Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-09-02
Sunday School Convention.


Sullivan County S. S. Assn. conven-
ed in the church at Estella, Aug. is
! and 10Th.
After Devotional exercises the
Convention was given into the hands
Of the committee on entertainment.
The afternoon session was opened
by song serviLe led by the conven-
ton chorus under the efficient lead
er-ship of the County Musical Di-
rector, Rev. III. r.. Wilkes, Mr..
Bird of Estella, read the scripture
reading and Mr.. Potter of Dushore.
led in prayer.
The committees to attend to the
business of the convention were
then appointed, after which Prof.
Black welcomed all who were pres
ent. The inspiration reached Estelia
in advance of the convention in the
person of Rev. Wilkes of Dushore,
in preparing the chorus for their
part of the program. One import
ant problem before the people of to-
day and that is the boy problem. 1t
is like the poor we have them with
Us always.
Miss Sadie Huckle then gave the
tempe rance Outlook. This question
is Heaven and as deep as perdition.
Before this the tariff question sinks
into oblivion. The w. M. 5. is now
in forty six nations. AS the bat
tie of Gettysburg Pa. was the decis-
i've battle ia the Civil War, so the
state of Pennsylvania will be the
final stand of the United States for
temperance reform. How Will Sui
livan county Stand?
Song-The clouds will clear away.
A conference on Teacher Training
was begun in 1915. 1t Is necessary
that Sunday school teachers be train
ed as they cannot impart kno Wedge
they do not have, aud the only way
to hold young people in the S. S. is
to give them efficient teachers.
George Bown discussed slow
S. 5. and its remedy. We have the
machinery but slow S. S. has none
of Gods spirit and this can only be
gotten By prayer.
i Vernon Hull County Chairman
then read letter from Rev. Freed
calling the attention of the conven-
ton to the local option work and the
recommendations concerning this,
made by the state S. S. Assn. The
letter was referred to the committee
on resolutions
S. S. Attendance was discussed by
O. S. Bender. The teacher some
times spends too much time on
teaching subjects and the pupils are
discouraged instead of encouraged.
Go to Co. Sunday School convention
or to the coming convention at Har-
risburg to get the inspiration and
then form the habit OF attending.
Personal contact system helps a
great deal.
Floa Cook discussed the boy prob.
lem under the subject from one to
twenty-one. showing the character
istics of each period of the boys life
t The teacher to be- successful must
? understand the traits of mind OF
each period, in order to present the
work to the pupil in the best way.
Vernon Hull then read the duties
of the district officers as outlined in
the convention hand book.
Mr.. Reel State worker, discussed
sunday school Management, should
have class promotion on Childrens
+ Day, Decision Day or other special
b days. state Assn not undenomi
national but interdenOminational
Bible main text book in school but
\ lesson helps good to use at home
Q in preparation to get other views
t on the subject.
e Mrs Charles Bryan then address.
D ed the Convention on Temperance,
: Rally Day, Worlds Temperance
Sunday is primarily for the Sunday
). School and is fixed opportunity tc
v educate youth in total abstinance
e 1t is the day for pledge signing anC
I is the 4th. Sunday in November.
Devotional Exercises in evening
session were conducted by Rev. Yer
den.
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