The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-11-16

reverence for the house of God and
God 8 word was also dwelt on as were
various ways In which the temperance
lessons could be enforced on the minds
of the pupils. The conference lasted
until well into the noon hour and was
decided success.
The BANNER CONTEST
The report of the banner committee
was given early In the Thursday morn
ing session by Mr.. Il, Il. Calkins, OF
Ann Arbor. Kalamazoo county had
won the banner at the three preceding
state conventions the banner thereby
becoming the property of that county
| but she had each time returned 1t to
| the state convention. This year Kent
county under the lead Of her county
secret ary, Mr.. K. X. Mohr, the newly
elected state president, Out-distanced
| Kalamazoo and won the banner Kala-
mazoo stood second in the contest;
Grand Traverse, Hillsdale, Gratiot
and Calhoun following in the order
| given.
ALFRED DAY FOR GENERAL SECRETARY.
Alfred Day, of Detroit, who has
been field secretary Of the State Sun
day School Association since May l
last, has been appointed general
secretary by the new executive board.
He will take up his new work Jan. /,
1901, at which time the association s
contract with M. II. Reynolds, OF this
city, expires.
Since last May, when Mr.. Day was
appointed, Mr.. Reynolds has been
devoting only half his time to the
general secretary's work, the former
taking the other half off his shoulders.
1t is probable that an assistant Secre-
tary will be appointed. whose residence
will be in Detroit, to aid Mr.. Day.
Both gentlemen will give their whole
time to the work.
The primary superintendent and
assistant, which offices are to be filled
by appointment, will not be made
until after the convention at a
subsequent executive board meeting.
RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas: Abundant provision has
been made for the comfort and con-
venience of the officers and delegates of
the 10th Annual Michigan Sunday School
convention in this city. therefore be 1t
Resolved. first, That we extend our
thanks to the people Of Owosso for their
kind entertainment and the members OF
the various churches for the use of their
commodious edifices.
Resolved, second, That we extend
our thanks to the male quartette and to
Miss Mary Lyon for he beautiful and
appropriate music vi which they IA
vored us.
Resolved. third, That We extend our
thanks TO Bros f O. Excel Marion
Lawrence. Mrs. Mary Eos el Bryner
and all the speakers who assisted in
making this convention such u success
Resolved, That our thanks are due
and are hereby extended to the Owosso
press for the full and reliable reports of
our proceedings, and to the railroads
for their reduced rates; and
Whereas, We realize that the field of
work in the Sunday school is pleemi.
nently the field Of opportunity in this
country tor aggressive and evangelistic
work and for the formation of the
character of the future, and
Whereas The 10Th century in all its
record is about to pass away and one
more glorious is to be ushered, in there
fore be it
Resolved, That we the officers and
delegates of the MICHIGAN State Sunday
school association here assembled do
hereby and now reconsecrate ourselves
to the work of the Sunday school with
energy and determination for the COM
ing year making the greatest year in all
our history and preparing ourselves and
our work for the entering of the new
century
Whereas, The manufacture and sale
of Intoxicating liquors in this state as a
beverH ge is the great hinderance to our
work; /, ho SOURCE IF ignorance, vice,
alu CT m atd /, he direct cause of
dr. unkeurtss aud
Whereas, we are admonished by the
holy scriptures that no drunkard can
enter the Kingdom of Heaven, therefore
be- il
Resolved, That we. the state Sunday
School Association of Michigan request
our executive committee to properly
bring before the incoming legislature OF
this state by petition or otherwise, and
use all honorable means with said legis-
lature to secure the passage of law in
this state entirely supervising the sale
and gift of spurious fermented or in
toxicating liquors as beverage.
The following slap at the marriage
factory" business at st. Joseph was
then offered in the form of supple
mentary resolutions
Whereas, under our existing marri-
age law In this state, persons from 9TH
er states can come here, secure mar
riage license and have the usual mar
riage ceremony performed and no one
know anything whatever OF the ante
cedents Of the contracting parties and
Whereas, this has been the occasion
of very grave abuses in many ways
which need not be here indicated, an
effort is to be made to amend the law
so as to require that at least one OF
the persons for whose marriage the
: license is issued shall have been a resi-
dent of the state and of the county In
which the license Is to be issued for a
given time to be specified by law in
view of this recognized abuse and In
view of the sentiments being created
: in favor of abolishing this abuse.
Therefore, Resolved, that the mem
bers of the Michigan State Sunday
School Association in convention as
, sembled, desire to and do hereby ex
press our hearty endorsement OF any
? and all wise efforts to abolish this evil
and pledge ourselves to cooperate with
other organizations and denOmina
tions to this much desired end. Fol