The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-15
CONVENTION IS OVER
Annual Meeting of Christian
Churches Is Ended.
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Newton Selected as the Next
Place of Meeting.

The annual convention of the churches
of Christ of the Seventh district which
has been in session at the South Law
renee Christian church in this city for
the last three days was brought to a
close by an interesting meeting last
night The annual election of officers
took place at yesterdays session and
Newton was the place selected for hold
ing the convention next year. The del
egates who have been in attendance,
state that this has been one of the best
conventions of this church that has ever
been held in this district, and are loud
in their praises of the hospitality shown
them by the citizens of Wichita At
the night session they unanimously ex-
tended a vote of thanks to the Eagle
for the accounts of the proceedings of
the convention which have been given
in its columns.
The morning session was opened yes
terday by devotional exercises, after
which the primary department Of the
Bible school was discussed by Mrs. Bal
ling of Newton. She emphasized the
necessity Of a separate room with suit
able chairs, blackboards, etc, for the
little ones. She said the most import
ant factor of this work was that the
superintendent should always be pres
ent; that the lesson should be taught in
story form and on the whole made
very thorough outline of this work In
the Sunday schools.
The Organization Of the School" was
then discussed by Reverends Saunders.
Lowe and Finch.
Rev. Donaldson OF Hutchinson pre-
scented the work of the St Louis or
phanage. urging the need of giving por-
ton Of their income to blessing the lives
Of the homeless. lie was followed by
NJ L. Mum. who spoke on the same
subject.
a paper. prepared by Mrs. / W. Gin
of Wichita on Teachers Preparation"
was read by Mrs. Haymaker. The pa
per discussed the methods that the
teacher should use in preparing to teach
the lesson. urging the use o. the Bible
instead Of the quarterly lie should
have a thorough knowledge Of the les
son before he attempted 10 teach IL and
then with prayer impress the lesson on
the mind Of the pupil to the best OF his
ability
Teaching the Lesson" was then dis
cussed by the convention. in which new
and beneficial ideas were advanced
II. A. Pallister OF Mount Hope then
gave an interesting talk on the subject.
and was followed by Rev. Cumming of
anthony. who commended that the meth
cd was OF less value than tbs personality
Of the teacher.
THE Purpose for an was ably pre-
scented by c. a. Burridge OF Sedgwick.
which closed the morning session. ad-
5ourument being taken until 2 o'clock.
This aftsrnoon meeting vas opened
with praise service. led by A. Dillon Of
Wichita. after which the several church
es Of the district represented in the con-
vsntion made reports q what vas being
done in their communities.
l. s. Pallister of EmpoTsa. tire district
evangelist. then made his report which
was followed hy the reports Of the sew
oral committees appointed. which we're
adopted as Rad The report % the
committee on the next place CT meeting
y hich was Newton
The nominating Committee made its
report. and the officers nominated BY IL
were unanimously elected IS follows
President T A. West CT Welllng1oa. 1
vice president A. Z Dubher OK wichita.
secretary and treasurer, O. E Flnch y
Newton Junior superintendent. Miss
Lena Smith of Newton Christian E-n-
ieaVor superintendent p T. Donaldson 4
1f Hutchinson. AID Bih1e schaol ssTerfn- 4
terdent. ~ + AcLaia q Aee.clne 4
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