The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-26
SUNDAY SCHOOL
 WORKERS AT COVE
Eleventh Annual Meeting of Polk County Association Held Friday, Saturday and Sunday. De-
 tobcr 20. 2i and 22.
fBy I. P. Fulton. Special Cor respondent for The Staf.9

respondent for The starr
 The Polk County Sunday school Association was organized in Au- gust, 1905. and the eleventh annual convention was held at Cove, Octo- Der 20. 2i and 22. The convention was adjourned at noon Sunday in order that the delegates and visit ors might return home on the after noon trains. Owing to the absence of several speakers, the printed pro- gram was changed considerably, but without seriously affecting the en- thusiastir work of the convention. As carried out the program was as gellnms
 Friday Night.
 After tue opening number of song and devotional exercises. Prof. c. N. Wood delivered the address of welcome followed by a response by A. E. Durham. Rev T. A Park in- lroduced a resolution, which was adopted. providing for an official time keeper, in order Co regulate the length Of time to be occupied by the speakers. Clarence Whan was appointed, and it must be said That he discharged his duties faith- fuity during the entire convention. Rev. A. ]. Gramley. president Of the association delivered an able address on the Mission and Importance of Sunday Schools, and stated that the success of the Sunday School de- Ebends upon the cO-0peratlon of parents with the ability and devo- fiOu of superintendents and teach CTS IEe also stated that good Sunday school is just as important Co a community as good public school Rev. Parks then took the r0strunI and delivered an able ad- dress on Sunday school work in general. He stated that over a half million children of school age in Arkansas do not attend Sunday sfheoi, and this deplorable fact Is largely because church people dc not help answer their own prayers Rev Parks is an earnest and i'm pressite speaker and made a pro- found impression upon his audience At the conclusion of his address, tho convention adjourned until Sat arday morning.
 Saturday Morning.
 Song and devotional exercises again opened the program followed by reports of Sunday school super lasendents. Rev. |. l.. James oI Little Rock, secretary of tho Ar. kansas Sunday School Association then delivered short address re. karding statistics on Sunday schoo work thruout the state, and alss gave superintendents some vaiuabi, Instructions concerning their duties Tue reports included two schools from Mena. the First Presbyterian and Methodist two from Cove, tn Presbyterian and Baptist, and onl each from Hatfield Shady Grove and Owens Chapel, making seven il all. out of about i5 Sunday school in the county What is the matter neighbors? In this connection tn president suggested that the report Of the Sunday schools he handed il later, so they could be recorded The question of financing Sunda, schools was discussed by Rex Park. and he suggested that on day III the year be set apart as Sun day School Day for the purpose 0 collecting funds for carrying on tn work The State Secretary suggest ed that a Southwide Sunday Schoc Bay be substituted for Rev. Park plan and the matter was deferre for future action. The next mum Der on the program was an addres by Rev. l.. w E. Long on the sub lect of Paul's Plan" and he quote Ireely from the Scriptures to prov hls point in making collections fo 1iiufeii and Sunday seti6os work Rex James made an excellent tall nn inc "Grumber." and then tn convention enjoyed the number ol fec program called the "Get-Ac quaaNed Hour. and such a ham shaking picnic was never witnesse, m the old church before Thi hour also included the enrollmen ef delegates. superintendentS an, patrons. The next number was al address hy Q. E. Stark on "Th, Community Builder" and he han died the subject in a very able man. ner Secretary James then addres She convention on several genera fopics pertaining to Sunday schoo work Rev James is a powerful orator and he advanced the cduca.