Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-30
SUNDAY SCHOOLS OF
STATE IN SESSION
Active Work Of Forty third Annual Conven-
ton Begun With Morning
Meeting
WOULD RE0PGANIZE STATE WORK
H. N. Shaw, winterset; George
Needham, Early.

j H. N. Shaw, Winterset: George S
Needham, Early.
This Afternoons Meeting.
Reports of some Of the state Off
GERS and addresses by w. c. Pearce
of Chicago, Miss Clara Louise Ewalt
of New York, and DIR. d. u. Jenkins
of Omaha. made up the primo fea-
lures Of the meeting this afteSAoon. A
half hour of song service, led by Mr.
Tullar, preceded the meeting proper
which was opened by Mr.. Peace's adj
dress on Approved Workmen, How
Secured The report Of Rev. William
Murchie, of Red Oak, state secretary
of teacher training, followed. Mr.
Murchie was followed by State Treas
urer J. F. Hardin, Of Eldora, who gave
his annual report. Miss Ewalt's ad-
dress was on Meeting the Needs OF
the Children"
was the second OF the series he is
giving on Johns Conception Of the
Personality Of Christ" He gave the
third address this afternoon
childrens' Meeting and Parade.
The children's meeting at 4:15
o'clock this afternoon will be held in
the auditorium Of the Congregational
church. Miss Minnie Markham, OF
independence will preside. Addresses
will be given by Miss Clara L. Ewalt
of New York and Miss Marie G. Brehm
of Chicago.
Following this meeting the children
will $,.oy 10 hn
Methodist church, thence east Of Main
street to Second avenue, thence south
to Church, street and thence west to
the Congreg ational church.
Banquet This Evening.
The annual banquet of the officers
and delegates will be held at s o'clock
at the Congregational church.
The evening meeting at the Metho-
dist church will open with song SER
vice. Miss Marie c. Brehm, Of Chicago
and Judge U. s. Guyer, Of Kansas City
will deliver the principal addresses
Miss Brehm's subject will be "Gimpses
Of Victory" 1.-THE New Civic Era
will be the subject OF Judge Guyer's
address.
An Offering will be taken for the
organized Sunday school work Of Iowa
Conference This Morning.
Conferences of the pastors, superin-
tendents, teachers and departmental
workers Of the Sunday school were
held in various churches at 81: 80
o'clock this morning. The attendance
at all was good, and the principal adj
dress at each was given by specialist
in the particular work which he
conference discussed.
"The Pastor and the Sunday School,
was the general subject of the confer
ence Of pastors, which was held at the
Christian church, over which, Rev. Mr.
McQua, of Winterset, presided. DR.
Cyrus J. Kephart, of Toledo, the spec
ialist, led the discussion. The general
subject was taken up under ten differ
ent heads, each of which was dis
cussed.
Superintendent in Session.
The Sunday school superintendent
held their conference in room 80 Of the
Methodist church. j. L. Peterson, OF
Webster City, presided and William
Tackaberry, Of Sioux City. was the
specialist. The general subject taken
up was the best manner and method
of conducting the school service; also
its management.
The Sunday school teachers gathered
in the Presbyterian church. to discuss
methods of instruction and teaching
M. L. Webster, of Independence, was
chairman, and Rev. c. L. Organ, OF Des
Moines, state secretary of the Christ
ian church, was the specialist.
Elementary Grade Teachers Conference
The teachers of the elementary
grades were in session at the Congre-
gational church, where they took up
methods of work Of their department.
Miss Grace Wood, Of Traer, was chair
man, and Miss Clara Louise Ewalt, OF
New York City, and Miss Minnie
Markham, Of independence were the
specialists.
A second conference of the elemen-
tary grade workers will be held We'd
nesday morning at 1915 o'clock at the
Congregational church Miss Clara
Louise Ewalt will lead the discussion
Temperance and Missionary Conference
The temperance conference was held
at the Swedish Lutheran church, with
Rev. Mr.. McQuiston, of Des Moines
presiding. Miss Marie c. Brehm, OF
Chicago, was the specialist.
The conference Of the missionary
home department and house visitation
department was held in the basement
Of the Baptist church. Rev. j. L. De-
WHITE, of Stratford, presided. The
specialists were Miss Lucy Leavitt OF
Waterloo; b. B. Nichols, of Mason City;
and Rev. G. w. Sweet, Of Des Moines.
The adult department conference was
held in the auditorium Of the Baptist
church. The general subject taken uE
was 1.-THE New Movement in the Sun
day School," which dealt with the or
ganizatfon Of adult classes. The
Brotherhood Bible class Of the Meth
odist church is the local evidence OF
this movement. S. c. McCosh, of Day.
export presided. and W. C. Pearce OF
Chicago, was the specialist.
FERGUSON WOMAN DEAD.
Mrs. p. II. Doud Passes Away at Mt