Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-07
ANNUAL SESSION OF SUNDAY
SCHOOL WORKERS INSTITUTE
HELD HERE.
ATTENDANCE PROMISES
TO BE SATISFACTORY
Faculty Comprises Many Wel-known
Sunday School Workers Of the coun.
try-Proeram includes Wide Variety
of Subjects Of Interest to Sunday
School Workers.

the Congregational church, will begin
national district training school for
Sunday school teachers and workers.
This is the first session to be held in
A1arshalltown, all preceding gatherings
of the organization having been held at
Clear Lake. The institute will be
brought to a close on Wednesday, July
IA
The institute will have competent
feculty in charge of the class work,
comprising many workers with ma
tional reputation in Sunday school
circles. The daily program will include
class work of interest in every branch
OF Sunday school work. The course of
study includes bible study. organized
Sunday school work. Sunday school
management, child study, and section
work for beginners, primary, junior and
advanced teachers. A devotional period
will he held each day from TO- 40 to
1885, and calisthenic drills, in charge
OF Miss Long, of Mason City, will be
given daily from 10: So to 11:10. Daily
praise service, in charge Of local pas
tors, will be held at 1:45 each even
Ing, preceding the night addresses
The instructors.
The faculty for the institute will
comprise the following:
Dean. Cyrus j. kephart, D. D., Day
ton, o. DR.. Kephart was for several
years general secretary of the Pennsyl-
vania State Sabbath School Associa-
tior, for two years was president of the
lowe association, and for several years
chairman of the executive committee.
He was formerly president of Leander
Clark College Toledo
Mrs. Mary Foster Bryner. of Peoria,
III, International elementary depart
men. superintendent.
Mr.. Clarence Depew. state superin-
terdent of bible schools for the Hi
nols Christian Missionary Society.
Rev. frank F. Fitch. Des Moines,
general secretary Iowa Sabbath School
Association.
Miss Nina Stocker, late secretary
elementary grade Nebraska State Sab
bath School Association.
Miss May Long, Mason City, director
of calisthenics
| The work of the institute is divided
by branches in charge of the different
members of the faculty as follows:
! Bible Study. The Book of Acts"-Dr
kephart.
Hand Work and Principles of Teach
ing-.Mrs. Bryner
Sunday School MANAGEMENT - Mr.
Depew.
Organized Sunday School Work-Mr
Fitch.
Child Study and Lesson Construction
Mrs. Baldwin.
Teacher Training-Mrs. Fitch
Sunday School Music, Story Work
Eye Teaching-Miss Stocker.
Section Work, Beginners, Primary
Junior Advanced-Miss stocker, Mrs
Bryner. Mrs. Baldwin, and Mr.. Depew
Training School Officers.
! The officers of the interna tional dis
I trict training school are as follows:
4 President-Prof w. A. Brandenburg,
Mason City.
( Vice President-M. L. Webster In
dependence.
secretary-Rev F. F. Fitch. Des
Noines.
Treasurer-Dr E. McEwen, Mason
City.
Business Manager = S. B. Nichols,
Mason City.
The advisory board comprises by
states the following:
/ Minnesota-A. NJ. Locker, ST. Paul.
4 South Dakota-Rev. F. P. Leach,
Sioux Falls.
Missouri. f. Lacey, ST. Louis.
| Nebraska-Paul S. Dietrich, Lincoln.
| North Dakota-Rev. ]. Orchard,
Fargo.
! Kansas. H Engle. Abiline.
| The board of directors is composed
of Rev Frank F. Finch, Des Moines;
A. Mac Eachron. Waterloo; ]. L. Pet
erson, Webster City; Rev. w. c. Was
ser, Baskerville: Rev. ]. F. Moore,
Manchester; j. F. Hardin, Eldora.
| E. r. Lay, of this city, is chairman
! of the local committee on arrange
tments.
| Local Churches Have Responsibility.
| In securing he institute for this
city the local churches have assumed
a responsibility. and have pledged $3.50
toward the expenses of the school. The
attendance from this city should be
large, ana by making it large the
guaranty fund of the churches will
be cut down accordingly.
! Season tickets to the entire course
of class work and lectures are placed
2. =. Single dav admissions are fixed
at rs cents, ard for half day sessions
Is cents. Single session admissions
will be 10 cents.
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