The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-04-23
BIG STATE CONVENTION OF
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKER;
Delegates and Officers to the
Number of 400 Are Al
ready IN City.
PROGRAM IS BEGUN.
An Immense Street Parade of
Men and Boys is to Fea-
ture First Evening.

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annual convention Of the West v!r
GINA Sunday School Associate,
June 22-2f 1880. of which the Rev
j. s. Pomeroy, now deceased, ~.
! president, and clafksburg has III,
proud distinction of entertaining tn,
fhiftysthird annualieonyention OF til,
organization. whose session begal
"Wednesday morning. when the exec
utive committee alto o'clock met II
the parlor Of the.Waido hotel: This
is the fifth time the ASSOCIATION has
held its annual convention here.
Z officers and delegates began ID
arrive Tuesday night and wednesday
noon marked the city full of Sun,
day school WORKERS, all trains and
street cars having brought them in
goodly number. They. continued tc
arrive in the afternoon swelling the
number to 400 with prospects Of
pin IlOIS W SUuiGs
Jealous Local Workers.
Regularly appointed and, organ
lied local committees are jealousy
looking after the entertainment anu
enjoyment of the many visitors. the
chairmanships of which follows:
Finance. Hornor Davis.
Entertainment-c. H. Harding.
Assignment and enroliment-;he
Rev. W. NJ. Long.
Reception and pages-J. F. So
pher.
Churches and deoorations-F. J.
Tracy.
Printing. Walter Duncan.
Ushers-L. P. Souders.
Muslc-;A. X. Thorn.
Big Boys congsess-Frank CUT
right,
Eiementary-Nirs. orpha st. Clair
and Missse Florence Lynch asd Nan
ME Lowe.
Grand marshal-G. H. Duthie.
The executive committee which
held ., conference at the opening OF
the convention consists of the Rev.
y. T. Foster, ,Buckhannon; the Rev.
A. D. Williams, Marlinton; DR.. G. A.
Aschman, Wheeling; the Rev. w. NJ.
Given. Fayetteville; j. W. Morris,
Ronceverte; H. a. Bond, Wheeling;
Stark A. White. Weston; w. e. Out
cault, Martinsburg; Henry F. Juer-
gems, Wheeling Prof. W.. ID. Taylor,
Bethany; C. e. Niece. Wheeling;
and Charles A. Ellison. Charleston.
Enrolment and assignment to homes
took place in the First Baptist church,
where several local ministers assist
ed by a number of church ladies from
various denomiuations directed the
work
First Session.
The convention was formally opened
in the First Methodist Episcopal
church at O'Clock in the afternoon
with President A. H. Reese presiding
and the church filled with an enthus-
iastic assemblage. Prof. Harry l.
Maxwell. of Green Castle. Ind. a spec
ial!st in directing music, Jed the open
ing praise services, which continued
for fifteen minutes with the church
ringing with song and prayer followed.
At 2:2O o'clock the official program
was adopted and a general experience
meeting followed, the topic being
How the Work Has Developed" led
by Harry l. Bond. Delegates an
nounced their counties and a general
discussion followed on How the Work
in Glass. School, District and County
Has Developed This Year, Talks we're
limited to two minutes but this part
OF the program answered in giving a
general review of the work and good
conception of the splendid strides made
during the year.
At Q o'clock the Gospel in song was
the program number and Prof. Max
well as leader soon had the members
OF the convention singing the music
of their souls, At the end of twenty
minutes thus successfully devoted
there was meditation with Bishop Will
| liam NJ. Bell, D. D. OF Los Angeles and
the United Brethren denomination,
leading.
! The convention then recessed until
1880 o'clock p. m.
Immense Parade,
At els o'clock this evening there
will be an immense parade of men and
boys with c. H. Duthie OF this city,
chief marshal.
There will Be two bands. the full
police force on horses, the city Of
ficiais and others in automobiles,
followed by long line of marchers.
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