The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-01
BELMONT COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION ENDS YESTERDAY,
MOST SUCCESSFUL OF ANY YET
HELD-PROMlNENT SPEAK
ERS IN ATTENDANCE.
Officers Elected for Yesr-Boys and
Girls Congress Also
Name Officers.

Special Dispatch TO the Intelligencer.
ST. GAINESVILLE. o.. Aug. IL
Today closed the nineteenth annual
convention of the Belmont County Sun
day School Association held in this
city this week. This convention was
by far the best and largest of any
that has been held by the association
for years. Officers were elected al
the morning session by the general
convention and that OF the boys and
girls congresses.
The association officers follows:
President, Walter A. Druatt.ot this
city.
Vice President. Rev. Richard Yocum.
OF Bellaire.
Secretary. Miss Fannie Woods. OF
Morristown.
Treasurer. II. p. Rodewig. of Bel
laire.
Much enthusiasm was shown at all
sessions of today's meeting. The prin-
cipal address of the morning was made
by DIR. J. ID. Darling. secretary of the
Ohio Sunday School Association who
spoke on Pushing the Standards"
His talk was inspiring and instructive.
The meeting was opened by Rev. l..
l.. Fisher, who was followed by an
address by Rev. w. II. Walker on the
Service of the Sunday School to the
Community"
The afternoon sessions were devot-
ed to conferences of the different de-
partments in the different churches
OF the city. The report of the treas
urer and secretary were also heard.
The evening and closing session OF
the convention was marked by a mas
terful ADDRESS by President-Elect
Druatt. who spoke on the work OF the
coming year. AS he mounted the plat
form his initial appearance before the
convention. he was greeted with a
chautauqua salute.
Awards Made.
Awards were made TO the Sunday
schools having the largest attendance
during the year. The out of town
schools who were awarded for their
faithfulness were the Maynard NJ. r.
Sunday school who had an average OF
lis per cent and second prize went to
the Pleasant Valley Sunday school
with an average OF rs per cent Tne
city awards were made as follows:
Presbyterian church. 12s per cent;
Christian church. 125 percent: NJ. a..
church with IN average OF lis per
cent. In the parade yesterday the
Presbyterian Sunday school had the
AAIktrL Will 10 AnGMlUtIE III llnNf
while the Methodist Sunday school
was second with ia pupils In line.
Officers for the boys and girls con-
crosses were elected in the afternoon
before the meeting closed. The OF
ficrs elected for the boys congress
follow: President. Henry Wagner;
vice president. Paul McClelland. or
GAINESVILLE; secretary. Morris Nickel
vey, OF Shadyside. The girls con
gress elected the following: Presi-
dent. Edith Giffen. OF Bellaire; vice
president. Rhea Mansell. of Bellaire;
secretary. Mildred Cole. OF Barnes
Vile. and assistant secretary. Lee
Lester. Of Warnock.
Adopt Resolutions.
Tobacco was put on the taboo iist
by the boys in a series OF resolutions
adopted by them al their meeting as
well as liquor. The resolutions as
adopted follow:
Resolved. That every body will not
use tobacco.
Resolved. That every boy shall take
a decided stand against the liquor
traffic
Resolved. That every boy will go
10 Sunday school and viii urge others
TO attend.
Resolved. That every boy will try
10 be a personal worker.
The meetings this year were per
haps the best and most largely at
tended Of any that has been held by
the association since its founding. IN
attendance there were 435 delegates
from the entire Ohio Valley and other
points. and the daily attendance was
close TO a thousand.
Several Of the best speakers in OHIO
were here and made addresses during
both days sessions Of the convention
and each and every talk was well re-
ceiyed by those attending.