes, Talia
ferro, Greene, Morgan.
District No 18-Jackson, Clark, Oco
nee, Madison, Oglethorpe.
District No. 19-Fulton, DeKalb, Clay
ton, Campbell.
District No. 20—Douglas?, Carroll,
Paulding; Haralson, Polk.
District No. 21—Cobb,'Milton, Chero
kee, Pickens.
District No. 22—Gwinnett,| Hall, For
syth, Banka, Dawson.
District Nx 23-Elbert, Hart, .Frank
lin.
District No. 24 Towns, Lumpkin,
White, Rabun, Union, Habersham.
District Nj. 25 -Fannin, Gilmer, Murray
Whitfield.
District No. 26 —Dade, Walker, Catoosa,
Chattooga, Floyd, Bartow, Gordon.
We recommend that the officer? for the
State shall consist of a president, one vice
president, a secretary and a superinten
dent and secretary for each of the above
districts, except the Waycross district. We
recommend that the memorial of the Way
cross Sunday School District Association be
granted and that said association be recog
nizad as an auxiliary of the State associa
tion under its present organization and
constitution. Respectfully submitted,
[Signed] John R. We ; t,
E. J. Benton,
L. F. Livingston,
W. P. McClatchey,
J. H. Nichols,
J. L. Sweat,
Committee.
The report was adopted and referred o
the committee on nominations.
Rev. Mr. Williams, of Athens, presented
the report of the committee on memorial
to Gen. Wm. M. Browne, as follows :
Heport On the Death of Gen. Wm. M.
Browne.
In discharging the duty imposed in our
appointment to propare a suitable no
tice of the death of Gen. Wm. M.
Browne, late professor in the University of
Georgia, and a devoted member and ex
president of the Georgia State Sunday
School Association, your committee do not
feel called upon to furnish a biography of
our deceased brother but to express, meas
urably at least, our appreciation of his use
ful life, and our gratitude to the giver of
life for what we believe to have been his
triumphant death.
The facts which would indicate to us the
more than ordinary usefulness of our de
ceased brother have already been given by
the public press.
Gen. Browne was born in Ireland in
1827, and died in Athens, Ga., April 28th,
1883, aged 65 years. So far as we have
been able to learn, he was from early life
a professed follower of the world’s Re
deemer.
As a Christian worker Gen. Browne de
voted his cultured mind to careful consid
eration of the Sunday school cause and
manifested his appreciation of this depart
ment of Christian enterprise by becoming
its earnest advocate in private life as well
as in all the public conftrsnce? and con
ventions of which he was often an honored
member.
By his death our ranks as an army of
workers have been broken, but we are quite
sure that the seed sown by his own hand
in this fertile soil, will yield a harvest that
will not only fill the breach, but increase
our numbers and extend our lines in years
to come. Your committee offer the follow
ing resolutions :
Resolved, Ist, That in the death of Gen.
Browne this association realizes that it has
lost one cf its most intelligent and de
voted workers, and the Sunday School
cause everywhere one of its truest friends.
Resolved, 2d, That while we pause at
this breach in our ranks to bestow this
token of our Christim regard for a brother
laborer taken away, we would make it the
occasion of a renewed consecration of our
selves to the great work in which we are
engaged, not knowing when the Master
for us shall call.
Mr. J. W. Wallace sang very beautifully
“Gathering Home One By One.”
Hon, M. A. Candler said, as the suc
cessor of Gen. Wm. M. Browne in the
vice-presidency of the association, he de
sired to express the loss the association
and the country had sustained by his loss.
He had been true in every position in life.
Rev. W. A. Candler said perhaps he had
been more closely connected with Gen.
Browne in this Sunday school work than
any one else. Whilst Gen. Browne was
great in the positions which he occupied,
the fidelity of the man in the Sunday
school work in which he was engaged,
shone most brightly. The last time he
saw him they spoke about this work and
he said: “I will meet you at Dalton.” He
will not meet us at Dalton. He is not with
us here, but is it too much to fancy that he
is looking down upon us from above ?
The report of the committee was adopted
by a rising vote.
TERMS—S2.OO A YEAR
Sowthern CliatMuqua. "M?
F. T. Lockhart, Eeq., from the commit*
tee on the Monteagle Assembly, read
the following report, which was adopted:
Bosolved. That through our brother
Sidney Root, who is vice-president for
Georgia of “The Monteagle Sunday School
Assembly,” we extend that assembly our
hearty co operation, good will and sym
pathy and assure them of our brotherly
affection, our profound interest in their
succes? end welfare and promise them to
that end our prayer and assistance in
every way practicable to encourage and
promote the success of the enterprise which
we sincerely commend as one which tends
to great good to the Master’s cause through
out the South. F. T. Lockhart,'
J. O. Kimball,
J. W. Hable.
Greetings From Chicago.
Secretary Courtney read the following
dispatch, which he was requested to re
spond to in appropriate terms:
Chicago, May 2d, 1883.
President Georgia State S. 8. Convention,
Augusta, Ga. :
Hearty greeting. God bless the workers
in Georgia. Bead Psalm 72. 16 to 19.
.» ** B, F. Jacob*,..
Chairman International Committee.
The Response.
B. F. Jacobs, Chairman International Execu~
live Committee, Chicago, Hl.:
Your greeting highly appreciated. Ac
cept our thanks. Read 20th psalm, Ist to
sth. R. B. Reppard, President.
J. 0. Courtney, Sec’y.
Augusta, Ga., May 3, 1883.
Conversion of Children.
The Rev. Wm. Adams, of the First Pres
byterian church, addressed the conven
tion on,Our Aim : "The Conversion of the
Children.” He said the relations of the
Sunday school teacher to his class were in
many respects analogous to those of the
pastor to hi? congrep ration. The ends
aimed at were the same, the conversion of
the soul. The task of the Sunday school
teacher was very much easier and ought to
be much pleasanter than that of the pas
tor or preacher. He had to deal with the
plastic minds of children. Conversion
gives conciseness to study. The first and
vital principle in the ethics of religion is
cultivation of the heart. Let the Holy
Ghost prepare.the heart for the reception
of the seed that you are afterwards to sow.
He would suggest a month’s praying as a
preparation. Bring them first to their
knees. Commence with regular teaching
and you destroy the great principle at the
start. The conversion of the child is the
conversion of the man. Why have so many
adults found it so difficult to enter the
kingdom of God ? Because they cannot
unite themselves with children; because
they can’t humble themselves as little
children. He wouldn’t give much for the
man that couldn’t enjoy a child’s book up
side down; that couldn’t enjoy the mother
talk of a child to a doll. Rob me of my
child’s nature and you rob me of all that
is pure and holy in my spirit. This child
faith and this child love is what we must
have in order to enter the Kingdom of
God. How are we to secure the conver
sion of all the children ? He would an
swer, by manifestation of tho truth. He
was very much afraid that the truth was
kept too much out of sight and the truth
■diluted is substituted for it. He trusted
that the day was coming when, instead of
three Bibles and three hundred lesson
papers in a school, there would be three
hundred Bibles and three lesson papers.
Other books may assist you but other
books won’t convert them. The child
needs the torch of God itself to expand
its soul. If you have lesson papers keep
them at home and put the pure word of
God in the hands of the child. Secondly,
in order to secure their conversion we need
prayer.
Mr. Wallace lea in singing “There is a
Happy Land,” the convention rising.
Superintendents and TeacHers.
Rev. C. 0. McLenn, of Jacksonville,
Fla., addressed the convention on ‘Quali
fications of Superintendents and Teach
ers.”
The superintendent should be the best
developed teacher in the Sunday school.
The superintendent should be able to say
to the teachers: “Follow me ; tor I am
able to lead.” Tbe superintendent or
the teacher, before he enters the work,
must count the cost, for he must make
sacrifices. He must make any and every
sacrifice for the cause, as to time, talents
and everything else. A superintendent
and a teacher must be punctual. If the
Sunday school meets at nine o’clock, he
should be there at nine o’clock. Every
session must be attended. It won’t do to
stay awey one Sunday and go tbe next and
so on. Another qualification is knowledge
of tbe work, of the lesson. The spirit of
the Word of God must be in the heart.
The teacher should be a converted person.
A teacher and a superintendent must have
tact. Unless you have this you will be
a failure as a teacher or superintendent,
no matter how much wisdom or spirit you
may have. Then,'again, a teacher and a
superintendent must have good manners.
Unless a man is a gentleman he is not a
Christian. It pays to be a gentleman or a
lady. Unless a man acts as a gentleman
he can’t impress any one with his Chris
tianity. Then tbe superintendent must
have an appreciation of children. It is
perfectly absurd for any one to attempt to
teach who despises children. But there
must be more than appreciation, there must
be affection and love lor the children. A
teacher must have patience. What a won
derful thing it is to have patience in a
Sunday school ! He was amused as well as
greatly provoked once at hearing a woman
whip her boy to make him say the Lord’s
prayer. Then there must be interest in
the success of the class as a class and in
the success of the individual as an indi
vidual. Then you must try to make your
class the best class in the school. But
you must be devoid of jealousy. You
must be interested in the success of
the whole school. Then we must have
sticktoiveness. He supposed they knew
what that meant. As a successful teacher
you must acquaint yourself with the plane
upon which your scholars stand. You
mast impress the children with the
idea that character is everything. Don’t
deal in the spirit of cant. Impress the
chi’dren with the idea that we are cheerful
as Christians. Then we don’t want any
old fogyism in the schools, either. He
didn’t mean old age. He had seen some
young men who were the greatest old
fogies he ever saw, and some old men who
were the youngest. You must have judg
ment as to the proper time and place of
teaching the lessen. Be accurate. Stick
to your text and impress it upon the mind.
Have perseverance. And, above all, the
capstone of all, be consistent.
The convention rose and sang “Work,
For the Night is Coming.’*
Chillren of Non-Professing Parents.
Dr. P. B. Cortelyou, president of the
Cobb county Sunday School Association,
addressed the convention on “How can we
get Children of Non professing Parents
into the Sunday School ?’’ Dr. Cortelyou
proceeded to treat the subject in a very
masterly manner. He believed that pa
rents as a rule were anxious to do what
they could for the good of their chil
dren. When, therefore, they were made
to feel that the Sunday school was a bene
fit to the children, they would favor and
not oppose it. The children should bo
drawn from the highways and the by-ways
to the Sunday schools.
The subject was discussed, led by Col.
J. H. Nichols, of Naeoochee, Ga. Mr.
Nichols made a personal explanation and
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