The Ordway new era., 1912-05-03
S. ConventionIs
Successful Affair
New Era Favored with Account
by Participant In Sessions
Covering Two Days

Inc t1rSG crowley county SUNDAY
School convention met In the Metho.
dist church at Ordway on Tuesday
afternoon, April 25, at , O'clock. Rev.
John g. Carman, state Sunday school
secretary and Mrs. J. A. Walker, state
elementary superintendent, both OF
Denver, we're present with the sixty
delegates who assembled for the first
session. Rev. W. E. Wrapp OF the
Baptist church had charge of the open
ing devotions and very Httingly chose
as the opening song, "Holy Spirit,
Faithful Guide" The welcome was
extended by Rev. @. Fl. Inman Of the
Methodist church and was responded
to by Mr.. J. E. Williams. superinten-
dentof the M. e. Sunday school OF
Sugar City. Attention was called to
the fact that Sunday school conven.
tiun Is one not secondary to any that
can come to US, as our big job is the
raising OF boys and girls TO clean
and useful manhood and womanhood.
Mr.. b. Fl. Spratt Of the Ordway Evan
gelical church was made temporary
chairman. with Rev. j. A. Shepherd
OF the Sugar City Methodist church as
temporary secretary. Mrs. Walker,
who never fails to interest and en-.
thuse, then gave an address on the
'Graded Lessons, pressing home t.
all present their material advantages.
Miss Lena Kearns and Mrs. A. A..
Brooks we're made the enrolment COM
mittee and the committee on per.
manent organization was composed OF
one member from each OF the thir-
teen Sunday schools OF the county.
Rev. Shepherd being made the chair.
man. An excellet paper on "The Why
and How Of the Graded Organization
In the Sunday School" was presented
by Miss Letitia Wood Of the Ordwsy
questions on Sunday school problems,
Rev. Carman said: The best method
OF raising money. is to put your hand
right down In your pocket, take hold
on the funds and raise them" ITO
preserve order ina class OF restless
boys. be prepared to interest: It's
your business. Order that Is demanded
is seldom deserved and order deserved
seldom needs to be demanded" "The
order of a strong program is: variety.
surprise and climax"
At the Thursday evening session
some excellent music was rendered by
the Sunday school OF the Christian
church. The addresses by Mrs. Walker
and Rev. Carman were excellent and
were listened to with appreciation by
the 225 people present.
The Friday morning session was
opened with Mr.. II. Goodin OF the
Baptist church leading the devotions
and using the old hymn, "Stand Up
Stand Up for Jesus, after which he
read the End chapter OF lst Corinth.
ians. Rev. Inman offered prayer.
This entire session though given over
mostly to reports was very interest.
ing. showing that we have in the coun-
ty thirteen Sunday schools with an
enrolment OF about 1900 and an aver
age attendance of about 800 per Sun.
day. Aptly is the following quotation
quoted here. II challenge any of the
people present to name any institution
that has meant so much for the peace
and prosperity OF America as the Sun
day school" Mr.. James MaXey of NJ.
f. Sunday school of Fowler: the teach.
er OF IL boys class that has grown from
q to rs members in two years. not
only gave an excellent and suggestive
talk on "Making the Sunday School
More Helpful to Boys" but paid n