The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-12-06

Thanksgiving Services and Sun
day School Convention
Combined.

day School Convention
Combined.
The Twenty First Annual Con
vention of the Wells Valley S. S.
Association met in the Mission
Sabbath school room at Wells
Tannery, on Thursday morning,
November 20, 1900.
According to the usual custom,
the convention opened with a
Thanksgiving sermon. Rev. II.
S. Bickel, minister in charge of
Bethel church, New Grenada, de-
livered the sermon, which had
been carefully prepared and was
well delivered. After the deliv-
cry of the sermon, the convention
was organized by the president,
James W. Barnett, taking the
chair and the election of r. A.
Horton secretary-the secretary
of the convention not being pres
ent. The minutes of the last con-
vention were read and approved.
A vote of thanks was rendered
the minister for his excellent
sermon, in opposition, however, to
his most earnest protest.
After considerable discussion
on the question, "Why the people
generally do not attend Thanks
giving services better?" partici-
pated in by S. p. Wishart, w. H.
Spangler and Rev. Bickel, the
convention adjourned for dinner.
AFTERNOON.
The convention convened at
1.30 o'clock, and praise service
of half hour was conducted by
Rev. Bickel. At the close of this
service a committee on nomina-
tion of officers and place of hold
ing next convention was appoint
ed, consisting of the following
persons: Thomas Ramsay, Mrs.
e. A. Horton, James Lockard,
Mrs. John A. Wishart and y. 2.
Horton. A committee on resolu-
tions was also appointed at this
time, consisting of the following
named persons: Rev. II. S. Bick-
ell, Harvey Wishart and j. G..
Cunningham.
The regular programme was
then taken up.
The Address of Welcome being
in order, Miss Alice E. Wishart
stepped forward, and in a very
hearty and earnest tone bade the
people welcome to the village and
to the convention. The response
to the welcome was delivered by
Rev. Bickel. In a very hearty
manner, he expressed the thanks
of the convention for the warm
welcome it had received.
The first question for discus
sion, Why are we here? was
opened by James Lockard, fol
lowed by j. G. Cunningham.
Mr.. Lockard did exceedingly
well in his presentation of the
subject-so well in fact that Mr..
Cunningham concluded that it
was no use to say more, and so
he reserved his strength for sub
jects that were to follow.
During the general discussion
of the question, the convention
was very agreeably surprised to
see step in, B. W. Peck, of Nc
Connellsburg, one of the fore
most sabbath school workers of
the county.
Previous to the meeting, the
officers of the convention had a
list of questions printed for the
use of the convention, to be used
instead of the query box. There
were 25 of these questions and
the discussion of some of them
brought out many good thoughts.
"Name three of the most essen
tial qualifications of a successful
superintendent" was referred to
S. p. Wishart, who opened the
subject, and it was further dis
cussed by Bickel, Cunningham,
and Spangler. "How do you dis
pose of the Review Sunday"
was referred to w. II. Spangler.
i'Should the pastor ever be SUI
perintendent of the Sunday