Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-12-20

tend county conventions secure help
at the district conventions.
This year the reports from the
field Indicate that the district con
ventions have been more helpful and
more largely attended AT institutes,
rallies and other Sunday school gath
erings aside from county and district
conventions, we have reached about
1900 workmen. The average issue of
our official publication has been 3,166
copies
Workers From Abroad.
I'VE have been greatly favored
with the presence in our state of Mr.
Marion Lawrence, general secretary
OF the international Sunday School
Association; Mrs. Phoebe A. Curtiss,
elementary superintendent of Ohio
Sunday School Association; Mr.. Rich
ard T. Tyche, president of the Ma
tional Story Tellers League, and Mr..
Samuel Il. Gill, treasurer of the Penn
sylvania Sabbath School Association.
They all gave instruction in connec-
ton with the School Of Methods =
The School Of Methods.
"The interest In and attendance at
The School of Methods this year,
was greatly increased. About 200 at
tended its session and % fulfilled the
conditions and were granted Cert
ficates of Recognition President
Thomas Il. Hodges informs me that
the Summer School Committee at its
session the other day came, not a lia
tie regretfully, to the decision not to
undertake the school next summer.
He adds, I think, however, that l am
safe in saying that if the omission of
it brings forward any demand for re-
establishment, the demand will prob
ably be met
Joint Conference.
"a conference Of the officers of the
International Sunday School Associa
ton, Sunday School Council and Gen
eral Secretaries of States, will be held
in the city of Dayton, Ohio, January
q to "a, 1913
Worlds Convention.
"The seventh Worlds Convention
will be held in Zurich. Switzerland,
July to Is. 1913, A fleet of five
ships has been chartered to sail at
different times, to make the trip in
from SO to 81 days and at a cost rang
ing from $4,000 to $4,000.
"The states and provinces of North
America have entered into a friendly
but keen competition in an endeavor
to secure delegates The last report
showed West Virginia occupying an
honorable position in ninth place
among 81 states and provinces, with
II delegates booked Since the re-
port we have secured one additional
delegate, West Virginia had the lar
gest proportionate delegation east of
the Mississippi river at San Fran
cisco. Let us occupy a relatively
good position at Zurich.
The Thirty-frst State Convention.
THE annual gathering of our asso-
citation to be held in the city of Hun
tington on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, April %, "a. %, 1913, will,
without doubt, be the greatest of all
our conventions.
The services of the following per
sons have been secured Mr.. John
l.. Alexander, the secondary superin
tendent of the International Sunday
School Association. popularly known
as the boy Man of America" DIR. A.
l.. Phillips, general superintendent of
the Sabbath School Work of The
Presbyterian Church in the United
States and Rev. Edward w, Thorn
ton editor in chief of the Bible School
Department OF The Standard Publish
ing Company
Among the others who have been
approached are Prof. +. o. Excel, Mr.,
Alvin w Roper, both of Chicago. and
Miss Mamie Lee Frayser, Of Louis
vile, Ky.
Your General Secretary.
During the months covered by this
report, | have directed the work at
the office and in the field. The fact
that it was Presidential year and that
we were in the midst of tremendous
battle for Constitutional Prohibition,
has made the work doubly difficult,
but in spite of handicaps, the achieve
ments have been gratifying.
Letters of felicitation have been
often received from International Of
ficers, which indicate that West Vir
ginia occupies an honorable and en-
viable place among the associations,
for all of which | express my heart
felt gratitude.
During the past eight months l
have travelled 10,441 miles in the
prosecution o. the work within our
state, been present at AZ county con
ventions, one UNCONVENTIONAL Sunday
school meeting, two rallies, ten spe-
cial GATHERINGS and have visited IS
Sunday schools. l also helped for
one week in Connection with the Men
and Religion Movement and assisted
at the Schools of Methods at Nor