The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-07-08
Two Hundred People in Attendance
Statistics Presented Showing %
Sunday Schools in WASH
ington County.
A MEMBERSHIP OF OVER 700
Committee Appointed to Call County Con-
vention at Weiser in October.

Under present conditions, there
cannot be churches enough for all the
people, but there can be Sunday
schools enough The spirit manifest
ed ut Alpine indicates that the Sun
day schools will be established
The institute was held for the pur-
pose of enabling workers to study
methods Of organization and teaching
Designed at first for the benefit of
group of schools in and near Indian
valley, it finally assumed broader
scope, and number of schools in
other valleys were represented
1t was conducted by H. A. Lee,
missionary of the Congregational S.
s. and Publishing Society, who has
been, for some time past, engaged in
establishing Sunday schools in the
upper valleys. The people in Indian
valley did good work in preparing
for the occasion. Mr. Paddock's
tent was erected opposite Denney's
store and handsomely decorated by
the young people. Music was furn-
ished 10y Il choir led by Harrison Me-
Whorter, assisted by Daniel Potter,
Sherman York and Mrs. j. V. Wiki
erson. Miss Linnie Marsh, of Wei
ser, was organist.
At 8 O'Clock of the morning of
June 80, Mrs. Rebecca l.. Wilkerson
led Il prayer meeting for fifteen min
utes. The regular exercises then
commenced by the election of Misses
Marguerite Watson and Cora Mickey
as secretaries. The address of vel
come was given by Charles Gray and
was responded to by Albert Reavis,
of Middle valley, and also by Presi-
dent Upton of the Weiser college and
Academy.
Then followed papers and genera
discussions on topics rs follows:
Organization, Teaching and Les
son Helps, by Professor Obenhuus
of the Academy.
Primary class work was explained
10y Mrs H. A Lee and practical ex
ample was given, an improvised class
of little people being instructed b,
Mrs. Lee. The use of blackboard
for such classes was illustrated ant
it was shown that such use was prac
teal even if there is lack of artist
skill
The paper on Sunday Observance
5 and the discussion which followed
showed the Divine authority for
day Of rest, demonstrated the histori
fact of the selection of the first da
i of the week by the early christians
and gave practical examples of til
: benefits derived from its observance
Il A bountiful dinner followed til
paper, and then Mrs. Kate Steward
e of Indian valley, led III q discussio
IS of Lesson Review, wherein the Der
II eft of reviewing the lesson each Sur
day and at the end of the quarter, W,
& proven.
'e That christian citizenship can
( promoted through the S S. was clear
demonstrated in an address by M
E, Andrew Adams.
e Mrs. Cora Mickey showed the rel
1t ton of Weiser College and Acaden
to the Sunday schools, each beil
E. able to help the other. In the di
z cussion which followed this paper
practical suggestion was made that
'p people, in canning fruit this yea
'e would put up a few extra cans al
send them to the Academy it wou
I'D be a great help.
'h Alvah Steward told how to intert
III young men in the Sunday school,
~ giving them practical instruction
the Bible and by setting good e
ample to them in the life.
at Mrs. Upton gave most INTEREST,"