The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-03-27
OFFICIAL MINUTES
OF the Fourteenth Annual
Convention of the Logan
County S. S. ASSO-
citation.

The convention met in annual ses-
sion March l6, 1908, in the NJ. f.
church in West Liberty. O., at 1880
a. m, with President c. G. Parker in
the chair, and Secretary III. C. Moore
at the desk.
The first 20 minutes was devoted to
song and praise services. At 1850
Mr.. E C. Knapp, of Michigan, con-
Quoted a lively Round Table" on
"the S. S. Session"
| ]. H. Watkins. of Rushcreek town
ship; E. D. Lemon, of Union, and
Rev. DIR. E. G. Simpson, of Bellefon-
taine, were appointed committee on
nomination of officers.
After another song service. the
Committee on Entertainment read
the assignment of delegates for en-
ltertainment, and the convention took
a noon recess from l1:30 to l:30, when
the work was again resumed by
service of song and prayer.
At 2 D. m. the Committee on Nom
inations reported the name of c. G.
Parker for President.
h. c. Moore, Secretary.
A. G. Carter, Assistant Secretary.
A. Butler, Treasurer.
B. F. Shoemaker, III. d. Secretary.
The report was accepted and the
persons named elected as reported,
who came before the altar and were
installed by a prayer by Rev. Thomas
II. Campbell, Mr.. John E. West being
unavoidably detained, Rev. ]. HI.
Bigley kindly spoke in his place on the
topic, 'sThe Superintendent and His
Work."
The roll of townships was then
lcalled, to which 10 of the IL answered
ipresent- With an aggregation of l73
delegates present, of which IL were
pastors, p superintendents, county
officers, township presidents, SO
teachers, and S. S. officers, not super
lintendents. %, total of IA. all pres
ent at one time. There were others
lin at other times not counted in this
list.
Bloomfield and Bokescreek were
the only townships not answering al
roll call, but may have been rep
Presented at other hours of the con
lvention.
There were 152 delegates assigned
for entertainment, beside those who
did not register therefor.
At 2:40 Rev. S. E. Greenawalt gave
his address on 1.-THE Home Depart
ment,n which by many hearers wai
spoken of as one of the most master
lily efforts of the convention. 1t wal
very convincing of the great need O.
this work, and showed the method t,
be plain and easily executed and O.
general adaptation.
At S:20 County Secretary read tn,
following report:
To the Fourteenth Annual Conven
tion of the Logan County S. S. As
sociation:
Your secretary reports that as you
rep; sentative he attended the Stat
IS. S. Convention at Findly last Jun
and found it a very profitable plac
for S. S. worker to be, and now ad
vises all who possibly can to atten
mouth next June, both to gain infor
lmation and inspiration in the grea
S. s. work. Each of the IL township
is organized and offlcered, and ha
held one or more conventions sine
lour last State convention, to most o
which one or more usually two) o
Iyour county officers have attende
and given what assistance and er
couragement they could and find tha
the township conventions are doin
better practical work than hereto
lfofore-less of entertainment-an
more to advance the active forwar
movement of the noble work.
Many of our schools are gettin
out of the old ruts, and are now NOV
ling on broader, smoother an
straighter road to efficient work.
This inspires your county officers
hope for still greater and better re
lsults from convention efforts by gail
ering in more and giving better il
struction to the youth of the coul
ltry, who may be led to the living
loving Christ thereby.
FINANCIAL.
Your secretary has received of th
treasurer since the last annual col
vention total sum of sic, of whic
SO. % paid a balance due the secretar
for expenditures of the year endin
June l, 1902.
Il Expenses to the State conventiC
at Findlay June, 1902, s2.4l.
IN Paid offering to the State guara
he tee fund 81. Paid for postage al
=, stationery $500. Total paid Of
$3.50, leaving balance due the sc
= retary of 80 cents.
oY Total cost by secretary for Il
year. s8.01. H. G. MOORE,
pt County Secretary.
Is; Is; At $50, Round Table, led by NJ