The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-02-10
SCHOOL
W9RKERSURGED

ia Attend and Take Part III
the Stafe Convention al
Elkins Soon
To the SUNDAY school work
West Nlrginia greeting:
Dear Fellow Is8boress:
The time q our annual cohys iSisl
IL approaching Eikins Is Tie bls
and April 20, 81 and722 IS the tIfia
Every thppghfaI and propef 81.
ranEement IS being made 0yths god
people Of that city for tie c6ssal
lsnre Of the meeting, and the 81
tainment Of the members. and Va
are intensely anxious that lis hsIi
bethe best assembly o. Ell ne geafs
The reports Of fhe sapsfintead
ents, made at the annual meeting 81
the executive committee, show thst
splendid work has been done in ISL
departments
AS you are all eady axara We havs
met with great loss this Seari ii
the home going Of our beloved gens
erai secretary Brother william d,
shaffer His devotion to the work 81
his life, hissexsmpiary Christian char
acter. and the noble worth Of his
manhood, threw about him d charm
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which We could not II we wonii, cast
aside. The perfume Of tie aoMefs
which grew in such PROPULSION III
the garden Of his soul. and filled
with such fragrance the epiarging
aeld Of his influence, WIN lingc- %
make our, lives more sweet and Dssu-
tiful.
Peace to his ashes. and blessing d
lis memory.
The executive committee Iamedi.
ately placed in charge Of the Sffice
and Of the work Miss Martha v.
Graham. whose experience, wise
Judgment ana wide knowledge 81
the field, eminently fitted her for
the responsible position; and under
Aer direction the work has most ex-
cellentlly gone forward.
The program of the coming CON
aentlon is being carefully com:
Dleted and the indications are that
It win be one Of the Very. best.
A subcommittee after mach cor.
respondence and af.es careful ana
2rayerful Investigation, Recommend.
I'd to the executive committee 1T its
annual meeting, the employment 81
Mr.. A. 7. Arnold, Of wheaton, hi;
TO be our state general secretary
which recommendation the commit,
zee endorsed, and he was so employ.
I'd. His work began FEBRUARY /
1909. Without having made fol
himself, or any other having made
application for him for the place
the committee found him to be mos
thoroughly qualified for the posi-
ton.
When his college life was com.
aleted. he chose the Sunday school
rs his life work-ae1d, and for twelve
years has been employed by the Iii.
1ois State Association as one OF his
field workers. He comes to us at a
financial loss but comes because he
believes this to be the place where
ae can make the best life inyestmen1
of his intellectual and spiritual
forces. The committee believed
that 1t was directed of the Lord In
his selection.
We call upon all workers and
friends 10 rally about him, as about
another in the past, and give him i
royal welcome, and the assurance Of
their heartiest cooperation.
Our work is growing. More and
mora are the Sunday school people 81
The state coming to know the help-
fitness of-the associated workers
More and more are those hitherto
untnterested. coming to see the
matchless beauty of the Book, lis
unparalleled, intellectual grandeur
and the sublime heights Of It's spirit.
Al attitudes.
The -yonng people must be led to
love lis prscepts, and the older peo-
pie to trust its promises.
Fellow workers: We have every
reason to rejoice and no reason to
falter OF fail.
Let US come Together in our am
nual convention to renew our couse-
Grafton to the highest of all callings.
teaching IN home. pulpit or school.
and 70 receive an inspiratIouai uD-
lift that shall help US through the
days wheR shadows may darken. ana
difficult problems may perplex.
Al. HIATT.
State President.