The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-02-12
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Enthusiastic Semi Annual Session Heid
mt Iowa Last Week.

at lONd VCShs
Wards two and nine held siml-an-
nual session in the Congregational
church at Iowa, La, Wednesday, Feb.
3, 1904.
The convention was called to order
at 10 a. m. In the absence of the pres
ident, James A. Welch and vice pres
ident. G. M. Field, DR.. j. HI. Cooper
presided.
Devotional exercises were conducted
by Rev. Fl. II. Cornish, reading l Cor.
13, after which Rev. d. M. Lewis led
ia prayer
Jos. Each being absent. John Light
ner gave a talk on the life and work
of 3. f. Jacobs also something Of the
worl, of Bishop Vincent and William
Reynolds.
Rev. D. M. Lewis read a paper and
talked on the World S Sunday School
Convention to be held at Jerusalem,
after which committees were appointed
as follows: Enrollment-ThOs.C Cooke,
Misses Alburta Lewis and Emma Gal
lup. Time and Place.. E. Monger,
Cooper.
, Mrs. G. M. Field spoke of the State
Sunday School Convention to be held
sat Crowley, La, April 1921, 1904.
John Lightner, Mrs. G. NJ. Field and
Mrs. Clara Hauck were appointed as
a committee to nominate delegate
from wards two and nine to the State
convention. Adjournment.
AFTERNOON SESSION, P. NJ.
After singing, Rev. J. T. Steele
read I Peter 2 which was followed by
several short prayers. In the absence
of Mrs. J. A. Patterson to give her
paper on Primary Work, Jos. E. Each
read paper on "The Seven Lamps
of Teaching" written by Mrs. Wilbur
F. Crafts, of New York.
''Our Need of Normal Work.
written by Mrs. F. D. Calkins, was
read by Rev. D. M. Lewis. The paper
was suggestive and interesting.
c.. M. Field being absent, the paper
di scnssing the ''Live- Sund ay0 School
Superintendent, was read by Mrs.
L u.
of a live Sunday school SUI
perintendent-He should be loyal
Christian, thorough Bible student,
a good organizer, one of his most i'm
portant duties is to be social, he
should begin and close school on time
and should be a man of few words.
Many other thoughts were given in
the several discussions which fol-
lowed.
Miss Goldie Lyon gave report of
the Home Department work. She re-
ported the committee at work and FIVE
scholars in the Home Department of
their school. The report was followed
by discussion of this work, after
which collection was taken amount
ing to 1923
The committee on Time and Place
reported the next convention to be
held at Meadow Prairie, August "a,
1904, which report was accepted and
adopted.
The enrolment committee reported
delegates as follows: Welsh Baptist 5;
Welsh Congregational 4; Welsh M
E. 2, Iowa Union 25; Roanoke u. B.
[; Meadow Prairie 1; Lacasine 1;
Lake Charles 1; Total 40.
The nominating committee reported
Miss Leona Miller delegate to State
and Miss Winnie Lewis,
alternate. Report accepted and
sdobted.
Reports from the various schools
ire as follows: Mennonite, Iowa
G. G. Schrock, Of
icers and teachers 9, scholars So;
owa Superintendent, Baxter
Melendy, officers and teachers y,
95; United Brethren, Roam
superintendent, d. Thomas, of
icers and teachers s, scholars IL:
The Brethren, neutrality-suspicious.
mt, r. M. Harris, officers and teach
RS 10, scholars 80; Meadow Prairie
Superintendent, w. A. Eichel- |
berger, officers and teachers G., schol-
Irs 22;Methodist Episcopal, Welsh
N. @. Davis, officers
md teachers Is, scholars 90; First |
Baptist, Welsh-Superintendent, j.
I. Cooper, officers and teachers II,
78, cradle roll 16; First Con-
Observation-Disclosures,
, w. Daniels, officers and teachers