The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-06-11
COUNTY SUNDAY
SCHOOL WORK
Proceedings Of the Twenty.
F nst Annual Gathering

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Through mud and water the delegates
began to arrive in Monango Tuesday
morning, June 2, 1908. About thirty
five were in attendance at the first
session and the number was later in
creased to fifty. A song service and the
assignment of delegates constituted the
morning business. After dinner, Mr..
Fulton of Oakes led in the devotionals
which were followed by the address of
welcome happily given by President
Caldwell and responded to in a sim
liar vein by Rev. E. M. North of Ellen
dale. After having encouraging reports
from the schools represented, the
president appointed the following COM
mittees:
Committee on Publishing Report
Rev. R. T. Fulton. S. B. Doty, Mrs.
D. T. Youker.
Resolutions Committee-Rev. E. M.
North, Miss Lille Denning, Mrs. D. T.
Youker.
Auditing Committee-E. Magofin,
A. H. McMaster, Beth Brown.
Committee on Plans for Future Work
Rev. R. 7. Fulton, Mrs. w. T. Full,
Rev. J. c. Engel.
Nominating Committees. B. Doty,
Mrs. VIM. Mallory, Mrs. Nellie Mayhem.
Mrs. s. B. Doty gave a helpful ad-
dress on practical Primary Plans, "
suggesting separate rooms or curtained
corners. simplicity in telling Bible
stories, and the memorizing Of golden
texts through the help Of the emblema
crosses, hearts, sheaves and stars
used during the various quarters. Mrs.
S. Lane, superintendent of the temper
ance department, gave an interesting
and encouraging report which created
much discussion on the part of the
delegates. The evening meeting opened
with devotional service led by Rev.
]. c. Engel, during which Misses White
and Tyrrell of Oakes sang aduet. Rev.
E. NJ. North spoke very enthusiastically
out of his own experience with the
''Boy Problem. He said that it began
with Cain and continues today when
each boy is separate problem. His
address was followed by solo, ''Where
is my Boy Tonight" sung by Mr.. Full.
ton, who sang several times during the
convention. State Secretary John
Orchard then gave an address on 'Home
Culture" As usual his address was
bristling with good suggestions and
pointed out the need for vital Christian
ity in the home.
Wednesday morning session was
opened with praise service conducted
by 8. B. Doty of Oakes. Mr.. Orchard
gave an explanation Of the banner
county standards and showed what was
necessary to win the state bannec
The seven points necessary to make
banner school and to win thu
state banner for the county are given
under the report of the future worl
committee. Mr.. Fulton spoke or
practical Teacher Training, showing
the need for such training to do the
greatest work in the world. Every
school inlthe county can and ought te
have..such a class. If an honest effort
is made and but one person enrolls,
thaton may take the course Individually
and be counted as a class. The work
Of the international Reading Circle was
explained which consists this year ii
reading Marion Lawrance's "How t.
Conduct Sunday School," Mrs. May.
hsw of Forbes read a helpful paper on
"Home Cooperation" followed by a
discussion on methods of securing at
tendance. At this point Mrs. Lane
was called upon to explain the temper
ance pledge chain which was drapet
across the::front of the room.
Rev. James Opie of Oakes opened
the afternoon service with song, scrip
ture and prayer. Mr.. Doty showed tn,
Importance of the Sunday school as an
evangelistic agency. The Sunday schoo
must supplement the home religious
training, for as an index of conditions,
Mr.. Doty:said that in visiting hundred.
of Christian homes in North Dakota h.
had found family altars in only about
two per cent of them. After due
by Misses White and Tyrrell, Mr.. Opt,
gave an address on the Pastor
Relation to the Sunday School," EN-
phazing the fact that the pastor mus
know the scholars and be in sympath.
with them. Hon. E. F. Sweet o
Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Fullerton
North Dakota, spoke very interestingl!
on the general topic, Children,
telling especially Of the work for boy
Concluded on Page Four.