The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-09-13
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK.
Series Of Conventions Held by Field
Workers, and Much Interest
Manifested.
DISTRICT ORGANIZATIONS EFFECTED.
UNI IN TOWNSHIP.

tlOn was held In the Methodist
church beginning at 2:30 Satur-
day afternoon. Field secretary
NJ. K Shatfner read the scripture
lesson and DR.. Thompson offered
prayer. After statement of the
object of the convention was made
DR.. Thompson gave an interest
ing talk on the Advantages and
Importance of Sunday School
Work, and the lack of co.opera.
ton given by the church to this
branch of Christian effort. The
Uses and Abuses of the Lesson
Paper" was then interestingly
discussed by Maggie McKibbin
and Isaiah Lehman, Esq. Rev.
Meeks occupied the next period
on the Importance of varied exer-
cises in the Sunday school, and
the training of workers. He was
followed by Courtland Van Deu.
sen, Field Secretary, who spoke
of the "Good Things to be Ex-
pected at Sunday School Conven.
lions" D."
The evening session opened at
7:30 and, considering the weather
the audience was large, and thor
oughly interested IN the work at
hand. The devotional service was
conducted by Rev. Meeks. Mr..
Watson Gienger made an inter.
esting talk on "Plans for secur-
ing new scholars. A good talk
on "The PREPARATION of the lesson
by the teacher" was given by LII.
lian Hill. Mr.. Van Deusen
gave an instructive talk on the
Forward Movements, and he was
followed by Rev. Meeks on "The
Privileges and Opportunities of
the Teachers.
A permanent organization was
then formed for Union township
with the following named persons
as officers President, George
Mills; vice.presldent, William
Barney; secretary, Maggie Nc
Kibbln, and treasurer, Wesley
Glenger.
On Sunday e Sunday school
was organized at Franklin Mills,
which starts out most promising
ly with Ira Mellott, superlnten-
dent; Bertha Golden, assistant;
Miss Downs, secretary, and Jas.
Mellott, treasurer.
BETHEL TOWNSHIP.
Tuesday afternoon the first ses.
sion of the Bethel township con.
venton was held in the Christian
church at Cedar Grove. The
meeting opened with devotional
exercises, led by Rev. w. I'll. Hen.
dershot. After singing by the
choir, John Fl. FL. Lewis gave an
address of welcome, and handed
the meeting over to M. r. Shaft.
ner, Esq, field secretary. Mr..
Shaffner then gave short talk
on the benefits of local conven.
tlons, and the need of greater co.
operation in Sunday School work,
pointing out the fact that organ.
lied effort along a definite line of
action, will bring far greater re.
suits than the same amount OF en-.
ergy expended without a plan.
Mr.. Lewis followed with dis.
cussion on "How to Make the
Lesson Interesting" After
pointing out some of the dangers
which threaten the successful
teaching of a lesson, he offered
some very helpful suggestions as
to how to awaken the interest of |
the scholar and hold his attention.
"How Shall We Get the Big
Boy into the Sunday School ?n is |
a subject which was handled very
skilfully by DR.. Rem sburg.
Drawing from wide experience
in Sunday school work, the speak.
er offered some suggestions
which will, undoubtedly, be of
great practical value In solving
this problem in nearly every Sun. |
day school.
Miss Kate Ranck gave very
interesting and helpful talk on
"How Should the Sunday School |
Session be Conducted? ?" The
dangers of monotony in the school
exercises were pointed out and