Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-12-20
STATE COMMITTEE
HOLDS MEETING
Sunday School Workers Meet at
Wheeling and Hear Reports
for Year.

WHEELING, w. Va, Dec. 12.-If
fiourishing can be used to describe
conditions In Sunday school work,
information made public at the annual
meeting of the Executive Committee
of the West Virginia Sunday School
Association held at the Stratford
Springs Hotel in Woodsdale Tuesday
evening, shows that the organized
Sunday school movement In West
Virginia is fourishing.
Not only does the information show
this but 1t indicates that West Vir-
ginia is among the leaders In spiritual
as well as industrial and agricultural
activities The report of Secretary
Arnold the most important report of
the evening, which is given below
shows that the Protestant Sunday
schools of every county Of the State
have now become affiliated with the
State organization and that conven-
tons will have been held in every
county of this State this year for the
first time in history.
A dinner preceded the business ses-
sion and the attendance was large,
nearly every member OF the executive
committee being present Chairman
Stark A. White, of Weston presided
and called for the committee reports,
all of which made public interesting
and gratifying facts.
The report of c. Bardall, of Mounds
Vile, chairman of the finance com
mittee, showed the financial cdndi-
lions of the association to be in good
would be ended with a surprise.
colored Worker Appointed.
A new feature of the work Of the
association inaugurated with this
meeting is the appointing of field
worker to work among the colored
people of the state. On recommen-
dation of the committee on work
among colored people, Rev. f. c. Page
of Montgomery. was appointed field
worker. and he will take up his du-
the supervision of General Secretary
A. T. Arnold.
The department superintendent
were present at last nights meeting
and several of them made reports of
the work during the past year. AS a
whole their reports were very salts
factory and showed that all have been
literally ION the job at all times
Secretary Arnold's report was in
part as follows:
Secretary Arnold's Report.
Fellow Laborers:
This report of the conditions and
progress of the work covers a period
of eight months, beginning with April
LIST and ending with December l, 1912.
County Organization Complete.
Our association is in its thirty
second year and | am glad to report
to you that the county organization is
completed The counties that joined
the association this year are Pendle-
ton, Hardy, Wyoming and Mercer.
The Office.
From our office thus far this year
we have sent out $4,000 leaflets bear
ing on the different phases of our
work, as represented by its various
divisions and departments. In addi-
ton TO the literature and leaflets, g.
500 dictated letters and 1902 super
vised letters have been mailed. Much
help has also been given to individ-
ualswho came to our office or phoned
for counsel. Miss Lulu c. Hart cares
for the office in the absence of the
general secretary.
The Field Force.
Miss Martha " Graham has, as
heretofore, given her entire time to
field work in an endeavor to advance
the Elementary Division,
81 gratefully acknowledge the val
liable services rendered by Miss Mel
lie Osgood, Mrs. A. T. Arnold, Rev. F.
f. Brinnstool, Rev. w. II. Fields, Dr.
A. ]. Hiatt, Rev. S. c. Jones, Rev. e
A. Brooks, DR.. John C. Cranberry, Mr.
w. E. Outcalt and Rev w. f. Pierce
They responded heartily to the call
of your secretary, representing the
State Association at conventions
where it was necessary for either the
secretary or elementary superinten-
dent or both to be absent.
New Field Worker.
have secured the services of
John r. Clark, who will give us as
much time as our finances will war
rant. Mr.. Clark is very estimable
young man, who has had some exper-
ciated work.
County Conventions.
"Fifty-one county conventions have
been planned and held with an ag-
gregate attendance of POSI-, an ay-
erage of 41O TO the convention. Four
county conventions are yet to be
held; Ohio county holds its conven-
ton in the spring, Berkeley was neces
sarily postponed on account OF the
death of the good wife OF our fellow
worker and committeeman, Mr.. VIM.
E Outcalt, who is also president of
the county association; Hancock