The Holt County sentinel., 1912-11-01
Greatest Sunday School
Convention

ever held In Holt county convened at
Woodville church. Saturday ana Sun.
day, October ~ and 20.
Out OF county talent, Rev. s. L.
Williams, state Sunday School Field
Worker, Of Liberty, NO., and Mr.. r.
NJ. Ashe, Of Tarkio, the District
Worker, were with us and were very
helpful all through the convention.
Missouri Is having the grandest
year In the history Of the Sunday
School Association. All over the
state the people are falling In line.
and things are really being done this
year. The people are coming to see
wonderful possibilities Of the Sunday
school and the necessity of our organ.
lied work to make the schools Of our
state efficient and strong. This con.
vention did much TO promote in.
creased Sunday school efficiency.
Woodville Is not a. easy to reach from
all quarters Of the county, yet there
were representatives from twenty.
two schools, and the committee esti.
mated there were over three hundred
and tifty persons present. The ex.
cellent program was carried out, for
the most part. as advertised. The
hospitality Of the good people of
Woodville was all that any one could
ask. In addition to the strong lead.
ers, residing In Holt county, the en-.
terprising county officers secured the
above two big" speakers from a dis.
lance. The Holt county program Is
Of a very high order and this was no
exception. The convention theme
was work" 4 strong set OF officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
Mr.. John Lacy. Union, President: Mr..
Sol. Meyer, Forbes, vice.president:
Prof. II. X. Noel. Maitland, Treasur.
er: Mrs. q. =. Botkin, New Point :,
Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. W. y.
Stubs, Mound City. Recording Sec.
rotary. Depart ment Superintendent
Co., Elementary. Mrs. Geo. Loucks.
Mound City: Adult, r. l.. Ieller. ore.
gon: Home, Dave Kennedy, Maitland:
Teacher. Training, Dr. r. q. Davis,
Maitland: Temperance, u. r. Prais.
water. Oregon, II. +. %. Township
Presidents-Inion, Mr.. w. :. Thorn.
son, Craig. No.: Liberty. W. II.
Smith, Mound City: Clay. W. ".
weightman, Jr., Mound City: Bige.
low, l.. W. Motley, Bigelow. Mo-:
Benton, WIN. llamsher. Mound City:
Hickory, Is. r. Praiswater, Oregon.
Mo-: Minton, Geo. W. IIinkle. For.
tescue; Forest City, Mrs. Susie Fitz.
maurice, Forest City: Lewis, u. &.
Benton, Oregon: No,iaway, Charles
Hornecker. Oregon. II. +. d.: Forbes.
Solomon Meyer, Oregon, Il. +. d.:
Lincoln. Art Callow. Oregon, u. +. %.
With every department IN compe.
tent hands, a year OF even greater
progress seems In store for Holt coun.
~.
The delegates elected 10 the state
convention, 10 he held In Kansas City,
November ~, 2Oand q, 1912, are: Mr..
John Lacy. Oregon: Mr.. Sol, Meyer,
Forbes: Is. r. praiswater, Oregon:
Christ. Hurst, Oregon: Charles IIor.
necker, Oregon, and by virtue Of their
Of,ice. all the county officers are dele.
gates also. The convention through.
out was fun Of interest and en,husi.
asm. Holt county has ~ schools and
reports have been received from mos,
Of them. Al this convention about
siGi were raised for county and state
work. which l. live or six times ~
much as has ever been raised before.
Every sunday school In the county
represented pledged for the state and
county work. Also several individual
pledges were made, Of - each, by
Geo. liornccker, Adolph Eggcr.
Charles llornccker, Wesley Iaclman,
Adam llornccker, and many other
loyal workers contributed II each to
the work. Brother Ashe. of Tarkio.
delivered very interesting lecture
on Taking Stock" lie said IN part:
"We "a a Christian nation should
take more stock In the Sunday school
business: should he able to show re-
suits AT the end Of the year, when the
annual invoice Is taken: that we
should take an active interest In the
boys and young men Of our comlnuni.
~; that we should labor, work and
pray until every member Of each
home Is brought into the Sunday
school," Brother Ashe Is a very sue
cessful business manager himself.
The question Is being asked daily,
"Does II payY" Did 1t pay Robert
Rotes to make the grand invest ment
he made In the Sunday school work.
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