Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-06-21

Report of the Sunday School Con-
vention.
The annual convention of the Howard |
county S. S. Association was called to
order by the secretary Thursday after
noon, June 6, 1907. Rev. Lang heartily
welcomed the delegates and visitors to
the hospitality of the people of Lime
Springs. The response was given by
Miss Mabel Brown, the president of
our association. With much pleasure
we then listened to quartet of little
girls trained by Miss Griffith.
Mrs. Hill Of Cresco wrote paper on
Primary Department and Cradle Roll,
Its Importance. The Sunday School
can do great work, young peoples
societies cap do great work, but they
are late in the day to accomplish the
great purpose OF God. While we are
after the wandering sheep, hundred
lambs get through the gate. Let us
keep the lambs in and they will help
us get in the sheep and prevent them
from going astray. Earliest impressions
are the strongest and remain the most
vivid through life. Children's hearts
are the good ground which brings
forth a hundred fold. A teacher stood
beside little white casket. She said,
"All that the little fellow knows,
taught him. Will he know thee,
Lord, from what I have taught him
about thee?n Let us ask ourselves the
same question, "Will our scholars
know Jesus?n The influence of the
teacher goes out into the child's home
and has often been the means of bring
ing the father and mother to Christ.
The cradle roll opens the way into the
home of those who do not attend church
and much effective work may be done.
Therefore the primary department and
cradle roll are of inestimable impor-
lance.
Mrs j. d. Lyon gave very interest
ing illustration OF teaching primary
class. This was followed by helpful
discussion OF primary work led by Mrs.
Lang.
Mr.. S. B. Nichols of Mason City took
up the work of the home department
and told us how to conduct it and also
County committee work. He said, "The
Home Department is an opening door
to get into the homes of new families
and reporting them to the pastor. The
workers influence extends all over the
town. Have one superintendent and
he or she choose the visitors for the
different districts. You can make the
enrolment of the home department
larger than that of the Sunday School.
Many can be gotten into the S. S.
through the home department.. 1t is
self supporting and many times more
than pays its expenses. The canvass is
made every three months at least and
as much oftener as possible. Have
home department secretary for the
county, one for each district, and they
reach out to each school.
The Temperance Committee and it's
work by B. e. Thorn was very instruc-
tive. 1.-The president of this United
States is waging gigantic warfare
against the trusts and combinations of
our boasted Land of the Free in be-
half OF the common people. He is
doing noble work and should be high
ly commended; but contend that the
chief executive who fights the liquor
traffic land may God speed that day
has a double foe to contend with; for
he has not only the money power but
the manufacturers and dealers, also
the supporters of this ac.ursed traffic
from the many who take a social glass
to the thousands who annually fill
drunkards' grave, against him. There
are 22O,OO brewers, distillers, mer-
chant saloon keepers and bartenders
engaged in the manufacture and dis
tribution OF the billion and a half
gallons OF the malt and spurious
liquors annually in the United States.
This quantity would fill canal six feet
deep, twenty feet vide, and $50 miles
long. Think OF the amount of food
stuffs consumed that might feed the
poor in our cities. Gods intended use
is perverted to destroy rather than to
preserve life. There are four classes
to deal with. First, the manufacturers
and dealers, which can be dealt with
only by the law. Second, the Indifferent,
those who can take glass occasionally
or let it alone. Temperance lectures
might avail or brotherly heart to heart
talks. If every christian fully realized
that there is no difference between the
sin of omission and the sin of commits
sion, that it is our duty to God and
man then we would see things move
along with greater alarcity. The
third class wherein lies all the hope of
our land, the boys and girls of today,
the men and women of tomorrow. In
their plastic minds impressions may, be
made that should mould their futures.
Therefore, 7 believe that the LIQUOR
traffic can be brought under control,
root and branch, in no other sure and
lasting way. How great the response
bility Of the parents, the day school
instructor and the Sunday School
teacher Have the temperance lesson
day special day for talk and papers
instead of the general routine of the
lesson. The fourth and last class, the |
inebriates, can only be saved through
removing the cup beyond their reach |
and the power of God to keep them
straight; and we know that God does
hear and answer prayer"
The Thursday evening praise service
was led by Mr.. Lang who was chair
man for the evening. Rev. Neal
wrote an excellent paper on the elm
portance of Music in the Sunday
School," "Music is an inspiration toll
the soul. If it does not make us look |
upward, 1T is not music" Mr.. Neal |
greatly deplores the influence of many [
OF the popular or street SONGS Thase |