West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-06-24
ANNUAL SESSION OF SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION IS HELD
Two Days Meeting of Preston
County Organization One of the
Most Successful in It's History
Many Notables in Attendance
Who Took Active Part IN Work

wv hoiu III ITeSlon county cCnven-
ed in kingwood last week. and for two
days Friday and Saturday-the dele
gates as well as the people of the
town and county were busy from early
morning until late at night. For n
number of weeks the people OF the
town had been busy making arrange
ments for the coming of this largo
delegation OF Christian workers from
all over the county. The committee
on arrangements and entertainment
consisting OF julius X. Monroe. chair
man, assisted by II. c. Everly. Mrs G.
=. wilson. Mrs. Geo. a. Herring. Mrs
>. B. Montgomery and Miss Cunning
man, had planned for large gather
ing' having secured more than two
hundred homes in which TO entertain
the visitors, besides working out many
details for the comfort and happiness
of the delegates.
Inc convention was held i'm the
Methodist Episcopal church and at all
the services the seating capacity of
the entire building was too small IN
accommodate the large CONGREGATIONS
that gathered for the services The
committee on decoration had the ros-
trums, both in the lecture room and
auditorium. beautifully decorated
with laurel and ferns, besides MANY
eoquets of roses. which made the
Luiicing thing of beauty for the oc-
cas'on.
lae delegates began arriving on the
early trains Friday morning and thev
found something like thirty automo-
piles at the two depots TO carry them
to the convention headquarters. the
machines being furnished by the
good people of Kingwood who gratui-
tously turned them over TO the COM
mittee for the comfort OF the visitors
During the day something I'm the
heighborhood of two hundred dele
gates reported and were all assigned
TO their homes without the least fric-
uon-every delegate feeling after he
Ing assigned that they had tho hast
nome In the gift of the people.
AFTER the arrival of the delegation
and assignment to the homes, the con-
Vention met promptly at 1890 o'clock
with DIR. George Beerbower of Terra
Alta' county president, in the chair
AFTER words OF greeting and good
cheer were spoken by the good doc
tor he introduced BILLY" Sundays Gift
ed singer, Homer Rodeheaver. who for
more than an hour entertained tbe
people in most helpful song ser
vice. and with his trombone led the
people to a great spiritual treat in
the first service.
Ihe afternoon occasion OF the first
day was opened by an hours song
and praise service led by Mr.. Rode
heaVer, who again charmed a Rreat
congregation that packed the church.
In this service as well as i'm the morn
ing service DR.. John Mcclure of
wheeling, assisted with his cornet
Playing a number OF duets with the
leader Mr.. Rodeheaver Several top
les OF interest to Sunday school work
ers were ably discussed by promi-
nent leaders and ministers during tba
afternoon. Those deserving special
mention were Or. Claude II. King M
Ierra Alta, who made splendid ad-
dress on Teacher Training" And
state Secretary A. T. Arnold wbo
spoke on Our Supreme Objective. !"
After the session Of the afternoon tbe
delegation and friends OF the conven-
ton gathered on the lawn of tbe
church where great throng of people
were nicely handled by PHOTOGRAPHER
Garner and the convention picture
taken including probably as many as
hundred and fifty or two hundred
persons.
The evening session brought the
largest crowd Of the meeting Al
1880 fully five hundred people were
crowded into the church while bun-
dreds fingered on the outside looking
in through the windows. People from
all over the county care in their ma
chinesfi while quite few motored
from Morgantown and points in Tay-
Tor and bordering counties. Eighty
automobiles we're counted i'm front
OF the church before the service he.
gan. In this service as i'm the others
Mr.. Rodeheaver entertained the peopIe
In singing a number OF solos and
charmed the great audience with his
horn, that he used I'm O most pleasing
way. AT this service a collection was
taken to defray the expenses OF tho
convention which amounted TO one
hundred dollars. the amount being
given freely by the delegates and
friends who we're present. The speak.
er Of the hour was DR.. G. n. Robin.
son. Of the United Presbyterian church
IN Wheeling, using as his theme Men
and Their Relation to the Sunday
School" A great address and thor.
oughly enjoyed by every one present
so much so that many were heard "a
say. II could have listened for another
hour After the evening program
committees from the several loca
churches received the delegates and
friends in the lecture room Of IN,
church where a most pleasant socia
hour was enjoyed and delicious re
freshments we're served consisting o.
ice cream, cakes and lemonade.
Saturday mornings early hour wai