The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-09-29
sUs DAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
Cecil County Association Workers
Meet AT PerryviIle.

An unusually large attendance Of
Sunday school workers assembled in
the Perryville M. e. Church Thurs
day, September IA, at 10000 a. m.
The President called the meeting to
order, and Rev. F. M. Cliff oflUnion
Bridge, Md, conducted the devo-
tional exercises, after which the
program was carried out with but
one change during the day and eve
ming sessions, which was made to
better accommodate the speakers.
The addresses on the various sub
jects were most insp;rational and
helpful, and it is hoped that the
delegates will carry home to the
schools and report much of the good
things they heard, and that the seed
thus sown will bear an a3uncant
fruitage.
There was among the speakers the
Rev. DR.. E. Morris Ferguson, State
Secretary of the Maryland Sunday
School Association, VINO comes to us
with wide experience -ud much
information along the line of Sunday
school work, and his addresses were
enjoyed by all.
Resolutions were adopted endors-
ing the Lords Day Alliance, and
favoring Statewide and National
Constitutional Prohibition.
Also a resolution protesting
against all Race Track gambling,
this protest in behalf of the honor of
our State and the morals of our peo-
pie, and do respectfully ask the Gov
ernor of our commonwealth to cause
the removal of the American Flag
from such places.
Furthermore, it was resolved that
we recommend the Home and Cradle
Roll Departments be organized in all
our schools! and that the Interna
tional Graded lessons be adopted.
Reports from the various depart
ments of work were presented. The
Department Of Missions Superintend
ent reports having communicated
with all white schools of Protestant
denomination as far as he knows, and
received replies from SO per cent. of
them, FIVE of them are not doing
anything along the l:ae of Missions,
all the rest in some way or another
are doing something along this line
There are only two schools with
regularly organized POSSIBLY three)
Missionary Departments which have
monthly programs, rendered, one of
these is Elk Mills, which is doing
4 splendid work along this<line.
The Supt. goes on to say it occurs
Ito him one of the fundamental things
in connection with this work is being
left undone by schools, viz; that of
educating the school to appreciate
more fully the real aim of Mission
work. A little boy at one time being
aim of having Missionary Sunday
in Sunday school made reply, sit
means to take collection and get
a lot of money" Too often this is
about the only idea that many of the
lscholars have of the significance of
this work. 1t is of utmost import
lance that we educate our schools to
understand the real eim of all Mis-
sion work is to save the world for
Christ; this can be done by having
La regularly organized Missionary
Department in connection with the
lschool, with it's officers earnestly
striving to stimulate the true Mis-
sionary spirit among the members of
tional campaign, just short service
of fifteen or twenty minutes monthly
in connection with the regular ser
vices of the school.
The school that is truly Mission
airy School will always be live
school, and will be the pride of any
Superintendent.
officers for the fiscal year begin
ming September IA were elected;
President, o. w. Conner, Rising Sun
-R. D.; First Vice Pres, J. M. Camp
bell, Port Deposit; End. Vice Pres.
Rev. S. B. Treadway, Elkton R. D. 4;
Corresponding Secretary. and Treas
urer, e. D. Carhart, North East
R. D. L; Recording Secretary, J..
Miller Moore, North East R. D. A..
District Secretaries were elected for
each Electional District in the County
whose duty is to visit such school
during the year for the purpose of
. guaranteeing statistics from each
school.
Departmental Supt. were also
elected.
E. D. oARHART. Sec.