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

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methods which count. Plan your
work, then work your plan. Be-
ginners department very important,
early adolescent period more import
ant. Organized Adult Bible class is
an incentive to keep the youth i'll
Sunday school because he sees the
most prominent people in the COM
munity in this and thinks it must be
a good thing.
After devotional exercises, Mrs.
Snyder read the Home Department
work from the convention hand
book. Make up your mind to have
one One officer and one member
necessary. Should reach all people
who for any reason cannot attend
Sunday school.
Walter Hazen conducted a pri-
mary conference in the Christian
church. He gave many practical
suggestions ard emphasized neces-
sty of having the beginners in IA
separate room or behind screens. Dis
played cradle enrolment cards etc,
used in home school. Through the
Cradle Roll members are brought to
each department.
After scripture reading and pray
er by o. S. Bender, Rev. George
Morse outlined the growth and de-
velopment of the Sunday school, the
convention voted to have the paper
printed in the county papers. Yer
non Hull suggested that every
school in the county have IA copy of
it.
Primary work discussed by Cora
Pealer. Work of primary teacher to
tram little folks, must be Christian
and filled with Gods love ana sun
shine. Lesson may be taught in
different ways, by song etc.
The graded lesson system was out
lined by Martha Robinson, Two
years of beginners course with les
son adapted to minds of small ones.
Il aims to give suitable work to
each grade. Can have graded school
in one room.
Rev. Squire discussed power only
one power, the power of truth. 1t
is easy forpeople to listen when the
preacher is filled with the Holy Spir-
it. Power must be used in Gods
way, and is obtained only by prayer.
Rev. Yerden of Forksvile discuss
ed: The efficient teacher. Sunday
school teacher of little account unless
he does business. Efficiently measur-
ed by work done. Master teacher
leads us by spirit. We should not
work for self commendation.
Stanley Wright gave reasons for
searching the scriptures. Search
them with imprejudiced mind.
search them that we may not sin
against God. that we may establish
the old land marks, that we may be
armed with the sword OF the spirit.
Before the evening session the
convention Chorus drove in carriages
to the homes of A. c. Bird and Mrs
J. G. Plotts and sang for them.
They are both confined to their
homes on account Of sickness and
f were anxious to hear the music of
, the convention.
Mr.. Reel then discussed: After the
What? End of conven-
ton, beginning of work, should
have best year in history. Great
, questions of to-day Will be settled
by church. What are You doing to
help Sunday School work in Sui
Ivan county?
Many remarks were made by del
egates concerning the hospitality of
people in the vicinity of Estella.
. Never was the sullivan county
Convention better entertained. The
convention handbook was ap-
proved by the convention: The
history of the Assn. names and ad-
. dresses of the officers il county and
, districts, financial reports, mnsic,
, articles on department work, by
officers, etc.
Press committe: Flora Cook
France Pardo, Rev. G. W. Morse.
One hundred names were register.
ed at the Rogers family Reunion
held on the Fair Grounds at Forks
Vile. on the 25th of August