The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-05-08
REPORT
Twenty-third Annual Meeting of
Spring Creek Twp. S. S.

The twenty-third annual convention
iof the Spring Creek Sunday school
convention met at Buckeye church
May 4, 1913. The attendance was
small owing to the inclement weather
and instead of the regular program
of the morning we studied and dis
cussed the Sunday school lesson after
which we adjourned for dinner.
Afternoon session began with song
service by the congregation. Devo-
tional services We're led by Mrs. /. N.
Taylor. "
Appointment of committees.
Nominating Committee - Mr.. /. ii.
Wright, Mrs Craft and Mrs. Camp
bell.
Committee on Resolutions - Mrs.
Taylor, Mrs. Morrow and Mrs. Hin
shaw.
Motion made and carried that Mr..
II. Fl. Wright be appointed vice-presi-
dent and the present association be
allowed to stand.
What are the Needs of the Sunday
Schools of Spring Creek Township
Mr.. w. e. Hinshaw The principal
faults found in our S. S. were lack of
competent teachers, lack of study on
the lesson, and fear of spending mon
ey in the church. This was followed
by good discussion in which it was
decided that we need more interest
and more energy, more scholars and
better taught.
Value of the s. S. to the Community
by Mrs. C. w. Jordan The S. S.
works against the bail games, the pic
oh oil 20
and helps form the church habit. 1t
Igives almost the only Bible instruc-
ton some people ever get
Music, by the Spring Creek Orches-
ira.
Song, by five little girls.
Address, by Rev. Malone--The Sab
bath School as a Character Builder.
Everything We do helps form our
character whether we spend our Sab.
bath in the Bible schools, at the mall
games or in the picture shows. Nine,
tenths of the people who accept
Christ do so before they are rs years
old. So while we are in our regular
Sabbath schools We are forming hab-
its that will count for lifetime. He
especially urged teachers to use every
opportunity to lead their pupils to
Christ. To bring child up in Sunday
school TO noble Christian manhood or
woman hood is the greatest thing in
the world.
The Importance of Teaching Tenn
perance in the Sunday School, by Mr..
l. N. Wright.
Parents are to blame for the
amount of drunkenness because they
do not teach temperance to their chill
dren. The best of the people are help.
ing to keep the saloons thus becoming
responsible for all the sin responsible
for all the sin and vice. ...
Music my the Spring Creek Orches-
ira. ..t,
Reports of Committees.
Resolutions q. ".,.,,..,t %
lst-Whereas, be il resolved, we as
a convention In Spring Creek Twp,
recommend to the teachers to assign
more personal work, More scholars
better taught" -
2nd-That we urge the parents to
put forth more energy and effort in
the Sunday school work and attend
Sunday school with their children.
3rd-That we wish to thank the
Spring Creek Orchestra for their ex-
cellent music; also the committee on
preparing an interesting program.
4th-We are informed that a petit
ton is being circulated in Oskaloosa
for the consent of saloons at that
place. Be it resolved that we consid.
er 1t a calamity to the country as well
as to the city to have open saloons
in Oskaloosa and earnestly and de-
voutly ask the voters of Oskaloosa to
defeat the petition by not signing the
petition.
Mrs. |. N. Taylor,
Mrs. Cinda Morrow,
Mrs. Julia Hinshaw.
Collection, 1882.
Report of Secretary.
Song by Congregation
Benedicton by Rev. Malone.
w. ]. Rice, Pres.