The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-08-14
CONVENTION.
Bible Schools of Christian Church
In This County Hold
Convention. 4
WILL MEET NEXT YEAR
AT MT. STERLING.

SuSt Q. lJOi. Ilc nccOiHS was
called to order at 10 o'clock by the
president, B. w. Trimble. He
has for some years been convinced
that the object to be sought, the
real purpose or work of many re-
ligious conventions, county and
state, has been lost sight of or OBJ
scured by two things:
There has been too little atten-
ton given to the practical phases
of work, the helps. hindrances,
needs, successful methods; much
time has been occupied in address
es, sometimes wise, sometimes
otherwise: again. the conventions,
whether county or state, have
been too largely regarded as pic
mic" occasions.
Many go to laugh and talk, to
get a big dinner" to get free en-
tertainment while shopping. and
care but little for religious work,
what is said or done.
The writer has attended relig-
ious assemblies long enough to OBJ
serve a few facts and has heard
expressions from others. The
time has come for modification
restricted attendance and simpler
entertainment. Now back to our
conference. Mrs. Albert Bridges
presided at the organ, while r. Nj.
Hopkins led the singing. The
president had previously notified
the superintendent and teachers
that the informal conference plan
would be dominant and all were
urged to ask questions, tell of diff
ficulties and successes, suggest
plans. The first talk was by Rev.
II. ID. Clark. His subject was:
What Should Teachers Study 2"
His answers were:
/. The Bible as a whole-both
Old and New Testaments.
2. The book in which the lesson
is found, with connecting links to
previous lessons.
3. The class.
4. Laws and methods of teach
ing.
). How to get and keep atten-
ton and get the lesson into the
minds of the class.
6. How to get the class to tell
what they know.
This was followed by comments.
The contemplated organization
of a school at Camargo on the fol-
lowing Sunday aug. ID received
considerable attention.
Committees were appointed.
The attendance was about 20. All
the schools were not represented.
The assembly adjourned prompt
~ at noon. SO far as the writer
saw, the audience, including the
brethren and sisters who furnished
the einner were in the building
until adjournment. In a few min
utes the dinner was spread. The
people did not line up for an hour
waiting to get what they came for,
as is Il characteristic Of many con-
ventiops.
AFTERNOON,
The attendance was increased in
afternoon.
Talks were made by Prof, Cord,
whose subject was: THE Aimlesss
Sunday School and Purposeless
Teacher" BY G. W. Harris;
Revs. Campbell and Ross, of Bath;
Clifton Prewitt, Of Clark. j. T.
Highland read an interesting paper
ON: why Join the Sunday
School" Questions were asked or
suggestions made by other mem
bers of the convention.
r.. M. Hopkins, State Evangel-
list, briefly reviewed the early his
tory of the Reformation, told of
the Centennial Anniversary at
Pittsbur9 in 1909 and of the pur-
pose of the schools of the Chris
tan Church in Kentucky to raise
80, 900 for d chair OF Bible School
Pedagogy in the College of the
Bible.
REPORT OF COMMITTEES.
FUTURE WORK.