The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-02-23

The Presbyterian Church is these
days a veritable hive swarming with
activity. There is not drone about
the place. The product of this indus
try Is a sweetening which is hav-
ing its effect not only upon our boys
and girls but upon our homes and
our whole community life. The
Queen Bee is Miss Estella Chase whc
with a quiet enthusiasm and zeal has
brought about in Marshall county a
renal ;sance In Bible Study.
The twenty-sixth annual convention
of the Marshall county Sunday
School Association is being held in
Plymouth beginning Thursday after
noon and closing late Saturday after.
noon.
Tie program arranged for is excel,
lent. abounding IN stars of the first
magnitude.
o. s. Ellis, a farmer of German
township, is serving his fourth tern
as President Of the Marshall county
Sunday School Association. He is a
man of remarkable executive ability
and has the county thoroughly or
ganized.
There has been wonderful awak-
ening of workers all over the world
Mr. Ellis has been keen to keep
abreast of the times and has intro
dueed into the Marshall county As
soeiation all the progressive move.
ments TO be found elsewhere.
Though Jealous, Mr.. Ellis has kept
his poise we'll and has not allowed
himself to get astride of any hobbies.
He feels the Sunday School to be
one of the most important of the
worlds institutions because it is the
only one which makes its chief bust
ness the moral and religious educa-
tion of the young. The school at
tends to the intellectual. and the
HONEYWELL, does it, in this strenu-
GUS age. care for much more than the
physical?
The guiding theme of this conven-
ton, announced In 8 streamer made
bv one of the T. 7. ladies' and stretch
ed across the church where none err
fail to see it, is "Self Improvement
for Sanctifed Service,'' Service
with soul, heart mind and strength
service which involves the
Spiritual, Emotional, mental and
physical being.
Those from abroad who came te
assist in this convention are Rev
Moerdyke. Mr.. Burnie, Prof. Del
marter, Miss Lewis, and DIR. Humble
Rev. Peter Moerdyke, pastor of the
Reformed church In South Bend
preached the convention sermon this
afternoon and will give, an ad
dress at the banquet in the evening
on ssThe Spiritual Value of Teacher
Training" He aided in district
meeting here two years ago and wa:
so well liked that our people were
clad to invite him back. Rev. Moer
dyke was for sixteen years a worker
in Chicago and is at present in charg'
of the Teachers Training class IL
the Y. NJ. C.. A. in South Bend. Ill
is a strong man and a pleasing
speaker.
State Secretary George N. Burni'
of Indianapolis is head Of the Stat
Sunday School forces of Indiana
He is a young man, still in tn
thirties. Having had former expert
ence as business man he is nov
devoting his entire time to the worl
of State SECRETARY. He came fou
wears ago from the Dominion o
Canada where he had a broad reput
alton In the same work.
Prof. J. E. Delmarter is the hea'
of musical publishing house II
Chicago. BE- was here last year ant
his singing was a very pleasing In
novation. He brings his own book
with him and will have charge o
the singing throughout the convention
Mss Hazel Lewis is a new worke
in Indiana. She is the State Ele
mentary superintendent. She he'll
the same position in Ohio, fror
whence she has recently come.
little inside information" may b
interesting here. Pennsylvania
known as the first state IN the Uniol
in Sunday School work. Ohio come
second, and Indiana third. Mn
Baldwin, whom Miss Lewis follows
has been called to Pennsylvania
which is an honor to Indiana No'
that we have Miss Lewis we AZ
confidently expecting to soon stan