Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-06
GOOD WORK DONE
AT COUNTY MEET
Annual of Rock Island County
Sunday School Association
Closes.
NEXT YEAR AT REYNOLDS
c. f. Knapp Points out Reasons for
Failure to Interest Youth in
Religious Training.

After a most instructive meeting the
annual convention of the Rock Islc~d
County Sunday School association was
brought to a close last evening at the
Silvis Baptist church. The final ad-
dress was given by Rev. F. E. Shut of
Rock Island, who chose for his sub
ject "a Look Into the Future" follow
ed by a conservation service and ben.
ediction pronounced by Rev. W. E.
Story Of Moline. The work all through
was intensely practical, the able In
structors speaking out of the abund-
ance of their own wide experience.
Every address was followed by con-
ference, and the interest was so great
that it was with considerable difficulty
that the president confined the instruc-
tors to their allotted time. Henry Mo-
SER superintendent of the advance
work of the state and one of the ablest
and oldest of the state field workers,
gave to the convention some helpful
ideas along the line of organized class
work. The county has made splendid
Roadway in this direction during the
past year. The secretary reported that
there were IA organized adult classes
last year in the county which con-
formed to the state requirements and
this year there are 40. The First
Methodist church of Rock Island and
the First Methodist church of Moline
seem to lead all others in this respect.
How to Build Up School.
E. c. Knapp Of Chicago, who is Sun
day school lecturer at the Chicago
Theological seminary, and also con-
ducts two large schools in Chicago,
spoke in the afternoon Of Tuesday on
How to Build Up a Sunday School"
and he told how he had taken poor
downtown city schools and built them
up into large, flourishing schools by
the use of simple methods which he
employed. 1t was a practical address
of over an hour and was listened to
with intense interest. The only re-
grettable thing was that the superin-
tendents WHO needed it most were not
present to hear it. He spoke in the
evening on How to Hold the Boy in
Sunday School, or Ten Reasons Why
the Boy Did Not Stay in the Sunday
School,
The first reason he gave was that
the Sunday school is too "pokey'';
the second, the teacher did not know
the boy; the third, the teacher did not
care for him; fourth, the music was
no good; fifth, the teacher was mega
tive in his instruction, always saying,
Johnnie, don't do this, or that, or the
other thing. instead of telling him to
do certain things; sixth, the boy was
not encouraged; seventh, he was urg-
ed too tactlessly to become a Chris
tian; ninth. a dignifed and cheerful
type of Christianity was not held up
to him; tenth, the father did not at
tend Sunday school.
Plans In Elementary Grades.
Mrs. H. NJ. Leyde of Chicago spoke
Tuesday afternoon on practical Plans
in Elementary Grades" and her dis
course was fascinating and instructive.
So pleased were the delegates with
her instruction that another hour was
given to her after 4 o'clock o. m, when
the convention was to have been TAX
ing a recess. She also spoke Wednes-
day afternoon on the New Graded !
Work.
Mrs. c. w. Halves read a paper on
THE Importance of the intermediate |
Work" 1t was a gem in itself, and
set before the teachers the RESPONSE
bilities and possibilities attaching to |
this department.
J. E. De1marter of Chicago was
chorus director and by his masterful !
filed the convention with |
the inspiration of song. He is an ar
fist in his line and gave to the dele
gates much useful information as to
how music should be conducted in the
Sunday school.
John Hauberg spoke on County
Sunday School Day. and showed the
great things this day has done for the
county in stimulating the interest in
Sunday schools binding the workers