Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-02-02
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Successful Session ] THAT was a
Revelation to Many.


The county Sunday school con.
vention opened with a song and
prayer service led by Rev. Bush.
In the absence OF the president
and vice-president at the opening
hour, Rev. Feese was elected to
preside. The round table confer
ence and address, Turning
the Light Upon the Lessons of
1906" by Rev. w. c. Merritt,
filled a profitable afternoon. The
evening session opened with a
prayer and song service. Rev.
Bush took up the address,
Reaching the Unreached" and
brought out the work of the
Home Department as very help
full in this capacity. A beautiful
solo was rendered by Mrs. Bush.
Rev. Merritt's address, ''Our In
spiration in Working With the
Young" was a wonderful master
piece. He showed very forcibly
what vastly large percentage of
good is to be derived from work
ing with the young while they
are yet in the plastic age. Fri
day morning Rev. Green conduc-
ted the prayer and song service.
Rev. Merritt then took his hear.
ers over the ground where Jesus
walked, until they almost felt
that they were there, showing the
helpfulness of the map in teach
ing. Rev. E. H. Belknap de-
livered a splendid address On
"Getting and K, eping Our Schol-
ars," bringing out the thought
that every church member should
be in Sunday school. Prof. w.
C. Swami very ably told ''What
we should know about our
pupils.' The morning service
closed with a Round Table Con-
ference. Decision day and its
possibilities.
Rev. Noble opened the after
noon session with prayer and
song. The report OF the nomi-
mating committee, which follow
ed, in the business session, re-
suited in the election of officers
for the ensuing year; Prof. Henry
Sneak, Pres; Prot. Stanley O.
Watkins, vice-Pres.; Mrs. Sarah
Cauthorn, Supt. primary dept.
Mrs. A. G. Wright, Supt. Home
Dept; and the reelection of
Miss Flossie Overman, Statistical
Sec, and Miss Ethel Hollister,
Rec. and Cor. Sec. Rev. Mer-
ritt, in his usual persuasive man
ner, addressed the convention on,
''The Preciousness of the Lost"
Mrs. R. J. Nichols presented
some beautiful thoughts on 1.-THE
Little Beginners and Mrs. J.
A. Cramer presented a paper on
the "Primary Class Proper.
Rev. c. T. Hurd opened the
last session by asking all to join
in repeating the 23rd Psalm, FOL
lowed by devotional service. An
address, '"The Book We Use,"
by Rev. Ella M. Humbert was
very fine. Mrs. Humbert told
how the missionary heroes were
carrying the Bible into South
America today at the risk Of
their lives; how Stanley was COM
PEELED 10 leave all his books save
one as he went into the heart of
Africa and how Marcus Whit
man saved this great northwest
by bringing ''The White Mans
Book of Heaven to the Indians.
The congregation was then favor
ed with a song rendered by the
Sunday school choir. The clos
ing address by Rev. Merritt,
"Organized to Win,'' was an in
spiration to ali who heard it and
will be long remembered.
The following resolutions were
then unanimously adopted.
Presented by Rev. Feese:
Whereas, we have been so
strengthened and have received
such a spiritual uplift, we render
a vote of thanks to Rev. Merritt
for his work among us. Be it re-
solved that we make the next
convention the best in our his
tory.
Presented by Rev. Green: