Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-06-27
CONVENTION OPENS
First Session Held Last Night
In NJ. Il. Church. South. {

SPLENDID Addresses Delivered Today
on various sunday school Cues.
tons ey PROMINENT wotksrs---oele.
gates and v,ssors Are ssHt Arriv.
inc and All Are Being Well Enter
tanned,
Delegates and visitors TO the for.
ty.aeventli annual session Of the San
day School convention OF the Balti
nore Confesence pre saiI arriving.
liewnulng Tuesday afternoon the Wit
itors began to come aud are still-nnn:.
,ng and will continue until tomorrow
morning, The registration Is not
complete and will not be until Thurs.
day morning when all have arrived,
So FAR there are nearly 1be delegates
and visitors in attendance and u ~
expected that BY THURSDAY morning
the number will exceed 200 AZ fast
a. The visitors ceme In they are tak
en- IN charge by The reception com
mittee and assigned entertainment
Tuesday Evening.
/ The first session was held last
night in Trinity NJ. II. Church. south,
when the annual sermon was preach
ca BY Rev. ]. Il. Jacobs. Of t'redef'
lcksburg. Va. The reverend gentle
man selected his test from first DAN
I lel eighth chapter and the sixth aud
/ tenth verses From this text he
preached one OF the most eloquent
scholarly aermons ever heard In tle
city. He emphasized the Importance
Of early training showing conelusiye'
" what effect It has upon the child
aud what may he expected from
those whe come under It and feel
It's full force and power.
He discussed the Sunday schooi
work. poiAtins Qua th. benetita sIariv-
cd and explaining infinitely how fur
reaching Is the lesson taught on the
sabbath. In conclusion he praised
the conferences for its good work. Ind
entered strong plea for more Of,
fective work along sunday school
lines 6s4
"Wednesday Morning.
At . O'Clock this morning the con-
ventIon reeonvened with Mr.. w w.
MILAN. president presiding. the
Quiet Hour" was IN charge OF the
REV. T. j. Lambert, presiding elder,
or the Winchester district.
At 9.25 the convention was organ
lied, committees on permanent or.
ganzation, resolutions and state OF
the work ON permanent organiza'
tIon the committee is--Rev. $. A..
Parker, Miss NettIe Craig, Rev. 7. n.
Swami, Or, II. II Jones and j. 8. Nc.
Leod.
i State Of the work. Rev. G. 3. Stan.
ton. Miss A. P. Blakemore, Rev. -.
u. SwItzer NJ L. F'aernow and @. g.
Michael.
Resolutions A. Maxwell Rev.
lG. l.. Blakemore. Miss $. G. Hutch
! lns. $. NJ Janney, and J. n. Mark
wood.
At $40 the Rev. -. +. Swltzer, pas
tor Of Trinity Church, delivered an
address OF welcome. m which he told
the visitors that the church and city
we're glad TO have the visitors and
delegates here, and that during their
stay he hoped they would find their
entertainment pleasant.
Following this the Rev. II. NJ. Ham.
mill, d. D., superintendent OF the
training work Of the NJ r. Church,
South, made an address on the Mod
ern Sunday school.l His long exper-
fence in the work enabled him 70
make an address to the people that
appealed. re said that the Methodist
Sunday school is not merely the gath
ering OF classes or an exhibit of MA
chinery or patron Of the Assocla-
ted Press nor Sunday school OF the
public school. 1t is not school Of
mere ethics or morals but the mod
ern Sunday school should be the door
Of the church because Il leads direct
lly to the church. The Sunday school
Is the opportunity OF the trained
leaders to gather material to further
the work. He declared that II Is a
OF the Bible. He declared SHHDLu
OF the Bible. Here he referred to the
church and spoke of It as the drill
ground OF lighting for Christianity aud
called upon all Christians to be az
.lotr most and aasiat In training the