The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-04-20
Bis DAY
OF CONVENTION

School CONVENTION was held here
this week.
The Thursday morning session
Twas the banner one in point of at
tendance. Long before the hour for
the regular program, the auditor
Iium of the Baptist church was filled
Ito oyerhowing. At the early session
one hour was devoted to the spirit
ual uplifting conducted By Rev. g.
IL. Trawin, Of Grafton. The fol-
lowing were the topics Our chief
duty is to win for Jesus Christ; ; Our
Iehief investment should be conse-
Icrated personal effort The only mis-
take to fear is the mistake Of not
trying. Mr.. 0. p. Wheat presided
lat this meeting
At SI:45 Miss M. Y. Graham gave
\ practical illustration Of primary
work. a class doing supplement work
land being taught lesson, This
Twas most instructive to primary and
Junior teachers.
4 President Purinton presided at
the regular morning meeting in the
First Baptist church auditorium.
Songs Of praise conducted by Prof.
EXCEL was the opening number.
The fifteen minute address Of
Rev. Percy II. Wilson, Of Mounds
willie, on "Taking Men Alive was
one of the gems Of the convention.
He was followed by Miss Phebe A.
Curtis, Ohio State Home department.
secretary, whose theme was Essen
tials Often Overlooked"
There was universal regret when
III was learned that Mrs. n. R. G.
,rrow. State president Of the w.
lie. r. u, was unable to be present
and deliver aRedeeming Independ-
ence Day. Mrs. Morrow is one of
THE best known church and temper
ance workers in the State and her
appearance on any platform is al
WAYS hailed with delight.
W. C. Pearce of Chicago, was
next with forty-fve minute address
Ion ssThe Graded Sunday School
Work This gentlennan's remarks
are always. listened to with marked
attention.
1.-THE following committees were
appointed Tuesday night and will
make their reports to the conven-
ltion Thursday:
Nomination Of OfficersJ. G.
IBardali, Rev. Harry E. Porter, Rev.
IA. j. Altman, Rev. t. j. Foster,
and Will II Coloig.
Resolutions Myron Hubbard,
lRey. Charles Trump, Rev. II. ID.
CLARK, Rev. E. A. Witter, Rev. T. s.
Wade and Will A. Stricken
Auditing Harry E: Gump, Il.
In. Boughner and DIR. d. G. Clark.
Resolutions as follows will be pre-
scented to the convention:
We congratulate the West Vir-
|ginia Sunday School Association on
Its attachments as has been demon
lstrated in it's most successful, the
Iawenty-fourth annual convention.
Resolved, That the thanks OF
'Ithis convention be extended,
First-To the President and his
associates who have prepared most
excellent program and secured the
services of such eminent persons as
have carried it out to the edifcation
and instruction of those who have
'lbeen present, and shall go out from
This convention better equipped for
the seed-sowing that shall yield q
more abundant harvest from the
Sunday school field of West Virginia
lby reason of its rendering.
Second-To that prince Of Lead
lers,'' Prof. 3. 0. Excel, who has
directed, together with those who
assisted, in rendering thes plendid
music that added so much to thesuc-
cess of the sessions.
Third-To the Pators, the com
mittees, and the good people of
lClarksburg, whose hospitality we
have shared, as well as the mayor
land Others Of the city who have bid