The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-08-06


pennies in one offering; and there
were 500 in the treasury at one time.
But they have all been counted, and
they have all counted Our contribu-
tons to the State work have gradual
ly grown from, $56C in 1897 to s9S.50
in 1908. The financial plan of the
Association has been to ask each
school for contribution once
year, and take a free will offering at
AL conventions. But for the last
two years the sum raised in this
manner has been supplemented by a
personal canvass in the town q
Louisa, | have canvassed many towns
in Kentucky for funds to carry on
the State work, and have often been
turned down, frequently without GER
emory and without regard for my
feelings. But not one citizen OF Lou
isa has ever turned me down, or
gave grudgtngly when went to them
for help. Considering all things, this
is the most generous county in the
State to the general work. But 1t
ought to give 800 and pay the legiti-
mate expenses of the county secretary
and send him to the State Convcn.
ton each year
One of the most useful aud powerful
allies that the Association has ever
had is the Big Sandy News. Most of
the local papers of the State charge
for publishing programs and notices
of conventions; but the NEWS has
been a friend to the work from its
incipiency; 1t has published our pro-
grams and given, without charge, all
the space that has ever been required
of 1t for advertising conventions and
printing reports. Much of the last
ing good that has been done by the
Association in this county could hot
have been done without the aid of
the NEWS. The Sandy Valley Cour-
Ter has been equally generous and
helpful since its advent into the
county. thus publically and off
rlally announce and inscribe on this
record our appreciation of the SPLEEN
did help of these papers
On the first Sunday in October, 1897
there were in the county 10 Sunday
Schools with an enrolment Of POS.
Last year there were siXty-three
Sunday Schools with about $500
enrolled Fourteen years ago our
Criminal Court docket was one Of
the longest in the State, and now It
Is one of the shortest. Our Sunday
Schools have gone up, and our Grim
inal record has gone down, until We
now have more Sunday Schools and
lever criminals, in proportion to our
population than any other county in
the State. The people are better, be-
cause the Sunday School work has
grown; or else the Sunday School
work has grown because the people
are better. 1t is equally compliment
tary to the work and the people
either way you express 1t. So you
may take it as you like. But the
fact remains for our consolation that
the Sunday School work has grown
and the Leople are better. For one,
your secI etary believes that these
splendid conditions are due more to
his movement, than to all other
agencies combined First Because 1t
is the only organization in the cOun-
t. that represents a christian unity OF
purpose. Second: 1t has called in to
religious activity more people than
any other and all other agencies in
the county. Third: During all these
years of Its history, those who have
been responsible for the work, have
Lsen prompted and guided by Wis
ion, and have been both systematic
and constant in their endeavors. On
Little Blaine a few years ago saw
new coal house. 1t was made OF
solid oak boards of cross tie length
The boards were set upright and Sc
Curely nailed at the top, center and
bottom; a tender little vine was
climbing up through the narrow
space between two boards Last year
saw 1t again, the little vine had
grown much larger, and by constant
pressure 1t had pushed the boards
back until the nails were broken OF
drawn from their fastenings. ..
How like the achievements of the
vine is the progress of the AssOcia
ton? AS noiseless and as seemingly
pOwerless, it has gone on with its eX'
banding energy and eliminating
strength, pushing aside every Obstacli
that threatened to restrict its growth
and circumscribe its influence, unit
today IL stands, with clinging ten
drills, the friend of every child ant
! the powerful protectorate of ever!
home within the peaceful bounds o
!, the county. 1t is monumental IL
Iuof ro tion IF tho all-cOnuuerinP nOSSi