The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-08-09
HoULT ITEMS.

HOULT. Aug. S.-The two days
convention OF the Winfield District
Sunday School Association held at the
village Of Winfield above six miles
from Fairmont on Prickett's creek.
Saturday and Sunday, the 9Th and
It'll, was we'll attended, much inter-
est was shown in the problems pre-
sented, both by speakers and audi
ence, the general discussions follow
ing the regular speech on each topic
we're lively and animated and taken
in all 1t may be considered one of
winfield districts successful conven-
lions though Winfield district has
been noted for interesting and sue.
cessful conventions II success may be
measured both by numbers and in
terest.
The programme as printed in the
West Virginian was carried out with
but few notifications. The first days
programme began about $3.50 in the
morning and included opening ad-
dress by Mr.. ]. o.. Swisher, superin-
tendent Of the Winfield Sunday School
and response by Jas. D. Bowman,
president OF the association. An adj
dress by Rev. Arthur Merrells, Of
Meadowdale circuit NJ. E. Church on
the best methods of teaching an inter
mediate class of boys, one by Rev. l..
N. Auvill, Of the N. P. Church.. Ca
tawba. on the object of Sunday
Schools and by Rev. H. K, Ash. Of
Montana U. B. Church. on How to get
Parents to Attend Sunday School.
Rev. C. H. Meredith, OF Fairmont. was
q visitor at the convention and deliv-
cred splendid extemporaneou adj
dress on Sunday School work in gem
eral and Sunday School work in Chi.
cago in particular.
On Sunday, in the absence OF w. H.
Bunner, Mr.. Ezra Morgan conducted
a general discussion of the Interna-
tional Sunday School lesson for the
day, and also delivered an address on
the relation of music to the Sunday
School.
Sunday afternoon Rev. ]. W. Critics,
OF the Fairmont NJ. f. Church, South,
and president of the county associa.
ton, was with us and addressed the
convention on 1.-THE Use and Abuse
of Sunday Schools" in which he fit
tingly held up both the bright and the
dark side of Sunday School work;
what had been accomplished and the
immense amount that should be &C.
|. complished that is not. His address
was not calculated to cause the con-
scientious Sunday School worker to
sit down complacently, fold his hands
and congratulate himself or herself
on what had been done and rest there.
After this address the Rev. Mr..
Critics conducted a sort Of Round Ia.
BILE or experience meeting in which
the Sunday School workers present
told OF their difficulties and Rev.
Critics or some one else in the con-
vention attempted to find a remedy.
Finally. Mr.. T. N. Swisher, ven.
cradle Sunday School and church
worker, an old soldier both OF his
country and the army OF the King OF
Kings. summed up in short address
the work of both days OF the conven.
lion after which It was fittingly
closed with benediction by Rev.
Critics.
The business session on Saturday
selected the U. B. Church at Mon.
tana as the place of holding the next
convention and elected as officers for
the coming vera. J. o. swisher, pres.
ident; George Hamrick. vice presi-
dent; Miss Ruth Prlckett secretary
and treasurer.
| The people Of Winfield deserve es.
,pecial. mention for the hositable man
ner in which they welcomed and
cared for the large number OF visitors.
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