Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-02
COUNTY SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Held At CenterviIle, This County, June,
I'd and rs. 1908.

I'd and rs. 1908.
The Fourth Annual Convention
of the Tyler County Sunday School
Association, was held at Center
Vile on the above named dates.
At 10: 30 o. clock a. m. Wednesday
the 24th, the Convention was called
to order by DR.. M. M. Reppard,
County President, and after a few
words of greeting, announced that
the program, arranged for the oc.
casion, around the central thought
The What, When, Where, Why
and How of Sunday School work,
would be carried out. A Thanks
giving Service was In charge OF
Rev. E. II. Waters. What God
Has Done for Us the past year"
was the subject of a topic In which
the several districts reported the
work of the year through their
officers, emphasizing the great
benefits derived from holding Dis.
trict Conventions throughout the
County. The entertainment Com
nittee, through Its chairman, J. B.
Taught, submitted Its report on
Assignment of Delegates.
Afternoon Session.
The convention met at o'clock.
A Service of PRAYER" was con-
Quoted by Rev. D. N. Connolly.
"The Sunday Schools of our
County: Where they are and what
they are doing" was the subject of
a map and blackboard drill by DR..
M. M. Reppard.
The "Who and Where of the
Home Department" was the sub
ject of a very interesting address
by the County Superintendent,
Rev. G. w. Hatch, which In the
absence of the speaker was read.
The "What and Why of Temper
ance" was the subject ola very
able address by Rev, E. H. Waters.
The subject was further discussed
by Rev. D. N. Connolly, and Rev.
o. E. Thorn, of St. Marys, County
President of peasants County.
The President announced the
following committees: On nomina.
ton of Officers, Rev. D. N, Con-
molly, w. W. Christie. A. B. Smith
Jerry Bullmau and E. T. Fetty.
On Resolutions, Rev. Ell. Waters,
Rev. T. E. Burgess, o. J, Hill, S.
A. Allen and J. w. Wagner.
Evening Session.
For the first half hour an illus-
trated Song Service was held.
Stereoptican portraits were also
shown of prominent International
workers, and officers of the State
and County associations. The past
and present conditions of the work
In the county by means of maps
and diagrams was an interesting
feature.
Miss Martha v. Graham, of
Wheeling, State Primary field
worker, was introduced and spoke
on the "Cradel Roll"
"A Great Organization for
Great Purpose" was. discussed by
w. c. Shafer, general secretary,
State Sunday School Association.
Thursday Morning Session,
At nine o'clock a conference Of
county and district officers was con.
Quoted by w. G. Skater.
A Bible study workers together
with God" was conducted by Rev.
D. N. Connolly.
On the topic "What has been
done In the past year." reports
were received and read which
showed marked advance along sew.
eral lines of work. The banner
standard for the County has been
held and Meade district Is reported
as banner district, being the first
In the County to reach that stand.
ard. Other districts will be report
ed before the close of the year.
1.-THE Work before Us" was dis
cussed by w. G. Shsffer In an ad-
dress In which he spoke of Tyler
county as leading all the other
counties In the State In the organ
lied work, and urged the workers
to advanced steps along forward
movements.
The committee on nomination Of
officers submitted the following re.
mort which ON motion was adopted