The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-07-03
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
Most Excellent Session Was Held at East
Greenwood.


Greenwood.
The district sunday school conyen-
tion was held i'm the East Greenwood
NJ. Il. church June %, and was called
90 order by the president, Leigh Bush.
The meeting was opened by singing and
prayer and was followed by very
practical paper on Looking on the
Bright side" by Fred Wilcox. The
discussion on the paper was led by
Elder Kinney.
"Sowing the seed" by Mrs. l.. Fisher.
was well handled. and very apt and
forcibe illustration was made by com
pairing the child's mind 20 the fallow
field. and the teaching OF Gospel truths
to the sowing OF seed.
Discussion was led by Mrs Kinney,
followed 10y Fred Ross.
\ paper, Need of sunday schools In
Heather Lands by Fred Ross, brought
out some good thoughts and B. Bow
man gave some facts In regard 20 the
children OF the heather tribes OF Africa,
showing their condition both physically
and morally.
After motion 10 the effect that a
representative be- appointed from each
sunday school In the district to help I'm
all business proceedings, the following
were appointed
Christian Union school Nehemiah
Losing.
East Greenwood NJ. Z. sunday school
Fred Wilcox.
Evangelical sunday school Fred
Polly.
Fargo VI. p. sunday school John
kebbel.
Ayoca NJ. T.. sunday school Frank
Hill.
NJ T.. school Joe Reed.
Ruby NJ. r.. church G.. w. Stockwell.
Mennonite school-Benj. Bowman.
school at Black's-Mr. Dove
Revs. Anderson aud Kinney were APP
pointed to act in connection with above
officers.
The afternoon session was opened by
singing by the male quartette and pray
er by Rev. Anderson. An address OF
welcome was made by John Palmateer
with response by Supts. Bowman and
Ryder Elder Sipple responded for
Supt. Polly and Ed Kinney responded
for Supt. Wurtzel.
Report on resolutions was made by
:. +. Rider, chairman OF committee
Resolutions were adopted that the
officers OF the Sunday school district
convention shall consist OF president,
vice president and secretary-treasurer
The duties OF president are to preside
over the convention and visit all schools
once year. The yice-president is TO
preside in his absence. The secretary
treasurer must keep a record OF pro-
ceedings and look after all finances.
According 90 the report OF the treas
urer the total amount in the treasury
was S7.l6.
a question box was opened and Rev.
Anderson read a paper on formulation
and object Of the Sunday School"
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year.
Pres.-Leigh Bush.
Vice-Pres.-S. f. RYDER
Sec'y and Treas.-A. l.. Potter
Willie Tebble delivered a recitation
on Temperance"
IL was decided that the convention
next year be- held In the German Evan
gelical church 10y invitation OF Elder
Sipple.
Papers were read on "rhe Sunday
School Teacher and the Use of Ills
Bible, by Rev. Kinney, and "How 90
Make the Sunday School Interesting"
by Mrs. G.. Hull
The evening session was opened by
prayer and singing by the male quar-
tette. The following program was car
ried out:
Paper" Making the Most OF Life"
by Albert Fischer.
Recitation-Miss Emma Wolfe.
Duet-"SOmewhere-- sometime" by
Martha WurtZell and Clara Heinmiller |
Recitation-"M a Preacher" by |
Nerna Rands.
Paper-"The Instruments Of Good |
Teacher" by Clara lleinmiller.
SOlo-"I Heard the Voice OF Jesus"
by WIN. Sippel.
RecitatiOn-Mis Hattie Wolfe.
Paper" More Purity I'm Boys" by |
Mrs Kinney.
Solo-"Tell the Sweet story" by
Esther Hewitt.
Paper-"Appcarance," by Elder VIM.
Sippel.
Solo-Martha Furtzell.
A resolution conveying the most ap-
preciative and heartfelt thanks was
passed by the convention thanking the /
people OF East Greenwood for their cor
dial welcome and for their efforts which |
made the convention such n success.
The officers also came I'm for vote OF /
thanks for the manner In which the |
excellent program was carried out. |
when the convention adjourned.
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