The copper era and Morenci leader., 1914-03-06
SUNDAY SCH DOL WORKERS PERFECT
 ORGANIZATION
Sunday Schoo! of County Organize As sociation at Meetings Held Here Last Week-Prominent Men in Attendance from Other
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 Attendance from Other
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 Highly instructive and resultful were the meetings held in Clifton last week, at the Methodist church, of the Sunday school workers of the county, they there organizing an association that embraces the entire county.
 A number of visitors were present, among them being w. c. Merritt, field secretary of the International Sunday School Association; s. M. Committe of the state organiza- tion; R. K. Acuffff, of Duncan; w. S. Huggett, of Lordsburg, New Mexico. Reverends Love, Sanders ,and Gordon, local pastors, were in attendance at all meetings these pastors having been responsible for the calling of the county's school workers to meet here that an organization might be perfected. A number of persons in terested and teachers from other towns of the county were also pres ent.
 These meetings were called for the primary purpose of organizing the forces of the Sunday schools of all sections of the county into a harmoni- ous whole, that more methodical, and therefore more efficient work might be possible from the efforts of the various teachers. Heretofore, the schools of the county have been in- convenienced, to an extent because of the lack of cooperation as regards methods of instruction, etc., of the other schools of the county, and the recently organized association is ex- fOd fo f1xy in, hi pect, as all schools of the county, as represented at the meetings, will sub- scribe to the same courses of study and aims of instruction.
 The Baptist, Methodist South, Presbyterian, and Mexican Mission churches of Clifton were represented The Sunday schools of Duncan and Metealf were represented.
 The attendants at the first of the meetings elected Reverend Love as temporary chairman, and a complete procedure was adopted. Later Revs. Love and Gordon were elected as chairman and secretary pro tenn. Following came the adoption by the convention of the State Sunday school Association plans.
 Among the first of the speakers on the first day of the meeting was Reverend Acuff of Duncan, he address ing the assemblage concerning the state of the schools at Duncan. Rev. Cheek following concerning the gen. eral work and results of the State Association. Rev. Merritt spoke upon the importance of methodical training of each and every teacher of Sunday schools, no matter under what organization or denomination This was considered as a neXemplary address, as the illustrations therein made were pertinent to the whole re- suits by the work of the schools, the necessity of proper training being for long apparent. On the next day Rev. Merritt spoke of the treatment and attitude to be followed concerning the children of homes in which Chris tianity is not professed, in this con- nection mentioning the great field for the teachers. On the afternoon of Thursday Rev. Merritt also spoke, his theme for this address being the fact that the winning of the souls of the children to the Christian religion is and will be the final aim of the schools it being pre-eminent in the thoughts of the early founders of the Sunday school movement. In this cOnnec- tion he stated that the first and early impressions of the child were of the. greatest imports as regarding the religious aims of it's later life, and that in this formative period the eff forts of teachers were crucial. On the evening of Thursday, Rev. Hug gett, of Lordsburg spoke upon the benefits to be gained by both teacher and pupil through a regular attend ance at school, and in this address was prompted to offer pertinent sug- gestions as to the success of certain ideas to be followed by teachers and superintendents in maintaining the constant interest of the pupil. Rev. Bercovits, of the Clifton Mexican Mission work, spoke of his work, and it's success, among the Mexicans of the town. The closing address was delivered by Rev. Merritt, he choos- ing for his subject Fruit Bearing.
 Following came a business session at which the following officers to serve for the coming year were elected: President, c. T. McGlone; vice-presi- dent, R A. Ramsey of Morenci; sec ond vice ce-president, Mrs. Jas. Evans, of Duncan; third vice-president, Mrs. s. B. Cox, of Metcalf; secretary, Miss Mary K. Lyle; treasurer, Jas. T. Alton.