Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-05-07
Report of the Annual Howard County
S. S. Convention,

Held at Chester April goth and May Ist, 81
The program was carried out complete
as announced. The addresses and essays
each showed thoughtful study and careful
preparation. and, without an exception
were instructive. Also the class exercises
conducted by Miss Van Nimman.
Owing to the very busy time with farmers
and the attraction of the Equal Rights Con
vention at the county seat on the same dates
the delegation was not so large as it should
have been. but as the State set the dates for
each convention no one in Howard Co. was
to blame. Those present took especial in
terest in the Normal work of C. c.. Wallace,
who represents the state as Field Secretary
and platform worker. The outline Normal
study prepared by the State will be of ad-
vantage to those schools who organize Nor
NAL classes, either in connection with or
separate from teachers meetings. Very
little Normal work in now done in the Co.
The report of the County Secretary show.
ed there to be 81 schools in the Co.. but as
only 80 schools reported. it is impossible to
tell how many workers there are. No. of
officers and teachers reported are 267:
pupils, 1906. Added to the church from the
schools, 81. Amount donated by the coun-
readily be seen. does not represent the true
amount, for lack of keeping records accur-
ately and reporting them. Amount given to
State and County work, S65 90. This gives
a wrong impression, because some have
confused the Co. Missionary work with the
short way of saying, The Co Convention
| work, the State Convention work and the
International Association with maintain
ancc of the International Lesson System. ;"
The Howard county apportionment for 90
should be $2s, and at the State convention
at Des Moines last year our County Mis-
sionary stood a pledge for SIS oil it. The
high water mark, S2s, has not been reached
yet because all the schools in the county
have not responded to the call. For failing
to honor the pledges and collecting the per
capita donations the State was left $40 in
debt, SO this year has heavier burden to
benr. Amount expended for schools in the
county (reported) s546.45.
The committee on nominations for Off
GERS of the (Howard Coz Association for
ensuing year, reported as follows VIZ:
| President, Rev. o. H. Holmes.
| Vice President, Z. b. Champaign
Secretary, Mrs. l. ]. Booth.
Treasurer. NJ r. Ling.
(Rev. Bowder, Mrs M. O. Mitchell and
| Clayton Roberts, Committee.)
| The following were appointed to supple
ment the officers as ex-Com.: VIM. b.
Thomas Chester: Frank Richards, Albion,
P: o. Cresco; J.. A. Carter, Ema, and VIM.
Mitchell, Paris. p o. Cresco The county
is entitled to one delegate to the S. S. Con-
vention at Storm Lake, 1917 June for every
ten schools in the county, aside from the
President and Secretary of the Co. Assn
The County Missionary gave very inter
estine and touching report of his work in
the county, which would inspire every one
to hear, and convince his patrons that he
is not working for dollars ane cents but for
souls. and that he is blest in winning them
while working the remote places. He re-
ported 1900 children in the Sunday Schools
OF the county, but 1900 children, of school
age. out of Sunday Schools.
The Committee expressed its apprecia-
ton of the labors of its Prest, Rev S. H.
Mitchell, who retires on account of soon
leaving for another field of labor He has
served the Association faithfully and sue
cessfuly. Also thanks to Chesters hos.
pitable people for service and entertain.
ment. Adjourned.
MRS. l. J. BOOTH. Co. Secy.