The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-04-12

tendents and teachers to make the
schools success. There, must be
forethought as to the program, some
Thing new each Sunday. Teacher
)must be on time. and attention paid to
the bell of the superintendent. The
records must be well kept and effort
made to bring forward in order pro-
, grams as to home and foreign mis-
|siOns, help for the needy and of course
observing rally and decision days and
the like. Rev. Priestley had some good
stories to illustrate his points, and
made a pleasing impression on his lis
Il teners.
In the afternoon Mr.. Nugent, of Lo-
!gan, the veteran agent of the Ameri.
can Sunday School union, spoke at
some length of his work, which was
the founding and maintaining OF union
schools. A union school had been the
beginning of thousands of churches in
time, and whole communities infiu-
enced for good. He said he was ready
to come to any neighborhood and help
organize a school,
Mr.. Hutton took up the grading OF
the schools. Grading was used in the
day schools and was needed in the
Sabbath schools also. In the grading
the cradle roll covers the child from
birth to three years, and then followed
the beginners, four to five; primary,
six to seven; juniors, nine, ten, elev-
en-. The secondary department had
two divisions, intermediate, twelve to|
sixteen, and senior, from seventeen to
Twenty Then came the adult, which
took care of the scholar from twenty.
one until graduation to heaven came
in due time. The central point in the
work was to have the pupil know
Jesus, accept Him and then act out
the teaching of His religion in the
world.
Rev. Mitchell, of Manila, spoke very
thoughtfully as to the need Of def
mite Sunday school program. A same
ness of program was death to any
school, The superintendent who did
his duty was making plans all thel
week for the program of the coming
Sunday. Not alone the usual special
days should be noted, but many others
could with profit be thought out.
Home Mission day, Vocation day, Moth
ers' day, Memorial day, Temperance
day, Children's day, Decision day and
the like can be given special programs
with the best of effect in interesting
the scholars and holding them to thei
school.
The committee On resolutions report |
ell at the Thursday afternoon session.
Mrs. Lyon read the resolutions which
were adopted unanimously. The re
port was as follows:
Resolutions.
Resolved, That Your COMMITTEES find
cause for rejoicing that since the last
convention saloons have ceased toI
have legal existence in Iowa. and urget
that all use their influence to place Al
prohibition section in the state conf
stitution.
Resolved. That we commend the
progress along advanced Sunday school
lines in the organization of Adult
Bible classes and Teachers Training
classes, and the graded lesson system
in many schools, and recommend that
all schools adopt these features.
Resolved, That we heartily endorse
the Home department and Cradle
Roll as strong features of Sunday school
work which every school can make use
of, and recommend that no school be
without these from this time onward.
Resolved, That we fully appreciate
the services to this convention OF Mr.
Walter Hutton and are pleased tOI
know that he has become permanent
resident of Iowa. We feel that EisI
work will result in great things forI
the Sunday schools of our state.
Resolved, That the thanks of thisl
invention are due the people OF Ma.
nilla, who have opened their homes
for the entertainment of the delegates.
and to the Sunday school workers
who made such adequate arrangements
for the convention, and we hope that
there will be full reward in an up
lift for Sunday school work as result.
Mrs. Grace D. Lyon.
II. J. Cook,
Committee.
The committee on naming the ON
GERS for the coming year made re.
Dort and it was adopted. 1t was as iol-
lows:
President Sears Mctlenry. Denison.
Vice President, T.. G. Dannatt. West!
Side. -
Secretary and Treasurer, Chas. X.
Meyers. Denison.
Elementary Division superintendent
Miss Susie Craft, Denison.
Secondary Division superintendent
f. l.. Hoffman, Denison.
Adult Division Superintendent, Prof.
B. j. Still, Manila.
Home and Visitation Superlntend'|
ent, Mrs. Z. w. Pierce, Deniso1.
Teacher Training superintendent
Rev. j. C. TOurtellot, DenisOn.
Temperance Department Superlnteh
dent, Miss Manetta Jorgensen, van.
Missionary Department Superinten.||
dent, Mrs Anna Williams. Denison.
Executive Committees: F. l.. Hon
man. Denison: VIM. Lindberg, kiron;
F. l.. vanSlyke, Manila: Harvey|]
Cook, Denison; f. G. Virgins, DOW
City.
NJ Denison. made her report on theI
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