Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-02
CONVENTION Of
SUNDAY SCHOOL
WORKERS CLOSES
Place Of Next Meeting Left to
Executive Committee; SeS-
sion Just Ended in Every
Way Successful,

The thirteenth annual convention o
/the New Mexico Sunday School asso
jeiation adjourned last night after the
most successful session in the HISTORY
of the association. Tho time and place
| of the 1915 convention were not decid
J ed, but were left to the future actor
(of the executive committee after 8
committee report recommending RIOS
Atell Tor the next meeting place had
leen received
Thursdays full program was car.
Red out. the various phases of tenn
pSrancc work occupying the morning
sekslon with drill by Mrs. Easter
daA's physical culture class and q
realizing, "A Remedy for War" by
MRS Anna Wilde Strumqust. lnstruc-
tivd and entertaining talks were made
by miss Harriet L. Henderson, state
preAidont w. c. 7. T.. and Mrs. Maude
l.. drecne. well known as a chalk
talk@r
Th( boy campaigncrs, from the Me-
maui school gave an illustrated song
which made big hit with the audi
ence The report of j. S. Vaughn,
state superintendent temperance work
for THE association, was received with
a round of applause.
Resolutions Adopted.
Thet afternoon session opened with
devotional exercises led by Rev J. NJ.
simmer. Of Santa Fee, after which the
report of Mrs. Mollie Poe Wright, of
Clovis Superintendent of the teachers
training depattme MT. was read. follow
ed bS ieportsa OF the various commit
tees OF the convention The commit
tee on resolutions reported the result
of their deliberations which were
unanimously adopted by the convcn-
ton by rising vote. The resolutions
favor the enactment of Juvenile laws
by the next session of the state legis-
lature. and place the convention on
record as in favor OF statewide pro-
hihitioH, deprecating the war In Eu
rope ana commencing the attitude of
President Wilson in this and the MeXi-
can situation The resolutions pay
very high tribute to the work of Rev.
w. G.. Merritt, the retiring secretary
in charge Of the work i'm this state and
Arizona and bid him Gods choicest
blessings in his new field of labor.
They express also the thanks Of the
convention TO Judge Pope and the
other officers of the session, to Mr.,
Pearce and Mrs. Bryner for their help
ful advice and presence and to the
International association for making It
possible for them to be here. to the
good people of albuquerque for their
hospitality and entertainment while
here, and particularly to the two daily
newspapers of Albuquerque for the at
tention they have given the conN en-
tion and the interesting record of the
sessions of same.
The committee on time and place
for the next meeting favored Roswell
and the three last days In September,
1913, for the next meeting but after
discussion an amendment was agreed
to giving the executive committee the
power to select both time and place
This change was at the suggestion of
the ways and means committee who
recommended that the church feuera-
ton be invited to meet at the same
time as the convention and it was also
thought by many that the session of
the convention should be during the
school vacation in order that many
public school teachers who're also sun
day school workers might be permitted
to attend. strong sentiment devel-
opcd to have the next meeting held
"a T.uc Il
meeting of the Normal school so it
was left to the executive committee
for decision.
Election of OFFICERS.
The nominating committee reported
as follows:
Judge w II. Pope. Santa Fe, prcsi-
dent; Rev. William Warren, Albuquer-
que. vice president; II. S. Lithgow, AL
buquerdue secretary; Frank c. Keef-
er, Albuquerque. treasurer. For de-
partment superintcndcnts ~ Elemen-
tary' Mrs W. O, Oldham, Portales;
secondary, Mrs, Charles Hewitt, Albu-
querque; adult, Mrs Lena McCanno.
Artesia: teacher training, Mrs Addi-
son Tall, Albuquerque: home. Miss
Mabel A. Smith, Albuquerque; mis-
sionary. Rev. G. X. Campbell Las
Cruces; temperance, ] s. Naught
Deming handwork, Miss Marth VAL
liant, Mrs. l.. e. Fletcher Albuquerque:
Spanish Rev Thomas lIar-
wood, Albuquerque. and Rev Victori- !
ano Valdez, Taos. The executive com
mittee-D. A. Porterfield, Albuquer-
que; G. II. Bilbro, Deming; DR.. g. r. |
Veal Roswell; Rev e. e. Mathes,
MesilIa Park Edwin Stevenson, Carls-
bad, w. G. Ogle Las Vegas. The re-
port 81 the nominating committee was
unanimously adopted and the above /
Officers declared elected
After adjournment an auto trip was
given the delegates by courtesy of the /
people of Albuquerque
The Closing Session.
AT the evening session in the high !
school building. music by Mrs Ada /
Pierce VIM and Mr. Stanley Seder |
and some graceful wand and dumb
bell work by Mrs yesterdays class
IN physical culture proved pleasing /
additions to the program, following |
the opening song service by Mr. c. J. /
Andrews. 4
The last message left by Mrs. Bry- |
ner to the Sunday school workers was
based on the words of jesus am |
the Door" The point she made was
that education must lead to open
minds and to open hearts, the open
s. a rft..f