, 1907-08-10
WORK OF THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
ASSOCIATION ATTRACTING
ATTENTION IN THE CITY
AND COUNTY.
Meeting at Methodist Church Last
Night Attended by Many Who De.
light In the Work and Who Par
t~icipated In Election Of Officers
Resolution Adopted Commencing
Spread Of EvangelIzation.

The night session Of the Sunday
school convention was one of interest,"
and profit to all. After the opening
services, Miss Howell gave a very
thrilling tecitation, THE Lost Word
Miss Grace Peabody charmed the audi
ence with a vocal solo.
Uncommon Things In Common Places
DR.. Merritt has won for himself the
reputation of seeing uncommon and
most interesting things in what some
people call common places. His ad
dress on the Worlds Sunday School
convention, which met at Rome re
Gently, was not a reproduction of what
some other great men said SO much as
it was a simple story of the great
movement toward the evangelization
Of the non-christian world. The little
incidents which occurred on the voy'
age were suggestive Of this spirit, not
on the part Of a few preachers, but of
bushes. and professional men.
Officers for Year.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year are:
Presidential. E. Warner.
Vice President-Miss Ida Moen.
Secretary-A. N. Hasenkamp.
Treasurer-Rev. Oscar Woods.
Resolutions Of the Convention.
The following resolutions we're
adopted:
Whereas. The Albany County Sun
day School association has started a
good work,
Resolved, That we pledge ourselves
to do all within u power to make it
a success, n that we endorse and
heartily commend the work of the Off.
GERS of the association in arranging for
the present convention, and that We
thank the treasurer for his well d.
rected efforts in raising the neces-
sary funds for carrying on the organ
lied Sunday school work of the county
and state.
Thanks for Aid.
Resolved, That we tender our sin.
cere thanks to all who have contributed
to make the program Of this convention
SO marked a success.
Resolved, That we heartily recon.
mend a canvass of the City of Laramie
to ascertain the number of persons still
outside the Sunday school and attempt
to bring them into connection with it.
Resolved, That steps be taken to
interest all rural Sunday schools in the
work Of this association, and that eff.
forts be made to organize Sunday
schools in every country district.
Liquor Question.
Whereas, Recognizing the beverage
liquor traffic as the greatest foe of our
civilization, and that the saloon has
made more bad fathers, more dissolute
mothers, more wayward daughters,
more profigate son than all other
forms of vice in the history of the
race; therefore be it
Resolved, That We record u high,
est pleasure in the splendid victories
for temperance wrought in recent
years.
Resolved, That We are in Sympathy
with all sane efforts for the suppress
sion of the saloon.
Resolved, That we heartily welcome
the anti-saloon league now being or.
ganized in u state and that We as
sure Rev. Fuller Of our support as an
association and as individuals.
Resolved, That we encourage In ev'
cry way possible this organized move
ment of the churches against the sa.
loon.
Resolved, That we extend most hear
ty thanks to the pastor n the people
of the First Methodist Episcopal
church for their generous hospitality
in entertaining the present convention.
HORSES RAN AWAY