The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-29
CONVENTION
WAS CLOSED
LAST NIGHT
State Meeting Of the Sunday
School Association Just
Closed Called the Best One
Ever Held.
Continued from Page One.)

dren and the venting of the bad tenn.
per of the parent on the child.
Certain trials we have in the home
which we do not have in the world,
said Dr. Woelfkin, "for it takes the
wisdom of God to bring up children.
when a parent says that he will
break his will he practically says he
will break his boy When you break
the boys will you break the boy. For
that it all there is of him. You can
make a serf, a coward. You can make
him cringe but you cannot get true
obedience.
Psychologists will tell you that
whatever the mood of the person who
chastises the boy will be reflected in
the child. That anger arouses anger.
6tubbornness arouses the same.
If we can keep a tryst at the
threshold" said the speaker in conclu-
sion, "the first thing that will happen
will be the enlivening of the day. No
day is monotonous that is under the
care of God" the speaker going on
to beautifully illustrate the symbol
!of the threshold, In its relation to the
life beyond.
WoeIfkin 10 Praised.
] President Hall, before the beginning
of Dr. Woelfkins address, paid tri-
butte to the speaker, the audience CIV
ing the latter Chautauqua salute.
w. C. Pearce followed with an adj
dress down on the program as 1.-THE
Men of America for the Man of Cali
lee President Hall suggesting
America should be changed to I'm
address with complimentary referenc-
Il s to the work of Mr.. Hall, as Presi-
dent OF the Association for seventeen
years, and that of General Secretary
fBurnie.
Il make this address to the men,"
stated Mr.. Pearce, because there are
three million more women than men
in the churches of this country
1.-THE men are going into our Bible
schools" said the speaker, land our
churches as never before. There never
has been an era in which men have
.swung into our Sunday school ranks in
greater power"
Mr.. Pearce made a passionate and
powerful appeal for the study of the
Bible, both in the Sunday school and
iout, for the benefits of family worship,
for actual service and for deeds not
words" stating that great reforms
In< 1icha
Fthusiasm was used in the prosecution
of evil as in applauding it's sentiment
I Mr.. Pearce's discourse was frequent
lily interrupted with applause and other
manifestations of approval and was
one of the most telling of the conven-
ition.
Resolutions Report.
Before the convention resolved it
self into sort of experience meet
,mittee was read, the report being brief
and of general character, stating:
Whereas. by the Grace of God we
have again been permitted to assemble
together in convention as Sunday
school workers of the great state OF
Indiana, and,
Whereas, we appreciate the fact
that this has been one of the best con-
eventions ever held in our state, and be-
ilieving that this is largely due to the
earnest work and effort of the Sunday
school people of this city of Richmond
and the County of Wayne.
s"uTherefore be it resolved that we
extend vote of thanks to all the men,
bers of all the local committees on
whom has fallen the burden of arrang-
Ing all the details of the work of this
great convention and who have done
their work 50 efficiently; to the pages
who have so cheerfully responded to
all the calls made on them; to the
,ushers who have so courteously and
kindly performed their duties; to the
civic organizations who have co-operat-
ed with the committees; to the Minis
4erial Association and Sunday schools
who, by their loyalty have made our
stay so pleasant, and to the interna-
tional workers who have made our
convention so profitable; and especial
,ly we thank the church organizations
which have rendered the use of their
churches and the good people of
I-sBeautiful Richmond" who have open
led their homes and entertained us so
Hospitality.
I'VE also extend hearty vote of
thanks to the press for opening the col
.umns OF their papers for notices and
reports of the convention.
And to the Giver of every good and