Coosa County Sunday School Association's eighth annual convention at Kellyton: Prof. R. D. Webb of Auburn, president of the Lee County association, present

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MANY ATTEND MEETING COOSA SUNDAY SCHOLARS

Reports Show Advances Over Several Previous Years.

NOW THIRTY FOUR SCHOOLS

Officers For Coming Year Are Elected—O. T. Smith, of Goodwater, Is President—Bible Class Work Is Growing Rapidly—Classes Number Eleven.

The Eighth Annual Convention of Coosa County Sunday School Association was held at Kellyton Wednesday. Twenty-five of the Sunday Schools in the county were represented, with over 200 workers from all parts of the county enrolled.

State workers D. W. Sims, general secretary, and W. D. Dillard, State Home Department superintendent, were present, with Dr. B. W. Ohme, president of the Tenth Division, of which Coosa is a part. Prof. R. D. Webb, of Auburn, president of the Lee County Sunday School Association, was present and did fine work.

The reports of the county officers showed that there were thirty-four schools in the county, all of which, except two, are open twelve months in the year, and having a total enrollment of 1,972; average attendance, 1,119.

Nine Home Departments.

There are nine Home Departments with 174 enrolled and six cradle rolls with sixty enrolled, making a grand total of 2,206 enrolled. Six schools reported a teacher training class and eleven organized Bible classes with 188 enrolled.

The reports showed a marvelous increase over last year's reports.

The treasurer's reported $170.96 received during the year, all bills paid and a small balance on hand.

Two striking comparisons in the reports were that a year ago there were four teacher training classes with a total enrollment of thirty-one students in the county.

This year eight classes with a total enrollment of eighty-seven were reported.

Again a year ago there were only four organized adult Bible classes in the county, the reports now show eleven.

The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:

President, O. T. Smith, Goodwater; secretary and treasurer, Miss Daisy Boice, Goodwater; superintendent Home Department, Miss Ida Morris, Goodwater; superintendent Adult Department, R. L. Griffin, Rockford; superintendent Elementary Department, Mrs. J. A. Crawford, Rockford; superintendent Teacher Training, Miss Kelly McLeod, Goodwater; superintendent Mission Department, Mrs. G. W. Bross, Equality; superintendent Temperance Department, John A. Darden, Goodwater.

Citation: "Many Attend Meeting Coosa Sunday Scholars: Reports Show Advances Over Several Previous Years; Now Thirty Four Schools," The Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, Ala.), Thursday 3 August 1911, p. 3; image, Chronicling America, Library of Congress (https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84020645/1911-08-03/ed-1/?sp=3).