Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-21
IRON HOUSE TOULOUSE
Complete Sunday School Census
To Be Taken In One
Day.
Big Undertaking Planned by B l
Mitchell, State Superintendent
Of Visitation.
Something About the Scope and
Character Of the Work to Be
Done.

Eldora. April 81. The subject OF most
interest just now to Sunday school
workers in Iowa is the house to- house
Visitation to be made Friday. May %,
next. The result of that days work is
expected to be an almost complete
Sunday school census of the state of
Iowa. The magnitude of the undertake
ing may be imagined when 1t is remem-
hered that they will attempt to do in.
one day almost the same work that the
government has allowed two weeks in
cities and thirty days in the country to
accomplish. Mr.. y. F. Mitchell has
been selected to supervise this gigantic
task. Mr.. Mitchell is a young man, but
mas been Identified with Sunday school
work nearly all his life. He attended
the Moody Bible School for seven
months, where he became interested in
the work of the American Sunday
School Union, and he discriminate to de-
vote his entire time in the cause OF the
Master and to Sunday school work He
rendered his services to the union
which We're gladly accepted, and he
was,sent to this tHardin) county July
90 1896. where he has labored ever
since in the capacity Of county mission
airy. His work speaks most eloquently
for the three years and seven months
that he has been here.
He was at the >state convention at
Storm Lake in June. 1897, elected a
member of the house to house commit
I tee, and at the state convention at Cedar
Rapids in June. 1898. he was given the
superintendency OF the house to house
Visitation in the state, and at the last
state convention at Oskaloosa in June.
1899, he suggested a state house to house
canvass for May %. 1900. The executive
committee sanctioned it and made him
chairman of a committee of three. This
lcommittee will have charge of the en-
tire state. A similar committee will be
IapEointed for each county and town
lship.
The township committees report to the
county and the county to the state
licommittee, where the result of the can
vass will be tabulated and published
and placed in the hands Of every work
err in the state. Among the facts to be
\ learned ares Name and address, number
/ in family, number OF church members,
4 number not church members, number IN
ISunday school, number not in Sunday
school; number in home class, number
of bibles and testaments in house, and
what denomination and church. After
1.-the canvass of the entire state is made
and the returns are tabulated 1T can be
readily ascertained where the work is
behind. what the deficiencies are and
What steps are necessary to remedy
ipresent evils and bring every commune
4 ty in every part of the whole state into
close and active touch.
The following circular just sent out by
1 Mr.. Mitchell gives additional informa-
4 ton:
Friday. Mays25 1900, is the day set by
lyhe Iowa Sabbath School Association for
a complete house to house visitation OF
A the entire state.
The object is invitationto all, infor-
nation fer all. This great movement in
Tour state was started in June, 1894 With
G. C. Wallace, of Des Moines. as leader
Il BY our two canvasses. 1t is reported
THAT 90 per cent of our counties took
s|.up this work. Among the states, Iowa
4 was the first to take up a thorough ant
Il Systematic house to house canvass Of
i the whole state. upon a given day. We
a are encouraged by the interest and yea
n manifested in this May campaign; WI
4 snow can report forty-six counties in linz
q and more organizing. All are convinced
4 Sof its value; it carries the gospel to ev,
ery one. Let us stand shoulder to Shout.
slider and Go all we can to make this worl
4 the grardest and fartherest reaching
Il of any our state has yet seen. vii
\ gladly5 answer Inquiries and help in an,
s way that l can to make this work {
4 grand success. Yours for successful
visitation, B. T. MITCHELL.
Estate supt. House TO House Vista,
Il tion."