The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-09-30
FINE CONVENTIO
Of TORRANCE Co.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Delegates From ALI Parts of
County Gather at Estancia;
Many Go to State conven-
ton at Roswell Today.

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Estancla. y. NJ. Sept. 2s.-The
convention OF sunday schools Of Tor
rance county opened here yesterday
afternoon. with delegates from all
parts Of the county In attendance.
After devotional exercises conducted
by REV. II. Il. Farley. the delegates
were welcomed by 2. A. speckman In
behalf OF the Estancia sunday school
ASSOCIATION. Tne afternoon was de-
voted to a discussion OF sunday school
work, including appropriate and mas
terful addresses by Fred H.. Ayers on
The strength and Weakness OF the
sunday School;'' Mrs. Edith Baldwin
on The Relation of the Home 10 the
sunday school," Rev. W. G. Grant on
The Final Goal In sunday school
Teachng.' and Rev. r. -. Raley. Sec
rotary for the states Of New Mexico
ana Arizona for the International
sunday school association on 'The
child and the sunday Scnooi.f' 81
Twenty Reasons Tor Believing In the
sunday school,
The evening session Of the cunven-
ton was devoted 10 a lecture hy Miss.
Mabel Smith. state superintendent ~
the home department. ana Rev. IT,. ID.
Raiey who chose for mis- subject
what Manner Of child Snail This
Iie?" The lectures and rDeoitl music
MAS Thoroughly enjoyed Oy hose In
attendance.
The session today was devoted
largely To business matters and the
reports 81 the various committees.
The convention which in point Of
numbers, ~ the largest ever neld in
Torrance county. adjourned at noon
after adopting resolutions of thanks
To the good people Of Estanet1 sun
day schools who had put forth thei.
best efforts 10 make their ~ cntipn
success and their visit q pleasure.
The session Monday afternoon was
the most largely attended of n sun
day school convention held in the
state this year according To DR.. Raley,
and tho good work accomplished
more than repays the delegates and
members for their efforts. The off,
GERS elected for the ensuing ycnr
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vice president. ". G. Grant, E~tnncla;
secretary. Marshall Orme. Mountain
air. treasurer. Annie Porter, Estancia.
superintendent elementary depart
ment. Mrs. J. r.. Veal, MountWnalt;
superintendent secondary department.
l.. L. fudwick, Estancia superinten6-
cnt adult department, John W. Cor
bott. Mountainair; superintendent
teachers training department, Mrs. NJ.
u. Fuller, Mountainair; s~uperintend-
cnt home department, Mrs. $. NJ.
King. Estancia. superintendent mis-
sionary department. Mrs. J, b. white.
Lucy. superintendent temperance de-
partment. Mrs. J NJ Hnrdmann. Will
lard; superintendent Spanish depart
ment. Rcy. u. T.. Farley. Mountainair.
Delegates VIII leave here Thursday
and travel to Roswell via automobile.
90 be In attendance AZ the state con
vcntion which convencs Friday Tho
delegates chosen are Miss Ruth CraW-
ford. Mrs. j. +. ~Iasater. Miss Annie
Porter Wood Crawford. s. NJ. King.
The county association adopted rcso-
lutions calling upon the state conven-
ton to take steps TO arrange FOR q
teachers training department 10 he
held at Mountainnir next summer In.
connection with the state chautnuqua,
with the view OF locating permanent
sunday school headquarters on the
c%hautauqua grounds. a committee
was also appointed "a secure data
relative 10 the origin Of the sunday
school in Torrance county and the
history Of same down To the prescn
10 be preserved for historical
purposes. Messrs, l.. 4. Speckman,
John W. Corbctt and Marshall Ormc
will delvc into the ancient archives
and compile these facts for publica-
ton.
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