Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-16
IS 501H SESSION
State Sunday School Associa-
ton to Hold Anniversary at
Dixon Next Week.
MANY FROM HERE TO GO
Miss Mary Kelly Recalls Gathering
Half Century Ago-lnteresting
Program Prepared.

The fiftieth anniversary of the
founding of the state Sunday school
association will be celebrated at Dixon
beginning Tuesday morning and clos
Ing Thursday evening. The associa-
ton was organized in Dixon in 1858
at meeting of Sunday school workers
called for that purpose. This conven-
tion was attended by Miss Mary Kel-
ley member of Central Presbyterian
church of this city who will also at
tend the convention next week. Dele,
gates from this city who will attend
are: Misses Ada Hemenway, Mary
Schroeder. Mr.. McAloon, Rev. and Mrs.
Marion Humphreys, Mrs. R. P. Scott,
Mrs. H. A. Weld, Rev. w. G. Oglevee,
Rev. w. B. Clemmer, Harry Schiller,
Miss Mary Kelley, Mrs. J. G. Hazard
Mrs. George Hull, Miss Grace Graves
Miss Violet Strupp, and others not yet
decided About six delegates from
Moline will attend and delegates from
the neighboring towns will make a
company of about 80 from this vicin
ity.
The Program.
The program for the three days
session is as follows: -<A.--a
Tuesday, May 10.
The Past-"Forty nine Years of Sun
day-school Work in Illinois" Oral anC
written testimonies from Sunday
school workers present and absent on
the topic, What | have gained in my
Christian life and work from personal
contact and utilization with the Illinois
Sunday School association" Inter
spersed with prayers of thanksgiving
and songs of praise.
900 Testimony and Thanksgiving
service, led by w. B. Jacobs and E. o
Excel. (0 Letters from former Hi
nois Sunday school workers, now labor
ing in other fields. (b) The Ole
Guard-Personal testimonies from
those connected with the work during
| its first twenty-five years-1S59 to
1884. Co The Veterans-1SS5 to 1900
i'd The Army of Today-1901 to 1908
11:15 Appointment of nominating
| committee.
II: 1:30-Adjournment for enrolment
Tuesday Afternoon.
The Conditions and need.
OF Sunday school work in Illinois to
day.
1:30-Greeting in song, Prof. E. o
Excel.
| 2:00-Greeting from President Six
king,
2:20-Greeting from Dixon.
| 2:40-Greeting from Internationa
workers.
3:00-Election of president ant
greeting from president-elect.
| 3:20-Report of general secretary.
| 3:40-Report of executive commit
tee Gncluding reports from depart
ment secretaries.)
| Tuesday Evening.
| 7:00-Thanksgiving service, led b.
Professor E. o. Excelle.
| 7:S0-"Our Neighbor-Mexico," Mrs
Mary Foster Bryner.
S:00-"Signs of the Times Aroun,
the World Today. Frederick H. Star
ley, ID. D.
Wednesday, May 20.
| 6:00-Early meeting, led by C. Z
Schenck.
/ S:00-Conference of county an
township officers, led by G. w. ,Mille
(a) Conventions and institutes. (b
School visitation. (c) How to secur
statistics. (d) Finances; What an
how? (e) Round table conference.
| 9:15-Prayer and praise, A. T.. A
nold and E. o. Excel.
9:35-Business half hour.
/ 10:00-Report of treasurer.
The Future-Speak unto My peopl
that they go forward. (a) Plans ft
our jubilee year in Illinois. (b) Plar
for our jubilee year outside of Illinoi
Wednesday Afternoon.
1:00-Sectional department confe
ences. Topic: Conditions and neet
of Sunday school work in Illinois. q
Teacher training conference, Prof. ,
NJ. Parker, chairman; Mrs. A.
|, Northrop, secretary. tb) Home d
partment conference. A. M. Kenne
chairman; c.. E. Schencs, secretar
sltc) Elementary grades conference,
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