The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-09-12
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK PRO-
CROSSES.
Large Gathering of Sunday School
Workers.
Reported Tor The Advocate.

roll County sunday SenOOl day. 1t
was the sixth annual convention and
reunion held under the auspices OF
the Carroll County Sunday School
Association.
The convention was held in large
grove adjoining st. Johns Ueister's1
Lutheran church, on the Manchester
road, "a miles from Westminster
The grove was well arranged by the
local committee for the comfort of the
convention and all that attended.
The day being an ideal one, and the
splendid program that was arranged
for the day having been mailed 10 all
schools and all pastors in the county
previous to the convention, and the
very liberal space having been given
by the county papers in advertising
the convention, teams and automo-
blles brought the large crowd from
every corner of the county.
All of the nine evangelical dehomi-
nations we're represented and more
than 10 schools. Such meeting OF
Sunday school workers has never con
yened in the county before.
Some we're attracted to the grove
by the large choir, others to hear
speakers from all parts of the county,
others for fellowship, but let me i'm
press upon you. reader, that one of
the striking features OF the gathering
was the prominence of the men In 1t.
He was every where. 1t shows thai
he is Interested, and that the Sunday
school of today, Ii not a place for
children and women alone, but thai
the men are in II, and thai they mean
business. OF the 1000 ingathering
during the last two years nearly ] 900
were men. Another feature that was
in evidence Is that this Il an age of
fellowship, conventions. rallies, and
conferences.
And still another. that all the evan
gelical denominations stand ready
to close up the rank In union efforts
and cooperation for the ingathering
of the children into the Sunday school
throughout the world. and for the
opening of the Bible In every home.
The morning session was opened b.
devotional by the pastor of the con
vention church, Rev Hersh. Address
es, representing the four district a.
sociations, we're made by Rev. Muir
ray, uniontown. Mr.. Patterson, Gam
Der: Rev. Hafer. TaheyIown; and Ref.
Hall. Taylorsville.
At Il m, the local committee Of st.
Johns Lutheran church Invited the
speakers and others who were enter
tanned BY the association. and scores
of others. TO a large table having z
plates. loaded down With an elaborate
chicken dinner. which was served IN
abundance at the nominal price Of g
cents. The Kind people that prepared
and 50 eheerfully served II, and the
fellowship Of this hour will never be
forgotten by those present.
At LIS the executive committee met,
which meeting was largely attended.
Plans for work during the coming
year were discussed, and the report
of the work of the year just closed
was approved. As the missionary Oh
legation of the association. a eontrI-
button of 800 was voted 10 the Mary
land Sunday School Association. alHo
contributions To the international and
the Worlds Sunday School AsaocIa-
tions for the extension of the work IN
foreign lands.
To this fund every school In tho
county, az we'll AZ iaymen will be ask
ed 10 contribute. and i Il hoped that
many schools and laymen viii re-
spond when the appeal Is made. Our
great organization Of over Il ono
membership must surely heed tie
Masters command Go and teneh al
nations" and 10 am With you"
After a long service which vas
greatly enjoyed by the large audience,
Rev. Gonso. of Patapaco. led in pray
er, after which the county president
gave his annual report Of the county
work Organized Glasses, Teacher
Training Glasses, Cradle Roll Glasses
and Home Department Glasses have
been organized during tho year. and
Carroll county Is now a Front Line"
county, the only county In the state
that has yet reached the goal.
The secretary-treasurer's report by
AIDA l.. Trump, WIS encouraging,
showing that s21s.07 had been con-
tributed during the year, and that af
ter paying 10 the Maryland Sunday
School Association our annual pledge,
$4,000 and all other expenses. there
remained In the treasury 1920.
The report on Teacher Training by
Mr. Garner. Iinwood, showed pro-
gress, and the Symposium participated
In b. Rev. Hoffman, Silver Run. and
Rev Becker. Woodbine, added to the
interest Of the subject.
Rev. Hetrick. Westminster. made
strong plea to the men to organize a
mems Bible class In each school N the
county. Rev Kindley. Of Baltimore,
gave an interesting address on The
World Wide Sunday School Movement,
as forecast by the recent World Sun
day School Convention, TO which con-
vention he was a delegate.
During the day a Souvenir Hand
Book of the Carroll County Sunday
School Association OF about 40 pages
was given all pastors. and copy for
each school represented by delegates.
! copy will be mailed to all snperin-
tendents whose school was not repre-
scented.
The following officers were elected
for the coming year: g. " Yeiaer,
president, Union Mills; George X.
Mather, vice-presIdent, Westminster;
eecretary-treasurer Miss AIDA l..
Trump, Manchester; Jesse p. Garner,
superintendent Teacher Training,
LinYood; Rev W. Il. Hetriek, super
intendent Adult Organized Glasses.
Westminster; Miss Myrle cap1e, sup
erintendent Cradle Roll, Sandymount
Il. +. Leese, superintendent Home
Daily Bible Readings, Manchester;
Mrs. Clara Englar, superintendent
Home Department, BinWood. There
was no change In the Executive Com
mitlee, except that the following we're
added, Elder w. p. Englar, Union
town, and Sterling G. Bixler. Bach
mans Mills.
The president commended and
thanked the people Of st. Johns
Church, for their splendid arrange
ment and carrying 1t out. and al
sneakers and thnRn WIN aaaIaIan In