East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-19
SIS. ASSOCIATION
ELECTS ITS OFFICERS
81 REETZ OF PENDLETON Is CIO-
SEN PRESIDENT AT PILOT
ROCK.
Convention Comes to End After Sue
ccssful Gathcring-Much Enthusi-
asm Aroused In the Work - Mrs.
Lowell of This City Is Reelected
First Vice President.


81 Reetz of Pendleton will head the
Umatilla County Sunday School asso-
citation for another year. So satisfac-
tory has his administration of the past
year been that he was unanimously
reelected yesterday to the office OF
president at the closing session of the
18th annual convention in Pilot Rock.
Echo will be the scene of the goth
convention, that town winning out in
competition with Athena and Freewa-
ter. A vote showed Echo in the lead
and the eloquence of Rev. H. F. Gel
vim of that town made the choice
! unanimous.
Mrs. S. A. Lowell of this city was
retained as first vice president and
the other officers chosen are as fol-
lows: Vice presidents. Mrs. F. X.
Nordhoff, Freewater. Roy Penland,
Helix; Rev. H. F. Gelvin, Echo; sec
retary- y-treasurer, Mrs. NJ It. Edwards.
Freewater.
The convention was one of the best
in the history of the organization and
proved an Inspiration to those pres
ent Strong speakers made strong
programs and the program of enter
tainment as provided by the people
OF Pilot Rock was delightful.
Among the oregon state workers
present were Rev. C. A. Phipps, Port
land, secretary of the state associa-
ton; Rev. F. w. Emerson, of Albany
president of the state association;
Mrs. Clara G. Esson. Forest Grove
Mrs. E. c. Knapp, Spokane, Wash,
who is superintendent of the element
airy department of the Inland Empire
Sunday School association, compris-
| ing the territory of eastern Washing
ton and northern Idaho, was a very
| forceful and pleasant speaker.
| There We're one hundred and twen-
| ty registered delegates. Those arriv-
ing by train from all parts of the
county. via Pendleton, were met by a
large Pilot Rock reception committee
and labeled on the spot with many
colored badges bearing the legend:
AT the Church, Pilot Rock, Feb. IL
! IS. 1914, 18th Annual Convention OF
the UmatiIla County Sunday School
Association
! The largest out Of town delegation
from an individual Sunday school was
from the Milton (Presbyterian) Sun
day school with nine delegates. The
Pendleton Disciples of CHRISTI and
Tutuilla Undian) came next with a
tie of eight each. The leaders of the
different departments of Sunday
school work were heard with interest.
Special enthusiasm was aroused by
the report of Mrs. s. A. Lowell on
Temperance"
The convention put itself on rec
ord as approving and adopting the
joint resolution introduced in the
house of representatives, December
4th to 1911. Reintroduced August S,
1918. by Richard p. Hobson, propos-
ing an amendment to the constitution
prohibiting the sale, manufacture fol-
sale. importation for sale. and expor.
tation for sale, of beverages or food
containing alcohol
Ten ministers Of the county who
! were present, together with a few
other workers met In a minister's ban
Quet to get acquainted and exchang,
IDEAS.
: Out of the exchange of ideas which
followed the luncheon grew prop
osition to form an organization to b,
known as THE Ministerial Associa
ton of Umatilla County" and is L
include all the ministers of the eoun
ty. A committee on organization o
this association to draft a tentativ,
constitution and bylaws, and call tn,
next meeting was appointed consist
ing of Rev. K. w. Warrington. PHO
Rock, Rev. H. b. Emmil, Hermiston
and Rev. Jas Crutchfield. Milton
| When the organization is effected tn,
ministers will meet as often as deem
, ed necessary to discuss topics of vita