The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-16
BEST CONVENTION
IS CLOSED
COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSO-
CITATION Is FINEST EVER
HELD IN STATE.

The closing sessions of the Mis-
soula County Sunday School associa-
ton in annual convention yesterday,
continued to be extremely well worth
while. The program was carried out
nearly as previously outlined. The
reports from the Sunday schools of
the association We're given in the.
afternoon instead of in the morning
and Mrs. Harold High took Mrs. "A.
B. Hoblett's place with the topic,
Personal Work of Elementary Sup
erintendent." In the round table talk,
Secretary Afford made an urgent
request for a good exhibit of hand
work, examination papers, and nal
coloring FOR the elementary display
from MissOula county at the state
Sunday school, convention which will
he held in Lewistown, April 1. 2 and 3.
The feature of the evening meeting
was a powerful address by Secretary
Afford on The Threefold Command
which was a splendid exposition of the
harmony of the Gospels. The bust
ness session of the convention made
an important change in time of the
annual meeting from spring to fall,
10y AA,Hl ii'Itiii6 ~ pS llN.lo III liz
city on SEPTEMBER Ia, Is and 16.
The corps of Officers elected yester-
day, was: ]. NJ. Robertson, president;
J. G.. Mcdowell, vice president:
Charles A. Hills, secretary-treasurer:
Mrs. Harold High, elementary super
intendent; A. A. Lesseg, secondary
superintendent; Josiah Shull, teacher
training superintendent; Mrs. F. A.
Mills, home and visitation superin-
tendent; j. H. McGuffey, temperance
superintendent; Mrs. j. N. Maclean
missionary superintendent.
Rev. Mr.. Afford will go directly
from Missoula to his home in Helena
for a few days of desk work. Then
he will attend county association con-
ventions in Carbon county and Vel
loWstone county before the state con
v%ention in LeWistoWn the first OF
April.
Resolutions.
Before the convention adjourned the
resolutions committee. Frank A. Rob-
erts and Richard H. Smith, sub
mitted the following report which was
unanimously adopted:
The convention just coming to {
close has Deer a success, and the
gratitude of the association is due tt
many for making it such. The, Ffrs
Congregational church of Missoula ha.
permitted us to use it's beautiful, con.
veniently-located house of worship
the different choirs of the city hav,
added greatly to the. interest of tn,
sessions by their very choice rendi
tons, the addresses have been in
structive and inspiring, and the dele.
gates and people of Missoula have mad
the convention doubly interesting b,
the attendance at the different meet
ings. We also feel deeply indebted t.
the officers of the association 70
their efforts and the keen interes
which they have taken. Withou
their work and enthusiasm the con
v%ention could not rave been a success
! Lastly, the work of General Secretar
Afford has accomplished immeasurabl
results. He is thoroughly fitted TO
the work for which the Montan;
Sunday School association has s
wisely chosen him, and his addresse
) and timely suggestions will mean big
. ger and better Sunday schools TO
} Missoula county. Therefore, be it
Resolved, That the hearty vote O
thanks of this association be extend
ed to the First Congregational churc
of MisSoula, to the choirs n must
, clans who have sung, to the speaker
who have appeared on the program
to the people. of Missoula for thei
: attendance, to the officers of the asso
citation n to General Secretary Al
, ford for the large part that each ha
cOntr. buted to the success of this con
yentiOn."