Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-03-07
THE 5. 5. CONVENTION.
Held in the Presbyterian Church
Last Week.

HeIo IN the rTSSDytSI'd" N"u'."
Last Week.
The sixteenth annual convention OF
the Gratiot County Sunday School AS
sociation was held in the Presbyterian
church, Of this place, Wednesday and
Thursday.
The convention was called to order
by the president, j. A. Sabin. After
the song service and devotional exercises
by Rev. j. r. Wooton, Rev. w. X.
Spencer gave the welcome address,
which was admirably responded to by
II. Nj. Williams. He said, 81 am here
representing a great institution. l am
not only representing great instltu-
tion. l am not only representing a
county or state, but the whole instltu'
ton OF the Sabbath school. ltls world
wide. Whittier the Sunday school goes
there goes the church. Is not the sun
day school the pioneer, hewing out the
way for the church to follow;
Other institutions have many text
books. ours has only one. Ten thous'
and students are studying the Koran.
They are studying one book, but this
book is the work of man; ours Is the
work of a God
The secretary's report was read and
approved, after which Rev. y T Hafer
read a paper on Temperance IN the
Sunday School Convention Much OF
this paper mas, or will, appear in print
Mrs. Ella II. Wood read an excellent
paper on, THE Mission Spirit in the
Sunday school" which was followed
bv Normal Training lesson 10y Rev.
Ii. +. Wylie of Elm Hall. He invited
I his class upon the platform and
, asked them "a catechism of 100 ques
e tons on bible study which were an.
, swered in ay that showed the class
, had been we'll drilled.
"The Importance of Proper Esti
mate of Gods Word" was the subject
Y of the first address Of the evening ses-
sion. bv Rev. NJ Knowles he believed
, in using the Bible instead Of lesson
helps in the Sunday school, the Bible
being the constitution Of Gods king
dom in the world and the book that God
reveals himself in,
Rev. w 3. Pope of West Bay City
= spoke on Common Sense IN Teaching
He took for his text the eighth verse OF
the eighth chapter Of Nehemiah SO
they read in the law Of God, distinctly
land gave the sense and caused them t'
= understand the reading His address
" was filed with many good thoughts OF
the line of teaching.
- The Alma College quartet Furnished
some fine music for this session.
Thursday morniug after the ditferen
&c conferences were held, the convention
~ adjourned TO the college for chapel ex
- ercises, and enjoyed visiting the librar
:. and museum.
y When they were called to order in tn
- Presbyterian church, Rev. J. h Wooto
a. spoke on the subject, "How TO secur
va greater spiritual results in the Sunda
- school work"
Mrs. A. l.. lOuu lOlApNtN WV
=, paper on the Home Department Oh
-, showed that much good work had bee
~ done by this department.
:, The afternoon meeting was opene
with song service and devotional exc
- =, cises. A paper on missionary Work
n was read by Mrs l. 5. Seaver. Mrs.
:, w. Weston followed with short Ia
=. on Primary Work D."
~ Rev. w. X Spencer gave the closil
address. His subject was the "Diyil
call of the Sunday School Teacher
Why shouldn't man be called OF G'
to teach as well as preach: l belle
:. that God has called b. + Jacobs, Kall
Wells and John Wanamaker. Hc
shall this call be recognized! Not
= any vision, not by any miracle, not
any dream He will find growing wit
in him self a desire and a love to teac
j. b. Sabins was elected presider
- VIM. Foster, secretary; l. 3. Seav
treasurer. This closed an INTEREST,"
i, and profitable convention.