The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-07-08
THEIR ANNUAL CONVENTION.
Benton County Sunday Schoo1s-Some
of the Things Done.

Benton County Sunday School
Association held its 32nd annual
convention in the NJ. E. church of
Corvallis, June 2eth and goth, J. H
Edwards presiding. Rev. ;. H.
Feese of the M. E. church read the
scripture lesson in the opening de-
votional services, and DR.. G. w.
Beatty, field worker of the S. S.
union offered prayer, DR.. Feese
welcomed the delegates and was
responded to by Chairman Edwards
who gave us a birdseye view of the
convention work in Benton since
the organization of the association
in 1882.
The subject, 'Object of the S. S.
Convention" was opened by Henry
Sneak and was followed by DIR.
Beatty, who set forth the import
ance of ideals. Prof. Edwards said
that the convention would hold
S. S. to get out of ruts. Mrs,
Cramer said it should awaken en-
thusiasm. Mr.. Irvine said it should
cure church people of wicked
apathy and Indifference to the S. S
Mrs. John Cramer took up the
subject of "Self Training of the S.
S. Teacher Some of the points
brought out in this most excellent
paper were these: Study to awak-
en- enthusiasm where it is not; di-
vide the lesson so that it can be
readily comprehended and easily
retained, make such a lesson a
beautiful edifice, state the lesson to
the class a week in advance, use
homely illustrations; bring illus
trations from things familiar, use
sketches, send to the ''Ramshorn"
for pictures, to secure attention ask
the class question they cannot
answer. learn to teach what Chris
tian citizenship means. Under the
open discussion of the subject, DR..
Feese said that every teacher should
learn the Importance of self con-
troll: DR.. Beatty emphasized the
same thought and said that no eff
fort should be put forth without
purpose in it. One end to lesson
is enough.
Prof. Edwards presented the
subject Especial Days and Their
Relation to the Regular Work Of
the S. So Special days to Awak-
en- interest in the S. S. itself and
special days to awaken interest in
other departments of church work.
DR.. Feese recommended special
days for the reception of new mem
bers to the S. S. Special days for
1he installation of S. S. officers. for
,he introduction of the home de-
partment to the main school, and
for the cradle roll to bring the
babies before the public; but that
these special days should not take
1he hour of the S. S. but rather
the hour OF the sermon.
The evening session brought a
full house, presided over by Pres
iient Swami. who read the scrip
1ure lesson and offered prayer. The
music under leadership of Mr.. Un-
derwood. with Prof. White pre-
siding at the organ was worship in
>piring.
"How to Teach the Temperance
Lesson was the subject allotted to
Dr.. Feese who illuminated the same
by the introduction of spectacular
demonstrations of the chemical
properties of alcohol and brandy,
showing their thirst for water, their
power to coagulate a1bumen as
found in the serum of the blood.
He also showed how they malfunc-
ton every organ of the animal
economy and transform the being
made in the image Of God into a
brute and a demon. This would
be the first temperance les
son of the series, those following
would bring out the economic eff
fects of temperance and the effects
OF the traffic on politics showing
that the traffic can only be des-
troyed by political action. The
next lesson might take up the
moral phase of the question.
The next number was the Round
Table and was conducted by DR..
Beatty who showed great versati1-
ity and wisdom and all spiced with
wit and humor in answering knot
ty questions propounded.
On Friday, Revs, Reeves and
Bush and others took active inter
est in the convention discussions.
N. A. Thompson of Seattle, who
was president of the conve ntion, 1e
years ago opened the subject O
S. S. gatherings.
At this point the writer wa:
obliged to leave convention. The
address to the children by DIR
Beatty promised to be a popular
number on the program: and DR.
GREEN'S lecture on the ''Bible a
Literature" and ''Child Training
n. Daok&r, l,o1,o lo,.I