Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-22
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS busy
Three Hundred Delegates Present
from Outside CITY.

hunuFed beIeKHNeH fEeHehN
from Outside city.
with an attendance OF 800 delegates from
out OF town the Iowa State Sabbath School
association convention assumed considerable
proportions yesterday. Much interest was
displayed in the proceedings and the result
was, as one Of the leading workers said,
there were three rousing meetings.
At the morning session the reports OF
General Secretary b. f. Mitchell and Treas
urer j. +. Hardin showed that the ASSOC
citation had enjoyed a most prosperous year
During the last year ninety-one county
conventions, seventy-four township con-
ventions and ten UNCONVENTIONAL meetings
were held under the auspices Of the asso-
citation. The treasurer's report showed that
all debts had been paid and that there was
A balance OF $500 on hand
An interesting feature Of the morning
program was an address by Prof. W. r.
Manning, who has recently entered the
work in Iowa as field training secretary
His topic "A Canadian in Iowa" He
said he was especially impressed with the
fertility Of Iowa and the intelligence OF its
people"
Part Of the morning was devoted to sec
tonal meetings, which were held in the
several churches and were well attended.
the afternoon was novel feature and the
long column Of children, carrying the con-
vention pennants. presented a pretty sight.
The parade was headed by F. {. Riker and
Pastor +. A. Case of the First Baptist
church, followed by Prof. Nordin's band
from Lake Manawa. Major McFadden's
drum and fife corps also furnished music
for the parade. The children OF the pri-
mary departments headed each school in
wagon gaily decorated with bunting and
convention steamers
During the afternoon session the follow
ing greeting from the Nebraska associate
I'm convention at work was received in
telegram from President l.. p. Albright:
over 800 delegates of Nebraska Sabbath
School association, in session, send greetings
and our prayers for your continued success
and inspiring example. See Isaiah 50, 10
to ~.
In addition to the regular apportioument
on each county, about $500 additional was
raised at the afternoon session for the pur-
pose of promoting the field work of the
association.
Committees on resolutions and nomina-
tons were named as follows by the several
districts:
Resolutions-District No. !, Aldwin AK
iron: 3, s. b. Nichols 5. w. T. shafer; 6,
Il w Richards; I, Rev: d. a. Shelter; .,
mrs Fred 9%h r. q MrF Ens t. E1snf IS
c. II. T. Bohstedt; Is, w. z. stockley; IS,
White; is. Rev Jackson ia 20 G. II feC Cotton +
q. f. A. Anderson; %. Clark Terrell; g.
C.; /. Marmoni a, J. r. Vance.
rage; 8. S. b. Nichols; 8, L. c. McCarger:
| s, George Eisentraut; I. Rev. II. s. Condit;
81 F. Hardin TO- Lillian Lsrkin;. II. r. J.
=, y. j Leonard; 49, Alice Faucet: Il,
M. e Shrisman; IS, T A: Hougas; 10, Q.
f. II. Scales: %. w II. Lucas; %. Mrs. r
B. Short: "a. ]. r. Vance -
| AT the close of the afternoon session the
members of the field workers section were
served supper at the First Christian church
The features Of the evening session were
| the addresses by President A. b. Storms
| of the Iowa Agricultural college at Ames
and DR.. Joseph Clark Of Columbus, o.
! President Storms took as his topic, "A
Great Teacher" as exemplifed in the life
Of Christ
| DR.. Joseph Clark, who is general secre-
! tary Of the Ohio State association, which
he declared one OF the best organized
states in Sunday school work, spoke on
Self Training of the Teacher" his ad-
dress being most interesting
Officers for the ensuing year will be
elected this afternoon and the place for
next years convention will be chosen 1t
! Ioohs as II Davenport Will get II, as, so
far 1t appears to have no opposition.
| This is the program for today:
| MORNING.
| S:l5-Sectional Meetngs-Teacher training
! Broadway Methodist church, Rev. william
| Mulchie, Red Oak, leader; home depart
ment, Broadway Methodist church. Mrs. T.
b. Short. Fairfield. leader; missionary de-
4 partment English Lutheran church, Miss
! Lucy Leavitt, Waterloo, leader; primary
| junior department, First Baptist church.
| Miss Grace Wood, Trser leader; temper
ance department English Lutheran church,
| Miss ELENA Heater, Des Moines. leader
! broadway Methodist church, Rev. II. j.
| wilkins, Manson, leader.
| 9l5-Music, Prof. ID. b. Towner: report
OF statistical secretary; recognition of ban
ner counties, President c. ]. Kephart, ID.
d, chairman state executive committee.
S:b-Recognition Of teacher training grad
yates presentation of diplomas. Rev.
! William Murchie; address, THE Teacher
| improving, President II. II. Thoren, D. D..
| LeMars: The Graded School and Supple
| mental Lessons, Mrs. Mary Foster Bryner.
n:l5-Bible study, The Message for
| Worldwide Evangelzation," Titus Q
l2;l5-Luncheon, teacher training alumni
banquet.
AFTERNOON
1:3O-Opening prayer: reports of commit
tees and election OF officers.
2O0-Demonstration of Sunday school
| music, Prof ID. B. Towner.
| 2:So-T,"The AdolesGent Period" Prof. w.
1 3OO-"Hints on Lesson Building" Mrs.
| Mary Foster Bryner
S;45-''Training for Worldwide Evangeli-
cation I Thessalonians, ?, DIR. James
Closing services.