The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-04-26
MANHOOD OF
THE NATION
Speaker at Sunday School Conven-
ton Declares This Most I'm
portant of All
RECLAMATION DESERTS
AND BUILDING CITIES
Fit Work for Men But 1t Was Not
the Most Important; Great
Leader in Bible Class Movement
Tells of Its Growth and Work

4CuS VI AIS 9IOWtu anu VVOIh
without doubt the most interest
ing and successful convention ever
held by the Yakima County sunday
school association was closed 0st
evening at the Christian church with
a banquet and an address by w. z.
Pearce, of Chicago, on the adult Bible
class movement. The attendance dur
ing the two days was the best ever
had and demonstrated the ssowth Of
the Sunday school movement in the
Yakima valley.
The Last Session
lures was the award of banners to
Sunday schools throughout the coun-
ty that had come up to n certain
standard. The winners We're divided
into three classes as follows: Front
line-Presbvterian, Mabton: Bethany
Presbyterian, Grandview; United
Presbyterian, First Congregational,
First Baptist, First Christian, First
M. E., First Presbyterian. North
Yakima. Star-Sunnyside FREQ
Methodist; Mabton M. E., Mckee
Congregational; Fairview NJ E.,
North Yakima. Banner-Episco-
pal, Sunnyside; Christian, Sunnysidc,
First Presbyterian. Wapato; Breth-
rem. North Yakima; Christian Mis-
sion, School Section, North Yakima.
The Requirements
Tho ou,rd 80 n E,an+ i,o oo,ra+
requires that the school measure UP
to six points fixed by the interna-
tional association, that the school be
graded according to the six grades,
cradle roll, primary, Junior. interme-
diate. adult and home departments;
that the school maintain a class in
teacher training; that the different
classes be organized with u certificate
of recognition from the International
committee; that at least 90 per cent
of the enrolment of the school own
their own Bibles, and tlfat at least
half the average attendance take
their Bibles to school each Sunday
that the school maintain a t4achers'
conference meeting once monthly;
and that the school give systematic
caHy to mission work
Officers Reelected
3. F. Kumler and Mrs. w. M. Watt
were reelected president and secre-
tary-treasursr, respectively, of the
county association for the ensuing
year, and the following officers We're
selected, H. e. Way, of North Yak
ina, vice presfdest, and these depart
ment Observation-Disclosures train
ing, Mrs. Mary Yeager, Nora Yak
ina; elementary, Mrs. John Laird,
Sunnyside; missionary, S. Grant
Smith, North Yakima; home depart
ment, Mrs. George Patch, Sunnyside;
adult. H. o. Akin, North Yakima in
termediate, DIR. Evangeline Howick,
North Yakima.
Rev. Alfred Lockwood, of st.
Michaels Episcopal church, led the
devotional exercises at the morning
session, after which Mrs. e. =. Knapp,
Of Spokane, made another address on
primary and juvenile work, giving
numerous helpful hints and IDEAS that
Ter long experience in that work has
shown her are essential to success.
An interesting discussion among the
delegates followed, many giving per-
;onal experiences along the lines OF
he address.
Adjourn to See Parade
The principal business of the oon-
iention was transacted at the after
room session, the reports of county
nd district officers and committees
icing made, and the election OF Of
.aers effected. There was special
Nusic of note, after which w. G..
'earce, of Chicago, superintendest of
he adult Bible class department of
he International Sunday School asst
iation, commenced his address on
The Modern Sunday School Move
1ent." which was interrupted to en-
Bile the delegates to attend the Bios
ON festivities and parade. At the
onclusion of this, the delegates re-
armed to the church and Mr.. Pearce
nished his address speaking m ore
nam an hour to an appreciative audi
nee. He said that the movement is
ne of cooperation and helpfulness,
1e strong helping the weak, in order
secure better Sunday schools, and
bring in the boys and girls and
.ad them to Jesus Christ. The In
irrational association, Mr.. Pearce
aid was not in the field to secure a
,deration of churches, but to help
le work in all. and that it manifests
self in Sunday school conventions
lch as was then being held.
Work iuterdenOminational
He likened the association, which
as no celestial authority, to the
time basket picnic where every
1dv of all denominations and every
,ade of belief come together and ate
the good things brought there by
|. Nobody had to eat anything, but
ley did: nobody had to take any
ing the Sunday school association
adj to offer but they did. for most Of
le improvements in every branch of
ia work had come and is coming
rough the association which serves
l. She Sunday school association
ms to have business principles aE-
led 10 CHRISTIAN work Speaking OF
e conventions. which bring together
Determinations, the speaker said