The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-06-30
DISTRICT
INSTITUTE
OF THE coLoRED SUNDAY SCHOOLS
CARRIES OUT AN INTERESTING
PROGRAM HERE.
Temperance Mass Convention Largely
Attended-Annual Address by the
President-Institute Closes at To.
nights Session.

The second day of the Wheeling dis.
trict Sunday school institute of the Al.
rican Methodist Episcopal Church opened
today. at Pride's chapel with song
service, with Miss Bertha Prawl at the
organ, and Miss Libbie Skinner offered
the invocation.
Ten minutes were given to the giving
of Christian Testimony, after which a
motion prevailed that the copies of the
minutes be sold for 10 cents each.
The secretary was instructed to notify
all absent pastors and workers that they
must pay their dues to retain their
membership.
Miss Villa Lee then read an able pa,
per on '.How to Interest Apparently
NIiscbieyous Boys" and Miss Libbie
Skinner read paper on tines anne sub
iect written by Rev. L. f. johnson
These papers were endorsed BY Rev
Caliman, Mrs. Mary E. Coleman, Rev
G. G. Sampson, Rev. S, c. Honesty anj
Miss skinner.
Mrs. Jennie Wood tnen read paper on
''The Duty of Parents to the Children
and the Sunday School" A general dis.
cussion of the paper followed by Rev
v. Kirk, Rev. Payne, Rev. caliman, Rev
Sampson ahd Rev Honesty. Mrs. Wood
was requested to re-read it at the nigh
session.
Amt Agnes Ogden, an aged worker in
the local work, was then introduced.
Remarks on the loyalty of Clarksburg
people followed, and then the nominating
committee, consisting of Mrs. Jennie
Wood. Miss 4. Lou Honesty and Rev.
Y. Kirk. was announced
Recess was then taken for dinner and
the institute reassembled at 2 o'clock in
the afternoon.
The devotional exercises were led by
Rev. j. c. Young, after which Rev. P. II
Peeby OF a local church was introduced.
Rev. Blue, of Morgantown, and Rev
Sampson, of the city, then read papers
on THE Mistake of Our Public Schools"
which were discussed pro and con by
Rev. Caliman, Rev. Beane and Others.
'IIow TO Reach the Little Ones" was
he next paper on the program, read b,
Miss Grace Jol er and discussed by Rev
Il. Johnson and Rev. c. H. Payne.
An Interesting Sunday school sessio
was then indulged in.
The election of officers took place later
in the day, but nave not yet been re.
ported.
The program for tonight will be
prayer and praise service, followed by
papers on ''0ur Sunday School Mission
lry Soeiety and What Should Do,o b.,
Rev. S. c. Honesty, of Waynesburg, and
others. Next Miss Libbie skinner, Of
Washington, Pa. will read paper
''Nlusic in the Sunday School,"
Reports. resolutions and the installa
ton of officers will then close tine in
stitute.
At Wednesday nights session thcr,
was crowded house and the meeting
was in the nature of mass convention
on temperance. 1t opened with song
service and prayer by Rev. D. f. Cali
man.
President c. \. McGee then delivered
his annual address, having for his sub
iect, "'rhc Sunday School, It's Place. Time
and Work. There was then violr
solo by f. II. Jones, which was highly
appreciated.
"Will Christians Be Held Response
bic for the Existence of the Liquor Traf,
ie.' was discussed by Rev. c. \. Payne,
Rev. D. F. Caliman and Prof. $. II. Guss.
and the session closed with the benedie
tion by Rev. Payne.