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SUNDAY SCHOOL BOARD 401
A TIME OF FRUITAGE
For more than twenty years we have promoted Adult Sunday school work
in our Southern Baptist churches, dreaming and looking for the day that now
approaches. Our Department of Church Architecture is the best evidence of
the fruitage of our efforts in plans they are providing for our church buildings
of the future. Every plan for a new building, thanks to the good secretary
of the Department of Church Architecture, makes generous provision for adults.
Plans now for new buildings include provision for from one to five departments
for adults. As our church leaders are brought to see the potential possibilities
through Bible study with adults, our Sunday schools will provide for
them. When thus enlisted they will make possible every other worth while
endeavor.
FIELD AND OFFICE PROMOTION
With the increasing interest and appraisal of Adult work, we cannot begin
to answer the calls for field work. Conventions, assemblies, training schools,
enlargement campaigns, clinics, and other phases of field promotion sorely
need the attention of someone who has an accurate and official knowledge of
Adult Sunday school work. The issues and possibilities are too great for it to
be neglected. Aside from office promotion during the past year, we have given
twenty-one weeks to field work in thirteen states.
The.free promotional literature of the Adult division is in great demand and
is undergoing revision regularly. The Adult section of The Sunday School
Builder, and contributions to The Teacher and The Sunday School Bulletin offer
excellent promotional opportunities. We are fortunate in having as our office
associate, Miss Virginia Martin, whose loyalty and faithful and efficient service
are a source of great satisfaction.
Standards.—During the year 245 awards were granted to Standard classes
and ten to Standard departments.
Class and department registration.—Information received from registrations
forms a vital point of contact. During this year 1,746 classes were registered
and 320 departments.
Training Course awards.—During the year 4,403 awards were granted for
the study of the two Adult department books, The Adult Department of the Smiday
School and Teaching Adults in the Sunday School.
Free literature distribution.—In addition to the new pamphlets listed above,
many other leaflets on various phases of Adult Sunday school work were distributed
through this office during the year.
Associational Adult superintendents.—The 548 associational Adult superintendents
play a vital role in the promotion of Adult Sunday school work.
Approved state workers.—The present roll of approved state workers is as
follows: Alabama, J. L. Pollard; Florida, Mrs. Durwood Locke; Georgia, Miss
Susie Eubanks; Illinois, Mrs. W. T. Waring; Kentucky, C. P. Hargis; Maryland,
Mrs. Laurence A. Free; New Mexico, Rev. E. D. Morgan; South Carolina,
Rev. J. J. Jernigan; Tennessee, Mrs. L. G. Frey; Texas, J. T. Sisemore; Virginia,
Rev. R. E. Brown.
EXTENSION DEPARTMENT
MRS. WILL S. McCRAW, Superintendent
The need for Extension department work has been increased during the
past four years. Thousands of new homes have been established. For the
present the war has forced the separation of many families. Thousands of
families have been uprooted from the old home and planted temporarily in
new communities. Many of these families have not identified themselves with
the church in the community.
During 1945 approximately 900 new Extension departments were reported
to have been organized. According to the reports in the associational minutes,
approximately 13,000 of the 26,134 Southern Baptist churches have Extension
departments.