Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-20
OPENING rs
SUCCESSFUL
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
STARTED YESTERDAY
REV. E. j. HARPER WELCOMES
THE MEMBERS
Sabbath School Teachers Praised as
Most Unselfish Workers-Able
Addresses Made-Progrann
for Tomorrow

association opened yesterday iholHihs
with a large attendance from the Sab
bath schools. w. H. Porterfield presl-
dent of the association, presided. John
Brewer led the music.
Business occupied the early part oil
the morning session. many topics OF IN
terest being discussed.
J Dr. John c.. Mccoy of the Temple
Baptist Sunday school and G. ID. Melgs
of indianapolis made addresses on the
consideration of pastoral work in the
| sunday school. DR.. Mccoy said that to
have efficient officers teachers meetings
must be held, while training classes for
prospective teachers was quite as nec-
| essary Mr. Meigs spoke especially on
the keeping of the school records as a
necessary adjunct of the work.
Hugh C. Cork who was to nave
spoken at the morning session, arrived
too late for his appointed place, but
spoke later in the day
| The following committees were ap-
pointed at the business ses ion:
Nominating-W. f. Cronemiller, Los
Angeles: H. M. Patterson, Los Angeles
q. c. Lockwood Riverside; w. l.. Mo-
lone, Ontario; Mrs H. S. Gordon, santa
| Ana; r. T. Woodruff, Los Angeles; b.
C. Atterbury, Pasadena.
| Business committee-Rev. s. T. Mont
gomery, D. L. Durand, S. ]. Chapman,
| w. H. Frost, H. a. Getz and Rev
George Foster of Los Angeles; Rev
Charles Seccomb, Ontario and Miss Stella
B. Irvine, Riverside.
| The afternoon session opened with an
hours conference on the elementary de-
partment work, led by Miss Meme Brock
way.
| Fifteen questions were propounded and
discussed bearing upon the best meth
| ods of conducting the elementary de-
partment of the Sunday school
1.-The Importance of Business Methods
! in the Sunday School Methods was the
| subject of an address given by DR.. I'll.
| w. Brodbeck, superintendent or the FIRST
Methodist church Sunday school. He
| said in part:
Economy in Sunday school work leads
TO organization. 1t requires widened
thought and action in accomplishing the
desired ends.
Theory determines methods in this i'm
portant work The proper distribution
of labor is a great factor. 1t is neces-
sary that the officials should be prompt
in their several departments.
1.-THE most successful method is the
introduction of business men into the
Sunday school who are possessed with
the spiritual power.
Some say that it smacks too much
of the worldly to bring business prin-
ciples into the Sunday school. con-
tend that they are all right and neces-
sary in the advancement of the Sunday
school work coupled with deep spiritual
precepts. No work can be successfully
organized without the introduction of
| machinery, and when this machinery
| comes under the control of high spiritual
aims and conditions, it is essential to
IN, cnhOo1 unrlK
''I do not believe in being hard on the
teachers, burt when they are never on
time, nor have their lessons prepared,
think it is the duty of the superinten-
dent to frankly tell them of their fail
ings, and if they cannot change their
methods to request them to give up their
positions to others. There is too much
at stake in the right control of chill
dren to allow unsystematic methods
among the teachers.
There never were better methods in
conducting the Sunday schools than now.
The child is the important factor
Hugh Cork spoke on 'House to House
Visitation and his methods in eastern
cities. He advocates thorough house to
house visitation from the love of the
good work accomplished, instead of the
recompense.
Rev. l.. A. Gould spoke on Mission
ary Methods" which was followed by an
address by c. D. Meigs on How Make
Our Country Work More effective"
A thirty minutes discussion on vari-
Gus Sunday school topics was led by
Hugh Cork, which closed the day
| session.
The evening resson consisted of a pro-
gram of welcome and a stereopticon lee
| ture
In the absence of Mayor A. c. Harper,
who was expected to be present, his
brother, Rev. e. ]. Harper, spoke on be-
half of Los Angeles. He said in part:
"Los Angeles welcomes you because
of what you represent. We believe that
the Sunday school workers come nearer
to unselfshness than any other class in
the world.
'If there is one thing affecting us
more than another it is that we are mon
ey mad. But we have something that
| rises far above the mere mania of MAX
ing money, and that is in this noble body
of Sunday school workers.
''The beautiful city of Los Angeles
is yours. We extend cordial invitation
to you to give it a thorough visitation,
and wthal to teach us that childhood
is the greatest of all. We welcome you''
w. e. McVay spoke on behalf of the
| Business and Professional Men," fol-
lowed by Rev. William Horace Day and
| W. c. Porterfield respectively, on be-
half of the churches, Sunday schools
and the Sunday school association.
The session closed with a stereopticon
| lecture on the Holy Land by w. L.
Porterfield.
| Tomorrows program is as follows:
| A School of Diversified Methods.
| S;9O-Morning praise, led by John Brewer.
B:45-Sepafate conferences.
I.-Teacher training conference; +. d. r.
hoote, superintendent of work in Los Angeles
county, presiding
S45-Devctional service. with the Master
| Teacher" led by T. c. Horton.
9:0O-The condition of teacher training in
| Southern California and what has been done.
| Prof e. L. Zahn. state superintendent OF
| teacher training department.
s:1O-''Two of Our Glasses and What They
| Have Done (a) First Methodist Episcopal
| Sunday school, Los Angeles, Mrs. N F. w.
| Pond (b) First Methodist Episcopal Sunday
school, Riverside Mrs. Stella B.. Irvine
| 9:3O-Two-minute reports of classes. CReports
| are expected from all classes represented.)
9:50-Address "A Training Glass in Every
Church Why? How" Rev. r. A. Hadden,
1 Columbus Ohio.
| 1O:1O-Address and conference. "How Push
Our County Work?'' C. d. Meigs.
10:5O-Closing words