The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-05
BIG CONVENTION
COMES TO CLOSE
Sunday School Workers End
Most Successful Meet
ing Here.
ENTHUSIASM IS GREAT
Officers Elected for the Ensu-
ing Year at Closing
Session.
ENTHUSIASM IS GREAT

The Sunday School Workers Of Utah
ended their twcnty-siXth annual con
vcntion Yesterday with renewed zeal
and enthusiasm for the work of the
coming year. Officers were elected as
follows;
President, Rev. p. a. Simpkin: vice
president, O. A. Honnold; recording
secretary, Harriet j.. Laney: cor
responding secretary, Rev. Wildman
Murphy; statistical secretary, A, Z.
Holt; treasurer, l.. r. Page; superim-
tendcut elementary department, Miss
Ida Watson; superintendent home de-
partment, Mrs. Quincy Craft, superin'
tcudeut A +. e. department, Rev. &. Il.
Neel: superintendent temperance de.
partment. f. Ben Brown; supcrinten'
dent teacher training department, Dean
5. Il. Coladay; additional members ex.
ecutive committee. Il. b. Hovey h. h;
Newton. J.. s Besley, {. H. thinner
man. Mrs. Boxrud and Mrs. Bark
holder,
The reports of the treasurer and the
heads of the various. departments
showed that the association was in a
healthy condition The report of the
COMMITTEES on resolutions. which was
unanimously adopted, endorsed the
present scientific method of Sunday
school work and recommended more
complete and scientific study of mis-
sions in Sunday schools, and further
suggested that the subject of temper
ancc be taught continuously.
Thanks Are rendered.
\ vote of thanks was tend cred the
Immanuel Baptist church. the press and
the Rev. w G. Merritt, field secretary,
and j. Shrcve Durham. field worker OF
the International association, for their
assistance and cooperation.
In surrendering the gavel. which he
has held for the past six years. the re-
firing president, the Rev. Wildman
Murphy called attention To the fact
that the cavcl was made of olive wood
taken from the Mount Of Olives at
Jerusalem. He said that while his ply
steal health would not permit him to-
serve the association longer in a re-
sponsiblc position. his heart Was still
In the work and that he would continue
his interest so far as he was able.
The Rev p. A. Simpkin accepted the
gavcl with words of appreciation of the
services of his predecessor and an as
surance that he would earnestly en-
deavor TO build up the organization,
Preceding the business part of the
session, number Of delegates who at
tended the recent International conven-
tion at San Francisco related their ex-
perieuces and told Of the features of
the convention which impressed them
the most.
The Rev. John Liudberg. pastor of
the Swedish Baptist church. presided
over the afternoon session
Interesting Papers.
The morning session was under the
conduct of Dean S. r. Colladay of St
Mark S church. A number of inter.
esting papers were read and addresses
made at this session, Miss Alice H.
Rowe read a paper on the grading of
The Sunday school, saying that it must
follow along the general lines of grad
ing in the public school system.
Miss Flora McCanuc treated of be-
gjDners and gave special attention to
work and the mechanical
side Of the child S training.
Mrs. r. B. Rand read a practical
paper on Primary Work in the Conn.
try School -
n paper written by Miss J. KELLOGG
OF Mercnr, on ."Tcmpcrance in the !
sunday School. - also was read
The Rev, w. C. Merritt presided over
a Round Table, in which was dis. |
cussed the need of consecrated trained
teachers in the Sunday school.