The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-09-11
THE CO. S. S. CONVENTION.

THE co. s. S. CONVENTION.
Which was held at the Presbyterian
church in Denison, on Saturday and
Sabbath was very successful gather
ing. While the number of delegates
was small the interest was excellent
The program was fully carried out
The presence of Mrs. Mary Barnes
Mitchell, the state secretary, and her
address added greatly to the success
of the convention.
The church had an overlooking con-
gregation on Sabbath evening.
The following officers were chosen
for the ensuing year: President, w.
G. Van Ness, Denison; vice-president.
r. S. Hoffman. West Side; secretary
and treasurer. Miss Anna Won Coelln,
Denison; secretary OF house to house
visitation. j. G. Richardson, Denison;
secretary of house department. Lulu
Woolhiser, West Side; secretary nor
NAL work, Jas. Brink, Denison; pri-
mary secretary. Mrs. E. Gulick, Deni-
son.
And the following resolutions were
adopted:
RESOLUTIONS.
The Sunday School Workers of
Crawford county, in convention assem-
bled, at Denison, September 8 and 9,
1900, would gratefully record the Di-
vine guidance and blessing during the
past year. The seed of precious gos-.
pei truth has been sown in fidelity and
much mutual harvest has been gath
cred. The interest in all our schools
has been maintained.
We desire to commend most heartily
the very efficient work accomplished
by our county Sunday school mission
ary, Mr.. D. w. Welton, who has spent
second season with us under appoint
ment of the American Sunday School
Union. His fidelity and consecrated
earnestness have been very fruitful in
the visitation of homes and schools,
the dissemination of Sunday school
literature and the inspiring of gener-
al interest in the Sunday school cause.
To this has been added the holding of
a number of township conventions for
the discussion of Sunday school topics
and the awakening of fresh enthusiasm
in Bible teaching and soul winning.
In view of the benefcent results al
ready attained we would, as conven-
ton, recommend and request of the
American Sunday School Union the
employment in our county of a Sunday
school missionary, pledging to give
him our moral and financial support to
the end that the Sunday school work
may be fully maintained in Crawford
county. Each township and neighbor-
hood developed by personal effort in
organization and religious instruction.
j While recognizing the deserved
present high efficiency of our schools,
4 yet we commend to our superinten-
dents and teachers the advisability of
forming teachers meetings and, normal
4 classes for higher and better equip
lment for Biblical study and methods
of effective importation Of truth to
mind and conscience. We need not
4 only more laborers for whitened fields
but better work in this age of great
opportunity and diversified equipment
for service. Above all we invoke upon
our schools the descent of the Holy
Spirit in converting and sanctifying
power, that this year may be signal.
lied as a year of the right hand of the
Most High.
i We desire further to express appre-
citation of the presence and most valu-
able aid in our convention of the State
Field Workers. Mrs. Mary B. Mitchell
of Des Moines and Mr.. Weltor of
| Webster City, and we not only greet
them in the Lord, but bid them God
speed in their important labors for
the Sunday school cause in Iowa.
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