Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-31
MARcHALL, TAMA, PoWESHlEk
AND JASPER COUNTIES IN
cLUDED IN PROGRAM.
CONFERENCE HELD HERE
THIS YEAR ON NOV. 21-2s
Special Efforts Being Made to Interest
All Sunday School Workers-Speak-
crs Include Men Familiar With Dit
ferent Branches Of Activities in Sab
bath Schools.

Preparations for the annual distric
tour of Sunday school workers, OF the
state. one section of which will be helt
in this city Nov. u and p, are no"
under way, and most OF the speakers
have been secured for the program
This years meeting is to be one OF the
biggest yet held and those promoting
the thirteenth district campaign are
determined to create renewed interest
in Sunday school work in all churches
Four counties comprise the thir-
teenth district. those of Marshall
Tama, Poweshiek and Jasper. Foui
meetings viii be held, one in each
county, with the same program given
at each meeting.
Second Meeting Here.
The annual tour will open this year
in Tama county. at Traer. Here the
program will be given on NOV. ~ ana
II The same list of speakers VIII
then come 10 ,Marshalltown on NOV. Il
ard %. The tour will be completed IN
Marshall county on the 21st, and Grin
nell will entertain the. convention on
the ed and 23d The last two days,
the 2Sd and oath. will be spent in New
ton, thus completing the tour thru the
four counties The meetings here vii
probably be held in the Methodist
church, altho this has not yet been
definitely decided.
In addition to several promtnen:
Sunday school workers in Iowa VINO
are to be present and speak on par
tictiiaT branches OF this work. there
are also to be one or two speakers
from the east VINO will present new
phases of the activity which interests
young people in the church. Particu-
lar attention will be paid to county
work, as it is thought that smaller
churches sometimes benefit more by
these conferences than the larger ones
Many Speakers Scheduled.
Among the speakers already sched-
uled to speak here are Prof f. Fl.
Stranahan, Of Oskaloosa, pastor of the
Friends church: c. E. Weidner, or
Hudson who is a member OF the
Brethren church, and especially fitted
to talk on elem entary work in the
Sunday school Mr.. Weidners subject
will be the cradle roll. Mrs. F. 2.
Miller, OF Cedar Rapids, will take up
the work that may be done in the
home in connection with the Sunday
school. and Rev. A. C. Hacke. Of Grin
nell, will talk on graded work. anc
how it can be made as important as
day school studies. Mr.. Hutton, /of
Des Moines, and Mr. Circuit, also OF
Des Moines. will also be on the list OF
speakers. The former is the state
field secretary for Sunday school work.
and the latter will speak on An In
PRODUCTION to Christianity.
One of the most important speeches
to be delivered on the program Will be
that of Mr.. Lemuel Gibson, OF Des
Moines Mr.. Gibson will take up the
subject Of art in Religious Education
and show how this important factor
may be developed thoroughly and in
an interesting manner thru the Sunday
school.
Special Efforts This Year.
Altho the formal program has not as
yet been announced, and no local com :
mlttees have been appointed in any Of
the towns. special efforts are to be
made this year to create interest in
this Sunday school tour. Automobiles
are to be sent thru the four counties
comprising this district. and plenty Of
publicity will be given the fact that all
interested in Sunday school work, no
matter what church. are invited to
these conferences. AS soon as the
complete list OF speakers is secured a
local committee will be appointed and
more definite plans made for the tour
c. E. Pickard, Of this city, is district
chairman Of the association, compris
ing the four counties. and Mrs. Pickard
is secretary for Marshall county.