The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-04-12

comprising Stockholm, Otter Greek and
Morgan; a. Charter Oak Soldier, Charter
Oak, Willow and hanover; 4. Denison-
East Boyer, Denison and sWashington;
6. Manila, Washington and Iowa; 2, Dow
City, Unicn, Paradise and Boyer.
1t has been the aim to make the county
banner county, and in order to do this,
among other things complete organiza-
ton must be affected in each of the sever
al districts. This has been done with the
possible exception of the Vai.-West Side
district, where there is only provisional
organization and where we failed to hold
convention. A convention was held in
each of the other districts. These dis
trict conventions were merely Sunday
School rallies, and have for their objec
the stimulation of the local schools and
workers in all the branches of Sunday
school work; the continuity of the district
organization, the officers of,which are re-
sponsible for the reports of the district to
the county secretary, and the enlighten-
ment of the people in regard to Sunday
School work and methods. BY means of
these conventions and the reports from
the districts, the county officers and the
county association knows more about
where the Sunday School cause is pro-
crossing and where more backward, and
thus can direct more intelligently where to
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most good.
am glad to report that some of the
districts enter heartily into the plans and
can ts.ke care of themselves. lie: they have
a sufficient number of local workers who
can do much and who are willing to do
anything they can to make the convention
work a success.
Some districts.had to use outside help
and nearly if not quite all did use outside
help in their local conventions. Now this
is one of the most promising features of
the county work. and believe. was inau.
gurated this last year, viz: The Lyceum
Bureau. This. as yon may all know is
merely list of Sunday School workers
selected. or who have consented to aid in
the way of giving papers, addresses. talks
or exercises. whenever and wherever in
the country they may be called upon to do
so. list Of workers together with the
county officers, constitute the bureau, aad
they, have given very efficient help to the
districts, and those who have had the work
in hand greatly appreciate their efforts
and the good they have done.
Along the line of organization l will
just mention the departmental work
4 There are FIVE departments organized
with superintendent or secretaryof each
Who believe have already given the
5 convention repor, of their work Each
: has done considerable work along his OF
5 her line: several have presented thei,
cause at the district conventions and have
organized their departments in the. dis
0 tricts. The department of House te
s House Visitation with help has recently
accomplished the task of taking the reli
gious census of the city. Of Denison.
AS to what we have done toward con
S vention work: In the beginning of the
: year the executive committee met anc
planned the years work; I, by redividint
!. the county into districts: 2, fixing or sug
S costing date for the different conven
II tions; 8, organized the lyceum bureau; 4
n arranged suggestive program that tn
/; local officers might follow in their conven
n tions. The district program committe
J. selected from the lyceum list those whom
le they wished to aid on their program
l. The plan worked nicely, and we believ
le succeeded in stimulating Sunday Schoe
endeavor in each of the several district
where the conventions were held.
Now as to the future: From past expe
{. rience it might be we'll to suggest that
IS the coming year the same plan of work b
ol carried and pushed to more perfect or e
a. fective results. The county organizatio
L. is sufficiently strong to place it in the lis
ID of banner counties of the state. Thong
the different district organizations might
made more perfect. each of the depar
e. ments has room to advance its cause
le Some districts have few workers and som
re townships have no schools. The schoo
in the different districts ought to take {
n the missionary spirit and see to it tn;
those localities that are too far from tow
n, or city schools for their people to after
Of have schools organized and maintains
ry closer to home. 1t requires only three
four faithful workers to organize al
MT maintain school where the word Of G,
by could be taught, and think of the lastil
,r. good that might be accomplished. L
the district officers snd Sunday Scho
workers look up this work of extension
as in their several localities.
M The Home Department can have N
ne terial in the rural districts to work on
la years to come. and this should be push
till every home should have its membe
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