The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-05-25
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS
Held Annual Convention Here Last
Week.
EVERY SESSION WELL ATTENDED.
Fulton Takes High Rank Among Counties OF
State for Per Gent OF Population
in the Sunday School.

vention Of the Fulton County Sun
day School Association was held
in this place on Thursday and
Friday Of last week.
The first session was held in
NJ. f.. church Friday Afternoon;
and although it was the opening
one, the auditorium was well hii,
ed. Rev. j. V. Adams, pastor Of
the church, conducted the open
ing exercises, after which George
w. Hays of McConnelIsburg, in
an address Of Welcome, SAID we
have assembled for mutual en-
couragement, and that greater
degrees of excellence III Sunday
school work should be attained.
Rev. Lewis Cham bers who has
been closely identified with the
work since its first organization
in this county, responded III u
humorous vein, and received II
warm greeting from his old
/ friends.
Owing 80 the non-arrival Of the
speaker assigned to the next top
ic "Bible Geography" the sub
iect was introduced by B.W. Peck
and a general discussion followed
in which a knowledge of locality
was considered ueces ssary to the
intelligent study of the Bible.
An enrolment of delegates
showed eighteen.
The convention was held in the
Lutheran church in the evening.
After prayer by j. l.. Grove
aud q song service by the Sunday
school choir of the Lutheran
church. The topic of "MethOds
in Primary Work" was introduc.
ed by Miss Maude Baumgardner
of Wells Tannery, who sounded a
clear call for a more loving inter-
est IN the little children while you
are attempting to lead them
Christward.
Hugh Cork, one of the State
workers, was now introduced,
and spoke eloquently and com
mandingly of faulty teaching
teaching without definite aim
teaching done in hap.hazard or
superficial manner-and gave
| plans for a more concentrated eff
fort on reaching the unconverted
pupil.
AS we reach Friday mornings
work we find that we Will not have
space to continue anything like
detailed report OF the addresses
or even give the names Of those
who took part.
AS was announced by the pro
gram, Friday morning session
was held in the United Pres by
terian church, the afternoon ses-
sion in the Reformed church and
the evening or closing session, in
the Presbyterian church. From
the very start the sessions Of the
convention increased in atten-
dance and interest until the last /.
which was one of unusual
warmth.
The folowin : is list of schools |
represented the names of the del
egates, and the amount contribut-
ed. If any name has been omitted |
or any school not credited with |
contribution, kindly notify Mr..
Shalfner.
Big Cove Tannery, Geo. Glenn,
Miss Eta Mellott, Sl.0O; Pleasant
Grove, George Morgret, Sl.0O;
Presbyterian church, Green Hill,
MISS Lydia Mann, SlO0; Sloan,
Rev. and Mrs. Dumville, Sl,0O;
Sideling Hill Christian church, o.
r. Mellott, $l00.
McCounellsburg. M. T., Mrs.
g. B. Stevens and Miss Sadie
Rotz, 81 90; Lutheran, MISS Annie
Comerer and Mrs. n. Roettger.
Sl.00; u. p, j. j. Conrad and
Mrs. r., M. Kendall, Si.O0; Re-
formed, Mrs. Harvey Bender and
Mrs. A f. Erh, SlO0; Presby.
terian. Miss Hattie Alexander
aud Miss Anule Irwin, Sl.00.
Oakley, Miss Mamie O'Rourk
and Bethnel Powell, Sl.00; Far.
view, Miss Luem ma Laldig, 81 90;
Wells Tannery Pres. Miss Maud
Banmgardner, Mr.. A. h. Kelly,