The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-08

The department conferences at
tractcd large numbers of delegates for
the early hour of the last day of the
state Sunday school convention. At
the appointed places workers gathered
To hear the peculiar problems and en-
couragements of their favorlte lines
of work discussed. Teachers and
workers of much experience and large
successes addressed these conferences;
and both the addresses and the ques-
tionand answer discussions which
followed yielded rich returns to those
In attendance.
Morning Session.
The genera. sassion If the i.lern,n9
opened ut 10 o'clock with an address
by Mrs. Il, a. Richardson of Forsyth
on the subject: How to Arouse In
tcrest in Bible Study" The speaker
declared that doubt was The great
enemy of Bible study: and then she
quoted: Dig up "a doubt and you
find some sin at it's root" The great
iconoclasts, from Tom Paine To Ell
bert Hubbard. who have set up
AGAINST the Bible their own flppant
teachings. have all been men whose
lives were tainted with sin.
The way to meet and overcome this
doubt. and the influence upon many
minds Of the doubt of others. the
speaker said, is 10 present broad. com
prchenslve views Of the Bible instead
of Isolated and disjoiated sections
Ignorance of the real history and
teaching Of the Bible Is responsible
for the great increase in recent years
of religious fads and "isms." He who
would interest others in the Bible
must give them vital things. must
make God visible through the Bible.
This address was followed by a
scholarly paper on "Thc Relation Of
the Parent To the Sunday School,"
read by Professor X. j. Cunningham
of Bozeman. This paper appears In
full I'm another column.
Or. Mcillresh then spoke briefly
upon the work of the department of
visitation. He explained the ways in
which the Sunday school forces of "A
city or a country were organized for
the purpose of making house-to-
house canvass Of the entire COM
munty IN one afternoon, the purpose
of the visitation being To ascertain
the religious connection or preference
of every family and number of ad-
dltiona facts which would make 1t
easier for the pastors and church
workers to realize their full measure
~ hclpfulness.
At the business session which came
at this point the report of the audit
ing committee and the report of the
treasurer were adopted. Then by the
adoption of the report of the nominat-
Ing committee the following officers
were elected:
Officers Elected.
President, Rev. Dwight S. Bayley,
Mlssoula; first vice president, Rev
j, A. Martin, Great Falls: second
vice president. Rev. O. p. Bishop.
Bozeman; recording secretary, Mrs. r.
3, Price, Butte; members of executive
committee, one year, Rev, f.. V. Os-
trander. Butte; Professor j. w. Curtis,
Helena; William A, Kemp, Billings;
H. G. Arnold, Helena; two years,
J. w. Passmore, Butte; William j,
Lutey, Butte: w. G. Massias Butte
Rev. j. Il. Noftsinger, Butte; three
years, Rev. II. A. Carnahan, Ana
conda Professor l., r. Foote, Dillon; /;
J. w. Kemper Butte; C, e. Hollings-
worth. Missoua.
Department Of Superintendent
Elementary. Mrs. Annie M. Ross,
Bozeman Advanced F. l.. Thorn
berry, Miles City. Adult Bible class;
Mrs Milton Homer II. Lee. Anaconda.
Tempera ice: William r. LeFeyre,
Bozeman Teahcer training: Rev.
Walter NJ. Jordan. Butte. Home and
visitation: Mrs. A. T. Mccullough,
Butte.
District vice presdents-Frst dis
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