The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-05-23
SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION
GREAT SUCCESS
WHICH CAME TO A CLOSE LAST
NIGHT
Large Attendance and Fine Ad-
dresses Made Sessions Helpful
and Enjoyable

The POLK county sunday Scno0l
Association assembled yesterday af-
ternoon at las. Devotional eXercis-
es were led by Rev. w. S. Patter-
son.
Mrs. E. G.. Mclean, of Winter
Haven, and Miss Erma Sellers, Of
Fort Meade, were added to the nom.
ination committee.
Mrs. L. c.. Hull read an interest
ing paper on "The Equipped Teach
er. This equipment was shown to
be moral and spiritual as we'll as
educational.
Miss Erma Sellers of Ft. Meade,
discussed THE Teen Age Girl "
How to get into and hold in the Sun
day school the Teen Age Girl the
speaker finds is solved by the organ
lied class, graded system, social fea-
lures and promotion exercises.
"The Teen Age Boy" was infor-
mally discussed by a number OF
teachers Prayer was emphasized by
Mrs. Randall of Haines Citv. Rev.
b. r. Giles, Mulberry, urged the
necessity of making religion a per-
sonal matter with the boy
The Home Department was the
subject of several live talks. This
department has been a long neglect
cd one, but is now coming into its
own.
Miss White at this time favored
the convention with a solo.
"My Adult Glass was ably dis
cussed by Mr. NJ A. higgins.
Points emphasized were prepared
teacher, the folly of embarrassing
an unprepared scholar by pointed
questions.
Rev. Jas, S. Day, of Mulberry,
addressed the convention on the
subject, "The Sunday School for Ev-
cry Person =" He made very pleas
ing address, and told in very in
terestingmanner of work that should
and could be accomplished among
the young people. Mr. Day is a
forceful, able speaker and pleas
ling personality and the convention,
before it's close, made very wise Sc
lection in electing him president OF
the organization.
Mrs. l.. O. Cason pleased the con
vcntion with a solo which all en-
joyed.
The committee on nominations
made the following report which was
adopted:
President--Rev. Jas s. Day, Null
berry.
Vice President-Mr. ] p. Quain-
tance, Lakeland.
Secretary Rev. W. S. Patterson
Lakeland.
Treasurer Mr. n A. higgins
Lakeland,
Superintendent Elementary Dept
Miss Ethel Knowles, Auburndale.
Superintendent OF Missions-Mrs
la. C. McKeever, Winter Haven.
! Superintendent of Temperance
Work-Judge w. S Preston, Bar
tow.
Superintendent Teen Age-Mrs
A. B. Canter, Fort Meade
superintendent Visitation Com
mittee-Dr E. G.. Mclean, Winter
Haven
Executive officers are to district
the county and to fill vacancies.
The following goal was set for the
coming years work: 500 on Cradle
Roll, $50 in Home Department, 10(
in Teachers Training class, 250 a
Banquet A Boys Congress, A Visi
tation.
At 4:15 adjournment was had Sc
that the departmental conferences
might be held. These were presided
over as follows:
Elementary Mrs. F. A. Randall
Secondary-Mr. R. E. t.
: Farmer.
Adult-Mr. W. s. Rogers.
At 7:30 p. m. devotional eyereis
Is were conducted by Rev, Sila.
, Cooke. Rev. Jas. S. Day, president
was introduced and addressed thr
convention. Rev. A. c. McKeever
] Winter Haven, delivered an address
on Parental Responsibility. DR.
McKeever laid emphasis on parents
duty of seeing that children had ;