The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-02
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INTERESTING DIVISION
CONFERENCES YESTERDAY.
Thirty Golden VesrS- tire Subject e'
Secretary Arnolo's Report o.
Association.

With three division conferences. in
addition 20 morning. afternoon and
evening sessions. a banquet 10 h
elementary department workers and a
mammoth parade OF men last evening.
yesterday proved 20 be "A very strenu-
u and busy day OF the thirteenth an
nual Sunday school convention which
Is In session here. Although the ses-
siOns yesterday were interesting and
instructive and were well attended. to-
days meetings promise TO be the most
important OF the convention. which
will be brought 10 a close this evening
with a mass meeting AZ the Sunday
tabernacle, at which the Hon. Rich
mond Pearson Hobson will deliver his
famous temperance address. The
Great Destroyer
The second day OF the big CONVEX
ton opened yesterday with a morn
ing session held in the Fourth Street
NJ. f. church. Prof. Thomas r.
Hodges. president Of the West Virginia
university. arrived during the morning
and assumed his duties as president
OF the convention. presiding at the
morning session.
The session was devoted principally
20 reports and other routine matters.
After a short conference for workers,
at which the topic was The County
and District Organizations at Their
Best" in charge OF Mr.. w. p. Jacobs.
Mr.. w. C. Pearce and Mr.. ]. Shreve
Durham. a devotional service was
held, followed by the reports from diff
ferent departments.
ErerutIve Hoppttfea Pepor4
Mr.. Stark A. White submitted the
report for the executive committee
and il contained many interesting
facts. The total number OF organized
Bible classes In the state Is 677. % OF
them being secondary classes. The
number OF adult classes organized
during the past year has increased %
per cent. The increase in finances in
the past five years is 200 per cent and
the receipts last year were S7.50S.5l.
while the disbursements amounted e
S~7,2S3.69. West Virginia now ranks
twelfth among the G3 Sunday schoo.
associations in North America.
Secretary Arnold has travelled %.
726 miles. attended "a county conven
tons. 80 special meetings. " district
conventions. four Institutes. visited IS
Sunday schools. held IS conference
and delivered 1876 addresses. Miss
Martha v. Graham. elementary super
intendent OF the state assOciatiCN
Travelled 1896 miles in West Virgins
and 5000 miles in other states. AZ
tended 81 county conventions. severa
special meetings and conferences, anC
delivered 81 addresses.
Condition Of Treasury.
4 report OF the condition Of th'
treasury was made by Mr.. ! g. Bar
dali. the treasurer. and the report o
the business committee was made b.
Harry /. Bond. Thirty Colder
Years" was the subject OF a repor
OF the history OF the association made
by Secretary a. T. Arnold. and wa
very interesting. The reports SHOWED
all the departments OF the association
TO be in excellent condition. and tina
interest In the work is increasing.
Prof. z. o. Excel and Mr.. Alvin W
Roper carried out a beautiful son
service. rendering a number OF hymns
after which the work for the comm.
year was outlined by Messrs. Pearce
Durham and Jacobs.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was alsI
held IN the Fourth STREET VI. r. churcl
and was rather short because Of 'h'
division conferences, which were
held after adjournment. with Nc
ing, the meeting was opened az l.3
o'clock by an interesting discussion
on "Wny the international L'ssoi
Committee Issued the Graded Les
sons" ny Mrs. Phebe g.. Curtiss. o
Columbus. elementary superintendent
OF Ohio Sunday School Association
Mr.. Dickson also delivered AN at
dress ard AZ this session a special OF
fering was received. Several hymn
were rendered. Prof. Excel directin
the singing and Mr.. Roper presidin
a. the piano. The meeting was We.
attended, the church being filled
Adjournment was made 40 @ o'clocl
allowing the delegates 20 attend th
three division conferences. the ola
mentary division converting in the s.