The Mena weekly star., 1916-12-14
|B|C SUNDAY SCHOOL
 CONVENTION DEC. l5
Lengthy Program Prepared to Cover Six Sessions-PPomine Workers From Over State in Attendance
 Is State Wide Move.

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 --Is State Wide Move.
 County President A. J. Gramley met with a committee one day this week to prepare the program for the first district Sunday school con- vention that has ever been held in Polk county The meeting will be part of movement being carried on all over the state for the purpose of placing Sunday mhool work an all organized and cooperative basis so that more effective work may be done.
 The district convention will be held in Mena on Friday night, De- eember i5. and on the following Saturday and Sunday, and will bring together Sunday school work CTS from all over the western part of the county. Later meetings will be held in the other three districts of the county. The sessions Friday night and Saturday will be held in the First Christian church, and the sessions on Sunday afternoon and night will be held in the NJ. E. church, South. State Secretary Frank l.. James of Little Rock will be in attendance turnout the entire session, and he will bring a helpful message in every address that he will make The song service after the opening session will be in charge of Prof. NJ. L. Ferguson, who urges all of his singers to be pres ent so that this part of the program may be one of the most helpful and inspiring. The following program has been outlined: Friday Night, 7:30.
 Song Service led by Mrs. 0. A. Mason.
 Inyoeation-Re J. P. McLendon.
 Address of Weleome-Rev. w. B. Green
 Response--A. l.. Durham.
 Song.
 Address Prank l.. James, General Secretary of the Arkansas State Sunday School Association.
 Song.
 Benediction
 Saturday Morning, Dec. t6. 9 o'clock.
 Song Service led by Prof. NJ. L. Furgeson
 Devotional Exercises Rev. J. R. Rushing.
 9:30. The, Cradle Roll an Es- sential for Effective Sunday School Work'-A. L. Durham.
 9:i5. How Can We Interest Par ents in Sunday School Work?"-0. B. Stark 1 l0:00 The Church Members | Duty to the Sunday School-J. c. Mckee.
 i0d5. How to Maintain a Home Department'-Mrs. l.. w. B. Long. t i0:30. The Characteristics of an Efficient Sunday School Teacher" -Secretary Frank L. James.
 General Discussion.
 Saturday Afternoon, 1:30 O'Clock.
 Song Service led by Prof. M L. Furgeson.
 Devotional Exercises-Rev. Will Brantley 200 How to Reach and Teach the Little Ones Mrs. Mark ?. Ol- ney.
 2:l5. The Junior Girl'-Mrs. T. A. Park.
 2:3O The Junior Boy"-Mrs. c. w. Knight
 2:i5. Presenting Christ to the Little Ones Mrs. Sallie Moseley. | BOO The Pastors Duty to the Sunday School"-Rev. w. B. Green. l Address-Secretary Frank l.. James.
 Saturday Night, 7:3O O'Clock.
 Song Service led by Prof Nj. L. l Furgeson.
 Devotional Services-Dr. L. w. B. Long.
 Practical Methods for Increas- ing Membership and Stimulating Attendance"-Mark P Olney.
 Song.
 The Problem of the Teen Ageo- Secretary Frank L. James. Song.
 Benediction.
 Sunday Afternoon, 2:3O O'Clock.
 Song Service led by Prof. M. l.. Furgeson.
 Devotional services-Rev. T. A. Park. 1 Address Secretary Frank L. James Song. | Bencdictlun
 Sunday Night, Union Meeting
 Song Service by Union Choir.
 Devotional Services-Rev. w. NJ. 1 CraWson.
 Song.
 What the County Organization Expects from the Local Sunday Schools and the District Conven- tion' Rev, A. J. Gramley, County President
 Organized Sunday School Work"
 Secretary Frank L. James.