Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-09-06
SUNDAY SCHOOL
GoNvENTk. .R|DGEWAY
VIII Open Next MoNA.v Afternoon
Sept. II. Two DaN&P Program
VIII be HelA g.
CONVENTION WILL DRN
A BIG ATTEM zee
Will be Held in the M. e. Chdech
DR.. Willett and DIR. Lakeland
Are ON the Program for
Addresses.


terested in the citizenship of our
county should make it point to be
present at the opening session of the
Winneshiek County Sunday School
Convention to be held in Ridgeway
M. E. church on next Monday and
Tuesday, Sept. IL and IL.
We have 366 days in 1916, in
which to feed hogs, to make money,
to buy land, to raise corn, etc., so let
us use just two of these days to get
better ideas of how to train boys
and girls for christian citizenship.
This convention is held for that ex-
press purpose.
Let every pastor, S. s. superinten-
dent, officer, teacher, or worker,
make it point to be present when
Rev. w. A. Scholer, of Cresco, opens
our convention with prayer on Mon
day afternoon at 1920 o'clock, and
remain for every session, each OF
which as you will see by the program
40 PoChCu iuAi VI Soou Iuih6o ouu
some of them are not named on the
program. Come early and stay
late. Ridgeway will be hostess.
MRS. G. M. SHOEMAKER,
Sec. Treas. Co. S. s. A.
Following is the
PROGRAM:
Monday Afternoon, September 11th.
2:OO-Registration of delegates
and Singing. Leader, Paul Topel.
2:20-"S Scripture Reading ana
Convention PRAYER" Rev. Scho1er,
a:sO-,Address. "The Pastor's,
: Place An NE MODERN Sunday Sch0Ca.'
Rev. r. 70. Hillman, Pastor Of Cal
mar and Fort Atkinson.
3:0O--Address, i.'The Standard
Sunday Scheol,''.W. ID. Stem, sGener-
al Secretary Iowa State Sunday
School Association.
3:3O-The Superintendents' Ex-
change. A conference of all Sunday
School Superintendents of the coun-
ty. Leader, Thomas Bryant of Hes
per.
4:OO-"The Adult Bible Class
Work." Miss M. Moore of Kendall
willie. Discussion.
4:3O-Appointment of Commit
tees.
(a) Recommendation.
(b) Nomination.
(c) Business.
(d) Press.
Announcements, Assignment of
Delegates. Meeting of Committees
with State Worker.
Monday Evening, September nth.
1870 s Ong Sehvice- Leader,
Quotations, Everybody. Special Mu-
sic. Ridgeway.
8:OO-Address, "The Call to Ser
vice." w. D. Stem, General Secre-
tary Iowa State Sunday School AS
sociation. Offering for County and
State Work. Benediction.
Tuesday Morning, September 18th.
8:4O-Special Session. Meeting Of
all Committees with Mr.. Stem.
9:OO-General Session. Song Ser
vice in Charge Of G. w. Brinkman,
Ridgeway.
Workers Prayer Service.
Leader, Rev. w. Edie, Burr Oak.
9:2O-Cradle Roll. Organization
Equipment and Management, Mrs.
l.. L. Conse, Decorah, County Super
intendent Elementary Division.
9:40-Home Department. Organi-
cation. Equipment, Management,
Mrs. G. w. Brinkman. Ridgeway.
1O:O0-Introductio and Use of
Graded Lessons.
(a) Beginners, Mrs. R. G. Baker.
Ridgeway.
(b) Primary. Miss vesta Fifield,
Kendallville.
(c) Junior. Fred Curtis of Morgan
S. s.
(d) intermediate, Mrs. Arthur
Curtis, Morgan.
(e) Senior. Paul Topel, Postville.
Special Music.
10:45 Effective Temperance
Teaching in the Sunday School," r..
H. Waters of Frankville.
11:OO-AssOciation Period, Con-
Quoted by w. D. Stem.
(a) Purpose, Scope and Needs of
the County Association. Ten Minutes
by Thos. w. Bryant. County Presi-
dent.
CD One Minute Written Reports
(, by Division Superintendents.
Elementary, Mrs. l.. l.. Couse.
Home Department, Mrs. e. Kirk
bride.
Adult Department. Mrs. Warren
Hoyt.
Missionary Department.. Miss Ella
Bryant.
(d) Secretary-Treasurer's Report,
Ten Minutes, Mrs. G. M. Shoemaker.
(dd) Who Is Who and What
They are Doing.
(e) Report of Committees.
(a) accommodation.
(b) Nomination.
(c) Business.
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