Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-22
SUNDAY SCHOOL OUT WITH 4
 \ CHALLENGE
Methodist Episcopal of BiSbee Issues Defy to PreSbyterians of Lowell for Spelling Match. Medal the Prize.

The Sunday school of the Metho- dist Episcopal church of Bisbee have issued the following challenge to the Presbyterian Sunday school of Low ell:
 Bisbee, Arizona, July 20, 1908. The Lowell Presbyterian Sunday
 School, care of Rev. c. H. Riemenl
 schneider, Superintendent Lowell
 Arizona:
 As the committee appointed for that purpose by the Bisbee Methodist Episcopal Sunday school we challenge your school to a spelling contest for the medal mentioned herein:
 '"The Bisbee Methodist Episcopal Sunday school will put up a gold med al to be known as the Warren Dis trict Spelling Medal" It is to be understood that this medal will only remain in possession of the winner as long as they are able to defend their title to it, and that any Sunday school in Jae Warren District can challenge the holder thereof, which challenge must be accepted and de tended. However. not more than one challenge to be accepted every six months; contests must be six months apart. The loser of the medal in all cases shall add the bar to the medal with the name of the winner and date of contest thereon and deliver same to the winner.
 Rules governing each contest shall be made ten days before such contest by a committee consisting of one member from the school challenging. the challenged school and a disinter- ested party chosen by those two per sons.
 The following conditions shall gov ern the first contest:
 There shall be F scholars chosen from each school to participate in the contest. Neither of these shall be over the age of 19 years.
 There snail be two preliminaries and one final contest; the first pre- liminary to take place in the Bisbee Methodist Episcopal church on Tues day, July 2S, the second on Tuesday, August 4, in the Lowell Chapel, and the final contest in the Bisbee Meth odist Episcopal church on Tuesday, August II. The winners from the preliminaries only to appear in the final contest
 Words for the first preliminary to be taken from chapters five 10 fifteen inclusive Of the Gospel of St. John. Words for the second preliminary to be agreed upon after the first pre- liminary and words for the final to be agreed upon after the second prelim- mary. NO PROPER NAMES TO BE GIVEN. A person to pronounce words, also. one to time contestants, to be chosen from one of the other Sunday schools of the Warren Dis trict.
 Names of contestants to be an nounced in the columns Of the paper at least two days prior to first pre- liminary and same rule to apply in second preliminary and final contest.
 Minor rules and conditions may be agreed upon on the evening of each preliminary and final contest.
 Acceptance of this challenge may be made through the daily papers and to the chairman of the committee named below. Sincerely Yours,
 A. O FREIDEL, Chairman.
 MRS. E. A. WILKINSON.
 MYRTLE SNYDER. e
 E. l.. WILLIAMS.
 Committee.
 interest Has dil S1uN DSSH dIOuSSu in the contest and if the Lowell Sun day school accepts the challenge it may be expected that each prelimina- ry and the final contest will be brim- ful of keen enjoyment not only for the contestants themselves but also by the other members of the respective schools. After the first contest is de- cided, any school in the Warren Dis trict will be entitled to challenge the winner.