Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-05-24
Sunday sohool Convention

W the tlnrtis"n County Sunday i
Sc,r"ol Association convened in the
:'s,rti:h cln.ch ill Wonihine May Is
AID IL H..
The opening meeting was unusually |
we'll attended about fifty delegates
and all the officers being PRES ent. M.
A. Evans in b- he'f of Woodbine well
coined the workers and then led con.
secr.'ion meeting which was prevailed
with dep spiritual feeling.
After y few word. from the presi- /
dent, \ J Miller, II miss ionsry drill
was conducted by Miss Lula Howorth
The hearts OF every o,e present was
deeply touched AS u number OF little
girls dedicated their best loved dollles
tn the service of the Lord by sending
them to the little maidens in heath
on land -
Rev A Saunders spoke OF the "Time
to be Allotted to Each Part Of tie
Program" Mr. Saunders urged per
feet system. the Superintendent should
conduc; all exercises ny use of Yell
not by voice. A very lively and prcfit-
able discussion followed.
Reports from the schools showed al
steady growth in the work.
Afternoon session was opened with
Bible reading bv Mrs w T Preston
the theme. ""Isible Method IF Child
Teaching
Rev G a Campbell then spoke upon
the duties of the Sunday School Super
intendent, in which he said the Super
intendent should prominently he
man called of God, II man of ability
and great resources. his opportunity
was to win each soul in his school to
Christ.
Mrs %has Coe gave her views in a
very interesting manner as to what a
teacher should expect as result of
their teaching.
County Missionary. G L Boyd then
gave short synopsis OF the Sunday
School work done by himself during
the past year. Eight new schools
having been organized, ten re-'rgan
ized, one church organization.
Mr. Boyd called attention to the
fact that nineteen church organic :.
tion have grown out of the work done
by the missionaries sent by the Amer
lean Sunday School Union into this
county
+ Mrs Tuttley gave very good talk
upon the "Contact of Scholar and
Teacher Outside of the Glass" She
said verbal teaching must be done in
class but all example teaching which
after all is the most lasting must be
done BY every day life of the teach
or. Make opportunities to meet the
scholars during the week.
The evening session was opened by
full musical program under charge
of F N Smith. Space does not permit
special mention Of each musical fea.
ture, but too much cannot be said in
appreci alton of the work done by Mr.
Smith OF of the pleasure the singers
each and all gave to the Convention.
Rev Venting Of Council Bluffs then
addressed the large audience upon "a
Problem Over the Cradle" in q very
pleasing way.
During the evening meeting the
house was filled to its utmost capacity
i Mr. F M Smith led the Promise
Meeting at opening Of Thursday NOR
ming session, a great many new dele
gates arrived from all parts of the
county.
r. Olinger in behalf of his sister,
Miss Julia Oiinger told how the
"Teacher should Help and Support
the Superintendent" Miss Olinger
believed the greatest support the
teacher could render the Superinten-
dent was blsmeless walk in every
day life. The consensus of opinion Of
the convention seemed to be the great
est help given by the teacher was t.
be at her place in Sunday School and
to be there on time.
Il Inc L6aCnor VINO Is absent O00EOurCn
the time or arrived five or ten minutes
late was rather sonndly scored by the
conventiOn.
Rev p Clyde in speaking of "'rhe
Bible in the School" gave many
thoughts that should be we'll weighed
by all teachers. lie pointed out thu
facts that while all scripture is giver
by inspiration, all was not equally pro-
fitable for teaching in the Sunday
School where the time of teaching IL
so limited. Mr. Clyde urged teachers to
. 20 before the class filed with the Christ
thought of the lesson. tn take time
for that which pointed to the salvation
of souls or growth in Christian life
Rev q l. Pickett rave some very
practical ideas AS to- how "Deepe1
Interest aud Greater Efficiency should
be secured among Teachers. He said
: let no purity secular consideration
have any thing to do with the selection
of the teachers Don't put primary
teacher to teaching adults. informed
late material should not he forced int,
foreign channels. He strongly urget
that the teachers not only see that the
pupils are in sunday School but at the