Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1911-10-04
Sunday School Topics
Being Discussed At Annual Atlantic Coun
Convention.

OF the Atlantic County Sunday OcnOOl
Association, held in the Presbyterian
Church, Pleasantville, yesterday Tues
day., brought together large assem-
blage of people from all over the coun
ty interested in training the young in
the fundamentals of the christian relig-
ion The president, DR.. A. w. Bailey,
of Atlantic City, presided. The music
was under the direction of Prof. c. How
ard Lowden, Sec. and Treas, John j.
Hood Co. Delegates present numbered
nearly hundred.
The theme discussed was "The Pro-
duct OF the Sunday School" At the
morning session, Rev. S. Moore gave an
interesting address upon What Should
the Sunday School Harvest Be-" He
said the chief task was to awaken and
develop the spiritual life in the Sunday
School scholar He noted case in Wis
iting Jail where out of l02 prisoners,
81 had at one time been in Sunday
School, showing the necessity of not on
| ly having attendance at Sunday School,
but of gathering the harvest, bringing
about a change of heart.
Sunday School work was discussed in
all its phases and there were reports as
to What Has Been Done, Present Conii-
tions, and What Can Be Done. Mrs.
Carl Hopf reported that through the in
fuences Of a consecrated teacher a bad
boys class had been transformed into
model class.
The General Secretary, Mr.. Louis H.
portant Factors in Harvest Production. 2
He said that for farmer the crop is
the thing. If anything stands in the
way of his getting what he's after, i. e.,
crop which will support him, he is
lacking of schooling or skill or imple-
ments. He must be taught how to get
and how to use these things, because for
farmer the crops the thing. This
thought developed the necessity of
having a definite knowledge of the Sun
day School harvest. As the farmer
brings to his work the necessary tools
to produce the harvest, so the Sunday
School teacher should do. Two of the
tools named as important factors were:
decision days in the Sunday School and
teachers meetings The speaker reveal
ed the necessity of the counciling to-
gether of pastor and Sunday School wor-
kers. Another factor mentioned was
that of willingness of spirit on the
part of the workers. Loyalty was
strongly emphasized and reference was
made to Col. Cocktails wonderful work
on the Panama Isthmus. Our teachers
should love their work. They should be
helped in every particular, thus helping
them to love their task; and|if they Sc
cure knowledge of the harvest and
are given proper tools the result ought
to be relatively satisfactory.
Miss Alice B. HamEn, superintendent
of Grade Work in the State Association,
with the superintendents of the elemen-
tary and intermediary department work,
conducted conference on graded les
son. General Secretary Koehler had
charge of the conference for pastors and
superintendents.
During the afternoon, the County Sec
retary reported on conditions in the
county. Past State President Geo. E.
Hall, of Plainfeld, presented the State
work. Miss hamlin addressed the con-
vention on How the Sunday school
Teacher Can Help in Harvest Produc-
tion." Rev. Samuel D. Price, of Cam
den, recording secretary of the State
Association, spoke upon How the Off
GERS Can Help in Harvest Production"
1t was decided to hold the next con-
vention on Oct lst, 1912, in Egg Harbor,
the convention to be entertained by
Emmanuel Congregational Church, of
which Rev. Clarence B. Roberts is the
pastor.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows:
President-Rev. Fl. R. Randall, Allan
tic City.
lst Vice President-Rev S. Moore,
Mays Landing.
End Vice President-Rev. H. R. Nc
Clelland, Pleasantville.
Corresponding Secretary Treasurer ~
E. D. Riley, Absecon.
Recording Secretary Charles Wray,
Buena
Member State Executive Committee
DR.. A. w. Baily, Atlantic City.
Home Department w. Mrs. Ambrose
Hammel, Absecon.
Elementary Work-Mrs. Carl Hopf,
Linwood.
Missionary Work-Rev. W. S. Ludlow,
Absecon.
EVanSeHSJlc WOfk-heV. p .. HUI
son, Atlantic City.
Adult Glass Work-Mr. VIM. Orr, At
lantic City. -
intermediate Work - Miss Thomss
Pleasantville.
The above constitute the Executive
t1sssil township ana District Secretaries.
Absecon-Dr. S. johnson.
Atlantic City, lst District Miss Eva
Clark, Is S. Brighton.
Atlantic City, 3rd District-Wm. Wal
ton.
Buena Vista Township Mr.. Charles
Wray, Buena.
Egg Harbor City Mr.. H. NJ Gresham.
Egg Harbor Township Mr.. Somers
Leeds, Bargantown.
Galloway Township Fred. Som
ers, Oceanville.
Hamilton Township Mrs. NJ. R.
Morse, Mays Landing.
Hammonton-Mr. John V. Conoyer.
Linwood Mrs Carl Hopf.
Mullica Township Mrs. VIM. Saal-
man.
Pleasantville-Mr r. Large.