South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-16
RALPH BENNETT
To LEAD COUNTY
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Rolling Prairie Man Elected
President at Convention
Goshen Pastor Delivers
Address on Program Policy.

Ralph Bennett Of Rolling Prairie
was elected president OF the St. Jo-
seph County Sunday School assOcia-
ton at the convention held yesterday
at the First NJ. r. church of this city.
Officers were elected at the afternoon
session. Other selected We're. Danlel
r. Day. Mishawaka, first vice presi-
dent Rev. u. Steele Of n. Liberty,
second vice president; Horace Long
ley. Granger. third vice president. and
Miss Marian Rausch Of South Bend,
secretary. Department heads were
elected as follows. Adults, Rev. b. L.
Powers; secondary, Mrs. 5. @. Chard;
home, l. G. WhitcOmb; teachers
training. Miss Lille Pefhey; temper
ance. Daniel Miller; missionary w. p.
Taylor, and publicity, Miss ). Grace
Cady.
Rev. J. c. Graham Of St Marks
NJ r. church OF Goshen delivered the
principal address at the evening ses-
sion which was largely attended in
spite Of the rain. Rev. Mr.. Graham
talked on the subject. AN Adequate
Program, and placed before his
hearers a policy and method for car
rying out the next years work. Great
er efficiency in every department. ad
ditional efforts by every officer, de-
partment he.t. and committee worker,
and a more systemitized general plan,
were some OF the plans set forth.
The afternoon session opened with
a song service led by l. g. Whit
comb, devotiOns by Rev. ID. Spangler,
followed by an interesting talk by
Miss Emma Lemen on the cradle roll
department of the Sunday school The
essence Of Miss Lemen's discussion
was the purpose of the cradle roll in
surrounding the child early life with
the influence Of the church and sun
a.,
tween so and 80 per cent Of the per
sons converted are brought into the
church before reaching the age Of 20
and emphasized the significance Of
this proportion as due to the efforts Of
the Sunday school.
Committee Reports.
The business meeting was called at
2.45 o'clock and consisted of reports
OF the various committees. The COM
mittee on resolutions submitted for
approval "A number of resolutions re-
lating to the work of the association,
notably the action favoring the teach
ing Of the Bible i'm public schools. 1t
was moved that an effort he made 10
encourage the idea amOrg school
teachers as we'll as Sunday school di-
rectors that the work of the one may
supplement and cooperate with the
other The county council was en-
powered by the chairman 10 set a
date for the next convention at
meeting in the near future.
The principal address of the after
noon followed the business meeting
and was given by Ora ). Ellis, who
gave an outline with numerous illus
trauons OF the growth of the Sunday
school i'm Marshall county. Mr. Ellis
spoke very interestingly OF the situa-
ton. describing the spirit OF those
workers who have struggled for the
success Of the Sunday school in Mar
shall county.
Mr.. Ellis explained that the first
thing needed in planning a convention
of this sort is vision, the spiritual
consciousness Of what a movement Of
such gigantic proportion signifies and
the spirit of sacrifice and devo-
ton TO carry on the work with en-
thusiasm. without the cooperation
of all the forces and activities of the
church." said Mr. Ellis. cit is impos-
sible 10 hope for successful results in
any kind of movement or campaign"
The talk was exceedingly interesting
and was noteworthy among the ad-
dresses Of the day.
Morning Session.
The principal features of the morn
ing session were an address by Rev.
James l.. Gardiner Of st. PauTs NJ r.
church. report on the golden jubilee
convention held at Indianapolis in
June by Miss Marian Rausch, county
secretary. and "a survey of the school
work by Rev. George y. Buruie.
In her report on the state Conyen-
tiOn Miss KauSch emphasized the i'm
portanCe OF more effective work in the
secondary department of the Sunday
school. 'A1l the problems in the adult
and elementary departments have not
been solved" she said. "but a great
many Of them have, while i'm the sec
ondary department the problems have
not been taken care OF at an. The
adult and elementary departments
have been established but the second
airy department is just pioneering"
Problems Of the'Teen Age.
She also dwelt upon the problems of
the teen age saying i'm part: What
standard of spirituality should a teen
age worker keep in miud2 The leader
Of the teen age should understand