Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-21
CONVENTION IS
NOW ORGANIZED
THE WAPELLo COUNTY SUNDAY
SCHOOL ASSOCIATION OPENS
TWO DAYS SESSION.
HEAR GOOD TALKS
Subjects of Interest to the Workers
Discussed Yesterday and Today;
Meet In Congregational
Church.

Inc WdpellO County 0unudy SCnOOl
convention opened a two days session
in the First Congregational church Sun
day afternoon with a good attendance
and an abundance of interest In the
work under way by the association.
Workers from the various churches Of
Ottumwa and elsewhere in the county
as well as from other cities in Iowa
and one from Canada, are helping to
make the meetings Of interest and a
source of help to the cause of Sunday
schools and the churches. There was
no session this morning but this after
noon and evening a program Of in
structive talks and discussions will be
given. A general report of the work
OF the two sessions Sunday follows:
Sunday Afternoon.
The session opened with a song and
prayer service led by Prof. Edward
Weeks, with special emphasis on the
needed ability to teach the divine
word.
The president of the county associa-
ton, DR.. w. B. La Force, gave q hearty
welcome to all delegates and visitors
and gave a brief outline of the object
and work of the association. After q
UGduIllul SClcCS1Ou lCIuC1 W
L. L. Smelser and his musical trio, the
topic "The Training of Workers" was
taken up by Prof. B. o. Worrell and
discussed in an inspiring and helpful
manner, both for learners and workers.
A general discussion followed, after
which Miss Grace Harlan and Miss
Catherine Weeks rendered in an inspir-
ing manner THE Lord is My Shop
herd"
President La Force then introduced
State Sunday School Secretary w. D.
Stem of Des Moines, who discussed in
a broadminded and instructive manner
1.-THE Sunday School Opportunity" He
presented the theme as a five point
message-the pupil, the teacher, the
place, the material and the method
and led all to feel as never before the
marvellous opportunity of the present
day Sunday school.
After a enjoyable solo by Herbert
Schwartz, w. D. Stem gave a master
full address on the theme "The Chal-
lenge." The challenge comes from the
opportunities, the needs and the vic.
tories already achieved through the
very small efforts made. The chal.
tlenge is not to discourage but to stir
all to united activity. The session
closed with prayer.
Miss Edna Brown rendered in a very
sweet manner the solo "Of Whom Shall
I Be Afraid" and the discussion of the
organized classes followed, which was
led by e. e. Manns of the East End
Presbyterian church.
In discussing the secondary depart
ment of the Sunday school, P. r. Hollo.
way called attention to the greatest
difficulty in holding pupils of the teen
age and showed that the trouble comes
from a lack Of competent, trained, con
~secrated teachers-trained in heart,
| mind, education and method.
The following committees were then
named:
Nominations. r. Holloway, Chase
Bannister, Miss Anna Jay.
Resolutions-Rev. d. M. Cox and
Mre. 3. M. LETTERS.
Business-W. D. Strong and Rev.
Carl Sundberg.
The session closed with prayer by
W.. D. Stem.
Evening Service.
At 8 o'clock In the evening Prof.
Smeltser's Juvenile orchestra gave a
number of musical selections of great
profit to the entire meeting.
After prayer in behalf Of Sunday
school workers by Rev. Malcolm Dana.
+. L. Rose of Winnipeg, Canada, was
introduced and spoke instructively OF
:; Sunday school work in Canada. His
message was all the more vital because
of the great record that he made a few
years since as a Sunday school work.
or in AtchisOn. Kansas,