Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-06-17
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
HELD CONVENTION
Three Sessions Of Interesting and In
structive Programs Many Sum
day School Workers Here.

The annual convention of the Mar
shall County Sunday schools was held
in the NJ. E. church, June IL and 12.
Al large number of delegates from
every section Of the county were
present. The programs at every ses-
sion were very interesting and in
structive. The meeting commenced
at p. IN. Thursday. This program
opened with devotional exercises by
Rev. Harrington, of Happy Corner,
after which followed selection by
the Warren Male Quartet. Mrs. A.
l.. Robinson presented a class Of ten
graduates from the Teachers Train
ing Department, who were given
their diplomas by Mrs. G. E. Lund-
quist. County Superintendent Of
Teachers Training. Mrs. Jean E.
Hobart, State Field Worker, address
ed the graduates in her own pleasant
way and said she hoped to see these
I same people receive diplomas in a
higher branch of S. S. work. Mrs.
Hobart alsotgave the address of the
evening on the subject, "Open Doors"
in which she showed that there are
many opportunities for service if we
are only willing to sacrifice; among
them are teaching in the Sunday
School, helping to create an atmo-
sphere Of love in the home, also a
right attitude toward church work,
especially in children Of the adole-
scent age. This, she said, would re-
suit in an increased attendance in
church and Sunday school. Musical
numbers were given by Mr.. Eastburn
Of Stephen, Mr.. and Mrs. Harrington,
and by Mr.. Prytz. The program clos
ed with the benediction by Rev. Side
botham
The next session opened at 10 a.
M, Friday. Mr.. ]. w. Thomas lead
the devotional exercises, after which
each Sunday School reported concern
ing the work they had accomplished.
A Round Table was conducted by
Mrs. Hobart in which many took part
with a great deal Of interest. Rev.
Harrington gave an address on Or
ganized Class Work. !" He said if
you can do better work organized,
organize, but if you are not organic
ed, do the best you can. Be sure
you put something in the mind of the
child that will bear fruit. When you
have found a man, he said, who will
do the little things, you have found
a man who vii do the big things.
Music was furnished by Mr.. and Mrs.
Harrington who sang Sweeping thru
the Gates"
The last session was opened with in
vocation by Rev. F. N. Anderson of
Warren. A brief business session
was held, at which all old officers
were reelected. An invitation to hold
the next meeting at Stephen, was &C.
cepted. Mr.. Field of Stephen gave
report of the State Convention at
Winona, and presented the banner
which Marshall county had won.
Rev. Sidebotham spoke on the re'a-
tionship between the Sunday School
and the church. The Sunday School
is not merely for boys and girls, fol
in the last five years 650,O0O men
have enrolled in the Sunday School
and any member Of the church who is
not enrolled in the Sunday School is
not living up to his obligations. Mrs
Hobart spoke on Missions. t is
necessary to have mission teaching in
the Sunday School; give the pupils
definite work to do and vary the pro
grams so as to hold their attention
Mrs. Harrington gave a s',ort talk or
Missionary and Temperance work
how they can be introduced in the