Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-08-09
LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP
Sunday School Convention a
Grand Success.

Little Muskingum United PreAbyter-
ian Church, August LIST and 2nd.
The services Sunday evening were
under the charge of the young people
of the various Sunday Schools and
we're well arranged, each school taxi
ing charge Of its own part Of the pro-
gram. Songs, recitations, essays and
talks were given and all appropriate.
to the occasion. A very large crowd
was present and showed their inter-
est by the quiethess with which they
listened. Friday morning the devo-
tional exercises were conducted by the
Township President Fred Rake, and |
were a good beginning for the days
work. # ~, It'd
The program as arranged was. then
taken up, the first being an address
on How to Study and Teach the Sab
bath School Lesson" by the Rev. j.
l.. Shoemaker. "In studying" he said,
go round the lesson to find the start
ing point, also the end. Depend upon
the Bible to get the connecting links
between the lessons. Get the literary
view. Study rcverently, believing
prayerfully and with reference to spe-
cial need of your class. In teaching l
bring out practical teaching OF the
lesson, anu make personal applica-
tions. II full OF the lesson 1t will
in a measure teach itself. The import
ant thing Is to get ready for the half 1
hour
The Rev. ]. w. Athey gave q good
address on "The Aim and Importance
Of the Sabbath School," One aim is |
the proper observance of the Sabbath
and the teaching of Gods word to
those who would otherwise be ignor-
ant of His will. He spoke of the
great Importance Of the Sabbath
School in its relation to the church
and touched upon the need Of money
for the carrying on of the work.
Two excellent papers, one by B. w.
Chandler and the other by Jennie
Campbell, were read and enjoyed by
all. Letters Of greeting from the var
ious schools in the township were a
! pleasant feature Of the forenoon ses-
| sion and to be recommended to other
conventions. In the afternoon, after
q splendid basket dinner the program
was again taken up. Several Of those
on the program we're not present but
the time was well taken by others in
short addresses on the subjects Y
Five more most excellent papers
were read by the following; DR.. A. W.
Give, Miss Clara Sharper, Miss Anna
Lorentz, Miss Jessie CuthbePt. rand
4 Fred Rake. - s'+' ~ ys14Ai..=.p',,. 81 4.
I The feature of the evening service
was an address BY w. o. MoReek, a
| young man almost ready for the min
lstry in the U. Pg Church.
4 Hfs' subject was "The Progress 6f
Christianity" IT was d splendid ef-
| fort and showed a. good understanding
4 81 the subject and d careful prepara-
tion.4.4s + Ri'' = - 'ss '''HF, II
At the troil cali 81 the schools six.
of the eight handed Iii itheir Iwtitteri
Ercports. Another featsife pf the roll
caIl was to Have he'rcbfesehtatives OF
the Various schools rise Sand repeat in
concert verse OF scripture Of their
own choosing.
A number Of beautiful songs and re-
| ctfofiorc .x,araf syivya,, ond tho optiro
program was we'll carried out.
/, The following officers were elected:
President, Fred Rake, Fay, o.; secre-
tary and Treasurer, Clara Shafer,
Newport, o.; Secretary, Normal De-
partmont, Mable Heslop, Heslop, .O.;
Secretary, Home Department, Emma
Stephan, Gracey, .o.,' Secretary, Pri-
mary Department, Lille Britton. Cow
; Run, o. @
THE next Convention will be held at
; the Pleasant Hill M. e. Church Aug
ust 1-2, 1902.
While all the departments have not
been worked as we wish they. might
be, yet Lawrence Township Is well or
ganized with well kept records, and
( we predict for it greater growth in
> the year to come. iTf'>.- " :
i The hospitality OF the people was a
pleasant feature OF the occasion and
VIC shall remember. them gratefully for
: many days to come and trust that the
pledge given thatnight may not light
ly be forgotten b" EF
Myrtle CAROTHERS,
Field Secretary.
August 9Th, 1901. I,