The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-04-26
CANVASS Of
SPOKANE CITY
Delegates to Inland Empire Sun.
day School Convention to Do
Work in Two Hours Today
TO CLASSIFY PEOPLE
BY DENOMINATIONS
B. F. Kumler, of North Yakima, to
Preside at Today's Session,
Which Will Adjourn in After
noon When Delegate Canvass

SPOKANE. Wash, April 25.--tspe-
| cial to the Herald) Hundreds of sum
| day school teachers and officers from
| twenty-four counties in tho lnlahu
! Empire assembled today in attcnI-
| ance on the Sunday school conVeh-
| ton. and tonight the enrolment 10
not far from one thousand. the pro-
gram as announced this morning was
| carried out today without change OF
Inote. Plans for house-to-house cam
vass of Spokane, in connection WIN
| the convention, has been arranged Tor,
the purpose being to classify the peo-
Pile Of the city by denominations the
| city has been distriCtcd under the d.
Irection Of Hugh Cork. of Chicago, an
| expert on the subject and assistant
general secretary of the international
| Sunday school association who is at
tending the convention. 1t is intended
to do the work in two hours tomor-
row.
| HoAse-to-IIouse Canvass
| The greater results Of such vista
ton effort, it was explained, come
from the subsequent local church and
school effort which is continuous. yet
| even from one afternoons work the
following may be expected:
A profound impression on all classes,
as the volunteer workers go forth
with no other motive than to do good,
Going about to do good, without sal
AIRY, will startle some
A practical demonstration of church
unity. 1--WE are not divided, all one
I - H. hnn ~ mi IL
Illustrated by the workers from differ
ent denominations going forth togeth-
er.
| Cases of real need, both temporal
and spiritual, brought to light. Ger
tificates of church membership, and
memberships not yet transferred from
other places will be found and de-
posted in the local churches where
they belong.
| The training of those who partici-
pate in the work. often it will be
the beginning of an active Christian
! life, and afford the over-burdened
/ pastors an opportunity to share with
new helpers the heavy load they have
| too often to carry alone.
An immediate increase in attendance
upon the Sunday school and church
services, though careful attention by
specially selected individuals will need
to be shown to those who appear for
the first time, lest they leave and
return no more.
| A complete working and workable
organizat ion for the Sunday School
| association in the city or county where
| the visitation has been made. Okla
homa attributes most Of it's thorough
organization to visitation campaigns
The making Of it impossible where
the work has been thoroughly done
for single person to say, NO man
cares for my soul"
A feature in connection with today's
program was reception held In the
First United Presbyterian church be-
tween 4 and $3.50 o'clock this after
noon, given to the elementary work.
ers Of the Inland Empire by the
members Of the Spokane graded union
Wednesdays Program
Morning-S:OO to 9:OO--School OF
methods for county and district offic-
ers. led by Hugh Cork, w. C. Pearce
and e. c. Knapp, in the First United
Presbyterian church. B. r. Kumler of
North Yakima Presiding. Devotional
service lead by DR.. C. o. Kimball, of
lMalla Walla. Reports of departmental
superintendents. Report of treasurer
Adolph Nelson. Report of committee
on "Apportionment," by Rev. ]. H.
Bennett, chairman. Report of COM
ihittee on standards" by l, NJ Lands
chairman Report of general secre-
tary, E. C. Knapp. Ten minutes in
emission. in order that delegates may
be seated by counties. Annual roll
call by counties. THE San Francisco
Convention" by w. c. Pearce.
Afternoon-First M. E. Church, Dr.
e. l.. House, presiding. 13o-Devo-
tionai service, led by DR.. s. M. Ware,
of the Fourth Presbyterian church.
Awarding Of banners. Election of Of
ficers. Final instructions concerning
the house visitation, Hugh Cork,
Form in groups and proceed to the
district centers for the house-to-house
canvass. 800 to 5:OO-House-to
city in two hours, 1000 visitors 60
Ing two by two.
Evening-Twin session, First Pres
byterian church, president-elect pre-
/ siding. 7:30-Song service. Devo-
tional service, led by DR.. Kramer, of
First Baptist church. The Men OF
America for the Man OF Galiee." w.
c. Pearce. What Our Association
Work Stands For" Hugh Cork.
Twin session. First United Presby-
terrain. NJ. NJ. Higley. presiding. 7:30--
Song service. Devotional service. led
by Rev H. C. Kohr. of Vincent NJ e.
church. "What Our Association Work
Stands For" Hugh Cork THE Mon
| of American for the Man of Gailee,"
| w. c. Pearce.