The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-05-11
LIVING UP TO SLOGAN
Sunday School Workers Are Busy
in Mahaska County

The township conventions of the
Mahaska County Sunday School AS
ISOLATION commenced Sunday, one be-
ing held at Fremont in Cedar town
ship, and one at Beacon in Garfield
township. Both were well attended
and very successful.
The convention at Fremont COM
menced Saturday evening. Address
es by President David M. Edwards OF
Penn college and Secretary G. r. ID.
Kramer Jr, of the local Y. NJ. c. A.,
made up the Saturday evening pro
gram.
Sunday morning in the Methodist
church, the younger children of all the
township Sunday schools met A
lesson demonstration was given by
Mrs. Morehouse of Des Moines. This
was followed by an effective temper
ance demonstration by Mrs. E. O.
Chinn Of this city. These demon
STATIONS present their subjects very
lvividly and have much effect with the
children.
At the same time a union Sunday
school service was held in the Bap.
| fist church. All of the older Sunday
school members and delegates of the
township gathered for the services.
The Sunday school session was fol-
lowed by a special convention serv-
ice during which Mr.. and Mrs. More
house of Des Moines. special Sunday
school workers, delivered addresses.
Converting in the afternoon in the
Christian church, the service includ-
ed the Home Department demonstra-
ton that was given here during the
county convention, by the ladies and
men of the local Friends Sunday
school, and an address by County
School Superintendent, Miss Jessie
Duboc. Special music for the morn
ing mad afternoon meetings was fur
nished by c. l.. Farmhouse on the
cornet and Miss Ruth Benton, pianist
Mr. and Mrs. Morehouse, both, ad-
dressed the convention during the ev-
ening meeting. The night session
was cut short by the storm, which af-
fected the municipal lighting system
of Fremont, and broke the light cir
cult. leaving the entire town in dark
ness during the storm.
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Beacon was hostess to the Garfield
township annual convention. The
conference opened Sunday morning in
the Baptist church. Following the
union township Sunday school serv-
ice, the special session opened. A
round table discussion led by Mrs.
Kirk occupied most of the morning
hour. The Sunday school workers
find the open forum for the discussion
of Sunday school problems is the
most beneficial method of instruction
The social event of the day was
the basket dinner at noon.
In the afternoon the most import
ant service of the Garfield cOnyen-
tiOn was held. Address on timely
subjects by Rev. Christensen, Miss
COnOVer of this city, Mrs. S. J. Dut-
ton, also Of OSkaloOsa, Rev. Wayne
l.. Waters of the local Congregation
al church, and c. Ed Beman made up
the afternoon session
Reports by specially appointed COM
mittees came during the afternoon
meeting.
The first two of the series of town
ship conventions were very success
full and filled with promise for future
betterment Two conventions each
Sunday from now until the middle OF
July are planned.
The MahasKa County Sunday
School workers have adopted a slo-
gan for the current year, which they
will work to as a goal: "A Cradle
Roll and Home Department in every
Sunday School in the County. A
Superintendent in every,I
Sunday School in the County. One
thousand pledge signers during the |
yea"