Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-06-09
BIBLE SCHOOL RALLY
Was a Decided Success
Fifteen Hundred Listen
to Speakers


picnic ever held IN this section of the
county was held Tuesday, June 9Th.
There was nothing to mar the pleasure
of the day. A procession of seven city
schools and few out of town dele
gates formed at the Court House at
10 80 o'clock and proceeded to the
Antlers Hotel headed by the Swanville
band Flags and banners, of all sizes
were much in evidence. Seven hun
d1ed children were IN the line of
march, and 800 adults joined them at
the Antlers lawn and the Pine Grove
park.
The special car bearing the delegates
to the International Sunday School
convention at San Francisco arrived in
time and was met by the reception
committee and delegation OF men,
headed by the Swanville band. The
program as published was carried out.
The out spoken note in the ad-
dresses and the attendance was that
the Sunday school is no longer a chill
dren's institution. While every effort
is being made to perfect the working
agencies for the child, very great
stress is being put upon the adult
classes.
A. NJ. Locker Of St. Paul, general
secretary of the Minnesota Sunday
School association, was introduced in
a very happy speech by Harry
Weimer, president of the day. Mr..
Locker expressed his great apprecia-
tion of the reception Little Falls
rendered his party. He presented DR..
A. l.. Phillips OF Richmond, Va, who
spoke on adult and Bible Glass
Work. In beginning DR.. Phillips said
."When I heard the band and saw the
splendid representation Of people with
flags and banners, I wondered who
was. But I remembered was just a
Sunday school man, and this splendid
tribute was to the Sunday School
idea." He presented interesting facts
showing the growth of the adult class
movement every where, and earnestly
exborted his hearers to ally themselves
with the adult classes OF the schools.
Mr.. Goodman of New York SAID
This day will advertise your city
more than anything it has ever done.
And what is it? This Sunday schoo
rallv. We shall speak of it to people
in all the cities to the coast, and shall
tell of it all over the East when I g
home. Your Sunday schools are better
advertising agencies than any othel
enterprises your city may boast. - Mr.
Goodman said that 81 years ago today
the Y. M. e. A. was first ORGANIZED
and 30 years ago today he became Y
NJ. G. A. secretary. In represen TIM
the New Religion movement he mad
an earnest appeal for a high STANDARD
of christian morals among men ant
showed that this new movement pro
poses to develope it.
At the Pine Grove park a picni
lunch was served by the ladies of th
churches under the excellent super
vision of Mrs. A. L. Longley. Th
afternoon was spent in games am
races. The young men of the Metho
dist Brotherhood won the tug OF. wa
pennant from the Congregational Goo
Fellowship class. The ball game be
tween two picked mines ended in a I'll
10 to 10. Conveyances were PROVIDE
for all who cared to ride out and bac
and every body is loud in praise OF tn
event.
Much credit for the success OF tn
day is due to Harry Weimer and j. L
Battles, chairman and secretary of tn
general committee. It is expected tha
this will become regular annus
event in Little Falls.
The Richards & Priugle minstr<
band played some very excellent musi
at the Antlers hotel lawn while th
assembling was waiting for th
speakers train.