The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-03
Afternoon Session.

The afternoon session opened with
a song service, Rev. Cope of Dillon,
the new president, in charge of the
meeting.
The first paper of the afternoon was
one on "The Country Sunday School,
Its Difficulties and Encouragements,"
by Rev. c. H. Frady. The subject
was in direct connection with the
work of Mr.. Frady and is we'll under
stood by him. Some of the difficult
ties of establishing these country Sun
day schools are the lack of attraction;
the lack of financial support, which
so often has to be met by only three
or four; need of properly trained per-
sons to take part as officers and teach
ers and the small number who are
ready and willing to take part in the
work; also the great distances which
have to be travelled by the majority.
He also mentioned a number of en-
couragements in this work and thinks
a great deal Of time and attention
should be given to it.
DR.. Merrill then gave his third and
closing " Study in the Gospel of Luke"
which was equally as interesting and
instructive as were the other two Of
the series. He stated that Luke was
especially fitted for the task which he
Notwithstanding the life of Christ,
because Of his nationality, he being
a Greek; because of his profession
as a physician and because of his con-
version. Luke tells of Christ, said
the speaker, as universal and repre-
sentative person, doing or say
ing the wrong thing, but being perfect
in everything. Mr.. Merrill pictured
Christ in a number of different atti-
tudes, first as a youth, then a young
man and also spoke of His attitude to-
ward God and mankind. He said that
in painting these pictures, Luke, the
artist evangelist, forgot nothing, first
preparing the background for this
wonderful picture of Christ, making
every detail exact.
The reports from the different com
| mittees were then read, discussed and
disposed of, after which the subject of
County Organization was taken up
by Rev. Jno. Orchard. He said that
the organizations were already made
but the plan to consider now what
| plans are to make them successful.
That the organizations were not for
control but for cooperation and it was
necessary to discover the weak places
in these different organizations in
order to make them more fruitful. He
advocated an interchange of denomi.
nations as being very helpful in many
cases and said that an attempt should
be made to interest those who cen in.
different, and that much benefit was
to be derived from a more active in
terest in the work by the young peo'
pies societies. He also said that much
depended upon the value of the Bible
being increased everywhere and
also Of the great necessity of the
F! county organizations being in touch
| with the state organizations.
Grading In the Primary Glass;" was
a paper prepared by T. M. Comfort
and read by Miss Brasier. The writer
of the paper was a strong advocate OF
grading in the Sunday schools, con
sidering it just as essential as in the
day schools where grading is becom
| ing universal. It also treated of the
necessity of a thorough preparation
being the only way of conducting sue
cessful work. In closing it was sug.
gested that in day schools the best
teachers were employed and the best
methods adopted and why should it not
be so in the Sunday school, where il
is of even greater Importance, it being
Christ's work.
Mrs. E. o. Railsback then conducted
a most interesting primary workers
conference, giving her own experience
hof the best methods and calling upon
others also. Mrs. Railsback firmly