The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-12
CONVENTIONS IN
Many COUNTIES
Report of General Secretary
Shows Much Work
Accomplished.

1.-THE year has beer a very busy one.
A county convention has been held in
every organized county in n state.
except Rolette, Emmons. Burlelgh n
Ramsey. Institutes have been carried
into each of these counties so that all
counties in the state have a either
convention or institute except the
three unorganized counties, namely.
Divide. old Billings and Sheridan.
This thorough covering Of the
field has beer made possible by hav-
ing our superintendent of Institutes.
Rev. Ralph T. Fulton, who began his
work the middle OF September. 1912.
He has been almost constantly in the
field and has carried the gospel of
encouragement and better work into
the remote of many counties
In our state.
early in the fall 1t became neces-
sary for me to 60 through the throcs
of deciding whether l should accept
the call of the Iowa Sunday School
association or remain In North Da-
kota. After several weeks of mos
careful and prayerful consideration it
was made evident to me that / should
remain in North Dakota. | am glad
to he able to say before this V
ton today that I am perfectly salts
fed hat the decision reached was the
right one. l am glad | stayed. l be-
lieve the prospects for Sunday school
work in North Dakota are bright and
that the future of IL State Sunday
School association is full of hope and
announcement.
During January of this year l at
tended a general meeting Of the in
terdenominational Sunday school
council, the executive committee Of
the international association. and the
general secretaries at Dayton. Ohio.
(This was before the f1ood.) Our in
Lane, was also present at that meet
ing. Here a important questions
were settled and an understanding
reached on many questions about
which there had been some differences
of opinion. Perhaps the o sig
nificant thing hat was settled was
that of school standards.
AT the close of this state conven-
ton the North Dakota Sunday School
standard of its own. Hereafter We
shall promote UNCONVENTIONAL stand
ards at every institute and convention.
There are. however. ten common
points of these UNCONVENTIONAL stand
ards. These ten points have been
called the efficiency standard and
they are as follows:
81. One cradle roll.
go Home department.
80. Organized bible classes in sec
ondary and adult divisions.
"a. Teacher training.
IS. Graded organization and in
struction.
"S. Missionary instruction and Of
fering.
20. Temperance instruction.
IS. Definite decision for Christ
urged.
SO. Offering for denominational
Sunday school work.
40. Workers conferences regu-
larly held.
I'm addition to these efficiency
agreement three affiliation points.
namely:
Il. Statistical reports to county
association secretary.
"2. Delegate at county convention.
g. Contribution to county and
state work.
Recognition will be given by one
association only to those schools
reaching their UNCONVENTIONAL stand
ard plus the three a%ffiliation points.
Any school reaching this standard will
w hiiO"H as an llllSt tldllOLldl SQIudS
school and a certificate of recognition
will be issued to every school reach
ing this standard. 1t will be the bust
ness of all state and county workers
to promote denominational standards
and this plan will be faithfully ad-
hered to.
These changes in school standard
plans will necessitate change in u
county standard and I desire to pre-
sent for the ratification of this con-
vention the following county stand
ard, namely:
County Standard.
81. Organized and county V
ton held.
"2. Annual statistical report of
every school in the county.
"3 At least one ounty officer
present at the state convention.
"a. County districted and annual
institutes held.
%. Annual apportionment for state
work paid in full.
&c. Cradle roll in 40 per cent of
schools.
80. Working home departments in
20 per cent of schools.
3. Registered organized classes in
40 per cent of schools.
"9. Teacher training classes in %
pSl VII VI SGllOOlS,
40. Graded lessons in at least
three grades in 40 per cent of schools.
III. Systematic missionary instruc-
ton and offering in 25 per cen of
schools.
"12. Systematic temperance instruc-
ton and pledge signing in 25 per cent
of schools.
Il. A star county is one which
reaches any five CD points Of this
"2. A banner county is one which
reaches n eight 90 points of this
90. A front line county is one
which reaches any ten (10) points OF
this standard.
-. A twentieth century county i,
n which reaches all twelve points .,
this standard.
II wish to recommend that tn.
above standard be adopted as an Of.
fetal standard for this association.
This association has rendered
large service in helping to establish
the new high school bible stud,
course. 1t has three times printed the
official syllabus in Live Wires. ha.
had one edition Of 5000 and a seconc
edition Of 5000 syllabi printed. hal
distributed these not only in NORTH
Dakota but IN almost every state IL
the union and province in Canada
The success Of this high school cours,
10 assured. Just in these days higi
school students are taking their fna
examinations and we shall not be abb,
many Of our North Dakota higl
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