Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-11-06

Mr.. Burton b. Johnson, State y. Nj.
c. A. Secretary urged that more men
be interested in Bible school work,
for with the men Of today rested
much of the future of the boys of to-
morrow. The movement is growing
and the College Bible study classes
represent almost the entire attend
ance There are three million men
in the Sunday school today where
there was only half that number five
yeas ago. There are ten thousand
organized mems classes in the United
States and more organized daily. Mr.
Johnson would group young men for
organization into three classes-12
TO lG, rs to % or 30 and 30 and over
Prof. +. F. West in discussion
asked for leaders who knew enough
to keep their mouth shut and get
others to talk.
DR.. George b. Randlels held that
, Sunday school teachers should be
much better prepared than public
school teachers, because they had so
much less time in which to give in
structon He compared the work Of
the ninth grade in school with a life
time study Of the Bible in the Sunday
school period.
In the discussion of teacher train
ing Mrs. J. ~ Mccall developed the
fact that the only training class in
the county at present was the Union
Workers class in Alma inaugurated
by Rev W. II. Mason. Rev McLain
of Ithaca spoke on the necessity Of
the teacher being a Christian and p.
w. Creaser introduced the thought of
the use Of the Bible in the public
school.
In the thursday evening address,
Rev c. A. Jackson of Hllsdale en-
deavored to show who is my bro
ther.' His description of Pixies Peak
was vivid. His application of his ex-
periences as chaplain in Jackson pri-
son made clear that men are human
and our brothers still. even though
behind prison bars. That China can
manufacture steel and place it in San
Francisco cheaper than we can do so
from Pittsburg is evidence of what
her power will be commercially and
how necessary it is that she become
Christian before she becomes all
powerful
But foreign missions become home
missions when we realize that we
have eighty thousand Poles in Mich
igan without a church, and above the
north line OF Gratiot county twenty
five to fifty per cent of our popula
ton are foreign born. Every soul
may be mission worker for his
brother lives next door
Friday morning Mr.. Jackson con-
Quoted a mission study class at nine
o'clock. Prof. +. S. Goodrich led a
conference on mems movements at
the Baptist church with thirty-five
men in attendance. Mrs. r. J. Hut
ton, state elementary superintendent,
| held a conference in the Methodist
church on elementary work with a
very interesting audience of ladies.
The business session of the conven-
ton beginning at ten o'clock was full
| to overtlowlng.
Prof. H. NJ. MacCurdy's outline OF
county standard of excellence was
referred TO the executive committee
for consideration.
The Elementary Teachers Work"
by Mrs. Hutton, was the first sub
ject of Friday afternoons program.
She said, Best impressions can be
made in the teen age The burden
of religious training devolVes on the
mother. The child brought up right
ly builds for the home and church
In the Bible and other stories the
honors of evil should not be told
children. Lies habits formed right
in childhood control the men and wo,
men.
In american Citizenship" Rev
Julian s. West of Saline, reached tn,
high tide of the convention. His re
view OF the. history which has mad,
us citizens and not subjects, was tiers,
and logical. His conception Of citi