The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-20
MAHASKA SUNDAY
SCHOOL MEETING
COUNTY CONVENTION BRINGS
MANY WORKERS TO CITY.
FINE REPORTS FROM THE FIELD
Seventeen Out of the Seventy County
Schools Were Represented at
the First Observation-Disclosures
Meeting This Afternoon.


Association opened Monday, with the
afternoon session held in the new
Congregational church. An excellent
representation OF the Sunday schools !
of the county marked the opening |
meeting and gave assurance of a sue |
cessful conference. Delegates from |
Oskaloosa, Fremont, New Sharon, Ce-
dar, Wright, Giyin, Abba, Washington, |
Pella Lakonta and many from the |
country and rural schools of the coun- |
ty attended the first meeting.
Special Sunday school workers of
the state of Iowa are in the city, and
have place on the convention pro
| gram, as leaders and instructors.
Among the special representatives of
the State Sunday School Association
are State Secretary w. D. Stem of Des
Moines, Associate State Secretary
Hatton of Des Moines. Miss Elizabeth
Dean of Newton, Rev. e. II. Strana-
han, pastor of the local Friends
church. w. j. Howell. president of the
Mahaska County Association, and II.
e. Kilmer, secretary of the county or
ganiZation.
Seventeen Schools Represented.
Seventeen ont of the seventy Sun
day schools in Mahaska county were
represented at the first meeting of the
convention. A large number of del
egates arrived late in the afternoon
and last evening and registered at the
night service More delegates ar
rived today and one Of the largest reg
istiratons of the Mahaska County AS
sociation conference is expected this
yea.
Committees Named
Convention committees have been
named to report at the business meet
ing held at four o'clock this afternoon
On the nomination committee were
placed Mrs. o. f. Chinn of Oskaloosa,
H. H. Morrison of Givin, and H. E..
Kilmer OF Oskaloosa. The commit
tee on resolutions is composed of
Rev. NJ. r. Regan of Fremont, Mrs. A.
Rinden of Oskaloosa and G. w. Van
Dram of Lakonta.
Monday Afternoon Session.
Important events of the opening
. pro gram included the Association
hour conducted by Associate State
: Secretary Hutton, the lecture by Rev
+ e. II. Stranahan of this city, and the
o general discussion on Adult Glass
t Work, led by Rev. M. r. Regain oil
Fremont.
J. President w. J. Howell, speaking
n during the Association hour, gave the
n purpose and scope of tae county aSso
- citation. lie sad that the purpose Of
y the organization was to make poor
. Sunday schools good, and good Sunday
8 schools better. The scope Of the
|. Sunday school should include every
class from the cradle to the grave.
Reports by the different superin
| tendents and secretaries of the yari
| Gus departments of the county asSO
citation revealed a slight increase anC
advancement over the previous year
n Rev. E. H. Stranahan of the Friends
church spoke on Taking Our Measure
giving the minimum standard of every
Sunday school, which has been pre-
pared by the International Sunda!
t School Union. Ten main issues are
t included in the standard and are
e The Cradle Roll, The Home Depart
Il ment, Organized Bible Glasses in thu
Secondary and Adult Divisions, Grad
u ed Organizations and Instruction, Mis-
l. sonary Work, Temperance Work, De
j. cision Day or Days, Denominations
f. work, and Regular Workers Confer
ence. The Sunday school that doe
, not have all of these features is no
e considered a complete Sunday schoo
S. by the International officers.
|, Mr.. Hutton in leading a discussion
a. on County Standards stated that ey
k cry county but one in Iowa is organ
ized for Sunday school work
'r Monday Evenings Session.
y The night service of the conventio
e has a large attendance and was an eH
II Cellent meeting. Special vocal mt
II sic by Miss Leora Price opened tn
8 session. Rev. w. l.. Waters Of tn
IL Conversational church was the frs
" speaker. and he gave short talk o
III "The Absent Adult: Do We Wan
y Him." Rev. Waters considered tn
u adult and his relation to the Sunda
u school. While the adult seems to b
of secondary Importance TO the SUI
., day school and the children the frs
~ the influence of the adult is great
H. II needed to advance the Sunday schoC
u among the children. The adult
i needed greatly by every Sunda
school The Sunday school must az
Or minister to the needs of every ind
Of vidual in the community or 1T is nj
r. filling it's place in the world" state
lie M. Waters. r
y Mr. Huttons short talk on Trail
=. .: ing the Worker" followed the discus
=, sion by Rev. Waters. According
~ Mr.. Hutton, every Sunday school
"a "a as strong and effective as its weake:
~ member. The Sunday school mus
o. have large corps of trained officer
teachers and assistants to be success
III full. sss
~ Round Tables and Dinner
IL Tho session this morning assume
A the form of round tables for the d
Id cussion of problems of vital impol
of ance to the Sunday school worke
Groups of delegates under the lea
ership of special Sunday worker IN
In the various rooms of the Congree
hit tional church to consider matters
en- Importance.
Of The worA of the elementary diyisi
in. was in charge of Miss Dean of Newt
sy and this class considered the chars
ii teristics, and needs of the pupil, a
ak the kind of teaching required. Folio
he irg the hour of general discussi
ed Miss Dean explained the equipme
and illustrative material that can