The Leon reporter., 1902-06-05
County Sabbath School Convention,

County Sabbath School Convention.
Decatur county Sabbath school con-
vention met in Davis City Tuesday and
Wednesday of last week. 1t was one of
the best that has been held in the,
county,, the attendance and interest
being good from the beginning. Up.
wards of fifty delegates were enrolled,
representing ten townships, including
the town of Leon. The program pub
lished in these columns was carried out,
with the exception Of one paper. Mr..
B. F. Mitchell. state field secretary, was
present and gave several practical talks.
An enthusiasm which was quite con-
tagious was developed at the beginning
and continued to the end. The follow
ing officers and superintendents of de-
partments were chosen: President Rev.
| w. ii. Ilsley, Leon; vice president Rev.
Levi Fosdick, Tuskeego; secretary Ira
b. Officer, Center; treasurer Mrs. S. A.
Gibbons, Leon; superintendent Home
Department, Mrs. Jennie r. Ballinger,
Tuskeego; superintendent Visitation,
Frank Spurrier, Fayette; superintendent
Primary Work, Mrs. l.. 4. Russell, La
moni; superintendent Normal Work,
Mrs. M. Macy, Pleasanton. The fol-
lowing were chosen for executive COM
mittee: For one year Rev. Seth Samp.
son, Van Vert, and w. M. Edmondson,
Tuskeego; tor two years Henry Hender-
son, Garden Grove, and Henry Reed,
Dayis City; for three years Mrs. Alice
Smith, Lamont, and j. D. Williams,
Leon. Hereafter two will be elected
every year to serve three years.
The following resolutions were adopted:
The purpose of our association being to
promote the education and increase the
efficiency of the Sabbath school work of
our county, be it resolved
| l. That the Sabbath school statistics
Of our county call loudly and urgently
upon all churches and Christians for
more earnest and aggressive work all
along the line.
2. That since our Sabbath school asso-
citation is the only organization which
attempts to gather statistics of all the
schools in the county we hereby in
struct our county secretary to use all
diligence to secure full and accurate
4 report, using the blanks furnished by the
state association, and we ask and urge
that every Sabbath school superintend-
ent make report when the blanks are
Furnished, so that our county may not
be represented by onlya partial report.
i 8. That we pledge the officers of the
county association our hearty support
and cooperation and that we hold our
selves in readiness for any service we
can perform, when called upon, which
may help make our work success.
4. We pledge to our state association
for the support of our state and interna-
tional work SIS for the year ending May
1, 1908.
5. That we call upon each Sunday
school in the county to take an animal
collection for the support of our county,
state and national work amounting to
not less than two cents per member.
6. That we approve the home, normal,
primary and house to house visitation
departments and at this convention APP
point superintendents of these depart
ments, the duty of each being to work
through the township organizations.
and thus bring every school, to higher
standard of excellence.
z. Feeling the need of closer co-opera-
ton between the county and township
officers, we suggest that the county
association plan to have representa-
tive at every township convention, and
that they present the county, state
and international work, and ask for q
contribution to carry on this work. AT.
ter enough has been deducted for the
( township work, ask for the remainder to
} be given to the county association as q
. thank offering. We further ask the
I township officers to consult the county
officers before arranging their program
=. or date and that they ask for worker
: from the county association to hell
1 them in their convention.
s. Feeling the need of temperance be
ing taught in the Sabbath schools of oul
) land, we, as the association, desire tina
the quarterly temperance lessons bt
3 continued.
2 8. We extend to the citizens of Davi
3 City our heartfelt thanks for their kinc
hospitality shown in opening thei
hearts and homes; to the pastor anc
members of the M. +. church for theI
efforts to promote our comfort and con
venience in the convention; to the
choir for their aid in the musical parts
!, of our services, and to those who have
, come to US from abroad to assist US by