Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-09
STATE CONVENTION
Sunday Schools of Iowa to Meet at
Clinton.
THE PROGRAM Has BEEN ISSUED
Date is June 26, 81 and 2s-Many
Prominent Workers to Be Present..
Promises to Be Most Successful
Meeting Ever Held.

Meeting Ever Held.
The program for the state Sunday
school convention which will be held
in Clinton June 26, 81 and % has been
issued. The program is very complete.
and presages very interesting and
beneficial meeting. 1t contains the
names of some of the best known
Sunday school workers in the United
States and Is as follows:
Tuesday-Workers' Conference, Nor.
ming Session.
10:3O-Social hour with mutual greetings
11:00-Song and praise, led by j. F. Har.
din
Afternoon Session.
1:30-Song service.
+ INSTRUMENTATION pre-yiew, D. a. Porter.
field
2:O5-Field Workers conference in
Charge of Marion Lawrence, Toledo, Ohio.
Present day problems in organized Sun
day school work.
County duties of each officer. Executive
committee meeting, purpose, time. Con-
vention programs, advertising. Local ar
rangement for convention. Use of state
workers. Finances, amount needed, how
raised. Statistics, use, how gathered.
Township organization: How effected,
GERS, Banner townships. The mission of
the Iowa Sunday School Helper The ad-
vance we have made in association work
this year. The field before us.
3:00-Superin tendent's conference, led by
II. II. Slayton, Des Mones. Directing the
Bible teaching Of the school,; improving
the teacher and teaching. Order in the
school. Increasing the attendance; bust
ness ideals for the superintendent; train
ing the benevolent spirit. Installation SER
vices; supplemental work.
3;30-lrimary and intermediate teachers
conference. conducted by the state prima-
ny secretary.
Solo-Up to Us Sweet Childhood Look.
eth.
A Primary Unon-what it is, how or.
ganize, how maintain
The international Training Course. In
ternational finances.
Primary Union Hour.
Devotional Scripture texts for primary
teachers.
Lesson for next Sabbath, taught by.
A welcome song for new scholars.
Paper Illustrations.
Primary work In country schools.
The cradle roll.
COOS. S. Superintendent luncheon.
Tuesday Evening Session
7:30-Song service.
Presidents annual address-Rev. Francis
.Address-"The Big Boy Problem" Ma.
rion Lawrence.
Wednesday Home Department.
| An open Bible in every home
| S:30-Quiet hour.
| 9:O0-Devotional
Business.
9:45-open conference on Home Depart.
ment work, DR.. ]. c. kephart, Des MoEes
10:i5-Address. The Home Department
a Soul Winner Mrs. Charles Craig Rock
11:30-Dlstrict meetings to nominate a
member of nominating committee and 9
member of resolution committee.
| 11:45-Committee meetings.
Wednesday Afternoon Session.
115-Devotional
1:3o-Election of officers. Report of ex
ecutiye committee. Report of treasurer.
2:30-Our international and state work
International secretary, Marion Lawrence
3:15-0ur Nations Debt to the Sunday
School Movement, f. G. Ensign. Chicago
4:0O-;rhe past. present and future OF
Home Department work, State Secretary
| Home department.
6:30-Meeting State Primary committee
Wednesday Evening Session.
| 7:30-Song service.
Devotional, led by DR.. o. s. Thompson.
| S:15-Address. The S. S. Worker a Sou
Winner" Marion Lawrence.
Thursday-Normal Department Day.
Better teachers, better teaching.
| S:30-Quiet hour.
9:00-Business.
/
normal work? W. ]. Semeroth. ST. Louis
10:30-Iiow organize normal class
| Open conference. State secretary of nor
| NAL work.
1000-Normal training lesson. w. j. Sem
| elroth.
11:30-Reports of district chairman.
| 12:15-State, county and township off
| GERS luncheon.
Thursday Afternoon Session.
| 1:15-Song service.
| 1:3O-Address, Teachers Helps Rev
/ R. L.. Marsh, Burlington. Followed b,
4 open discussion.
a:3o-Normal Bible lesson, w. ]. semel
roth.
a:15-Beauty of Systematic Bible Study
i Harry Putnam.
| 3:45-'.outlook for the Coming Year
and presentation of diplomas, Rev. VIM
I Murchie.
4:15-Pits and points by the president.
| 6:00-Normnl alumni luncheon.
Thursday Evening Session.
7:3o-song service. Devotional Address
| to pages.
s:15-Address, "Co-Operative Christian
| ity," w. j. Semelroth, St. Louis.