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SUNDAY SCHOOL BOARD 385
Department of Survey, Statistics, and Information, Porter Routh
Department of Church Architecture, W. A. Harrell
Department of Church Music, B. B> McKinney
In this Division we also have the following services which co-operate with
the departments in performing their ministry:
Church Library Service, Florida Waite
Visual Education Service, Earl Waldrup
NEW DEPARTMENT HEAD
Special attention is called to the fact that Dr. Eugene P. Alldredge retired
as head of the Department of Survey, Statistics, and Information on
September 15, 1945, and Porter Routh was elected by the Board to fill this
important position. Mr. Routh assumed his duties on September 1, 1945, and
has taken hold of the work in a remarkably satisfactory manner. New undertakings
are before us in this field under his leadership.
VISUAL EDUCATION SERVICE
Special attention is also called to the fact that the former secretary of this
Service, Norman O'Neal, resigned on September 1, 1945, to accept a position
as educational director in a local church. Earl Waldrup was elected to succeed
him in this position and he assumed his duties March 1, 1946. He comes
to us with unusual preparation for this work and we have great confidence in
his leadership in this most important field of service.
CO-OPERATION
The genus of the Sunday School Board as an institution is co-operation.
The educational program which is conceived and . planned and promoted by
the Sunday School Board is intended for all the churches of the Southern
Baptist Convention. The state mission boards in the various states maintain
a. promotional department in each phase of the educational program. It is
essential, therefore, that the Sunday School Board co-operate very closely
with the leaders in the states and the churches.
PLANNING MEETING
It has been the custom of the Sunday School Board for many years to invite
as its guests the Sunday school, Training Union, Student, and Church Music
secretaries connected with all the state boards to spend the first week in January
in Nashville in the interest of the promotional program for the year. These
meetings are important and the secretaries responsible for these phases of
work make a special effort to be present. The time together is spent in fellowship,
prayer, consultation, and planning. Inspirational messages are delivered
at the evening hour. The workers return to their tasks with added
enthusiasm, desiring to do a better year's work.
REPORTS
The reports of the various departments in this Division will speak for themselves.
In the following pages reports are presented by the secretaries. and
their associates. These reports are comprehensive but necessarily must neglect
to record an enormous amount of details connected with the work for the year.