Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-04-16
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.


The convention for Dist. No. l com.
prising townships of Vernon Springs,
Howard Center and Albion, met as an
nounced by program IN the Baptist
church in Cresco last Tuesday and Wed.
nesday.
There was not SO large an attendance
as the cause merited, but those who did
attend we're Jealous, Christian workers
and the convention was success.
Every person on the program prepared
the topic assigned. Each essay was in.
tsresting and to the point and followed
by enthusiastic discussion.
what are the duties of parents to the
Sunday school, was discussed enthusi.
astically Wednesday, and it was lamented
that more parents were not present to
hear the arguments. It was expressed
that the Indifference of parents in this
respect is an evil, and that parents should
accompany their children to Sunday
school If possible as example is far more
potent than precept.
"How can we make the lessons pro-
motive of general Bible study" was an
other nut which required much pounding
to crack.
1t seemed evident that the work could
not be successfully left entirely TO the
teacher. The initiatory work must begin
at home with the help and influence Of
the parents and be kept up there.
e At the business hour it was moved that
the Dist. prescribed by the state oonsti-
tuition be organized and the required of.
fcers elected. Accordingly tho following
officers were elected and the constitution
adopted: Pres, Frank Richards; Vice
Pres, J. w. Woodward; Sec. and Treas.
Mrs. J. @. Livingstone; FIX. CON-, Mrs
d. Buchanan, G, E.. Webster, w. E.
Laidlaw, Geo. Buchanan.
The following is the constitution recon
mended for Dist. Sabbath school associ.
tons:
Article l. This association shall be
called the "First District Sabbath School
Association and shall be auxiliary to
the Howard County Sabbath School As.
ISOLATION.
Art. 2. The object of this association
shall be to promote the Sabbath school
interests of this district and to assist in
the work of the County Sunday School
association.
Art. g. All persons connected with the
Sabbath schools of this district shall be
regarded as members of this association
Art. 4. The officers of this association
shall be president, vice. president, sec
retary and treasurer, and an executive
committee of four. The president and
secretary shall be ex-off1cio members ol
the executive committee. The vice. pres
idents shall be the uperintendents oi
the several Sabbath schools in the dia
trlct.
Art. s. In addition to the usual duties
pertaining to the several Offices, the pres
ident shall visit the Sabbath schools in
the district, seek to stimulate their efforts
to reach all the persons in their territory
and organize new schools where needed
The secretary shall gather and keep a
record Of the statistics of each school in
the district, in accordance with the blanL
form furnished by the state association
through the county association, and
shall report summary of the same tc
| the county secretary at least two weeks
previous to the annual meeting OF the
county association. The executive com.
mittee shall take special interest in the
Sabbath school work Of the district, and
by arranging for conventions and insti.
tutes, seek to deepen interest in such
efforts and more thoroughly ft Sunday
school officers and teachers ror thei,
duties.
Art. 6. The regular meetings of thii
association shall be held annually at such
place and time as the convention or ex
ecutive committee may select.
Art.7. This constitution may be amend
ed or altered by majority vote at any
regular meeting of the association.
1t was also decided that the Dist
should take up the work of "house tc
house" visitation. A superintendent was
appointed for each township, viz: Yer
non Springs, Mrs. Eldridge Webster
Howard Center, j. w. Woodward; AL
bion, Mrs. @. B. Ashley.
The addresses given by Messrs. Holmes
and Shaffer on Tuesday evening were
full of pith and good points, and vii
bear repeating by the full house tina
heard them to those who we're not pres
ent.
Wednesday noon the convention ad
journed to meet next time with the How
ard Center people at such time as the
committee may designate.