The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03
TOWNSHIP HOLDS
S. S. CONVENTION
INTERESTING SESSIONS AT
CHRISTIAN AND PRES
BYTERIAN CHURCHES
Schools of Township Make Re-
port-Large Number from
Country-Oficers Elected.

VI DdiOd1 oNi0Oio
OF Center township was. held in
the city Sunday afternoon and
evening There are fourteen
schools, and representatives were
present from the most of them.
By pre-arrangernent several
schools from the county came in
the morning IN bob-sleds and at
tended Sunday school here. For
ty-six rosy checked boys and girls
together with teacher and par
ents, and SOME larger girls
young ladies-just as rosy check
ed-drove into town and marched
to the Methodist church, where
they joined with that school in
its exercises. The visitors were
royalty welcomed by the local
school and were assigned to
places in the class. 4
DIR. c. A. Brown made a brief
address of welcome, and Mr..
Southwcrth, superintendent, con-
Quoted a number TO the various
class rooms and showed them the
workings in the various depart
ments. Brief talks were made by
the visiting superintendents. and
at the close of school the visitors
marched in body to the Crown
restaurant, where a sunptuous
dinner, by courtesy of Plymouth
people, was waiting for them.
The visitors brought their appe-
tites with them and did ample
justice TO the dinner. The sue
ceSSful transportation and visit of
the schools was due to the efforts
of Mr. John Cramer, superintend-
ent of Mt. Olive school.
The convention opened at 2 o.
clock at the Christian church and
was caller TO order by the town.
ship president. Reports from the
schools were given, with phases
of departmental work in which
they were engaged. The Metho-
dist school reported that all of
their classes were orangized, with
president, vice-presidenH, secre-
tary and treasurer, and the adop-
tim of class name. The Pres
byterian school was introducing
the American Revised Bible to
take place OF the King James
translation The two latter
schools. had adopted the graded
lessons for their primary depart
ments, which included Kinder
artgen teaching. Most of the
schools were in excellent condi-
tions and the reports were corr
mendable, particularly as TO the
country schools, that had to COM
bat snow drifts and long and
cold winter.
The evening session was held
at the Presbyterian church and
was a union meeting OF the sew
eral churches. The choir under
direction of Rev. Mr.. Plug, had
prepared several special numbers
and all was finally executed. The
church was crowded and every
available chair was brought into
use. The speaker of the evening
was Rev. Z. c. Waring, and his
subject was, when the Bible was
the Only Book" The theme was
new one to the pastor, upon
which he had never before spok-
en-. His treatment of the subject
was a mastery effort, with an
aim to prove by conclusive evil
dence that there was a proof by
oontemporaneOus evidence, found
in recent year in researches IN
Babylonia and at Thebes, in
Egypt, that the story of the old
er testament, as given by Moses,
was true. The earlier writings
had been assailed, ON the grounds
that there was no written history
parallelling its times TO corrobor-
ate and establish its credibilty:
but these old ruins of 5000 years
ago contained hieroglyphics in
clay and stone that were fully
corroborative of the earlier his
tory as given in the bible. Rev.
Mr.. Wareing had probably as m
terested and appreciative audi
ence as he ever before had spok-
en- to.
The Sunday School association
recognizes with deep appreciation
the helpfu: assistance given by
the pastors, the singers, the
speakers ON the program, and for
the use of the churches in which
their convention was held.
Officers elected are as follows:
President, VIM. Nichols; Vice,
President, John Cramer; Sec
Treas. Cyres Greiner; Supt. Ele-
mentary Dept. Miss Ida NJ.
Teacher Training Estella Chase
Chase; Home Dept, Mrs. +. "a.
Bosworth; Temperance, Mrs. Oil
yer Sp:, e.: Missions, Mrs T.. -.
League; Visitation, Mrs. D. E.
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