The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-04-12
5. s. CONVENTION
VERY SUCCESSFUL
Manila Presbyterian Church Scene Of
Exceptional Gathering Of Sunday
School Workers Last Week
PROMINENT WORKERS ATTEND

PROMINENT WORKERS ATTENr
Walter Hutton, Famed Sunday schoo
Expert, Spoke on "Aow to
Handle Boys and Girls"
The Crawford County Sabbath
School convention for 1916 was held
on Wednesday and Thursday last al
the Presbyterian church in Manila
From the reports coming from those
who attended, the convention was q
decided success and will stand fol
some years as a landmark in the work
in this county along religious lines
Although the county president, Mr.
Sears McHenry, was called to his bus
mess in Canada and thus could not be
present, the workers rallied with a
will and the entire program as given
in our issue of two weeks ago was car
ried out.
Rev. Mitchell, the Presbyterian pas
tor at Manila, was made the presid
ing officer. and filed the place with
ability and tact The report OF the
county secretary, Mr.. Chas. K. Meyers
of Denis0n, showed that there are
twenty-five schools in the county, hav'
ing in membership over $500 persons
There had been good advance along
the line of training teachers for work,
putting in graded lessons. and holding
to the home department and cradle
roll as branches of Sunday school work
which will give, fine results.
At the Wednesday afternoon scs'
sion Mrs. Lyon, Of Denison; Mr.. H. J.
Cook, OF Milford, and Rev. Miller
were made the committee on resolu-
lions and Mrs. Frank Brown, Mrs. Nc
Henry and Rev. Jones named on
the nomination OF officers for he COM
ing year. During this session there
was a liberal exchange of views along
working lines. Miss .IOrgensen. OF
Vail. the temperance secretary. told
of her work and the pledges which had
been signed in the past year
At the Wednesday evening session
Rev. Boyd, of Denison, gave a very
strong talk on the work of the Sunday
school tn making christian believers
spsalha eAtanAAafsys sads that Anless
this was done the entire vision OF the
Sabbath school was lost in gloom. Rev.
'rourtellOt, Of Denison, had for his sub
ject the need Of teacher training and
presented many able points for It.. He
looked forward to the time when no
teacher would expect to have class
who had not taken course in child
mind culture, and in how to present
bible truths to classes of different ages.
Mr.. Walter Hutton, the famed Sun
day school expert, arrived during the
evening and spoke briefly, but sufh-
GENTLY to prepare the way for his OBJ.
tanning q good hearing at later ses-
sions. There were special musical num-
bers, flowers for decorations and evl'
dent care on the part OF the Manila
people to make the convention the best
possible.
The Thursday morning session be-
gan with full interest and strong
program. Mrs, Sears McHenry. OF
Denison, had been given the topic as
to the teaching OF the little ones Just
coming from the home to the bible
school. SHE had given much prepara-
ton, and based on careful research
together with experience in the work,
she gave paper which for compre'
hensiOn OF the subject was master
piece. Mention was made OF the nina
condition of the. child at ages from
three to eleven years and the diner
emit style of instruction which was
best adapted. 1t was the time when
what the teacher said was implicitly
believed. and seed could be sown which
would spring up In good christian
character and nobility OF MANHOOD anu
wOmanhOOd.
Mr.. Hutton next came on for talk
with the blackboard to assist on ms
favorite topic how to handle boys and
girls of the teen age" lie said 1t
was the awakening age, grow age, blow
age, slang age, fight age. honor age.
snub age, habit fixing age. This should
be recognized and made allowance for
BOYS should not be expected to behave
like old men with decOrum and dls-
nifty. but like active. brain expanding
children, and the handling OF them
governed accordingly. They should be
given something to do recognized IN
the program. induced to, feel the school
is for them. There must be things do
Ing not only on Sunday. but during
the, week and tact used to mold them
to the school.
Professor Hoffman. of Denison, fol-
lowed along the same line. as this was
his assigned place on the program
It must be impressed upon the minds
Of workers that running school IS
''man's Job" and means business. he
advised the introduction of the Boy
Scout organization in schools where
there were sufficient boys and proper
leaders. He spoke strongly against
the encouraging Of love affairs" when
the children are twelve. to seventeen.
and made a plea for woman suffrage.
The boys must be impressed that it
was no small thing to be christian
and it was something worthy of their
best thought and effort. There should
he showing that there is freedom In
the christian life and not restraint
Sermonizing teaching was not the best.
Plenty of stories and illustrations must
be used and some memorizing done Of
great verses.
Rev. Priestley, the faithful Congre-
gational minister at Arion, was on the
program. He, spoke on the important
matter of the conduct of the schools
and the means to be taken by superin.