Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-12-03
sHEpHERDsTOWN W. VA THURSDAY DECEMBER 3, 1908.
The Sunday School Convention.

The Sunday School Convention.
The seventeenth annual session of
the Jefferson County Sunday School
Association was held in the Williams
Memorial NJ. E. Church, South, at
Shenandoah junction on Monday and
Tuesday. An interesting programme
had been prepared for the convention
by it's president. Rev. o. G. White,
of Bethany, West Virginia, who has
charge of the State Adult department,
in connection with the State work,
was present and delivered a number
of able and instructive addresses on
various phases of Sunday School work
and instruction Of children. The ses'
sion of the convention lasted two
days. There was large and Repre-
sentative gathering each day of snn-
day School workers and visitors.
Twenty schools of the county sent re-
ports to the convention and the sta
tistics gathered from these reports
showed that in these schools there are
244 officers and teachers, ! ,642 schol'
ars, with an average attendance OF
932 each Sunday. There are over
forty Sunday Schools in The county,
and all should have been represented
at the convention. An earnest effort
will be made during the year by the
officers OF the association to organize
the Sunday Schools in the county by
magisterial districts, 80 that every
Sunday School will be represented at
the next convention and take sn active
part in this important work. The OBJ
iect of these conventions is to quick
en- and enlist the cooperation of all
Christians in teaching Sunday School;
Ito have more efficient teachers and
organization in Sunday School work ;
to see that the children, young men
and girls of our homes, attend Sunday
School," A number of able addresses
were made by laymen at the conVen.
tion, among them the following:
The influence of Bible study in the
formative period of life, by Judge
Frank Beck Nth, of Charles Town
"The value Of teacher training" by
Prof. j. G. Knutti, of Shepherd Col
lege, Shepherdstown; decision Day,
its value and use, by Mr.. Allen Neel,
Shepherdstown. Every denomina-
tion in the county was represented at
the convention and the pastors of the
various churches addressed the con.
vention during it's sessions. 1t was
the general opinion Of those present
that the association is accomplishing
much good in this county in building
up the Sunday Schools by urging
more system in the work, more eff
cheney on the part Of the teachers All
of the sessions of the convention were
we'll attended; however, there was
room for a number who were not
present. 1t is the earnest desire Of
those who are taking an active inter-
est in this work, that the various
churches and Sunday Schools in the
county shall cooperate. The work Of
the association is strictly non.denom-
national in it's character. 1t is the
judgment Of the best minds engaged
in this work everywhere, that organ.
ization, cooperation and efficiency in
the Lords work are just as essential
and desirable as they are in secular
affairs. The delegates and visitors
at the convention were delightfully."-
entertained by the good people OF
Shena ndoah Junction and vicinity.
The convention adjourned Tuesday
afternoon to meet next year notice
of the date and place will be given In
due time, by publication in the coun.
ty papers. The following officers OF
the association were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Rev. DR..
Charles Ghiselin; Vice. President, Ex'
Judge Frank Beckwith Secretary,
Geo. NJ. Bsltzhoover, Jr.; Asst. Sec
retary, B. F Yates Treasurer, ]. D.
Derr. Department Superintendent,
Elementary, Mise Daisy Engle !;
Teacher Training, Rev. ]. G. siler !
Home Training, Rev. Geo. E. BeVans;
Temperance, B. F. Hsrtzell; Adult,
A. D Barr. Executive Committee,
Chas. J. Miller, Rev. d. O. Haithcox,
Milton Burr.-AdUOcdte.