The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-02
BUTTE News.
1 TALK ON THE BIBLE
Rev. DR.. Van Bngelen's Addresses
the Baptists.
SUNDAY SCHOOL REPORT
Mrs. r. J. Salsman on Music-Relation of
the School to Church-Women's
work-The Annual Address.
- Worship and Work.

delegates yesterday TO the Baptist con-
yention at the church in this city. The
programme was carried out with the
exception Of those ape assigned to
Mrs. M. y. Knight and Mrs. Z. l.. John
son, the former unable to be present,
Although in the city. and the latter not
IN attendance. Mrs. Randall Of st.
Paul, president of the woman's Mission
airy Society OF the West, was not pres
read. Rev. DIR. Van Engelen of Great
Falls opened the session in the morning
with a half-hour talk on the Bible. after
which the report on Sunday schools was
read, as follows:
ACKNOWLEDGING, small, but active.
Anaconda Swedish-Against many OBJ
stacles is doing good work.
Belt-(Two sunday schools). At first
Rev. Mr.. Remington was obliged to be
superintendent, teachers, officers and
policeman, but God sent help and the
work progresses.
Bozeman-Decrease In membership,
but increase in collections. Good work
done.
Butte-Increase from 65 to 200 in at
tendance in two years.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. fast; faithful
workers.
DiIlon-Good prospects for the future.
Great Falls-Very hopeful.
Great Falls Swedish-Good organiza-
ton.
Hamilton-Msin support Of the
church.
Helena-No progress. but hold well
together. Good mission.
Kalispell-Good, solid and substantial.
Known more by its quality than guam
tity.
Livingston-Lack Of good teachers
and of room. but fairly good work.
Missoula-Some unique features;
prosperous and happy. Probably the
largest in proportion to church mem
bership.
tendance; well kept up.
acknowledgements last April;
nourishing: much interest taken n
growing steadily.
Music Of the Sunday Schoor' was
next treated by Mrs. f. j. Salsman OF
M~issoula, as follows:
I'm preparing this little paper on
Music of the Sunday School don't
imagine for a moment that I'm going
TO begin at the very creation OF music
in the time OF David. mention all the
old musicians from the time OF Bach
Handel. Beethoven, with their different
methods. down to the time Of Patti and
Helena Beach Yaw, what they have
done and are doing in the world, Just
for the sake of having an elaborate
paper. consuming time and doing no
good whatever to the Sunday school.
What little I shall say in how TO i'm
prove the music Of our Sunday schools
can be given very briefly. First, during
our Sunday school session we have very
little time for music. In order thai the
infant classes and those who do not
read readily enough to sing new songs
may be able to enjoy the singing. We
usually sing the old songs. Our super
intendent generally says sing something
all the children know. consequently we
sing songs until we call them worn out.
How TO remedy this2 | am a great be
lever in concert work for the children.
IN preparing our exercises for christ
mas, Children's day or n time. indeed,
we practice for one month always, that
they may be thoroughly drilled in what
,ver part they are to take in the concert.
This cultivates the m and the
little ones can remember horuse at
least to the many Sunday school songs
by simply going over them a few times.
Concert work Is also something she emil
dren delight in. as should the leader as
we'll. In giving you my own experience
in this line, l may be able to help some
~ those pastors wives who rave to
10 the same work. l don believe there
is any method by which the attendance
and music Of the Sunday school can be
Improved as much as concert work. I
remember six years ago. when we came
to Missoula. Our Sunday school num-
bered between 80 and 40. Our first
Christmas exercises were not par excel
lence. but still with the material avail
able were all we could expect. Now six
years have passed and ] wish ' might
be able to tell o OF our Childrens
day exercises last June. Six years from
now think what the children viii be
able to do. Make every thing as beauti-
full as possible for the children. Select
the prettiest, brightest music. In clos
ing / wish to say to those who are In
similar work to remember the more in
terest you take in the children the more
they will do always. They want 10 do
something difficult. want to have some
responsibility. want to help things
along generally. ] only hope you may
enjoy your Sunday school work. n
do mine. and my greatest effort is to
try from year to year in any way i see
is best, to improve the music"
The relation of the Sunday school TO
the church was mex discussed by Rev.
J. A. Jenkins Of Anaconda. Then Rev.
Mr.. Cruger OF Stevensville spoke OF the
needs and the n OF obtaining
them.
The afternoon was devoted to wo-
mems work, and the ladies discussed
affairs of church with the spirit OF good
Christians. A most excellent paper was
read by Miss Kate Lewis Of Dillon, and
Mrs. w. w. wishon read a well pre-
pared paper on How TO Help State and
General Work" Mrs. L. G. Dawkins OF
Bozeman read an excellent paper on
primary work OF the Sunday school. as
follows: