Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-09-25


ton was held at Auburn school house
of the Hayesville district association.
State Superintendent Phipps endors-
ed the Sunday school helps published
in Saturdays Journal.
The officers of the Auburn conven-
tion were Fred Mcmillan, president;
G. @. Looney, vice-president; Russell
keizer, Secretary and treasurer. Au-
burn is one of the richest spots on
Salem prairie. but has not been Inn
proving much In the past year. The
values of land are steadily advancing
as It is only about mile east of the
city limits.
The Forenoon Session.
The morning program consisted OF
singing, devotional exercises. an ad-
dress on temperance by Mr.. Bellamy.
Mr.. Swartz talked of the country
work. on building up the schools,
magnifying the system and general
improvement of the work.
State Secretary Phipps MADE a.
strong address for organization OF the
country Sunday schools and TO gee
the work to include the interests Of
the boys. This was the quarterly
meeting OF the Haysville distrluC Suu-
day school association. ij's argu-
ment tended to show that Christian
ity stands for the highes. type of
moral life. He showed that personal
work was winning boys and glc'S fof
Christianity. His value OF Christian
training In the formation of character
and that was the real work OF the
world. Good character In mon and
women meant cleaner towns ana
cities.
The basket dinner was served un
der the porch OF the JEFF Pooler cot
tage across the street where a table
was spread, loaded with good things
for nearly a hundred people. The
ladies OF Auburn are certainly good
entertainers.
The Afternoon Session.
Fred Mcmillan. president of the
Hayesville district, presided az the
sessions. Russell Keller acted as see
retary, Miss Mabel Williams was Or
ganist and a good choir supplied the
music for the occasion.
Quarterly Reports of Schools.
Auburn showed five classes, 0 of
ficers and 40 scholars. Bethel showed
attendance of 40 TO 10 and great
progress. Hazel Green showed aver
age attendance OF 60. with a protest
against Sunday conventions. Brooks
showed As enrolled, 10 officers. Mid
die Grove had 10 children enrolled.
Hayesville reported 40 TO 60 scholars.
The next convention was decided to
be held at Bethel. This school is five
miles out from Salem, almost direct
ly south OF Fruitland. Superintend-
ents reported as follows:
Chemawa. r. L. Chalcraft
Bethel, R.C. Davis,
Keizer Russell Keller.
Hayesyille, Il. A. Pruitt.
Auburn, o. Fagg.
Middle Grove, c. J. Bartruff.
Rev. Errett spoke OF overcoming
in Sunday school work. |
A live superintendent had built up
the school from 35 to 800 in six |
years with four adult Bible classes.
Everything was in live man for
Next was the teach
er's training class. The normal train.
ed teacher Schools were graded by /
age. The ideal was the whole church
In Sunday school, the whole Sunday \
school Bible school. Mr.. Phipps ad-
ded that grading for country schools |
was not so easy. He recommended
dividing into four departments with
Some of the Workers.
Orsa Fagg is superintendent OF the
Auburn school which Is union
school, There is preaching every two
weeks by the United Evangelical
class leader.
Mrs. Albert Williams is a teacher
In the school since It's Organization
six years ago.
w. b. Haines, president OF the
adult class at the Christian church.
also has a part in the work at the Au-
burn Sunday school. He handles the
ocal trade of the spaulding Lumber
Company and his l 8 acres at Auburn.
John j. Swartz. farmer OF the In
iian school, was present and deliver
I'd the first address on the progress
)f Sunday school work In Marion
county He helps conduct two
schools at Chemawa.