The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-24
REPORT OF SUNDAY SCHOOL
WORK DONE IN MARSHALL en-.
President Ora E. Ellis Submits Summary
Figures Show that Only "a per
cent. Of Population of County Attend
Sunday School Instrumentation
Made

but pleasant relations with everv
one OF our workers and appreciat-
ing fully the kindly forbearance
and courteous treatment with
which | have everywhere been
received. The following figures
show, SO far as figures can, my
efforts to discharge the trust COM
mtted to my care.
State convention attended 2H
days; County councils attended 2
County Executive Committee
Meetings L; Township Conven-
tions meetings 6; Conference and
special services meetings IL; Wis
its to Sunday Schools 30; Talks
to Sunday School and Address 2s,
Communications sent 232, Miles
Travelled 1914.
am not satisfied with what
have attempted to do. While
urging in various instances the
furtherance OF department work
and organization, / have not at
tempted to do actual organization
tor two reasons: 1t might be con-
strued as interfering with the de-
partment workers, and | could
not go throughout the country
and be in touch with the various
schools sufficiently long to put
in working order the department
organizations. In fact, time is too
limited, it seems to me, for any
county worker, to assist to the
best advantage in organizing and
maintaining the departments. Il
seems to me, although, it is mat
ter for the executive committee
to decide that the wisest plan is
to district the county, giving to
each of the county officers, who
can assist, part of the county
in which to assist the township
and local workers in all the de-
partments.A thus giving opportu-
nifty to keep in fouch with the
work and fully develop it.
Marshall Co., has been blessed
with many good conventions.
Two years ago we demonstrated
that we could hold convention
lasting two days and more in
spite of weather conditions as
hard perhaps as they have ever
been in this section of the coun-
try. Last year with very favorable
conditions we sat together for
two and one-half days in the
greatest convention / think Mar
shall County has ever had, ending
with the splendid Temperance
session which | am sure did much
to help bring about the glorious
Cod given victory of March 4.
The people have a right to ex-
pect and have learned that they
have this right, county conven-
ton that shall be mighty in in
spiration and that shall present
to the assembled the best talent
to be had. But those who arrange
the program are much handicap
ped by one thing. Heretofore con-
tributions have not been given
until at or near the time of the
convention. The program COM
mittee could not know Just how
much might be expected in secur-
ing convention workers. They
could only do the best they could
after making estimates and trust
that the treasury might meet the
needs. Sometimes the funds have
been insufficient and individuals
have met the need. We were for
tunare last year in having a nice
balance in the treasury after
meeting all expenses. l might say
here and as a matter of informa-
ton to you, that while fully ap-
preciate THE kindness of those
who were willing to furnish my
expenses to the last state conven-
ton | could not feel that it should
be SO, and have paid into the
treasury the entire amount re-
ceived for that purpose. But 1t
seems to me it were a wiser plan
to have the county officers and
program committee know early
how much will be paid into the
county treasury SO that they may
not be hampered by the fear that
the finances may not warrant Sc
curing speakers and workers pos
sessing the ability the people
have a right to expect and de-
mand. | recommend therefore,
tlrat it be made the. ruling of this
convention that the annual con-
tributions be due and collected by
December 1.of each year. This
will work hardship to no one, and
will give full opportunity for Sc
curing the very best convention
workers to be had. Moreover it
would permit the payment of the
state apportionment before De-
cember 81. thus making the coun-
ty a star county.
We have few times tried the
plan of having series of insti-
tutes or conventions shortly be-
fore the annual county conven-
ton. They have. think, without
exception proven to be. helpful