The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-08
LAYS PLANS.
FOR EXTRA.
WAR WORK.
Sunday School AssOcia'
ton Will Aid the
Soldiers

NI WHAT 1T NNENN w NIL Wv AlMN
on Tho European battlefield, the
Michigan State Sunday School asso.
citation could be supported for i've
years. " was one OF the striking state
ments OF Prof r. S Goodrich. OF Al.
bion. secretary of the association.
in his annual report 10 the delegates
assembled I'm Arcadia. Wednesday
morning
Mr. Goodrich is asking for So
600 budget this year His recon
mendations include an efficiency
congress in every county. q cam
Taien 10 increase the membership
OF Bible classes and the putting into
effect OF adequate plans whereby
Che association will do its part IN
The religious work Of the war These
war plans have already been out
lined and the details will be mailed
10 every sunday school superintcn-
dent IN the statc within the next
frw days The objects OF this work
viii be- two-foid.-to help the boys
who are already IN the service. and
particularly those az Camp Custer.
and 20 prepare those who will be
called later.
Another interesting point IN Sec
rotary Goodrich reports was that
the attendance in the Sunday
schools OF the state last sunday,
which was set apart as Go-toSun.
day School Sunday, was In excess OF
10000
Fully . 900 delegates and visitors
were present at the morning ses.
sion In Arcadia. presided over by +.
X Warren. OF Three Oaks, chair
man OF Tho executive committee.
over 500 delegates had registered
up 70 IN o'clock and II was expect.
ed that the registration would reach
AZ least 800 before night.
r X Mohr OF New Buffalo. treas
urer OF The 1sS0CIaTI0n. reported to
ial receipts OF S7,S2i43, and dis
hursemonts az s776tl7. leaving a
balance Of sCo2s Unpaid pledges
total sl.GSi96.
Marion lawrance, OF Chicago. sec
retarv Of me international Sunday
school association, in another OF HIS
hearf-to heart talks. emphasized the
importance OF having good teachers
in The sunday schools
"The success Of the sunday school
depends largely on tho teachers" he
said. There are plenty OF college
or high school graduates IN the
churches who don't even attend
SUNDAY school now. but who could
be enlisted as teachers II they were
properly approached person In
any church who can work and won {
work is no better than a dead man.
and takes up lot more room
The Rev. W. n. Schermerhorn,
president OF tho South Dakota Wes-
leyan university. delivered the third
of his series of Bible messages on
1.-THE teaching OF Jesus" 20 open
tho morning program His subject
was Tho life with God -
4 feature OF tho afternoon pro
gram in Arcadia will be talk by
Prof G. @ Hoyt, of tho Ypsllanti
Normal school. on THE efficiency OF
tho teacher for his task " Confer
onces viii be on In three churches
during the afternoon, the Central
Methodist. the Woodward ave Bap-
tist and tho First Presbyterian
Henry Gecrlinrs. OF Holland. was
reelected president OF tho associa-
ton "wednesday morning The 9th
or officers chosen are
Vice presidents ~ s. Gray. Ben.
ton Harbor tho Rev T. + Branch.
Ionia II Nisbct. Twining + G..
knight. Detroit. r T. Brooks Es
canada. and r s TAYLOR Pickford
Executive committee (three years.
James r Main Detroit J 4 Van
Heulen. Grand Rapids Albert La
TEuis. iceland " r. Pattengll,
Lansing, r. Moore, ST, clair
and T. + Horner. Eaton Rapids.
Or s g. Moore. Of Cadillac, was
elected 10 succeed The Rev j. u
6ieason eft neyRe city, en- The exec
utivo committee. Mr. Gleason having
removed from the state
The concert IN Arcadia Tuesday
night. under Tho direction Of Dr.
George ~ l.au. proved q great draw.
ing card Tho ball WIS crowded with
delegates and their friends and the
program offered was one Of eXcep-
tiouai merit tcaiuring the chorus OF
600 Young women from Detroit
churches
The members ~ the chorus pre-
scented Or Lau with bag in appre
citation Of his efforts Miss Ida "
nlick. secretary of the Wayne Couf.
80 SUNDAY school association Tor
several years past, who retireA THIS
week 90 become acting religious
work secretary OF the Y W g. A..
WAS Che recipient OF a leather brief
ease s. n Movers. director. OF re-.
ligious education In Westminster
Presbyterian church, made both pre-
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