Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-10
The Marietta Daily Leader.
INTERESTING
Day Of the Sunday School Convention
Officers Elected.

The second day of the Twelfth An
nual Sunday School Convention open
ed Friday morning at nine o'clock.
The meeting was opened, according
to the programme, with "Ten minute:
with the Bible"
This was followed by discussion oi
the present need of the county work. u
Three-minute talks were heard from
delegates. Many took part and many
helpful and interesting remarks were
made on the subject.
Rev. J. r. Nichols's subject, How
secure more direct spiritual work in
the Sunday School teaching was
most Interestingly presented.
The State Secretary, Mr. Joseph
Clark, next held the attention of the
convention with his address "The field
is the State
There were about one hundred and
fifty at the morning session. The last
work before closing at noon was the
report of officers and committees.
The Finance Committee recommend
7 ed that the assessment of four cents
FOR each member be continued as in the
past; this was adopted, 1t was also
recommended that Miss MeLaren be
re-employed as Field Secretary All
the delegates most earnestly praise
Miss McLaren's good work Of the past.
Treasurer c. F. Strecker gave the fol-
lowing report;
ReceIpts Balance In Treasury, Oct.
10th, s47.b0; two collections at meet
ings $1S4S; received from townships,
$l9S.21; Received from sustaining
members $4,000; total $27S69.
Disbursements: Expense of Mr.,
Clark and Mrs. Grouse $115O; Water
town Convention $16.30; Miss McLar-
en- $10S.SS; Postage, etc $22.1S; State
Association $114OO; Balance in Treas.
$6.3S; Total $27S.69.
BY vote of the Convention it was
orderede that "The Ohio Sunday
School Worker" be sent to each Sup
erintendent in the countywho does not
now get the paper.
The report of the Nominating Com
mittee was then heard. The Commit
tee presented the following nomina-
tions President, ]. E. Van Dervoort;
Secretary, Miss Emma Best; Treasurer,
C. F. Strecker; Normal Secretary, Miss
Stella Hill; Home Department Secre-
tary, Miss Alzorah Palmer; Primary
Secretary, Miss Fannie Barker; Execu-
tive Committee, E. l.. PiXley; W. M.
Dearth; C. E. Corwin; DR.. James Nc
Clure; Jos. A. Arbour; Mrs. Quick;
Rev. C. ]. Fox.
The report Of the committee was
adopted unanimously by the Conven-
ton.
The County Normal Secretary, Mrs.
C. S. Blakeslee, not being present, sent
a most interesting letter, which reads
as follows: "Since our last County
Convention this department of our
Sunday School work has steadily in
creased. Our graduating class of 1900
numbers twelve and about twenty
more have completed the first book /
have written one hundred letters since
our last Convention. j love the work
but my time is so fully taken that 1
would ask the Convention not to use
my name again. I have been think
ing for some time of some one to do
this work and my mind seems directed
10 Miss Stella Hill, of Hills, Ohio.
"The following is list of the Glass |
of 1900:
Fearing township: Miss Lizzie Ath-
ey, Miss Mary E. Secrest Miss Mar
garet Palmer, Miss Adaline E. Stanley,
Mr.. Ford NJ Palmer.
Wesley township: Mrs D. F. Gra-
ham, Walter j. McGirr.
West, Ohio-Grandview township,
Miss Lizzie A. Swan.
Hills, Ohio Newport township, Carol
V. McCullum.
Marietta, Ohio: Mrs. Jennie McClur-
hIA hl D. MAI l-' w dIu, MISS MARY
S. Corner.
Praying that Gods blessings be
abundantly bestowed on all who are
studying His word, l am yours in the
Work"
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
The Friday afternoon session of the
Convention opened at 1:3O oflclock.
The afternoon was devoted to primary
and intermediate work. Those who
are making primary and intermediate
work a study found the afternoon ses-
sion very interesting and instructive
one. 1t commenced with round
table" subject "The Primary Depart
ment," conducted by Mrs Grouse,
State Secretary Primary Department.
Mrs. Grouse we'll understands her
subject and as we'll knows how to pre-
sent it. Her two other most interest
ing subjects of the afternoon were
How | prepare a Primary Lesson"