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the city association. Voluntary work
ers to be invited to visit schools in the
county to carry out this purpose.
superintendent are to coneult their
respective pastors.
At the recent meeting the plans
were worked out and adopted with en-
thusiasm, but it was recognized that
the committee could do but little more
than to plan and direct If the Sunday
schools will adopt and use the plans
with energy it is believed that great
advancement in numbers and interest
will follow. The county committee is
bold enough to ask the people of Knox
county to interest themselves in Sun
day schools not merely as a local affair
but as community enterprise which
can be used on large scale for COM
munity and church betterment. There
are over eighty Sunday schools in
Knox county only thirty of which are
appreciably cooperating with each 9TH
er. Nothing will be lost to any one
school by cooperation but an the con-
trary the efficiency of all the schools
can be doubled by frank and friendly
cooperation.
The plans for the city association
have been adopted by vote in all the
schools but, one where the matter is
pending and will probably be consid-
cred next Sunday.
A survey committee consisting of
one person from each school has been
appointed. They are: A. B. Jones, on.
P.), Paul Ashbaugh, ON. e., w. F.
Speelman, (Church of Christi, Fred w.
Kahrl, (Presbyterian), H. S. Tarr (Con-
gregationaD, w. e. Grant (EpiscopaD,
D. B. Grubb (Baptist), South Vernon
(Union) will also be represented. Cal
vary Baptist and the A. M. E. schools
have been asked to have part in the
survey. The committee has decided
upon house to house canvass to be
made on Sunday, Jan. 8. A large group
of canvassers from each school are ex-
pected to go two by two to each house
and learn the church connections or
preferences of each person in the ci-
ty. Cards bearing this information
will be filled out and returned to the
respective schools indicated. Each
school will then follow up the canvass
by personal visits.
In preparation for this effort the
committee has secured DR.. ]. D. Oar.
ling, secretary of the state Sunday
school association, to address mass
meeting of the canvassers on Wednes-
day evening, Jan. 5. q
The profit and pleasure of this sur.
vey will be determined entirely by the
response made to it.
The county officers hope that each
school will heartily respond by ap.
pointing their quota of visitors to CO.
operate With the Survey committee
and that every person in Mt. Vernon
will respond to these friendly visitors
in like spirit.
A similar survey could easily be car
ried out in each town aud township to
the great profit of each school and com
munity. Cooperation throughout the
county is solicited. The county officers
will gladly respond and assist every
effort of this kind.
A union class for teacher training
could also be formed in each town
similar to the one which is projected
here under the instruction of Professor
P. c. Zemer, who is also chairman OF
teacher training for the county. He
will assist in the organizing Of any
such classes in the county.
Requests will receive attention If ad
dressed to either of the following: G
R. Dye, president; s. M. Crouch, vice
president; A. E. Rhinehart, secretary
A. B. Jones, treasurer. They Offer
themselves to serve you. Use them.
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