The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-02-23
s, s, C0NVENT|0NHA HAS
BEEN A GREAT MEET
Presbyterian Church Crowded At Every
Session By Men And Women In
spired By the Great Work Being
Done And To Be Done.

second. Her "Story Hour at 3:45
on tomorrow afternoon, promises
to be a most interesting occasion
Miss Lewis, in her modesty expects
only teachers, but has said that if
any others are there they will
not be sent home. On the strength
of this many who are "wise" will
be "there". The Story feature of
Education is late development in
the intellectual world and now MANY
Public Libraries and Institutions of
Learning have their regular "Storv
Hour open to the public and the
profession of "Story Teller" is
new and remunerative occupation.
The coming of DIR. Christopher
Humble, of Chicago, is proof of what
importantly will do. 1t had been
the dream of the county authorities
to draw one of the biggest guns-an
international worker-to this conven.
tion. To several letters, they re.
ceived the same reply, the Interna-
tional Staff could not attend county
convention. Their whole time was
taken with State and Provincial
meetings in the large cities. Finally
letter came saying that DR.. Hum
ble's itinerary was so arranged that.
enroute - the east, he could stop off
in Plymouth from q P. NJ. until 1G
i. NJ I1.day night. He IL very
sholarly man and an educator of
wide experienc. The subject of his
address will be "Applied Psychology
in the Home and the Sunday School. !"
The public will be admitted free
to this as to all the rest of the con.
vention meetings.
Tables and hot coffee will be pro.
vided free to all who wish to bring
their lunch on Friday and Saturday
The Exhibit.
The Exhibit consist of maps of the
"Holy Land" drawn by the T. T.
classes; and of charts illustrating
Bible history "as it unfolds the re-
ligious meaning of events"
There are also samples Of tests and
other teacher training work which
was on exhibit at the State Conven-
tion in indianapolis last April where
Marshall county stood alone as com.
pared with the other exhibits and re.
ceived honorable mention.
One picture which is looked at by
ali Is of a mems Bible class of 500
members in Nelsonville, o., town
of 5000 population. There are 34l
men in the picture.
On the tables are much literature
useful in the graded work and to the
teacher There is large missionary
exhibit consisting of notices and lit.
erature.
Friday Afternoon Session.
At one O'Clock Miss Laura Cara.
way, of Warsaw, State Supt. of Tenn
perance talked interestingly on he,
work.
Supt. Burnieshad charge of the
Township Presidents hour which
followed. Marshall county has town.
ship organizations in all but Green
Township. 1t is this alone which
keeps it from being a Banner county.
There are II Sunday Schools in the
county, decrease of seven since the
last convention.
| There are certain standards which
have been adopted to, distinguish the
state of Sunday School affairs in the
various counties. Counties are Or.
ganized, Banner or Front Line coun-
ties according as they reach up to
these qualifications. There is but
one Front Line County so far-Tip-
ton.
i An Organized County.
i /. Must be organized auxiliary te
the State ASSOCIATION.
i 2. Must hold Annual Convention
i and elect officers.
! 3. Must have Home Departments
by State Association.
| 4. Must make an Offering to State
Il Association.
i A 3anner County.
] 1. Be organized auxiliary to the
j, State Association.
! 2. Hold Annual Convention and
i elect officers.
j 8. Have all the townships organized
i alone or with another.
i 4. Include . report Of every schoo
Il in the county in its annaul re
u port to the State.