The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-04

serve will see to it that IN His own
good time our work will bring forth
Its results. The efforts OF the Off
GERS have been centered upon those
phases OF our work which seemed to
us to be OF the greatest importance
for the time being, though by this
do not mean to detract in the least
from the value of any part.
The Teacher Training work has
received the most careful attention.
and | am sure the tour made by Mr..
Burnie in January, which was under
taken at Mrs. Hume's suggestion,
will be OF greater value to us than we
can estimate.
The Home Department work is not
OF the kind that can make a snowy
display, but is nevertheless OF import
ance second TO none.
The elementary Grades department.
is coming TO be more widely appre-
GATED for its opportunities and posi-
Utilities
The Missions Department, while
not as yet receiving its due measure
OF attention, is recognized as OF pri-
mary importance. and there is at
least one school, Grace u. B., Bre-
men, which has for a considerable
time, tithed its regular collection for
Missionary purposes. Further. let us
not lose sight of the fact that the
greater pant OF our work must par
take of, and be done IN, the Mission
AIRY spirit.
The Adult Class Department has
been reported The Temperance De-
oartment looms up as the great field
for rhe immediate future, inasmuch
as there is tremendous struggle be-
fore us, not only for our own county
election next week, but for the next
few years, at least, until the liquor
traffic with its associate evils is hurl-
ed back to IT'S own place. The call
is now sounding silver clear and
trumpet toned, for men to stand as
men against the iniquitous business,
needing not the storm of criticism
and abuse hurled against us and re-
gardless OF cost and personal sacri-
nee, yea, not only to stand as stall
wart men, but to move forward in
invincible pdalanx in Jehovah's name
conquering and to conquer.
The House to House visitation was
not undertaken this year, although
for time We thought OF doing the
work in Plymouth alone to test the
value OF such "a movement as an an
nual event. / am personally per-
suaded that this Is worth doing each
year, although We can. not always
measure its results. and if my influ-
ence counts for anything, 1t will be
done this year OF 1909 This work is
not well understood in general, and
because of the multiplicity of things
that engaged the attention OF all in
1908 | did no deem it wise to under
lake-it. In this | may have been
wrong, but | deemed it better to miss
" altogether than to have it half
done with possibly Encouragement
and disgust attending. 1t might be
well to create a local department. for
This work, its head to work in con-
junction with the executive officers
Of the association
During the two years that | have
been president of this Association
there has been an entire absence OF
fric ton so far as the county and
township officers are concerned. and
almost no friction between the indi-
vidual schools and the association.
am sure that today there is a great
ly increased interest in all phases OF
Sunday School work throughout the
county, and | am confident our work
has been fruitful of results. But
Greater things than these must ever
be our purpose until we hear "It IS
enough, come up higher"
The townships are all organized.
home not having a complete list of
department superintendents, but all
having the departments in which it
seems possible TO do at present eff
fective work. There have recently
been changes of presidents in two
townships, Mr.. s. c. Schilling being
elected in Union township, taking the
place OF Mr. Harley Davis. who is in
the ministry, and Mr. Albert Cassidy
being appointed in Green township,
vice VIM. Grooms who resigned be-
cause of moving west.
/ close by summarizing my own ef-
forts to discharge dle duty laid upon
me for the year 190S-9:
County Councils attended .. 2
Township Conventions attended. o
County Tour institutes attended. 3
Convention and Tour sessions. 20
Sunday Schools visited. "a
Talks to Sunday Schools and ad-
dresses Observation-Disclosures. 80
Township Executive Meetings. 1
Teacher Training class sessions
for organization ..... l
Conferences 3
Communications sent .....117
Miles travelled .675
Afternoon Session.
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