The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-06-07

Report Of the Sunday School conyen
lion Held at SpearviIIe.

ton Held at SpearviiIe.
AT Spearvllle, Wednesday and Thurs
day May 20 aud "a, the Sunday School
Association Of Ford county held Ito an
nuaI convention.
A good program bad been prepared
copies Of which appeared In the different
papers Of the county the week previous
and this was carried out to tho letter with
three exceptions. Three OF the speakers
we're absent but able substitutes were
found for their parts.
The weather was very threatening dur
| Ing the entire two days; rain falling sew
| eral times each day. This served TO keep
many away who were intending to DO
there.
In spite Of this there was larger at
tendance at the opening session than has
besu seen for several years, abont thirty
| ave being present, while the evening
sessions reached close to the 100 mark.
Outside Of Spearyille eleven schools
were represented by nineteen delegates
who were present during almost the entire
coDyentlon while others dropped In o..
casionally.
The interest was good throughout, man.
ifssted by the close attention paid to the
speakers. by the questions asked, and BY
the promptness In the discussion Of the
different snbjects,
The singing was In charge Of Bro. 7. J..
Davis, long time superintendent Of Will
burn sunday school, but reesn.'y moved
over into Gray coprty, VINO makesa very
efficient ln-S.f.
no reports of the District Presidents,
of the superintendent present, and that
OF the secretary show the work to be In
better shape over the county than in pre-
ceding years.
The Presbyterian school Of Spearvills
is organizing Cradle Roll anda Home
department, grading the school, organic
ing each class and endeavoringt to bring
1t up to the standard OF the public school.
Bucklln M. E. held graduation exer-
cises giving diplomas TO a class OF boys
aud class Of girls, sent the primary
superintendent TO the State convention
and consider the money we'll spent.
Sodvllls 10 to the front In visitation,
every family 10 the vicinity having been
visited one or more times within the year.
The address Of Rev. r. w. Imboden on
Wednesday evening was very strong.
Among other good things he makes the
statement that parents should be more
firm about having their children attend
sunday school and church services. They
compel them to 40 to the public school to
educate their minds; they should be more
determined that they have the right
spiritual teaching. The strength OF the
church depends upon the proper training
and dedioatiou Of the children.
The address Of state Secretary Eugle on
q,hur.dav morninv oovereti three subjects:
Admit oruauIzed Glasses. Teacher train.
inc. Grading.
In the evening he talked upon
psr.ntsl FvanoelIsm in the homes. IRE.
Iua the importance Of the family altar
and the nae OF the I. B. r A. readings
The Great Teacher, bringing out the
though, that no one cal, successfully teach
geography or history without ksowinq
tbe Lord jesus and His methods.
All tsaobers AZ children missed great
daal when they failed to hear Mrs. q. NJ,
woods addresses and the review Of the
a.. John Lectures b. Rev. Newport: both
i which we're en- Thursday afternoon.
The financial outlook OF the County
Association y bright ior inc coming year.
Az fha nnauin0 of the convention we