Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-09-28
SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION HELD
Gratiot Co. Sunday School
Convention at Wheeler on
Sept. 23rd and oath.
MANY PEOPLE WERE PRESENT
Addresses on Prohibition Were
the Big Features of the
Convention.

In keeping with their regular Gus.
tom the representatives of Gratiot
county's numerous Sunday schools met
in annual convention at Wheeler, last
Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 23-24th
On Saturday morning as fast as dele.
gates arrived they were enrolled and
assigned places to stay during the
convention.
At eleven o'clock all being assem-
bled in the convention hall. a spirited
scng service was held, led by Rev
Dunbar of Wheeler. This lasted about
thirty minutes, Immediately after
which devotionals were conducted by
Rev. NJ. A. Baund of Breckenridge.
The afternoon service was opened
by another "sing" led by Rev. Dun
bar. The next half hour was about
equally divided between the song
service and the devotionals led by
Rev. Fillmore of Breckenridge. The
afternoon address given by j. VIM.
Eldredge, state specialist upon the
subject, "The A. o. B. c. Campaign"
needs no comment. Suffice to say
that II was very excellent and to the
point.
The next thirty minutes were given
over to short discussions by the
Messrs. J. n. Mccall of Ithaca. VIM.
Foster, Pompeii; w. f. Swope, River
dale; and Edgar Sias of Forest Hill
The afternoon session closed with an
efficiency conference conducted by
Prof +. $. Goodrich of Albion, and J.
VIM Eldridge of Cincinnati, lasting
about an hour, collection and bene-
diction.
The evening service was opened
again by song service led by DR.. NJ.
G. Skinner. followed by the secre-
tary's report of the past years work.
The principle feature of the evening
was temperance lecture given by J.
Vim. Eldredge, entitled, Michigan
Wet or Dry"
After a good nights rest most of
the delegates were on hand at nine
O'Clock Sunday morning The pro-
gram was as follows:
9:00-Song and praise service.
9:30-"What can we do to better
Sunday school attendance and effici
ercy in Gratiot?" Officers and teach
crs conference on Rally Day, "Go-to-
School-Sunday, "Divi $ i on
Day etc, everyone joining in the
11:OO-Address, The Boy and the
Sunday School," Mrs. A. +. Branch,
ST Louis.
An interesting comment might be
made that all talked Of getting the
boy to Sunday school but few men
toned how to keep him in there once
he was present
Afternoon
l:30-Songfest.
2:00-Address, Making Michigan
Dry" Prof. F. S. Goodrich, state sec
retary, followed by a discussion under
the head of What Will We Do About
It ?" Rev. Mason, Alma; Rev. Her
shey, Ithaca; Rev. Biaund Brecken-
ridge; Rev +. +. Gainder, st. Louis;
F. L. Convis, Ithaca; Fred Fea, Elm
Hall, leading the discussion.
4:00-Problems of the country
Sunday school were discussed to some
ength by Leon Cook of Ashley.
Evening
The last meeting was by far the
'anner meeting. Beginning at 7:30
Prof. F. S. Goodrich lectured on pal
estine as | Saw It." Prof Goodrich
mas visited Palestine twice and was
we'll fitted to handle the subject. He
ed the audience in imagination from
fIoboken, n. Y, across the ocean to
,alais, thence to Italy, Carlo, Egypt,
visiting the museums, etc, there, at
tending the worlds Sunday School
at Switzerland, sights in
Palestine, all the time carrying the
Audience with him and making it
seem as though all were in reality
hi the trip.