The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-05
S. S. CONVENTION
At VALLEY CITY
Annual Session of State Sum-
day School Association
Held.

VALLEY City. June 5.-The twenty
second annual convention of the State
sunday School association convened in
the Epworth Methodist church here at
~ CLOCK yesterday morning. Dele
gates registered upon arriving at a
tent provided for the purpose near the
Depot, and received their badges, pro-
grams and convention song books.
lhey were also assigned to the places
where they are to stay.
Some From Other States.
The meeting was called to order nv
the president. A. l.. Bishop of Fargo.
lie introduced Prof. Z. o. Sellars of
chicago. who will have charge of the
convention music. Professor Sellars
asked those who We're not residents of
the state to rise, and one from Mis-
souri,. n from Iowa and one from
New York responded. The attendance
at the morning session vas $50, prac-
tically all of whom were delegates
from other towns.
The first hymn was I'm the Cross Of
Christ Glory" and the scripture
reading was from John 14:15-1S and
6:7-15. Rev. w. a. Snow of Fargo
gave the prayer which was followed
by the hymn "My Savior's Love-"
Inc address of the morning session
was made by John l.. Alexander Of
New York City on The Boys Need"
In his address Mr.. Alexander brought
II the thoughts that between the ages
of II and COAL the great things of
life happen. No matter how great a
mar may be, he owes it to the start
he got when a boy. The places where
boys should receive their training are
the home. school and church, and the
three ideals a boy needs are the wish
es of a mother. the wishes of society
and the wishes of the church.
MIR. Alexander pointed out that the
the part that they should and hat it
was left to the church largely. and
that while they We're doing much,
there was much more to do. He said
that there were five things the church
needed to do to help the boys. They
are. recognize that the boy has a
four-fold life, physical, moral, social
and spiritual. They need progressive
work. he said. He said the Sunday
ten years.
The next point of boy help was SER
vice. Under his head he scored the
idea of bribing boys to get them to
go to Sunday school, for he said you
would have to keep up the bride and
increase it as time e on or the boy
would become dissatisfied. Get them
10 come tor the service they could
render. for where the treasure is, there
the heart is also.
The fourth was organization. Boys
will organize themselves If you don't
organize them. The best organization
for boys is the Boys bible class. His
fifth point was leadership. a mar for
boys and a woman for girls. Don't
try to fool a boy, you can't do it," he
said. $50 leaders must be what they
pretend or the boys will know it,"
Following this address w. ]. Lane
secretary Of the Sunday School asso-
citation read a telegram of greetings
to the convention from Marion Lawr-
ence. secretary of the International
Sunday School association. After the
closing hymn, Rev. Mcnamara Of
fered prayer and the meeting adjourn
ed.
Sixteen young ladies from Fargo
graduated as Sunday school teachers
from Teachers Training course last
evening at Valley City. The First Con-
gregational church has a class Of
eleven. Of which nine graduate at VAL
ley City this evening and the others
who are unable to be present will re-
ceive their diplomas by mail.