The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-13
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK
STATE CONVENTION DEvOTES IT.
SELF TO PAPERS AND PRAYERS.


gates to the Sundayschool convention, OF
which complaint was made the first even
ing. WIS remedied yesterday. and Mr W.
c. Hall announced that there were places
for all the delegates and roomss TO spare.
The sunrise service has to be very early,
and was over before hundreds in the neigh
borhood OF the Tabernacle had aroused
themselves for the day. From 5:45 TO 6:45
was the hour, and Mr.. j. VI. Cover, of
Terre Haute. led the devotions. There was
good attendance. An hour and quarter
later was the time for the conference of
State, district, county and township Off
GERS. This was led by W. Il. Jacobs, State
secretary of the Illinois Sunday-school AS
ISOLATION, of Chicago. Mr. Jacobs is full
OF energy in mind and body and stirs his
audience with his earnestness and zeal.
Nearly every member contributed to the
general discussion.
The third session began with devotional
exercises, led by Josiah Morris, OF Co.
Iona. The business of the session included
the report OF the executive committee then
tie statistical report. There are $1,000 chill
dren in Indiana who never go TO Sunday
school. In contrast TO this there are 2,91S
Sunday schools. with an enrolment of 295.-
y6I pupils. There are ninety-fve schools
which have a home class department. Dur
ing the past year 1i2 schools were organ
lied. The pupils who have become members
OF the churches during the year are 1924.
The treasurer, Mr.. Weaver. reported the
largest amount ever given for the State
association in one year, there being 5000 IS.
The disbursements were $2S4l.9S. There is
still an indebtedness in the association OF
sS04.0S. Charles d. Meigs. one of the great
est workers in Sunday schools in the
state, gave a report. which was trimming
over with life and enthusiasm. His work
as superintendent takes In a general view
OF what is being done. There are organiza-
tons in every county in the State and In
diana was banner State i'm the interna-
tional convention. The standard for this
was that in every county there were or
CARNATIONS; with president. treasurer. sec
rotary and executive committee. Out of
the ninety-two counties eighty-nine have
held conventions, some being largely at
tended. better than the State convention.
For instance, there were seven hundred del
egates at the Shelby county convention and
1--WE hundred at Wayne. The religious can
vass was reported as being satisfactory.
considering IL was the first one attempted.
Twenty-eight counties and thirty-five cities
reported Fully quarter of the States
population had been visited. and more peo-
pie than ever before were invited TO
church. Miss Laura Garrison, of Shelby,
Miss Belle Armstrong. of Gibson. and c. o.
wider, or -. Joseph, were especially COM
mended for the work they had accomplished
In this department The annual address of
the president. Charles f. Coffin. was brief
he urged a closer sympathetic union be-
tween the association and the churches
The association is INSTRUMENTATION, a
fact which some OF the churches have over
looked. Unity between all branches OF the
association is necessity. Dates should
not conflict, and there should be a more
absolute unity in systematizing the work.
The need Of central headquarters at In
dianapolis was shown as important. and a
last and important need is for funds.
W. j. Semelroth gave an illustrated les
son on practical normal work. He urged
might be better prepared to teach. The
present system lacks system. The lessons
are hap-hazard. and knowledge of the BIZ
vision OF the Bible into ten parts, arranged
In the order by which the Bible should be
studied.
In the afternoon there was music. a
Scripture lesson and prayer. and then Prof.
X. "A. Ogg, of Greencastle, gave a short
talk on ''Love-Serve." drawing a lesson
so closely allied. Miss Ella Davis, OF Rich
mona, talked OF the mission of the Sunday
school. tn, place where the love of God is
for the higher life. The supreme Council
was led by Mr.. Semelroth. the whole con.
rnfSn During this tt the
ciatons work for the coming year. There
were varied amounts the total being 81 6s2
Last year there were counties that did not
fulfill their pledges for money, and Marion
county. which ought TO stand at the very
head in matters like these. was one that
failed.
There were two special conferences. one
of officers held in the Sunday-school room,
and led by w. b. Jacobs. The approved
methods Qt association work the gen.
eral subtct, and among the special points
was township organization. There was so
much to be said on each topic that persons
who digressed had to be called to order
which were preached were found TO be on
Fridays programme, and those who intro
duced them were so informed. In the main
audience room there were several hundred
10 listen to the conference OF primary teach
ers. led by Miss Mabel Hall, one of the
finest primary teachers in sunday school
spouse 10 her questions, and the interest
taken was shown in the questions asked by
ject. How to teach reverence and how TO
teach children to pray" Bowed heads she
did not think natural IN prayer; The bird.
Nelly Love led Music in the Primary De-
partment'' in common sense talk. Miss
Eleanor Kirby talked of the Equipment
for Primary School" She considered a
blocks and ships and other articles which
would illustrate the lessons, valuable aids
lounge ee on which ths Sleepy e s"a little na ones
might be placed was necessary. In the
Illinois State convention the men laughed
the idea Of having a lounge in Sunday
school, but the tired little heads. dropping
during the lesson, should have care. Mrs.
NJ. V. McGilliard spoke of How to Lead
Children TO Receive and Confess Christ
Mrs. r. +. McCrea, In her talk of Missions
and Temperance said she believed that
missions and temperance should be a part
of every lesson. Each subject was dis
cussed, Miss Hall having something of in
terest to offer in each.
In the evening Mr.. Jacobs gave an adj
dress practical and pertinent TO the work in
hand. which was listened to by large
audience. and Miss Hall Thy requesD gave
n symbolic lesson. My Cup Runneth over
which she gave with great success at the
Muncie meeting last year Mr.. W. j. Sem
eiroth made address interna tiona,
cooperation. This * branch which is
one of the most important in the growth
OF the association idea. and one which
many have been slow 10 adopt. Mr.. Sem
elroth made a special point OF every denom-
nation taking up the work I'm order 10
make harmonious whole.
The sunrise services viii be conducted
this morning by Mr. Charles ID. Meigs. <-he
meeting will close with the afternoon ses-