Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1904-06-23
WORK OF THE STATE SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION TOP
les DISCUSSED. HOW A SUN
DAY SCHOOL SHOULD BE
RUN. REPORTS OF COUN-
TIES READ.

The Wednesday afternoon session ol
the State s. S. Convention was OF
great interest to those in attendance.
The large audience room OF the M.
E. church vas filed. the Sunday
school room was also given up to the
people who seemed eager to listen to
the various talks, papers and dis
cussions.
At 2 p. m. Rev. S. A. Danford
conducted half hours devotion,
reading for the lesson Romans
Eighth chapter. This exercise had
been assigned to r. NJ. Bushee who
had been called out of town.
"a School Organized on Business
Principles" was topic discussed by
Prof. I. N. Van Tassell of Leeds.
The suiect was treated in a very
thorough manner and brought out
the most animated discussion of any
subject thus far presented at the
sessions.
The speaker took the position that
| money alone would not make a good
Sunday School, although it is GER
tainly mosG necessary factor. The
careful keeping of the accounts of
the school was urged promtitude in
beginning the school clear, able,
direct, skillful work in the classes.
Proper heating, ventilating and
furnishing the school was advocated.
Faithful punctual teachers. full Of
the spirit Of the work is prime re-
quirement.
The best way to get the young men
into the Sunday School and keep
them there was problem that the
speaker said ought to be solved in
this state.
Mrs. j. Woodbridge Barnes gave a
very practical talk on county Crganl-
zation. This elected many queries
on the various places of the work.
The four O'Clock period was used
in hearing reports from the various
counties about the state. These in
the main were quite encouraging.
The evening session was begun
with song service in which a James
town choir rendered number Of
beautiful selections.
General State Secretary, Rev. John
Orchard presented his annual report
which was full of interest from begin
ming to end. Its evident that there
has been vast amount Of exec lent
work accomplished within the last
twelve months. The work of the
State Secretary las been largely
reinforced by Mrs S. P. Johnson Of
Grand Forks. superintendent Of pri-
mary work in the state. MIS-. Barnes
closed the evenings work with a
general talk that proved most inter-
esting.
Thursdays session began with a
service prayer meeting le;: by Mrs.
Smith of Saxton. The meeting lasted
an hour beginning at O'Clock.
Rev. Thos. E. Green Of Valley
City gave talk on pastoral methods.
This addesS contained many eXcell
ent points. Primary Unions was a
theme that was carefully treated by
Mrs. S p. johnson of Grand Forks.
These talks on primary work are
full OF most practical points. Mrs.
Barnes has done some splendid work
along these lines.
Rev. r. Hooking Of Cavalier read
ar interesting paper on "a Working
State Home Department"
Tnese addresses and papers were
most timely and practical and show
ed that tthe state is very much alive
with regard to the needs Of the Sun
day Schools.
General State Secretary John
Orchard expresses himself as being
much pleased thus far with the
work of the convention. At Thurs
day evenings session about 81, 500 was
subscribed by the various counties,
schools and individuals for pushing
next years work.
The sentiment seems to prevail
quite generally that the General
Secretary should be employed through
the year, instead Of for five months
as is the case at present.
The committee on credentials made
their report the first thing Thursday
afternoon by the chairman, Prof.
Hollis. Several amendments were
made to the constitution by recon-
mendation Of Rev. Orchard who
introduced the same yesterday after
noon.
The executive committee was
changed from ten to fifteen in order
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