Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-09-03

day School Associations is to lead to
unificatiOn of churches through
organizations.
Miss Cook of NOrdmOnt discussed
Sunday School advertising, sgiving
many ways of doing this hut the
most permanent is to teach the gos-
pei of Jesus Christ in our schools
and practice it in our lives.
Walter Hazen Primary Superin-
tendent, gave some interesting notes
on Cradle Roll work, giving as re.
suits of this work that parents are
interested in the schools and child
rem brought into School earlier
Mrs. F. A. Snyder, Home Depart
ment Supt. in a comprehensive dis
cussion of this work said that it
gives large opportunity for creating
interest in Bible study.
Percy Bay discussed the import
ance of District Conventions.
Mrs. Charles Bryan, Temperance
Supt.; stated that the temperance les
son has legitimate place in inter-
national lessons. All officers should
be at the front in this work.
On Thursday evening Harry Bots
ford discussed Sunday School in
thusiasm, saying that it is a spark
that sets the wheels of the Sunday
School in motion, and should start
with the Supt.
w. &. Lands, State worker, then
gave an address on indications that
indicate, contrasting the schools of
fifty years ago with those of to-day.
Startling thing in our schools to-day
is the fact that boys and girls from
Is years to Il leave our school. This
is the most important lproblem we
have to deal with. Possibilities of
organized Adult Classes were then
discussed. Several instances being
given of successful classes,
Friday, q. +. Bown discussed
pleasure in Sunday School work. In
order to derive pleasure we must be
interested, and this may be ac-
complished by a definite work of
grace in the heart,
G. w. Potter gave some teachers
problems, mentioning the difficulty
of peocuring substitutes when alb
sent.
Improving our talents was ably
discussed by Prof. NJ. r.. Black,
Vice chairman; All have some work
to do if we improve our talents.
Some one in each town has the.talent
to organize an adult Bible class if
they only use their talents. AS
long as we try to improve our tai
ents we will accomplish something
Miss Martha Robinson, State work
er, then led a conference on prim
AIRY work. Sunday School not doing
it sduty in not establishing a Begin
ners Department if there is one child
under six years of age in the school
The international Lessons provide
for a two years Beginners Course.
Welcome Service and Birthday Ser
vice for Primary Glasses are advis-
able.
Rev. Ierdon in discussing Sow
ing and Reaping, said that close
walk with Christ Will make us real
sewers and successful reapers.
Miss Sarah Huckle brought the
Temperance question before the con :
vcntiOn again in an able address,
stating that it is the greatest issue
before the people and noting the ra-
pill strides it is making idNa tiona1
Prohibition. Enough work was
planned ii completed before October
to place Sullivan county in the front
line at the State Convention at Sha-
mokin this fall.
Besides the chorus the convention
was favored by IA violin solo by Miss
RoWena Herman, a solo by Mrs.
Kill.sore, an anthem by the Evangel-
ical church choir of Dnsh0re, aud a
solo by w. G. Lands.
Dushore is to be congratulated on
the successful way il which it enter
tanned the convention.
Flora Cook Press Supt,
The Methodist Episcopal church
has begun an active crusade for the
alact ion of a Sr,aakpr tuho will al