Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-26
Iowa Sabbath School Associa-
ton Convenes in Daven-
port Today
ALL IOWA REPRESENTED
Noted Workers From Various Cities
to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to Continue
Thru Friday-Prosram of Addresses
and Discussions for the Three Days
General News.
Special to Times-Republlcan.

4 davenport, June Go.--IlIS dllerHOol
the forty-second annual convention OF
the Iowa State Sabbath School aSso-
citation will open in ST. Johns church
Davenport, with an attendance esti-
mated today at anywhere between 500
and 1000 men from all over the state.
Local committees are agreed that ev
erSthing points to q most successful
meeting. The details Of quartering the
visitors have been completed and ev-
e"ycne will be well entertained during
| his stay here.
| Individual members of the comit-
tees will meet delegates at the trains
and take them to their homes, where
they will be quartered. Arrangements
have been made to give shelter and
breakfast, to all that come. while the
remaining two meals will be secured
outside. Plans for the entertainment
nciude sightseeing trips and Visits to
aid points of interest
Mayer Becker will give an address
o: greeting to the visitors at Wednes-
day evenings meeting. The Ladies'
tAsd society of st. Johns church has
co-cperated to. serve dinner dufing the
convention All areatworking together
toS,nakerthe meeting ssuccessful.
Some Of the most successful. work
ers in the Sunday school world will
take part in the programs of the next
few, days. Such are Prof Chas. H
Gabriel Of Chicago, tswho wrote my
Sayiour's Love- which has, been
styled THE New Glory Song,"lland is
being used in many Sunday schools
over all the country Mrs. L. W.
| Barnes of Newark, N. j., a leader in
primary and junior work, the Rev. E.
lB.fAlien of Toledo, O., pastor of Marion
Lawrence's church; the Rev. A. C.
Dixon of Chicago. a leading evangelist,
Andrew Stevenson of Chicago, Prof. E.
ID. Starbuck of the State university OF
Iowa, are among the specialists who
will. appear on the programs.
Program for All Sessions.
The complete program for the con-
vention sessions will be as follows:
Wednesday Afternoon.
Topic: The Sunday School Adapting
Itself to All the Church.
2: 00-"Tarrying for Enduement."
(Parer) President A. Rosenberger
2: 30-Greetings from the state pres
ident.
$3.50 What the Elementary
Grades Can Do for the Child" Mrs.
j. w. Barnes, Newark, N. j.
+ Music.
s:3o-"The A. B. c. D. Move
nent," Mr.. Andrew Stevenson, Chica-
go, Ill.
Stevenson, Chicago, III.
4:30-0pen Conference, Mrs J. w.
Barnes.
Wednesday Evening.
Topic: The Convention in Social and
F1raternal Relations.
7:30-Half hour concert by the
Sunday Schools of Davenport
S:00--Scripture and Prayer, DR.. S.
N. Fellows.
Greetings from the convention city
by Hon. Waldo Becker,
Response by state president, c.
H. Ainley
Solo, Professor Charles H. Gabriel,
Chicago, Ill.
s:25-Address, Our Christian Herr
tage," Mr. Ralph e. Diffendorfer, New
York city.
81 Convention offering.
Address, Important Factors in Re
ligious Education Mrs. J. w. Barnes.
Evening prayer, Hon. S. w. Cole, De-
troit, Mich.
Thursday Morning.
Topic: Special Workers Preparing
for their Special Work
S:30-Depart1ne conferences
Elementary grades. st. Johns NJ. E.
church, conducted by Mrs. j. w,
Barnes Il ~
Intermediate grades, ST., Johns M.
E. church, conducted by Mrs. George
Kiese.
Adult department, Calvary Baptist
church, conducted by Mr.. A. Steven-
son.
Home department. st. Paurs English
Lutheran church, conducted by Mrs.
E. M. Wood.
Missionary department, Edwards
Congregational church, conducted by
Mr.. Ralph E. Diffendorfer.
General Sessions.
Topic: Reviewing the Field and
Forecasting the Work.
9:45-Devotional exercises, Rev. Per
cival Nugget, Cedar Rapids.
0:00-Statistical secretary's report,
Mrs B. F. Mitchell.
Field secretarys report-Professor
w. R. Manning.
General secretary's report-Mr. B. F.
Mitchell.
10:4O-Address. Strengthening the
Weak Places" Mrs. j. w. Barnes
Music.
11:15-Bible hour, Genesis. the Book
of Origins" Rev. A. c. Dixon, D. D.,
Chicago.
2:0O-Adjournment
Thursday Afternoon.
Topic: 1.-The Greatest Syndicate on
Earth
1:3O-A Half-hour with Favorite
Hymns. Prof. c. II Gabriel.
2:OO-Meeting of Delegates in Dis
tricts for Election of Members of |.
Resolution and Nominating Commit
tees
2:3O-"rhe Modern Sunday School
Movement" Rev. Ernest Bourner
Allen, Toledo, O.
3: 05-"Our Work, Past and Pres
ent," Mr.. j. F. Hardin, Eldora, Iowa.
Our Part in This United Effort"
Rev w TT RIancke Dayennort