The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-11-19
Annual County Sunday School conven-

The nineteenth annual convention
of the Shiawassee county Sunday
school association met in the M. E.
church of Cerunna at 1890 q. M, Nov
10, and was called to order by the vice
president, M. FL. Reynolds.
Rev. Thos. Mott led the opening de-
votional exercise, presenting the
thought of the Holy Ghost as the
greatest need of the convention. We
are to tarry until endowed with power
from on high. We need to get close to-
gether and can do so effectually only
by coming nearer to our common CEN
ter, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Eleven o'clock was the hour set for
the opening conference to consider. 1st,
The Sunday school as the educational
opportunity of the church, and and,
How to increase its power as a con-
verting agency? In the opening of this
conference Mr.. Reynolds spoke feel
ingly of the death of our departed
brother Charles Holman, who has been
identified with the work for so many
years.
In speaking on the topic for the hour,
Rev. o. j. Roberts, of Morrice, said
that the Sunday school work was full
of Infinite possibilities and its success
is measured by the degree of consecra-
ton with which we undertake it. Rev.
T. r. Mott spoke of the possibility of
impressing the child mind and the
need of gathering them into the Sun
day school. To Sunday school teach
ing and influence he largely attributed
his present work for the master. Mr..
Dunning, in speaking of the advance
in Sunday school work and methods
Thought it but suggestive of what ma,
yet be accomplished. He saw grea
possibility in normal work to increa> .
the converting agency of the Sunday
school.
The afteroon session was devoted en-
tirely to primary work and methods
and proved both entertaining and help
ful. 1t began at 1:30 with devotional
exercises led by Mrs. Shuttleworth.
Mrs. Ferry spoke on Helps in Lesson
preparation for the Primary Teacher"
Leaving the question of publications
she spoke of the helps in the teacher
and emphasized the following: LIST,
prayer: attempting to teach without
prayer like trying to read in dim light.
End, read:-not simply the text. but
the context and everything you can
get on the lesson. ard, the need of good
common sense to select what shall be
used, we should select from the child
ren's stand point. Choose the juiciest
and best. Ait, the need of humility
to say things in the simplest possible
way.
Mrs M. H. Reynolds presented the
subject of Environments" which she
counted among the most important in
fiuences in child life: hence, the need
of carefulness. This principle recog-
nized in day schools. Adorn walls with
pictures witch children can appreciate.
Have an atmosphere of love. Rev.
Roberts said there were three environ
ments the children would notice: LIST,
the teachers face, End, the teachers
dress, and Ord, how the teacher walks.
Miss Shanafelt discussed the topic,
Cooperation of the home and School,
its Importance and How to Secure it,"
and said, some results may be expect
ed without cooperation of parents, but
not the best results. She emphasized
these four things: that teachers
should know the home surroundings,
that they should look up absentees,
that they should hold mothers meet
ings, and that there should be home
department for children.
Songs and music for the little
Ones" was the topic of an interesting
and thoughtful paper by Miss Florence
Zimmerman, the points of which were
that children should be taught to wor-
ship God in song; that music should
voice the inner thought of the child;
that the meaning Of songs should be
made clear; that the music should be
adapted to children's voices; that they
should be taught the words correctly;
that few songs well learned is better
than many poorly learned; and that
the children should be taught few
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