The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-09
Report of 0rSOn District
Sunday School Convention

OulluuJ OCllUUl OVlIVNAIlVIl
On the morning of May "a, 1911,
the Orson District Sunday School
convention convened in the M. E.
church at Starrucca. Program open
ed by morning praise led by j.
Nichols.
The address of welcome by Rev.
B. F. Larrabee was delivered in a
most cordial manner and none
could doubt it's sincerity.
Response was given by Rev. w. B.
Signor of Orson.
Miss Clark of Boyds Mills gave an
enthusiastic talk on the Cradle Roll
department which was started origi-
nally by Miss Dudley of New Jersey.
The object of the cradle roll is to
enroll all the babies. Great i'm
portance should be attached to the
selection of a superintendent. She
should be the trusted friend of the
mother. Mothers meetings should
be held as often as possible. The
best time to promote from cradle
roll to beginners class is on Chill
dren's Day.
Singing, Il Need Thee Every
Hour"
The topic assigned to Rev. Kopp
was passed as he was not present.
Teacher Training by Otto Appley, M.
D., was next taken up. There
should be so cradle rolls in every
100 schools; 80 per cent. must have
Home Department; 20 per cent.
must have a Teachers Training
class.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session opened with
singing Onward Christian Soldiers"
Prayer was offered by Rev. w.
Schenck.
Finances of Sunday school work
had been assigned to DR.. Appley
Instead he talked on organized Bible
classes. He showed that they were
an important and far-reaching factor
in Sunday school work.
Miss Clark supplemented his re-
marks by rehearsing and giving her
experiences in the adult class in her
own school. She related several in
cidents showing the great influence
emanating from class of fifteen
members. Her plea to the delegates
was to go home and organize an
Adult Bible class.
Rev. H. B. Emmel, of Lake Como,
gave his topic assigned, "How to
Reach the Young Men," in his usual
breezy manner, which had marked
effect.
The roll call of Sunday schools and
their superintendents was followed
by an earnest, helpful talk on the
subject of Home Department, Work,
after which Theodore Klein of Ariel
was introduced who spoke from his
own experience on behalf of the
young men who are to be seen on
every hand, careless and Indifferent
The question being raised as to
why pleas were not made on behalf
of the boys, especially against the
deadly cigarette and the liquor traf-
fic, an answer was given that when
the district was thoroughly organized
supeintendents or committees would
be appointed to take care of these
problems, a consummation devoutly
to be wished for.
The congregation stood while sing
ing Precious Name"
DR.. Otto Appley was the moving
spirit of the convention. AS he
could not be present at the evening
session it was left in charge of j. w.
Gould.
Session closed with singing,
stand Up for jesus
Evening Session.
The evening session opened by
singing Near the Cross"
Rev. F. B. Sanford read the scrip
ture lesson and also offered prayer.
Song by Revs, Emmel, Signor and
Buck.
At the business meeting Mrs. w.
Mosher was elected to act as Cradle
Roll uperintendent of the district
for the remainder of the year. Ethel
Woodmansee was elected secretary.
The next district convention is to
be held on November 8.
The evening Offering was then TAX
en- followed by reading of "The
Saloon Keepers Daughter" by Mrs
e. w. Hine.
AN Up-to-Date Sunday School,
was the topic assigned Rev. W.
Schenck. The up-to-date Sunday
school is only the very best Sunday
school we can have. The superin-
tendent must be a leader. He must
enthuse the people and put some,
thing into it. 1t must have skilled
teachers if you expect to get any.
thing out of the work. They are de.
manding person who has or almost
has a college education to talk tC
them. 1t must have Teacher
Training class. The aim is to keeI
the children in the Sunday schoo
from the cradle to the grave. If We
do not bring the hearts of the boys
and the girls closer to Christ we
have utterly failed.
Rewards" was the topic which
Rev. Holmes very ably presented tC
| the convention. The teacher should
not enter the work with some reward
in view. The rewards they will re
ceive will be of far more value. Tht
| first reward is a close or intimat,
| knowledge of the scripture. M
book has exerted so great an in
! fluence as the Bible. 1t is at tn,
very center of civilization and al
the fruits are due to it.
The second reward is a clearer un
destanding of the child.
The third reward is the enlargini
of our lives caused by the uncon
scious influence our lives has OF
others and thereby enlarging ou
lives in theirs. AS we labor for Coz
we labor with Him. The Christian