Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-14
COUNTY SUNDAY
SCHOOLS CONVENE
GATHER IN PASADENA FOR
SESSION
Twenty-seeond Annual Meeting Ate
tended by More Than Two Hun.
dred and Fifty Teachers
Of the Young Idea

OF the young idea
The twenty-second annual conven-
tion of the Los Angeles County Sunday
School association meeting in Pasa-
dena Thursday and Friday is the most
largely attended gathering of the as
ISOLATION yet held over two hundred
and fifty delegates were on hand at
the Thursday evening session and over
hundred, from all portions of the
county, came together TO witness the
opening ceremonies shortly after 1
O'Clock Thursday afternoon.
1t was nearly 1880 o'clock yesterday
afternoon when County President J..
p. Mclaughlin called the delegates to-
gether In the First Congregational
church in the Crown City. After brief
religious exercises the first formal
business of the convention, the con-
sideration of the Sunday school STAN
dard of the county, was taken up. The
central thought of this part of the
program was raising this standard of
work.
The topic was divided under four
heads, each with a separate leader,
and speeches were limited 20 ten min
utes each. The first sub-topic was
"The Up-to-date superintendent"
the second, Teachers Meetings." with
Dr. ]. C. Mccoy in charge; the third,
"Graded Work." led by Miss Alice ia
cobs, and the fourth, "Home Depart
ments," led by Mrs. H. s. Gordon.
1t was q little after 8 O'Clock when
the "round table" was taken up by
David P. Ward. This subject was de-
voted almost exclusively to a consid-
GRAFTON of the Sunday school organiza-
tion and administration, and there
were several very brief and pointed
speeches in regard to this portion of
the work. .
Mr.. T. r. Woodruff followed with a
demonstration of the proper way to
train teachers for Sunday school work
and then the Rev. Stephen G. Emerson,
pastor of the Lake Avenue Congrega-
tional church, gave an excellent paper
on "Evangelistic Methods Nof Winning
the Young" Mr.. Emerson gave many
practical illustrations of the many
ways to make Sunday school work
attractive to the children by means
of stories. songs, cards and personally
illustrated teachings.
Pleasant Dinner to Delegates
At o'clock the feature of the first
days session, a delightful dinner
served in the basement part of the
First Congregational church building,
took place. This repast was served by
the women of the church and nearly
three hundred enjoyed the function
and the excellent speeches which fol-
lowed.
President John Willis Baer was down
for one of the toast responses, but he
was detained by a previous engage
ment. However he was represented
by a letter in which he expressed his
regrets at not being able to be present
stating that his heart is all with tho
cause of the Sunday schools
| Chairman Patterson of the state
executive committee gave a brief talk
Of purely informal nature, in which
he expressed great pleasure at seeing
so many in attendance. He said that
the work of the association is the
greatest in the world and should have
the active support of every church
goer.
Rev. D. w. Lands, pastor of the
Westlake Avenue church. Los Angeles,
gave a splendid address which brought
out a great deal Of applause. He
pointed out the Importance of the sun
day school and said that the church
people of the world have great les
son to learn, the lesson that 1t Is
necessary to first save the child and
then there will be no difficulty in saw
ing the man.
dis, land then get the man to realize
what Christianity means, this is the
great work of the church today"
The Rev. e. w. Thornton wos down
for the first regular toast of the supper
His subject was, why Here?' and he
explained briefly what the meeting was
called for and what the association
aims and hopes to accomplish. I'VE
are here" said Mr.. Thornton, ito rep
resent a cause which, in comparison
with any other in Christ's service, Is
surely the greatest in the field OF
evangelical work. We are just Begin
ming to know the B Cs OF e the
Sunday school and if we keep on this
field of work will some day approach
it's possibilities.
"We have about reached the zenith
OF Sunday school work theory ano
have at last gotten down to the L
C's where there is something of real
value to be done. The Sunday schoo
stands for the things which we cannot
afford to neglect-reaching the child
Reach the child first and through II
the child's parent, that's the way tt
do true Christian service. There is 6
great field for such work in Southern
lected. I hope and expect to see this
field second to none in the world
The Rev. I. j. Reynolds of Pasadena
had the last formal toast response OF
the evening. His subject was THAI
Bow" and he quickly changed the
topic by explaining that it is our
how about whom he would speak. He
said that it is "our" boy whom we
wish to seek and save and he also
said that if the church can hold on to
the boy from the age of fifteen, when
he goes up the heights of Fools hill
until the time when he comes dowt
to the planes of manhood, the deed is
done.
Mr.. Reynolds said that the best way
to save the boy is by setting him q
GOOD example, an example which the
youth will wish to follow because the
man or woman setting 1t is honoreo
and respected for his good points and
good work.
The Rev. Frank M. Dowllng, pastor
of the First Christian church, acted as
POSTMASTER at the supper and he made
the affair particularly enjoyable by his