Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-30
HAUBERG ELECTED
SCHOOLS LEADER
Young Peoples County Church
Organization Ends Rey-
nolds Convention.
rs DELEGATES PRESENT
Helpful Addresses and Discussions
Heard During Two Days-Dr.
BIancke on Prohibition.

The gath annual convention Of
the Rock Island County Sunday
school association closed yesterday
afternoon at Reynolds after the cleo
ton of the following officers;
President. II. Hauberg, Rock
Island.
Vice Presidents. D. Wait. Rey-
nolds.
Corresponding Secretary and Treas
urer-Miss Claire Van Calder, Rock
Island.
Recording Secretary-Miss May
Mcconnell, Reynolds.
Financial Secretary-H. f. Van
Duzer, Rock Island.
Executive ommittee-Rev. Mar
ion Humphreys. Rock Island: Mrs.
Mary E. Metzgar. Moline; c. :.
Trevor, Moline: F. 3. McKown. Rock
Island; Rev. ". C. Oglevee, Rock
Island.
Chairman Annual Picnic Day-W.
p. Hunt, Moline.
Chairman Sunday School Finances
H. F. Van Duzer, Rock Island.
There were - delegates, repre-
senting II districts in the county,
in attendance during the two DAYS
OF the convention
REPORT FOR DISTRICTS
At g o'clock Friday morning Rev
J. VI. Osborne Of the Silvis Baptist
church began the devotional and
song service. after which the bust
ness was taken mp. Thomas Wat
son, Louis Hauberg and J. II. Hau-
berg gave reports Of their respective
districts. showing what progress
they have made in the last year.
Five townships have held Institutes
during the wear.
{. r. SCheuck the state field work
er, advocated the organized work,
claiming that the organized work
stands for better equipment. man
agement and results. He also said
that the conventions give informa-
ton. instruction and inspiration.
After the reading Of the minutes
of the last convention. letter of
greeting from Mr.. Jacobs. the state
secretary. was read. The presidents
report showed an earnest effort had
been made for the Advancement of
the township Institutes.
The treasurcrs report was given.
after which the secretarys statistical
report was read. showing an increase
of over two hundred Sunday school
members.
TEMPERANCE AND THE BOYS.
At this point in the business SEES
sion, W. II. Blancke, D. D.. of Dav-
export. arrived and asked to be al
lowed TO give his lecture in the fore
noon instead Of in the afternoon. as
planned consequently the business
was postponed.
DIR. Blancke's lecture was entitled
Temperance Work for Boys and
Girls in Their Teens" Rev. Mr.
Blancke gave three main ways of
bringing about prohibition. first. by
legislation; second. teaching the
young people the evil effects Of alco-
hol on the body and mind. third
personal suasion with the young PEG.
pie
IF the voters who really wish the
liquor traffic abolished would cast
their vote on election day instead Of
staying away from the polls. many
localities could he voted dry instead
of coins wet he said In this
way the danger would be oct of the
way of the young people An ounce
Of prevention IS worth a pound Of
cure. The young people are easily
Influenced by people who are grown.
II their elderly friends smoke or use
alcohol the chances are that the chill
dreu Will follow the example Of the
elders. on the Other hand. II the
parents or teachers explain 20 the
younE people the evil effects OF mar
Cot.cs aud alcohol and hold q clean
ideal before them. ;he children viii
very probably leave the alcohol ard
narcotics alone because of the re-
ports Of learned German scientists
the en- DerCr has set tho example Of
aUs.incnrr IN the German empire by
absrainlnz They have found that
alcohol and narcotics are very con-
dUcive 10 tuberculosis.
SCHOOLS WE'LL ORGANIZED.
The gicernoon session began
promptly ~ 1880 with praise and
prayer service led by Rev Aadsr-
son O. Moline. after which the bus
ness vss continued. e. r. SCheuck
OF Cairo. M. compared the report
Of tha Rock Island county sunday
schools with chs other Sc ools OF the
state NJ. p Hunt CT Moline gave
a short talk ON the Annual Picnic
Dav" di=,usst1S thu faults OF for
mcr -scnicS and ways fo- improving
she p.cnics in the future II. p. Van
Duze~ then gave brief talk on sun
6ay school finances
The Advanced Department" an
open conference on the work OF the
intermediate grades was led by c. .
E Scheuck. who gave a most inter
esting talk which was helpful not
only 10 the SUNDAY school worker. .
but also 10 the parents who have
children at the ages between I2|
and 10.
r. c. Smedley Of Rock Island sup
plemented Mr.. Schenck's talk bv
most interesting sketch OF the boy
scout movement aud the results eN-
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