Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-05-03
$. s. CONVENTION SESSIONS.
Large Number OF Delegates in Attend
snce And Promises TO Be the Best
Ever Held In This State

ueiC6AtcS itUu di parts Vi tue state
in attendance. the thirteenth annual
convention OF the West Virginia sun
day School Association opened Ia this
city Tuesday afternoon, and viii con-
tinue until Thursday evening The
first session was held in the First
Presbyterian church In the afternoon.
The speakers and hundreds OF dele
gates arrived yesterday morning.
Nearly a thousand registered dele
gates are In attendance.
In speaking OF the convention, Sec
rotary A. T. Arnold. of the State as
sociahon. said; Il have been con.
ducting State conventions for the past
fifteen years, and have never known
any city to respond more heartily for
the entertainment of the delegates
and to extend more cordial welcome
to the visitors than the people OF
Wheeling. All indications point to
this convention being the greatest In
the history of the State Association"
Ampng the persons here Is Mr.. AL.
vim W. Roper. OF Winona Lake, Ind,
who Wiil be the pianist OF the conven-
tion. Tho song services are In charge
of Prof. e. o. Excel. the famous
hymn writer and composer of Chi
cago.
The executive committee OF the as
sociation held meeting at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning, In the First Pres
byterian church, the convention was
formally opened at Q o'clock, with
Hon. Thomas Il. Hodges presiding.
The session was devoted principally
to one minute reports by delegates.
The evening session convened at 7.30
o'clock in the Fourth Street M. g.
church. Addresses we're delivered by
Rev ]. G. Broomfield and Mr.. w. G..
Pearce, followed by announcements
and the appointment of committees.
Mammoth Parade
The elementary department Of the
convention held special meeting in
the afternoon at the Fourth Street A..
Il. church. Preceding this session, q
parade in which over 1000 children
under 10 years of age took part was
held.
Yesterday evening at 5 o'clock
banquet was rendered the elementary
teachers and workers at the First
Christian church. Miss Martha v.
Graham and Miss Phoebe Curtis, Of
Columbus, Ohio, were the speakers.
Today is one of the biggest days of
the convention. There were morning
afternoon and evening sessions and
big parade of men Bible students,
There was also a conference of ele-
mentary, secondary and adult division
conferences in st. Matthews, First
Presbyterian and First Baptist church
es at 2:45 p. IN.
With General Harry q. Caldabaugh
commanding. two thousand men
march this evening through the
streets of Wheeling shouting praise
to jehovah 1t is the first chance a
great many Billy Sunday converts
have to take their public stand and
show the world their determination,
and the pastors report the enthusi-
asm of the recent converts Is UNI
bounded.
The parade will start at o'clock
instead of s, SO that great many who
have to work late may participate.
The parade will conclude at the tab
ernacle. where Prof. e. O. Excel and
Mr. Alvin Roper win render songs Of
the Redeemed.
Following is the program: "Recogni-
ton of Teacher Training Graduates"
Dr. Hyre d. Clark; THE School OF
Methods" DR. ID. 3. Purinton; The
Adult Bible Glass In Service" Mr.. w.
C. Pearce.
Tuesday morning in the Board OF
Trade building. the executive commit
tee was in session and transacted all
matters before the convention. Fol-
lowing are the officers who attended:
Executive Committee Mr.. stark A.
White, chairman. Weston, 1912: MT
Henry #. Juergens, Wheeling: Prof
w. b. Taylor, Bethany; Mr. c. ID. Gee,
Wheeling; Mr., Charles A. Ellison,
Charleston. 1913; Rev. j. r. Foster,
Bnckhannon; Rev G. A. Isner, Spen-
GER Ut ". "A. AStBiusAJf WAccbA5s
Rev. w. NJ. Given, Fayetteville. 1914;
Mr.. j. w. Morris. Ronceverte; Mr.. Il.
r. Bond. Wheeling; Mr.. Stark A.
White. Weston; Mr.. w. f. outcalt.
Martinsburg.
Department Officers Teacher train
ing, Hyre ID. Clark, Phi. d., Buckhan-
non; elementary. Miss Martha v.
Graham, Wheeling. secondary, John G.
Cranberry, PHI. d.. Barboursville; adult,
Rev. w. RI. Fields, Wheeling; temper
ance. A. J. Hiatt. ID. d., Huntington;
home and visitation, Rev. Earle A.
Brooks, Weston; missionary. N. l..
Wood. d. ID. Huntington
Members International Committees
int. committee for West Virginia, D.
B. Purinton. Phi, r., LII. D.. Morgan
town; alternate Int. committee for w.
Va, Rev. Guy II. Crook, Ravenswood;
nominating committee Mr.. J. G. Bar
DAN, Moundsville; elementary council,