Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-06-28
CONVENTION OPENS
First Session Held Last Night
In Nj. 4. Church. South.

Splendid Addresses Delivered To-Day
on Various Sunday School oues-
tons BY Prominent Workers--Dele-
gates and vlsterc Are stu Arrlv.
ing and All Are Being Well Enter.
| tanned
Delegates and visitors to The for
ty.seventh annual session Of the sim
day School convention Of the Balti.
more Conferences are sim arriving.
Beginning Tuesday afternoon the via
itors began to come and are still com
ing and win continue until tomorrow
morning. The registration is not
complete and win not be until Thurs.
day morning when all have arrived.
SO far there are nearly 100 delegates
and visitors In attendance. and Il Il
expected that By Thursday morning
the number viii exceed 200. A fest
as the visitors come In they are taxi
en- In charge by the reception com
mittee and assigned entertainments
Tuesday Evening.
The first session was held last
night In Trinity M. II. Church. South.
when the annual sermon was preach
ed by Rev. ]. Il. Jacobs, of Fredef
licksburg. Va. The reverend gentle.
npn selected his text from first Dan
lei. eighth chapter and the sixth and
tenth verses. From this text he
preached one of the most eloquent
scholarly sermons ever heard In the
city. He emphasized the Importance
Of early training. showing conclusive
ly what effect It has upon the child
and what may be expected from
those who come under It and feel
rs fun force and power.
4 He discussed the Sunday school
work. pointing ont the benefits DERBY
ed and explaining infinitely how far
reaching Is the lesson taught on the
Sabbath. In conclusion he praised
the conference for its good work, and
entered strong plea for more ef.
fective work along Sunday school
lines
"Wednesday Morning.
At 8 o'clock this morning the con.
vention reconyened with Mr.. w. w.
MILAN. president, presiding. Thu
Quiet Hour was in charge Of the
REV. 7. ]. Lambert. presiding elder,
OF the Winchester district.
| At 9.25 the convention was organ.
ized. committees on permanent or.
ganization. resolutions and state OF
the work On permanent organiza.
ton the committee is-Rey. s. A..
Parker. Miss Nettie Craig. Rev. T. n.
Swami. DIR. II. Fl. Jones and J. s. Nc.
Leod.
!, State OF the work -Rev. C. 8, STAN
tOHt MlsS a. T. i9thhehfoitt fet'. ~
r. switzer NJ. L. Faernow and Q. G.
Michael.
Resolutions--W. A. Maxwell. Rev.
G. l.. Blakemore. Miss 8. G. Hutch
ms. s. NJ. Janney, and J. II. Mark
wood.
At $40 the Rev. b. #. Switzer. pas.
I tor Of Trinity Church. delivered AN
address OF welcome. in which he told
the visitors that the church and city
were glad to have the visitors and
delegates here, and that during their
stay he hoped they would find their
entertainment pleasant. ui
Following this the Rev. II. NJ. Ham.
MILL ID. D., superintendent OF the
training work OF the NJ. =. Church,
South, made an address on the Mod
ern Sunday School," His long exper-
fence In the work enabled him 10
make an address to the people that
appealed. ne said that the Methodist
Sunday school Is not merely the gath
ering OF classes or an exhibit OF ma,
, chinery or patron Of the Associa,
, ted Press nor Sunday school OF the
public school. II il not school OF
mere ethics or morals but the mod
ern Sunday school should be the door
| of the church because IT leads direct,
~ to the church. The Sunday school
is the opportunity of the trained
leaders to gather material to further
the work. He declared that 1t is q
OF the Bible. He declared SHRDLu
Of the Bible. Here he referred to the
church and spoke OF 1t as the drill
ground OF fightfng FOR Christianity and
called upon all Christians to be &C