The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-10-19
THE SUNDAY SCHOOLS
thirty frat Annual Couaiy conssn.
iIon Al New sharon.

tl0n waB hold ia tho NJ El church nt
New sharon, Tuesday otenlnn, Oosu'
bnr 10, The aeBplDn opened with a
gong service aud devotional exafciHee
led BY H. ~. Morrison.
The address Of tho evening was CIV
On BY Prof ELIAS Handy, state teach.
or training secretary. Prof Handy
EayU an apt address With nse OF the
blackboard and crayon, Impresslng his
points and making II Instructive a.
well ~ interesting.
wednesday morning tho service op.
ened NJ 900 with song service Nd
BY Elmer Carpenter and devotional
led By y. Al. Baitgeii... fga. CD was
read. A testimony meeting followed,
from which much mutual benefit was
derived, and was fitting beginning
for the work Of tho day.
The attendance was small at thu
beginning Of the session but Preyi.
dent Hedge said that the French rc.
public had It's beginning with a con.
yention Of three earnest men who
were striving with a purpose In
view, which fact lent encouragement.
Rev. Dykema not being ablp TO be
present, Rev Dugan presented the
subject OF Sabbath desecration, CIV.
lng gcrIptura1 reasons why the Sab
bath should be observed. II was q
thoughtful address and TO the point.
Discussion followed by two or three,
one lady dcDloring tbe fact OF Sun
day dinners, which cause the house
wives 20 much worry and work.
The subject OF Church and Sun.
day School Attendance--How 10 Be-
cure and Hold" was opened for dis
cugglon. Discussion was led by Mrs.
". n. Smith, VINO suggested visiting
the homes. II was discussed by W. !.
Itobeson, ~, II. Morrison, HRS. II, J.
Prime and other, who suggested per-
gonal work and other helpful meth.
DDS,
Prof Handy was not able 20 I'll
the program and tine reports Of me
county missionary ana association OF.
fcery we're given
County Missionary w. >. Robinson
reported seven schools, organized
four OF which we're reorganizcd.
The total memberghiD, three hundred
and thirty.hye. Visits 10 school, 80.
Visits 70 families and individuals,
S442, Yalue On readng matter dis
tribnted, SC5. Bibles and tcstamenta
distributed, 57S. Addreeses and talks.
lM Conventions ATTENDED, IA. Church
buildings, /. Miles Travelled, g,fzg.
Since March LIST, NO. of prayers OF.
fercd In homes, 81. humber nighte
absent from hone, 80.
The county secretary reported:
No. Of schools IN country, 80. Teach,
crg ana oficery, 40, scholars, 4,bE7
Total nembergfiip, 1905. Ayerags
attendance, $40. Townships organ,
ized 49, Conventions held, s, No.
Of letters written, 121. no. Of cards
written, A. No. Of open letters, 80.
Clark Terrell, secretary Of lSorrnaI
Dept, reported quite number Of
schools no had yisiteb and presented
the normal work. lie had aIgo al.
tended all but two 81 the conyen.
tions which haze teen ncId since the
last county convention
Mrs, y. q. Terrell, secretary Home
department, reported results ~ the
Home department work IN having
gscn g0ne brought into the Sunday
School through II and also said that
the department had not been found
20 be drain On tho Sunday School.
ira u, Kellogg, secretary Temper.
ance department, having removed %
Des MO1nes, sent his report, which
was read, Hc reported much yN't
lng IN mining localities, churches,
public schools and gabbarh schools.
There were $500 pledge cards
signed,
A petition for the removal ofHeed
smoot was presented BY Mrs. Y. y,
Smith,
Committees we're appointed and
the convention adjourned for noon.
Afternoon,
Devotional led ~ Mrs. y. n.
Smith,
Rey. o'connOr beng absent, the
BymDosian was taken 40,
rev. Cummings being absent, the
superintendent WAS discussed ~ Mrs.
Carrie Natter, who RayD some ex'
celIent suggestions a. 10 how the ~.
Defintendents actions may aid IN
making the Sunday School effective,
H. Tandy being absent tho point
Of the teacher wag passed oyvr and
tho scholaT's view taken W and dB.
cussed by Jqseph Sopher. j. a,
BaltScIl, y. y, Homer, REV. Loeb.
woo6, Clark Terrell and others,
Good snggc@tiOns were given BY
each.
~Yoee ~ the q. 81 was opened fcr
discussion by w. ., Robertson, VINO
said he believed Gathata dssccKation
10 te fhc gseatest foo. Afs. Bur.
| DICK esid the Indifference o. parents
was a foe. ". n. Morrison, nnfaitD.
fui teachers. Discussed by others.
Ir. Payne merit gaye Ms report az
county treasurer. HeyLockwooo gays
an excellent paper On What me 8.