Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-10-11
SUNDAY SCHOOL
WORK Of STATE
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One of the interesting features of
the Sunday school convention for the
state, to be held in Tucson Friday,
will be the report of the general SUI
perintendent of the association This
report in part, will be as follows:
Dear Friends:
l am humbly, yet proudly grateful
to the God and Father of us all that
| have the honor of standing before
the delegates to the Twentieth Annual
Sunday School convention of our be-
loved state, Arizona. We represent
the largest, most democratic, most
inclusive, most comprehensive and
useful organization in the state.
The Arizona Sunday School associa-
ton is co cooperative effort of all de-
nominations to extend and improve
Sunday school work in Arizona. 1t is
the only organization which aims to
help every Sunday school in the state
1t seeks helpful cooperation, not
union; its conventions and institutes
discuss methods of work by way of
suggestion, not by authority, therefore
it helps many, il hinders none. Its
conventions and institutes are schools
of methods open to all Sunday school
workers The association does not
try to organize union Sunday schools
but to create public sentiment in favor
of UNCONVENTIONAL Sunday schools
where they are needed and to make
existing Sunday schools better. The
leaders of Sunday school though in
the various denominations help in this
work. The work done by the associa
ton is managed by an executive COM
mittee of Christian men.
The Arizona Sunday School associa-
ton sells nothing. The work of the
association is supported entirely by
free will offerings. The Sunday
schools. the classes and individuals
contributing such amounts as they
will. The association has no axe to
grind, no ambitions, no political jobs
or nothing to do but help all Sunday
school workers and all Sunday schools
willing to be helped
Every Sunday school in the state,
UNCONVENTIONAL and union, willingly or
unwillingly, belongs to the association.
There is no way for a school to Join"
or to withdraw.
The school may give to the associa
ton or it may not 1t may receive
benefits or it may not from the as
ISOLATION. It is a part of the state
association regardless of attitude or
action. The association is anxious to
serve all schools. 1t will if the schools
will let it.
We neither claim nor eovet author
AAS ONSl d Sll5iC etNl III ,f'lfN oNilOOi.
Our work is to suggest and cooperate,
Every school and every Sunday school
worker is therefore part of this con-
vention, and welcome to all its privi
leges and benefits. E@A
The association is a co -ordinating
evangelestic, missionary, educational
force, unequaled by any othef in the
state.
Arizona has had an employed secre-
81 ~ L
employed officer in the state, associa-
ton. .i,
The executive committee and super
intendents of departments give their
time and thought to the work volun-
tarily,
Each county in the state is organ
lied and has its officers doing volun-
tary work.
Two thirds of the population of our
state is Catholic Mormon Mexican
and Indian. One-haIf of the re-
mainder is nom Christian.
There are in our Sunday schools
about $4,000 The growth in our Sun
day school population, number of
organized classes, cradle rolls, home
departments, teacher training classes,
is full of promise and encouragement.
About 1900 are in the Mormon Sun
day schools of the state and about TO-
600 receiving some form of religious
instruction in Catholic churches. This
would give a total of 4 900 receiving
religious instruction in the state.
The following totals for the year S
work presents an inadequate idea OF
the years work, but will suggest some
of the primary activities of the gem
eral secretary.
Conventions held ........... SO
Convention addresses ...... 20t
Convention attendance ....... 20, Sc;
Sunday School addresses ..... 8.
Other addresses Observation-Disclosures. 10!
Total number of addresses. 40l
Total attendance ...............42, 68i
Counties organized ..-.... 3:
Glasses organized ............ 4.
Teacher training classes or
ganized ........-....-.. ).
Miles travelled .................3 81 ,01S
Letters written ............. l,90l
Pieces of literature given out.s... 3,20'
Executive sessions with county
and state officers .......... A;
Each of these items divided would
give about the correct figure for eacl
state.
The following totals will indicate thu
strength of our Sunday school worl
in the state
Total number schools Protest
anti ... ........-, 33
Total number officers .......... l. 03
Total number teachers ......... 1,60!
Total membership ...-.......24 "a, 49,
Total average S. S. attendance. TO- SO
Total number in cradle roll. So
Total number in home dept. -. 81
Total number in teacher train
ing department ........... AZ
Total number hold T. T. GER
tificateS ..... ............ 8
Total number using graded lit
erature ...--. .s....-.....,..r..
l think you will all agree that NJ
institution in the state doing SINH
lar amount of business could hav
been maintained as economically d
ours
Arizona has received $1.4S0 from
schools and individuals 1t has spen
this money as follows:
Salary of general secretary,
E. d. Raley ................$ 5000
Travelling expenses ........ 1900
Ol1lce .'.... 400
POSTAGE 1850 ..---........ of.4
Printing 80. ........ 62S
1ncidentals ....... 24.3
1916 convention ........... 144.5
International 1.-THE ..-..i..... -147.7
oldl ...--.5...-- 1870 81 ,4fz.4
Balance on hand ........... 79