Arizona republican., 1916-03-26
SUNDAY SCHOOL
 WORKERS MEET
Three Interesting Sessions of County Sunday School As sociation and Another at the Y. M. c. A. Stadium Today

Maricopa County Sunday Schools met in convention and held three ses- sions yesterday in the Central Church and will hold another this afternoon on the Y. M. C.. A. Stadium, the weather permitting. and in the Methodist Church if the weather is too winterish.
 All the sessions yesterday were largely attended by the workers from over the county and all seemed to feel that it is through meetings of this kind that the organization is to lift the Re- liGious Education of the Church to a higher standard.
 Most of the program was carried out according to the printed schedule. Seldom do speakers keep to the time as well as they did yesterday. Every speaker present had his full time and ended on time and every one went home last night full of the many good sug gestiOns anxious to put them to use in the local Sunday School.
 Dr. w. w. Wilkinson, the County President, gave the Convention many good things for future meditation and
  may be put to practice at once in many of the schools of the County. The three Divisions of the Sunday School were discussed by three of the l best Sunday School workers of the city, l Miss Irene B. Moves, R. F. Washburn and Rev. R. E. Dunlap. Children, young people and adults had the strongest emphasis placed upon them as leading factors in the Successful | Sunday School. Each is first in inn portance, depending upon the angle of the person. Certainly no one could es- cape the conviction that every part of the school is important.
 1 Clarence R. Craig gave brief sum- ming up of the activities proposed for young people during the week. The School that neglects the social side of l the child nature is going to lose out in the end, he said.
 ! MT. Hale could not be present be- cause of sickness and his place was de- lightfully filled by Mrs. Candy, who stirred up a bit of lively discussion and opposition to her sentiments of in teresting and lively music for the chil- dren. Some thought she would ignore the more thoughtful hymns and culti- vate a poor taste for good music among i young people. She finally had chance to explain that she did not mean any thing different than their standard. E. D. Raley took MT. Dorman's place and gave an address on the relation of the School to the Home and how to reach the Home with the Sunday School, which was requested, on reso- l lution, for publication
 Charles R. OSburn is probably the best versed on Teacher Training work ! of any one in the County. He gave his report and summed up some sugges- 1 tions for future work.
 Rev. Claude c. Jones put before the Convention some clear and emphatic l truths on the importance of preparing the teacher for his work
 | Dr. George R. Varney gave the Con- vention four doses of bitter medicine as he called it. He certainly left the 1 Convention quiet with thought, but re- solved to do its part in the living church that it might not vanish from | the earth because of indifference Dr. l Varney said, We ought to wake up, We ought to try social service, we will have to begin with boys and girls, and we will need to do it in a practical way" l Dr. George Logic turned attention to | the Book teaching and gave some in teresting comparisons between the In- dians idea of religious things and that l of the white man.
 Report of two committees were read one on resolutions and one ways and means.
 Resolutions:
 l. The Church was thanked for the use of the building for the Convention 2. The papers were thanked for printing the notes on the lesson.
 3. Workers were urged to hold local workers conferences and conventions that more efficiency might be attained
 4. Deplored the tennis games played and to be played on Sunday.
 }. Finally resolution of apprecia- l. tiOn of the good work done by the county president, Dr. Wilkinson
 The committee on ways and means read the following
 Be it resolved that we, delegates of the Maricopa County Sunday Schoo
  Convention assembled this day, Marct 25, 1916, herewith express our appre- criation of the services of Rev. E. b Raley, as General Secretary, of the State Association that we realize the need of money to carry on this work that we therefore seriously recommend that each Sunday School of the County pledge itself for ten cents per member per annum, as recommended by the State Association; and that sucf pledge be paid promptly that work neet not suffer for lack of funds.
 Be it further resolved that we rec. ommend the officers of the County As sociation and endorse the work done by them during the past year; and that wt recommend that one Sunday each veal be set aside on which a collection fol the work of the County and the State shall be taken"
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