Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-12-01
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK.
ERS HOLD CONVENTION
Josephine County Schools Grow
ins-Encouragins Outlook
for Next Year.

bled in the Newman Methodist Epls-
copal church on Monday evening at
7 As to attend the first session OF the
j Josephine County Sunday School Con-
ventiop. The session opened with
IL minute song service conducted by
II. G. Kinney. Ths Rev. H. ID.
Brown then leo in prayer. Mr.. Kin
ney in a few words addressed the con-
vention in welcome. A temporary
organization was then formed with
II p Cramer as chairman and Rev.
g. o. Beckman as secretary Inc
chairman then took the chair and the
name OF Rev. Frederick @. Williams
was called and he spoke ON 1.-The
Book We Use." The male qusrtette
of the Presbyterian church favored
the convention with a selection. The
International Field Worker OF the
Pacific coast. the Rev. W G. Mer-
ritt, was introduced and spoke on
"our Inspiration in Working for the
Young" After prayer by the Rev.
J. B. Travis, the session closed.
The day sessions for Tuesday were
held in the Baptist church. At . 80
a. m. the chairman announced a
hymn, after which the Rev. W. c.
Merritt led in prayer. The Rev. G.
O. Beckman then conducted the
Devotional Bible Study Hour. "
The Ioll call of all the Sunday
schools in the county revealed the
presence of Miss Stella Hart ds de-
legate Of the Baptist Sunday school
in Kerby and Mrs. W. A. Massie and
daught from the NJ. E. Sunday
school at Merlin. The Rev. j. G.
Austin represented the Baptist Sun
day Schools in Selma and at Williams
Creek These are new organizations
and the report of their delegate
was most encouraging. At the time
the Sunday school was organized last
summer at Kerby there were four
persons present. Now there is an
average attendance of 30 each
Sunday. At Williams and Selma,
where Sunday schools were organized
this summer with q small beginning,
each Sabbath school has an average
attendance of 90 and 30. Merlin has
two Sunday Schools and each has an
average attendance of about 30. The
seven Sunday schools of Grants Pass
have an average total attendance OF
800. A very interesting and helpful
three quarters of an hour was spent
J in "Rourd Table" The session
} then dismissed at II 40 to meet al
in the afternoon.
This afternoon meeting was vel
attended and was very helpful. The
Devotional Bible Study Hour was lee
by the Rev Clark Bower. The adop
tion of a constitution and perma
nent organization was then adopted
, with W. NJ. Hair president; H. @
Kinney, vice president; Roy Hackett
secretary and w. r. RannIe, treas
urer. The Rev. j. p. Condor wa
then introduced and addressed th'
convention upon tire Primary De
partment" work This was followed
by an address Teaching to Win
l by the Rev. W. @. Merritt Atte
prayer by the Rev. j. @. Austii
r the meeting adjourned to meet in tn
Newman Methodist church at 7 40
The evening session was held in th
Newman NJ. L. church and was open
ed with fine song service, afte
which the invocation was made b.
. Rev. j. c. Austin. Rev j. B. Travi
then gave a talk on Reaching th
Boys, " in which he gave some yer
practical suggestions on interestin
the boys in Sunday school work.
The closing address for the conven
4 tion was delivered by Rev. W @. Mel
rift II was in line with his previ
GUS addresses at the convention an
was most encouraging talk to Sun
q day School workers, a pleasing fea
ture OF the evenings exercises was
i solo by H. l.. Andrews.
This convention was the most sue
. cessful of any ever held in the county
! and its work will give a new impetu
to Sunday School endeavor in Jose
$ phine county aud make it possibl
that at the annual convention a yea
hence to make even better shown
: of growth for the year than has bee
made the past year.