Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-22
IS. 5. CONVENTION
FINISHES ITS WORK
AT STATE CENTER SUCCESS
Full GATHERING.
C. e, PICKARD AGAIN
PRESIDENT ASSOCIATION
MarshaIItown Man Reelected to Head
Orsanizatien-Mrs. e. A. Hill, Of
This City, Re- Elected Secretary and
Treasurer-Next Meeting Place I'm
deeided-The New Officers.

The forty first. annual convention Of
the Marshall County Sunday School
Association came to a close at State
Center late Friday afternoon, follow
ing the election OF officers for the COM
ing year. G. E. Pickard, Of this city
was reelected president, and Mrs. z.
\. Hill was again chosen secretary
and treasurer. Rev. A. B. Kendall, OF
LeGrand, was elected vice president.
The convention proved a most sue
cessful one from every view point.
While not largely attended as some
conventions in former years, the meet
ing was considered a splendid one
turnout Ten pastors of the county
were present, and there was a delegate
representation of over fifty. Twenty
three Sunday schools of the county
were represented, out Of a total of f1f-
ty, and eleven of the townships Of the
county had representation.
Schools Arc Assessed.
1t was voted by the association to
assess each school in the county 81 to
defray the expenses Of the delegate to
the national convention last year, and
to place the county association to its
standard Of apportionment for state
work.
McGee's Address eFature.
What was declared by the delegates
to be the best thing Of the convention
was the address Of Rev. James MCGEE,
pastor Of the Baptist church OF this
city, on Thursday night. MT. MCGEE
spoke from the subject, 'Wanted-A
Big Brother" bringing out the idea
that as an older boy looks after his
younger brother. so should the strong
, er churches look after the weaker ones.
: Many declared that Mi. McGee's ad-
dress was alone worth coming to the
convention to hear.
| Rev. Frank F. Fitch, OF Des Mo1nes'
state secretary, delivered helpful ad-
| dresses on organized work, and other
splendid addresses were given by HeV.
! E. +. Martin, pastor OF the Consresa-
tional church Of this city; Mrs Ella
[; ,Mckim. of this city, on THE RELATION
Of the Sunday School to the Religious
Life of a Community" Rev. r.. n:
! Brown. pastor Of the Friends church of
this city. on ~The Relation Of the Sun
/ day School to the Church," and Rev.
r G. Kerr. Of LeGrand, on Efficiency
| Thru Organization" and Mr.. D. S.
Good of this city, on THE Relation Of
the Sunday School to the Home.
Entertainment is Fine.
| The delegates are loud in their
! praise for the entertainment received
at the hands Of the State Center
neople. The most cordial greetings
were extended the delegates by Mrs
| A. J. Palmer. Both the Methodist ana
PRESBYTERIAN churches were used FOR
| the convention, the first days meetings
being held at the Methodist, and the
second at the Presbyterian.
Next Meeting Place Undecided.
| No town was designated by the con-
yention as the next meeting place, al
| tho the convention favored Melbourne
This question will be decided later, as
F! will also the dates.
| Department Secretaries.
| The department secretaries chosen
| for the coming year are as 1oiloWs:
Adult bible class, Robert Paul, Gilman;
teacher training, Mrs. A J. Palmer
State Center; elementary grades, Miss
Gertrude Miller, Marshalltown; adj
varcct, trades, Mrs. Elmer Betz, Mar
s,l.,...,.n missionary, Mrs. w. A
Brown, stales Center; temperance, DIT
w. s. Divine, Marshalltown; house
visitation, James Bissette, Lamoille
home. Rev. George Biersborn. LIS
comb: International Bible Readers AS
ISOLATION, Mrs. F. ID. Dennis. Albion.
Mrs. E. y. Hill, secretary of the as
ISOLATION, was elected a delegate u
the state convention, which meets al
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