The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20
Mr., HOWELL AGAIN
MADE PRESIDENT
ELECTED HEAD OF MAHASkA
~ SUNDAY SCHOOL.
RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED
Closing Sessions of the Convention
Brought With Great Interest.
One of the Best Meetings
Ever Held. .-

The report of the committee on
nomination was accepted and the fol
lowing list of officers weFe elected in
the Mahaska county Sunday school
convention on Tuesday afternoon:
President-W. j. Howell
Vice Presidents-Dr. J. E. Fleener
and c. l.. Farmhouse.
Secretary and Treasurer-H. E. Kill
mer.
District Presidents-W. ]. Rice, |. p.
DeCook, c. e. Brewer, p. F. Efin and
II. H. Morrison. @...a.
Executive Committee. A. Baltsel,
H. H. Morrison, l. N. Taylor, A. Rim
den and A. H. Tandy,
Observation-Disclosures Work, Win
ME Lockwood; Home Department,
Mrs. A. Rinden; Teacher Training,
Rev E. H. Stranahan;, House to House
Visitation, w. |. Rice; Temperance,
Mrs. e. o. Chinn; Missions, Rev, w.
l.. Waters; Adult, c.. Ed Beman;
Young Men, G. r. D. Kramer, Jr.
Resolutions Adopted.
We your committee on resolutions
report as follows:
Resolved that our County Sunday
School Convention now in session eX-
press it's deepest rerget at the alb
sence of our beloved brother and fel
low worker, Mr.. M. Hedge, and that
we extend to him and his family our
heartfelt sympathy in his present ser
ious illness, and that we pray for
Gods sustaining grace and blessing
for them.
Further, that as an appreciation for
his nearly quarter of centurys
service in Sunday school work and as
token of our sympathy we send
bouquet of flowers to his bed side.
That, also, we express our regret
that our Jealous worker and township
president, Mr.. John A. Baitsel, was
prevented from being with us.
Resolved that we express our ap'
probation of the presence AMI Work
among US of our state officers, .Mf.
Stem and Mr. Hutton.
Resolved that we express our ap-
probation of the Jealous and inteii1-
gent work of our Sounty officers dur
ing the year that has passed and dur
ing this convention.
Resolved that we express our great
appreciation of the help rendered us
by the ladies and gentlemen who have
taken part on our program, and that
we mention especially in this respect
the very great help given us by MISS
Dean.
Resolved that we express our great
fuL appreciation for the cordial hOspi-
tality extended to Us by the pastor
and members of the Congregational
church in opening their church to, us
and assisting us in all possible ways
and that we especially express our
selves for the good work of the Con
gregational ladies',
Resolved that we express our graft
tude for the extremely efficient ser
vice rendered us by the Press of this
CITY and the kind spirit which prompt
ed it.
Resolved as those having especially
to do with our boys and girls through
the highly formative years of life, we
deplore the running of the MOVING
picture shows in Oskaloosa on SUNDAY
and further, that we seek to conceh
trate public sentiment upon this prop
lem until it shall become thing o.
the past.
Resolved, that we urge all our de
nominational schools to attain at leas
to the minimum standard of efficiency
! of their respective denominations ant
that our union schools seek to at
tain at least to the ten point STAND
ard of the association.
Resolved that we urge all GU
schools to come up with their respeet
i've shares of the partial support
the county association before the frs
of May, and that we all spread abroa'
the great good to our county work DC
ing accomplished by our county omcer
with the funds we are applying.
Resolved that we urge all our toWI
ship officers to arrange the most der
mite AMI the strongest programs pos
sible and that we urge the loyal SUI
port of these officials by the worker
in our Sunday schools.
Resolved that we make dennlt
plans for attending our State ConVei
ton at Dubuque q to 30, and that a
many as possible go.
(Signed) #
Rev. NJ. r. Regan,
.-..,- G. w. Van Dram,
Mrs. A. Rinden.
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