The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-10-15
HEADQUARTERS
PERMANENTLY
IN TUSCALOOSA
THE mAHAsKA COUNTY SUNDAY
SCHOOLS so DECIDE.
THE SUPPLY DEPOT HERE ALSO
Fine Address, interesting Discussion
and Good Reports Are had at the
Annual Convention Now
in Progress.


haska County Sunday School asso,
citation Tuesday afternoon that the
entire program was not completed
nor was all of the business before the
session handled.
Matters OF utmost importance to
the association, however, were deVei-
Oped. Oskaloosa was selected as the
place for holding the next county
convention. Upon discussion Of the
| topic of location all agreed tnat OS-
| kaloosa was more central, offered
better advantages and entertainment
than any other place available in the
county, making possible better ami
stronger conventions than to nave
the gathering at other points.
Against this opinion there was but
a single dissenting voice and vote.
Perhaps one of the biggest and
best things done by the County Sun
| day School association in years was
accomplished yesterday afternoon
wnen they decided to establish a
county Sunday school headquarters
| in Oskaloosa for the benefit and help
of every Sunday school in the coun'
| ty. A room has been secured at the
| Y NJ. G. A. free of charge or rental.
Here will be kept Sunday school SUP
plies and equipment secured at the
expense of the county association for
the use of any school desiring to
make use of the opportunities pro
yided Here will be maps, charts,
diagrams, illustrations, books pampn.
| lets and helps touching all phases of
Sunday school work. Teachers haV,
! ing class or organization problems
,,,gI And h.
helps necessary to their success.
Township conventions needing helps
material or equipment may avail
themselves of the help provided by
taking the equipment to be found at
the Headquarters. How the county
las ever been able to get along with
out such 4 help or headquarters now
seems impossible to understand. Els
adjustment of this headquarters will
| be one of the biggest and most wei
come pieces of news sent out from
the convention through the delegates
| to the individual Sunday schools,
| Tuesday Afternoon.
Rev, Peldew, pastor of the Central
| Methodist church, took up the open
! ing service of the afternoon and de
yotionals were followed by part OF
a business session. In this were pre-
scented reports Of officers.
| The report of County Treasurer {
| l.. Farmhouse is herewith published
N full.
Taking up the work of the program
! Mrs. j. A. Reynolds who supplies the
Dlare Of Miss Grace Jones, gave an
address upon the importance of teach
;rg temperance and missions in the
| elementary grades Of tne sunday
school. Mrs. Reynolds gave a most
helpful and positive presentation of a
| subject that has heretofore received
too little thought.
Mrs e. O. Chinn of the COngrega
tional Sunday school of Oskaloosa
talked upon methods of teaching TEN
peranCe efficiency. Mrs. Chinn is nc
stranger to the county Sunday schoo
conventions and her leadership in ad
vanCed thought is acknowledged. She
is therefore given careful attention
Her theme of Tuesday afternoon wa:
particularly good.
Mrs. 5. j. Button, of OskalOosa
spoke upon Effective Missionary
Methods in Sunday School Work
She arose to the occasion and made
the most of her opportunities in ad
dressing the convention. She.w in
spired in her address and charmed
her audience.
These addresses took the conven
Ition up to four o'clock The pastor
conference was laid over and the con
VentiOn now gave its attention to
demonstration of actual work will
beginners and primary classes by tn
teachers, Miss Hilda Porter and Mis-
Lillian Klburn. The pupils wer
taken through a lesson as they ar
| in regular Sunday school. the teach
ers explaining the steps of the worI
as they proceeded This was one o
the most absorbing features OF tn
days program.
The Evening Program.
Fairly good attendance came GU
for the evening session of the cor
yention, which was largely in the ne
ture of entertainment. The Penn Co
lege Ladies' Quartette gave hal
= Ihour concert that was enjoyable, a
! their program was varied. They san
: in a wide range from an adaptatio
of the Sextette in Lucia" to tn
5 popular revival Little Brown Churc
! in the Vale"
Rev. f. II. Strananan, pastor of tn
Friends church, addressed the eyel
ing session in an Appeal for BID
: Study" He talked about the Bib
y in a way that was not anticipated b
0 the audience and he was given exec
lent attention. What is the Bible
!. Where did it originate? Who wrot
the books? When were the books co
Ilected? What is the age OF the Bib
: compared with the basic writing
Iother religions? What do you kno
: personally about the Bible? TIL
f was bringing the audience down to
8 personal invoice OF their own know
! edge of the book Every one shou
q have a knowledge OF the Bible, 4
matter what their attitude towai
I ltne book Therefore, the necessii
II for Bible sturdy. The address W;
d filed with apt illustrations and GOO
. lhumor, but the kernel OF the di
a course was put in an impressiN
way and points made were as see
!, upon good ground. II was helpf
address ana will bear fruit.
Report Of the Treasurer.
Following is a statement OF the l