The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-25
FOR STATE
SIS. CONVENTION
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On April 1e. IL and 1s the various
Sunday school associations of West
Virginia will hold their twenty-fifth
annual convention Mt Huntington, w.
Va. An Interesting programme has
been prepared, and prominent speak
'ers who have been secured for the
occasion viii deliver instructive I'D.
dresses. Papers will be read on i'm
portant subjects, which will be dis
cussed, and reports win be made by
secretaries and superintendents Of 10.
cal associations.
Among the prominent speakers who
will deliver addresses will be Mr.. w.
c., Landes, of Philadelphia, general
SECRETARY Of the State Sunday School
Association Of Pennsylvania. Mr..
Landes comes to this convention as
the representative OF the International
work of the Sunday school associa.
tons. and his extensive travels and
wide experience equip him most adj
mirably for his work, and mis- address
will undoubtedly be replete with in.
terest and instruction.
Bishop J. s. Mills, d. D., Of tho
United Brethren Church, will present
a series OF Bible themes. He is a
gifted speaker, and profound BIZ
bile student, and his participation In
the convention proceedings will I'M
doubtedly attract many visitors.
Miss Minnie Lee Frayser, of Louis.
vile, comes oius from Kentucky. Her
graphic manner In presenting her Bt.
BILE studies has made her reputation
national in Sunday school workers
circles. Miss Frayser is particularly
adept in instiiiins into the minds of
children a lasting Interest in Bible
stady, and the SIMPLICITY and perspi.
Guilty with which she presents sub.
jcct st once places her en- rapport with
her pupils.
No particular church or denomina.
ton will dominate the convention, but
neatly every Christian denomination
will be epresented. Nor will the WORK,
participated in OF the proceedings OF
the convention be limited exclusively
to professional church workers. Men
and women afiiliatlng with various
churches ana prominent in different
avocaions of life will attend and take
an active part in the work. Lawyers,
doctors. mechanics. business men-all
classes will be represented there.
On the afternoon of the second day
of the convention a number of special
conferences or group meetings will be
held. \ At these meetings pastors.
teachers and gtemperance friends will
meet, fraternize AMI exchange expert
ences and views. At the close of these
conferences there win be two great
meetings, one in the interest of the
adult department" and the other will
be devoted to "chiidren's meeting"
When 1t is considered that 100000
souls are enrolled 10 the membership
Of the various Sunday schools Of West
Virginia. it would s. EN- proper that a
prominent man in pm. lie station shout
represent that vast aggregation Of
present and coming cItizenship-with
all It imparts for good or evil, for
good If rightly directed. Therefore.
Hon. George C. sturgiss, congress
man.eIect from the Second district,
win deliver an address the first day
of the convention. Copies of pro-
grammes when ready may be pro
cured from county secretrics or from
the State association, at Wheeling.