Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-23
CONVENTION CONES TO END
Sunday School Workers Decide to Go u
Davenport Next Year
OFFICERS CHOSEN FOR PRESENT TERM
Take strong Ground on
Liquor Tramc and Sunday Amuse-
ment-MonOna County wins
Banner.

Moons session. at which oficers for the
ensuing year were elected. committees
named and considerable other business
transacted. These are the officers elected; :
President c. ". Ainsley Des Moines.
Honorary vice president, s. W. Cole, De-
troit, Mich.
First vice president. Hon. A. f. ~ Ham
bleton, Oskaloosa.
Second vice president. Rev. J. B. jackson,
Recording secretary. l. w. McKown,
Davenport
Treasurer J. F. Hardin, Eldora.
The following state executive board was
selected:
First District, Rev. II. p. Langridge-
Waukon, Allamakee, winneshiek Clayton,
Fayette.
Second District, Prof ]. A Laphsm.
0sage-Howard, Chickasaw, Mitchell,
Third District, H. f. stanberry. Mason
City-Worth. Cerro Gordo, Hancock, Win
nebaEo.
Fourth District, w. T. Combs. Humboldt
-kossuth, Emmett, Palo Alto. Humboldt.
Fifth District, w I. Shafer, Spencer
Dickinson, Clay, Osceola, o. Brien.
Sixth District, William Tackaberry, Sioux
City-Lyons, Sioux, Plymouth, Woodbury..
Seventh District, j. II. Parks, Pocahontas
houn.
Eighth District, w. II. Chrisman, Maple
ton-Ida, Sac, Monona, Crawford.
Ninth District. Mrs. Anna r.. Swallum,
Hubbard-Webster Wright, Hardin. Hamil-
ton. Franklin.
Tenth District, r. B. Raines. Independ-
ence-Butler Bremen, Grundy, Blackhawk,
Buchanan
Eleventh District, W. c. Kirchbeck,
pelaware-Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson,
Jones.
Twelfth District, Rev. ]. j. Mitchell. De-
Witt-Clinton. Cedar, Scott, Muscatine.
Thirteenth District Rev. A. ], Gregg, AT
kins-Linn, Benton, Iowa, Johnson.
Fourteenth District, w. r. Painter Mar
shalltown-Tama, Poweshek. Jasper, Mar
Fifteenth District, f. W. Brooks, Des
Moines-story, Polk. Dallas Boone
sixteenth District Mrs. Emma Thomas.
Guthrie Center-Greene, Guthrie. Audubon,
Seventeenth District. L. B. Kline. Coun-
chi Bluns-Shelby' Harrison, Pottawstta-
Eighteenth District, William Orr. Clar-
inSdIa,-Mills, Montgomeryi Fremont, Page
Greston-Adair Adams, Union, Taylor
twentieth District. Rev. w. g. Hohan-
Shelf, STANDARDIZATION, Warren, Clarke
| rwenty-frst District Mrs. Carrie HoIl.
\ DAY Chariton-Wayne, Appanoose, Mon
| roe. Lucas.
| Twenty-second District. Rev. Elias
Handy, What Cheer-Mahaska, Keokuk
| WashinstC y. Marion.
| Twenty-thlrd District d. H. PAYNE
Bioomfield-Wapello, Davis, Jefferson, Van
| Twenty-fourth District, James storrar
| Lee.
Committees Are Named.
These standing committees were appointed
by the state executive board:
cb Executive fGommp I7Ci J. Kephart
N. Hambleton, f. w. Brooks
Financial Commlttee-A F. ~ Handle
ton, G. II. Ainley. ]. F. Hardin.
Auditing Committee-E w Brooks. I. r
| Kline, Miss Anna r. Swallum.
| Publishing Committee-Rev. j. f. Condit
j. III. Lapham, A. G. Gregg.
Program Committee-C. J. Kephart Prof
| Handy, W. r. Manning.
ENROLMENT COMMUNICATIONS ChrismaI
and Painter, Mrs. Thomas.
Printing Committee-F. NJ Sherwood VIII
liam Orr, b. F. Mitchell
Department secretaries were named as fol
lows:
Primary Miss Grace Wood: home depart
meht' 3. b Nichols; teacher training, VIII
| liam Murchie; house-to-house visitation f
| r. Goodell; temperance, Lana Yeater
| missionary. Lucy Leavitt; International Ri
Die Readers association, c. F. Marshall.
Davenport was chosen by a unanimou
vote for the place of next years conven
ton. Clear Lake extended an invitation I,
hold the convention there. but the commit
tee was unanimous for Davenport Water
loo and Mason City. which had been men
toned, put in no claims.
Revolutions Adopted.
These resolutions were adopted by tn,
convention:
We rejoice in the good providence of Go,
In again permitting us to come togethe
as state sabbath school association w
rejoice In the larger vision OF the work
me deeper realization OF the need tn
better understanding of methods OF work
me increased and deepened love OF tn
Master and HIS word and the frmer re
solve for more effectual work with whicl
we have been inspired
we extend our sincere thanks to tn
citizens OF Council BLUFFS, who have so gen
erously opened their homes for our enter
talnment, and to others who have contrib
az our 80 sta largely 20 the pleasure and prof
express our appreciation of the most EN-
elent services OF those from other state
who have contributed so largely to In
success of our convention.
RESOLVED, That we dsapprove of tn
course OF the legislature in falling to enac
sports on the Sabbath day We depior
me running OF Sunday excursions an
OF holy day. and we urge upon professin
CHRISTIANS TO discourage all forms OF Sal
Resolved, That We rejoice in the randi
rising tide OF determined hostility TO IN
iegalized law-breaking liquor trafic as en-
denced by the attitude of great commercis
shu Industrial organizations, the more Of
fectual awakening OF the Christian churc
ana the enactment Of healthful legislation
s ,,s &c ana q national, and by increased actN
we urge increased activity upon n
county and township associa lions TO secur
IN the Sabbath schools more general an
more enective temperance lessons and m
more general signing of the temperanc
pleoge. We look upon the present as a
exceedingly opportune time for an advance
movement against the LIQUOR trnfhc an
hereby call upon ministers Sabbath srho,
superintendents and teachers ana All lsaC
ers IN Christian work 10 move forward
a more vigorous and determined effort n
the enforcement OF law and the preyentio
or the establishing OF mulct saloons
We recommend that the influence OF N
sabbath school be everywhere throw,
against the use of tobacco and ciRaretts
and that the signing OF temperance an
anti-tobaoco and anti-oigarette pledges /
| encouraged.
We recommend the system OF Bible rear
Ing adopted by the international Rib
headlng association be followed BY thos
connected with our Sabbath schools "A n
that this be pushed by county, toV-nshi
and state associations.
We heartily commend the faithftiiness Z
our state workers during the last YES
and recommend the empfoynent ~ sdd
tional neld workers as funds may be avail
able wa
We recommend that measures he ta,re
by those having the program in charge /
provide Tor more sociability and better OF
pOrtunity on the part Of the delegates I
become acquainted with one another in n
ture conventions. -
We recommend that copies OF these resc
lutlons be furnished to county associa
lions to be read In all the Sabbath schools
hOnona Gets Banner.
For the third year MOnonA county ear
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