The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-24
Portage Lake News.
Sunday School Work.
ers in Annual Con-
ventiOn.
A Large Attendance Present.
Various Papers Read and Discussed
NV Those Interested I'm the
Work-Other News.

The fifteenth annual convention Of thu
Houghton and Keweenaw County Sun
dav School association was held in Han
cock Friday and Saturday. 1t war
largely attended and several Of the form
err officers and members OF the associa-
ton declared IL to be the most interest
ing ever held.
One Of the principal features was the
musical portion OF the program which
was under the charge OF Rev. j. c. Cor
men, of Sault Ste. Marie. He is fine
singer himself and conducted the differ
ent song and praise services IN an able
manner. The principal feature OF the
Friday afternoon session was the paper
by Mrs s. T, Morris on "Recognition OF
the Sunday School Teacher BY the
Church." She argued that teachers
should be set apart more formally forthe
work and recognized as important per-
sonages in the church work. A svmpos-
ium on the Sunday school teacher in the
homes OF the pupils, in the class and pre-
pairing the lesson brought many exper-
fences of teachers present and no doubt
gave those who listened valuable hints
for their own work.
Friday evening a discussion on what
the Times Demanded in Sunday School
Superintendent" brought out valuable
thoughts. He must be man OF charac-
ter in his whole life in order to have the
proper influence in that particular posi-
ton. He must have peculiar ability
for organization and must be a thor
ough Bible student in order to be OF help
to the teachers under him. He ought
also certainly to be an officer OF the
church.
On Saturday morning occurred the bus.
iness meeting of the association. The
following officers were elected: Presi
dent, DIR. A. A. Lane; vice-president, L 5
Stringer: secretary, F.. T. W. Daume
treasurer. David Paul; additional mem
beers OF the executive committee, f. I
Abrams and 4. l.. Wright. The treasur
er reported balance February %, 1896
Of S45.I2. An appropriation OF $lO(
was made for the work OF the State Sun
day School Association. Rev. +. j
Bate, OF Dollar Bay, made one OF tn
strongest. addresses OF the convention o.
"The Sunday School Teacher as An Eth
ical Factor in the Community"
SATURDAYS sessions were held in tn
Congregational church. A paper read i
the afternoon by Mrs. Z. c. Thompso
on ''Our Schools, Their Needs and Work,
met With hearty applause.
Rev. C. S. Eastman argued strougl
for the necessity and advantage OF spec
ial training for the Sunday school teach
err. He said that the tendency OF tn
times in every line was toward the d.
yeloping OF specialists and it should al
DIV az well to teaching in the Sunda
school as to anv other undertaken,
We have passed the days when anyor
can sit down and interest class
young people, special training for thisl
necessity. Mr.. c. A. Stringer conduc
ed an interesting question box lastin
about an hour.
, The Saturday evening session was Il
largest attended Of any. The large aud
ence room OF the Congregational churt
was completely full. Mr.. E. l.. Wrigl
advocated, in an address excellently W.
delivered, the division OF the county I'M
three districts, Hancock. Houghton al
Quincy into one, Calumet and Osceo
: into a second, and Torch Lake al
Schoolcraft townships into a thlr
Each would have it's annual district co
vention giving more frequent opportu
ity of getting together and discussil
Sunday school work than does the Gins
county association, This plan would
course not interfere with the present
, ganization.
1t is probable that next year the m
manner ''Houghton and Keweenaw Coz
n ty" association will be done away Wi
q for several years there have been no n
resentatives irom::ols Keweenaw prese