The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-06-20
Sunday Schools
Annual Meeting Of the County AssOci
alton q Pleasing and Profitable
Gathering


all attendants who are at all in
touch with the work, and we be-
lieve the convention will prove
both educational and inspiring to
the Sunday school workers of the
county.
The Saturday afternoon meet
ing at the Evangelical church was
not largely attended, but help
ful devotional meeting was had
with Rev. Miller of Big Stone
leading.
In the evening Rev. J. w. Old
field led the devotionals and ex-
tended hearty welcome to the
visitors, the response being made
by Rev. Hugh Hay Of Revillo.
Herbert kahl, of east Melrose
had an excellent paper on how to
get the pupils to study the les
son at home, and Rev. 0. D. Can
non of Ortonville brought to the
meeting the story of the splendid
success which the organized class
and graded school had been the
means Of developing in the Or
tonville school.
At the afternoon session in the
Congregational church, following
a devotional meeting, Prof. Il. {.
Souder gave an unusually fine
address on Teacher Training and
it's necessity, the address being
Deautitied with q number of
choice literary selections that
made it very pleasing as we'll as
instructive The general secre-
tary, | N Halliday, is Sunday
school worker of ripe experience,
and is taking hold of the work of
building up and making the Sun
day schools throughout the state
effective in the work which they
are intended to accomplish. He
brings an enthusiasm to his work
that is contagious, and in his ad
dress outlined various methods
to help the young mind to be
come interested in the better
things and the life righteous. An
intimate association and genuine
love for the pupils welfare must
be at the bottom Of the teachers
work-a work which there is no
greater
On Sunday evening at the
Methodist church Rev. W. j.
OLdheld conducted devotional
service, and the general secre-
tary, | N. Halliday, gave an ad-
dress along the Sunday school
line, which he termed "Men in
the Making and which dealt
with the impor tance Of reaching
the moral natures Of the young
and fortifylng them with vital
christianity for the future years
At the afternoon session a com
mittee consisting Of Reys. Tib-
belts and Oldheld, julius Fenner
and w. w. Downie were appoint
ed as nominating com mlttee,
and Reys Hugh Hay, w J. Old
field and Prof. H. G Souder were
made committee on resolu tlons
who reported the following at
the evening session, the report
being unanimously adopted:
Your resolution committee respect
fully report as follows.
InIn <n. ffN0l
heartfelt thanks to the churches O1
Milbank for their cordial hospitalit,
in our entertainment during our at
tendance at this convention.
Ind. To the Pres ident, Secretar.
and Executive committee for thel
careful planning for this convention
Sd. We also express our thanks k
the General Secretary |. N. Halliday
Of the State organization for his pre-
sence with US We have been in
structed and helped as Sunday schoo
workers by his able addresses, by th'
genial. kindly christian bearing W.
trust that ne will visit Mlibank ant
Grant county just as often as hi
arudous duties Of his Office will per
NIT.
AS American citizens and repre-
sentatives of the churches of Gran
county we are greatly pleased Wit
the stand for sobriety and total absti
ueuce from alcoholic stimulants takel
bv Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson, the honore
President Of the United States an
the accomplished mistress OF tn
White House, in banishing lntoxicant
from their home and from state funt
tions. We also appreciate the nobl
stand for temperance taken by tn
Secretary Of State, w J. Bryan.
Committee Hay, Il. Z. Sou
der, w. j. Oldield.
The committee on nomination
for officers for the ensing veal
reported as follows, the repor
being unanimously adopted at tn
evening meeting.
Your committee on nomination
would make the following recOmmer
ations:
For Prosident-Rev. Hugh Hay,
RevillO.