Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-09-06
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
The Annual Meeting Held at Old
Hamln Decided Success.

The county Sunday school Conven-
ton met this year in the PRESBYTERIAN
church of old Hamlin. The opening
session was on Monday evening Aue-
ust 9th when an address was deliver.
ed on 1.-The Twentieth Century Sab
bath School" by Mr.. b. + Mitchell
of Des Moines who is the state secre-
tary and deyotes all his time to the
work of the Sabbath schools of the
state. He is Il pleasing speaker and
full of information on this subject
He closed the convention on Tuesday
afternoon with another address on
"Organized Sabbath School Work. y
The convention was called to order
on Tuesday morning at 10 O'CLOCK.
Mrs. Stat2ell Of Extra not being pres
ent the second number on the program
was taken up which was an address
by George Cosson on the ethical
value of bible study. Ii was handled
with his usual skill and the practical
advantages in the line of character
building that will result from care
full study of the Holy Book was smpha-
sized. Mr.. Charles Burnside spoke
of the spiritual value of bible study.
His paper was scholarly production
of the speaker. IL was. listened to
jects including the educational value
OF bible study we're then discussed by
the members of the convention, Miss
Rosa Boose of Oakfield township read
a we'll prepared paper on the benefits
of the rural bible school and dis
cussiOn followed on its difficulties
n <.f a.
difference of many parents TO the re-
ligious training of their children re-
sulting in their taking their children
out visiting on the Sabbath instead
of sending them to Sabbath school.
Miss Edith Anderson of Brayton read
a paper on the regularity of attend
ance on Sabbath school and Mrs.
Stemm spoke extemporaneously OF
the problem of securing adult attend
ance. An interesting discussion fol-
lowed. At noon the convention took
recess for dinner and q sumptuous
meal was served by the ladies of the
church and most enjoyable social
hour and half was spent together
The afternoon program was opened
with song service led by Miss Nora
Brown with Miss Dunn at the organ.
Miss Brown also favored the conven-
ton with couple of solos. About
an hour was spent in the transaction
Of important business and then the
afternoon program was taken up.
Mr.. Renftle spoke on the best way to
teach the lesson and Rev. s. Cony.
beare discussed all three of the sub
topics under the head of the S. s.
Lesson: Getting it, Giving 1t, and Fix
ing it. He advocated the Importance
of making much OF reviews. Rev.
G. l.. Wendell spoke Of the duties Of
the superintendent, and Mrs. George
Scott of the music leader. Ii was uni.
versally acknowledged by those ia at
tendance that this was one OF the most
interesting and stimulating conven-
tiOns ever held in the county a large
delegation was present from Audubon
but the rest of the county was poorly
represented. The largest delegation
outside of Audubon was from the Sew
enth Day Sabbath School down in
Oakfield and the members of this dele
CATION including Mr.. Peterson took
active part in the convention to the
profit of all. Only eight Of thirty
three Sabbath schools in the county
were represented.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year are as follows. Pres, Levi Kopp
Of Ross; V. Pres, Rev. s. Cony beare
of Audubon, Secy. and Treas, Mrs
Harmon Rice of Hamlin.
Reporter.