Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-11-16
MARION LAWRANCE TALKS
ON SERVICE TUESDAY
Service Is the Keynote of the Sunday
School Convention - Marion
Lawrance Tells Delegates.
DIR. KERsHNER SPOKE TUESDAY
Gave the First of His New Testament
Talks-Told of Sources Of Ma
terial for Books.

At the first general session Oh the
Sunday School Convention, which was
held at the Presbyterian Church on
Tuesday afternoon, DR.. Frederick D.
Kershner, of st. Louis, gave the
first Of his talks of the New Testa-
ment, "How We Got Our New Testa-
ment Sources" He explained how the
books Of the New Testament came to
be written and the source Of the ma
terial.
A BUSINESS MAN.
William H. Danforth, Of st. Louis,
is the President Of the Missouri Sum
day School Association, and devoted
Sunday School worker in his home
town.
Mr.. Danforth is business man, a
busy business man, who is able to
find time to devote to the work of
the Sunday School. He is President
of the Ralston Purina Company, a
large manufacturing concern Of st.
Louis, engaged in the manufacture Of
breakfast food and allied products.
1t is these business men, with large
interests, who find time for Sunday
School work, who are making the
American Sunday School, with its va
ried work and activities such force
for the uplift and betterment Of the
American girl and boy.
"Service" is the keynote of the con-
lvention, based on the text, "Not to
Be Ministered Unto, But to Minister"
In his talk on Service" Tuesday af-
lternoon, Marion Lawrance, Of Chi
cago, told the delegates how to get
the most out Of the convention,
that they may render the greatest
good their churches and Sunday
schools when they return home.
There were four separate confer
ence sessions held simultaneously
Tuesday afternoon beginning at $3.50,
The Elementary Conference, for
workers with cradle rolls and with
children up to IL years Of age, was
held at the Christian Church, with
Miss Harriet Edna Beard presiding.
| E. Morris Ferguson, Of Baltimore, and
Miss Meme Brockway, of Philadel-
phia. were the speakers. The Secon-
Diary Division Conference, Miss
Blanche Green, Of Kansas City, pre-
siding, was held at the Presbyterian
Church. This conference was for
workers with boys and girls between
10 and 20. r. A. Waite, Of Lincoln
lNeb., and e. Morris Ferguson, o.
Baltimore, spoke. The adult di ision
for workers with adults, met in the
Methodist Church, with D. P. Crib
ben, of Kansas City,presiding. Geo
C. Fracker, Of Kansas City, and
Charles D. Bulla, Of Nashville, spoke
The division of management met al
the Baptist Church, with w. ]. Dy-
sart, of Springfield, presiding. Mari,
on Lawrance and George c Frackei
spoke there.
II AT $50 Tuesday afternoon the
State Executive Committee will have
I, a luncheon at the Hotel Hoxsey
Lansing F. Smith, chairman Of thu
Board and President of the American
/; Educational Society, a publishing con
cern Of st. Louis, will preside. Amout
other speakers will be William II
Danforth, Of St. Louis, President o
the State Sunday School Association
w. G. Gordon, Of Marshall, Presiden
of the State Bankers Association
Ralph Lozier, of Carrollton, forme
: President of the State Bar Associa
ton; Hugh Stephens, Of Jefferso
City, publisher; D. P. Gribben an
:, M. H.Winger, of Kansas City; W. !
: Dysart, of Springfield; Christia
7 Bernet, John B. Edwards, w. T
: Clarkson, G. H. Ten Brock, of s.
Louis.
= The churches of Mexico provide am
:, pie space for the various meeting
= of the different departments and cor
! y ferences connected with the State Sur
y day School Convention held here thi
= week. Many of the General Session
y being held in the Christian Churcl
/ At the Methodist Church are the II
y formation and the Registration off
ces and there also is the headquartei
y of the Gen. Sec. of the Mo. Sunda
u School Association, Herman Bowma
~ At the Presbyterian and Bapti
u Churches the separate conferences ar
~ ST ecial meetings are being held.