The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-04
SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION CLOSES
-(Continued from page H.

early afternoon session was center
ed in tie convention sermon that was
delivered by Rev l.. S. Smith The
church was crowded to hear Mr..
Smith. He had been in the ministry
IN this city for five years or more and
was one of the most faithful and
helpful pastors that tle church in this
city ever had, and it was but natural
tina. his many friends, who remem-
bered with gratitude the minstra-
tons of both Rev. and Mrs. Smith,
should be glad ito avail themselves
OF the opportunity to hear him again
after tie lapse of ten years.
Notes of the Convention.
Mr.. George Burnie, state field
worker, arrived at noon Friday from
convention work in LaPorte
Presiding Elder Curnick and Rev
Mr.. Hatton, pastor of Riverside
church, South Bend, were in attend
ance upon the convention
The convention sent a telegram to
John w Parks at Hope Hospital, Fl.
Wayne, congratulating him upon mis-
recovery OF heath
W. A. Bryan of Idaville, Ind, was
visitor at the convention.
Rev. and Mr. Simons, OF the u
B. church at Donaldson, were at the
convention.
The Marshall County Sunday
School convention closed on Satur-
day what was termed by its members
to be one of the most largely attend
ed and most profitable conventions
in its history. The Methodist church
was crowded both during the alter
Moons and evenings OF its sessions
Teacher training work, the adult
class department and the elementary
department received the largest con-
sideration among the topics consid-
cred at the convention. 4 feature OF
the program was the banquet of the
teacher training class, at which 1872
guests sat down TO beautifully decor
ated tables, illuminated BY 200 wax
candles. 1t was the occasion of the
graduation from the several training
classes in the county of 2s members,
who lad fulfilled the course OF six
months study that entitled them TO
diplomas from the State Association
The diplomas were presented by Geo.
l.. Burnie, State Superintendent OF
teacher training. Miss Estella Chase.
as county superintendent of teacher
training, presented her report OF the
work that in this line was being done
in the county. The report showed ten
classes in the county with 231 stu
dents.
The work was but in cts second
year OF progress and the results al.
ready obtained justified the superia-
tendem in expressing her faith tia.
the work would be greatly multiple
in the years to come.
Saturdays session closed the work
OF the convention. The financial re
port slowed the debts all paid AMI
the 500 due annually to the state as
ISOLATION was met and turned over
to the state secretary The resolution
committee made reference to the con-
tinuation for twenty-four consecutive
years of Mrs. A G. Hume as cor
responding secretary, and upon the
reading OF that part OF the resolutions
the audience arose and gave the Sec
rotary the "Chautauqua salute
still more substantial recognition was
the presentation to Mrs. Hume OF
valuable book, suggestion by DR..
| Wareing, being the Travels of the
Apostle Paul"
TIE nvention sent a telegram TO
State Senator CRUDE, requesting him
TO vote against uhe Tomlinson bill
The closing hours of Saturday al
ternoon were given over TO temper
ance addresses by Messrs. George Z
Hicks and p S. Crandall, the latter
OF Detroit. Both speakers delivered
effective addresses. Supt. Hicks said
that the assertion had been made of;
times that if you do away with the
saloon you will have a worse condi-
ton with the drug stores and blind
pigs" Tie speaker said that he
would rather his two boys should
grow up in town where there were
blind pigs and drug stores that sold
liquor than TO have them live in a
town of saloons The blind pigs"
and others of the like, he said, would
| be in effect only SO long as you have
| blind officers of the law The saloon
had been a long time coming, and it
was now on the go" burt its conse-
quent effects, such as blind pigs,
could not be erad:cated in a single
| day 1t would take time, but they
would be eliminated