Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1907-10-15


The annual session of the Jefferson
County Sunday School Convention was
held last Friday and Saturday. at Shep.
herdstown. in The Shepherd College aud.
itorium, with Rev. DR.. Charles Ghiselin,
President. presiding. An excellent pro
gram had been prepared for the Con-
vention by the President, and it is to be
regretted that there were not as many
persons present to enjoy it as there
should have been. Among the promi-
nent Sunday School workers present
who made addresses were: Rev. Mr..
Frazer. of the Baptist church. of Hagers-
town, Md; Mr.. w. c. Shafer, State
General Secretary; Miss NJ. v. Graham.
State Elementary Superintendent: B. c.
Washington. Esq. Prof. Wright Denny
and Miss Daisy Engle. of Charles Town.
There were twenty-five delegates pres.
ent representing twenty Sunday Schools
in the county. Sixteen Sunday schools
reported total enrolment Of 1909 pu.
pills and 2I3 teachers. The reports from
these I6 schools showed an average at
tendance of over 90 per cent, while a
number OF schools reported an average
attendance of between IS and IS pei
cent.
The sessions q the Convention were
thoroughly enjoyed by those present
and survey of the work throughout the
county shows that our Sunday schools
are in a fourishrng condition. An earn.
est effort will be made this year to or.
ganize the schools in the magisterial dis,
tricts of the county. so that next year
there will be a larger representation Of
the schools at the Convention. The pur.
pose of the Convention is to stimulate all
Christians to co operate in Sunday.
school work-to see that the children
and. young people of our county read
and study the Bible.
Messrs. Wright Denny, Geo. M. Beltz-
hoover and b. c. Washington. commit
tee on nominations. reported the follow,
ing list of officers. which was affirmed:
President. Rev. DR.. Charles Ghisein;
vice-President, Judge Frank Beckwith
Recording Secretary, Geo. M. Beltz
hoover, Jr.; Assistant Secretary, B. F
Yates; Treasurer. ]. D. Derr.
Department Superintendent - Ele
mentary. Miss Daisy Engle; Teacher
Training, Prof. j. G. Knutti; Home
Mrs. C. Frank Gallaher; Temperance
Rev. DR.. H. C. Haithcox.
Executive Committee Charles /
Miller, A. d. Barr and Milton Burr.
The following resolutlonss were re
ported and adopted:
/. We commend the faithfulness of GU,
county officers. especially Rev. Dr. Charles
Ghiselin, President, for the progress thai
has been made in the animal Jefferson
County Sunday School Conventions.
2 The Convention tenders its thanks te
Miss Graham and MIR. Shafer. representing
the Sunday school work in West Virginia
for their interesting and instructive ad
dresses.
8. The Convention thanks Miss Dais,
Engle. Messrs. b. G. Washington. Wrigh,
Denny, j. d Derr and Rev. +. l. Frazer
of Hagerstown. Md for their instructive
and inspiring addresses. Also those who
kindly furnished the music during the
Conventions: Miss Annie Licklider, Miss
Eva Wright and the Shepherd College
Chorus and Rev. Mr.. Frazer, for the
beautiful solos from the Gospel hymns.
A. We recognize a growing fellowship
and suggest that the observance of Sun.
day Scho6l Day for our county may be
very beneficial. At this time we earnestl,
request pastors to preach sermons espe.
cially designed to emphasize the value oil
Systematic Bible Study in the school and in
the home In the Sunday School Session
mention should be made of the plans and
progress of the county work and an offer
ing taken for organized work
5. The Convention expresses its appre-
citation and thanks to J. G. Knutti, Princi-
pal. a d the Executive Committee of Shep-
herd College, for the use of their splendid
auditorium.
G. We realize that the Home Department
is an avenue into the homes of the county.
That Teacher Training is doing much to
raise the standard and efficiency of our
teaching force. Therefore. we urge the
officers of our schools to push these de-
partments fwork most vigorously.
z. We insist that our Sunday-School
workers continue to stand for Christian
Sunday observance.
MISS DAISY ENGLE,
Mrs. MABEL HsNsHAw GARDINER,
MISS ALICE BANKS,
Committee.