The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-03-05
SUNDAY SCHOOL
W0RKERSSTRONC
FOR PROHIBITION
Adopt Resolution in Closing Ses-
sion Last Night. Recommend
ing Bill Pending in Legisla-
ture to Favorable Considera-
tion of the State Legislators.
Next Convention Of st. Louis.
Lake County Association viii
Be Held in Duluth; E. T. Cor
don of Virginia, Elected Vice
President of the Association.

Delegates to the sixth annual con-
vention Of the st. Louis County Sun
day School association at their clos
ing session yesterday adopted with a
cheer the report Of the committee on
resolutions endorsing pending legis-
lation on the Minnesota legislature il,
the interests of statewide prohibition.
The report was submitted by Rev.
Sears Thompson of Hibbing, Brewer
Mattocks Jr., of Duluth and c. e.
Hendricks Of Virginia. The resolution
follows:
"We the delegates of the St. Louis
Lake county Sunday school associa-
tion in session in Virginia, March 2
and 3, 1915, representing 119 Sunday
schools with an enrolment Of $4,000
scholars, do heartily endorse the pro-
posed constitutional amendment for
statewide prohibition and urge favor
able action on this Legislation at the
present session, and further that the
secretary be instructed to spread the
same on the minutes Of the association
and send copies there Of to the senat-
ors and representatives Of St. Louis
and Lake counties.
eve resolve that the thanks of the
delegates to the convention be extend
ed to the local committee for their
kind, courteous and hospitable treat
ment and for the splendid arrange
ments, also to the local press for space
and notices of the session and action.
REV. SEARS !THOMPsON,
BREWER; ERTs a eeKs,is S. go.
C. E, HENDRICKS.
Next Meet at Duluth.
The next session Of the association
will be held at Duluth, probably dur
ing the fall at date to be announced
later. The following were elected.
President-Thomas Owens, Two
Harbors.
Vice-President-E. T. Gordon, Vir-
ginia.
secretary-Brewer Mattocks, Jr., Du-
luth.
Treasurer-Harvey Merritt, Duluth.
Enrolment Superintendent-Mrs.
w. F. Moore, Duluth.
Advance Superintendent-Mrs. F.
H. Rogers, Duluth.
Adult Superintendent-W. B. Pat
ton, Duluth.
Teachers Training Superintendent
r.. w. Adair, Hibbing.
Home Superintendent-Mrs. S. E.
Atkins, Duluth.
Missionary Superintendent-Mrs.
Milton Fish, Duluth.
Temperance superintendent-B
N. Wheeler, Duluth.
Luncheon For Officers.
The county and district officers
were entertained at the Fay hotel at
S o'clock last evening at luncheon
Last evening there was praise SER
vice led by Nathaniel Quickstead, an
address on 1.-THE Value of Religious In.
struction" by Superintendent J. A
Van Dyke Of the Coleraine schools
and an illustrated lecture on "Sunday
School Men," by A. M. Locker of St
Paul. Rev. J. w. Hoffman, D. D., o1
St. Paul was unable to be present ane
his place on yesterday afternoons pro
gram was filled by Rev. u. S. Viller<
of Lester Park, Duluth, who gave {
talk on advertising the Sunday
School,
Considerable enthusiasm was work
ed up for the state Sunday school con
vention which will be held at Brainert
March 9, 10 and II. All the Sunday
schools in the association were urgee
to send delegates.