Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-28
ANNUAL SABBATH
SCHOOL MEETING
Dauphin County Association
Holds Two-Day Convention
at Millersburg

MllerSpurg, IA, June 20. = 1he
thirty-first annual convention of the
Dauphin County Sabbath School AS
sociation which was held here on
| Tuesday and Wednesday was de-
clared by Colonel H. C. Demming,
one OF the Sunday school veterans
of the county, to have been one OF
the finest ever held by the associa-
| ton. Certainly, next to the unani-
nous vote on the motion to urge the
President and the Pennsylvania
senators to support the prohibition
measure, the most enthusiastic
action of the convention was the eX-
preston of gratitude TO the people
| of Millersburg for their splenolo
| democratic hospitality.
Professor Mack of Philadelphia'
led the singing with an enthusiasm
and artistic finish that contributed
| to the success of the meetings. Tne
devotional services with which each
session opened were led by the Mill
lersburg pastors, the Rev. Lawrence
L. Bair, of the Reformed Church, In
Rev. w. c. Sheath, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church; the Rev. Nj. L:
| Burger. of the United Evangelical
| Church, and the Rev. A. l.. Hasler,
| of the United Brethren Church. The
Lutheran pastor. the Rev. ]. II.
Musselman. was out of town.
Joseph C. Corbett welcomed the
convention in the name of the
| churches and people In Miliersburg,
| to which the Rev. DR.. Lockhart re-
/ sponded on behalf of the conven-
/ ton.
Only Half In sunday Schools
| In the annual reports, President
H. II. Hoy pointed out the fact that
only fifty per cent. of the population
of Dauphin county are in the Sunday
schools. The other fifty per cent.
contribution from each school of the
county of one and one-half cents
| per member for the lnterdenomina-
| tional work. The county pledge to
| the state work is $3.50.
The statistical secretary, e. F.
Weaver, reported that only 1872
| schools out of 226 in the county,
G. Aldinger reported that he had
begun the year with a balance of
| $69.94 and received $492.39. a total
| of S562.33, and had expended
| S555.77, leaving a balance of $685..
At the morning session Miss l..
Grace Kane, the state elementary
! superintendent, outlined the work
of the elementary division and gave
many suggestions for doing the
work.
Mrs. W. N Yates illustrated on
the blackboard the story of David
rescuing the lamb from the lion, as
she explained the value of the
blackboard for instruction. State
Secretary Landes pointed out the
fact that only about eight per cent.
of a congregation can be depended
upon for real services and that it is
up to the Sunday schools to increase
that percentage.
]. B. Martin, of Middletown, pre-
sided at the evening session, at
which J. W. Barker gave an earnest
plea for teacher training, indicating
| its importance for real work in the
Sunday school. Professor H. H.
Shenk, in an address. on The Four
| Hundredth Anniversary of the Pro-
! testant Reformation" traced the.
lines of development OF the great
movement as led by Zwingli, Luther,
| Calvin, Simons and others and show
ed how they are converging to-day
| toward the substantial unity of the
church. The session closed with
Rev. ]. D. L. Deavor, of Harrisburg.
| "Call to Service"
On Wednesday morning, the Rev.
Paul Hummel, of Hummelstown.
| presided. Miss Kane showed the
| importance of the Forward Look"
in elementary work, as the little
folks are to be the leaders of to-
morrow. c. P. Haenlen, of Hum
naelssown, gave an optimistic re-
ton in the county. w. G. Landes
sounded a stirring Call to Service"
| taking as his text Uncle Sans call
for troops. So, he said, there Is a
call for spiritual service even more
important than the country's serv-
ice. The Rev. A. ]. Greene. of Har-
4 rlsburg, closed this session with the
benediction.
D. NJ. Stine, of Elizabethville. pre-
sided in the afternoon. The Rev.
Chester Rettew, of Halifax, in the
first address on 1.-The Organized
Bible Class" presented the oppor-
tunities of the class for converting,
training and enlisting men as Chris
tians. Miss Turner. primary super
intendent of the Fifth Street Metho-
dist Episcopal Church of Harris
burg, sang a soprano solo. Mr..
Landes gave a humorous and effec-
tive ddress on the -Four C's''-con-
viction, conservation, cooperation
and commonsense. One of the most
talked of addresses of the conven-
ton was that of the Rev. E. C. Ke-
boch's on Practical Sunday School
Evangelism"
At the election of officers, practi-
cally all the old officers were re-
elected. The list of officers will be
published later. The Rev. Mr.. Kerr,
of Higbspire, pronounced the bene-
diction in closing this session.
Resolution Favors Prohibition
At the evening session DIR. F. F.
Holsopple, Anti-Saloon League su-
perintendent of the Harrisburg dis
trict, showed how the navy, the first
line of national defense, the army.
the second line, and the industries,
the third line, all depend on a stall
wart manhood and womanhood
which must not be undermined by
any evils. At his suggestion the
convention passed, most thusiasti-
cally, a resolution urging the Presi-
dent and the United States senators
from Pennsylvania to support the
prohibition clause in the food con-
troll bill. Colonel II. c. Dem ming,
The corresponding secretary, sent the
message at once.
Colonel Demming made the con-
cluding address of the convention
on "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God"
He illustrated the minute care of
God in the atomic structure of mat
ter and the microscopic life of the
world and the mighty power of God
in the creation and control of the
| ,,ptuaraa ~ afa1Ior hAafa II