The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-04-26
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convention of the Mahaska County
Sunday School Association and al
though the rainy weather interfered
quite a little with the attendance,
particularly from the country, it
was nevertheless a session of decid-
ed profit to all who attended.
At the afternoon session, after the
opening devotional exercises, Rev. c..
! h. DeVoe spoke on the topic of
Workers Conferences; - How and
When We Hold Them and What We
Accomplish by Them" This was
followed by Rev. S. j. Malone taking
the place of Mrs. S. J. Neville who
was away by sickness, on the sub
ject of Missionary Instruction and
Systematic Giving" Here was
practically two subjects in one but
both were blended into a splendid
and helpful talk.
Rev. e. H. Stranahan of the Friends
church, who has just returned from
a trip to Kansas, spoke on "Idealiz-
ing the Real and Realizing the Ideal"
This was thoroughly practical and
useful talk along the line of increas-
ing the efficiency of Sunday school
work. Rev. M. Ray Wilson of FIRE.
mont gave the report of the commit
ltee on progress, and in this was rec
commended special Sunday school
display at the Southern Iowa Fair
and Fall Festival that is to be held
in Oskaloosa next September.
A yearly Sunday School Day and
a general picnic was also suggested,
and the schedule of standard schools
as planned by the International Sun
day School Association was also ap-
proved. In this connection a stand
ard school comprises, LIST, Cradle
Roll and Home Department; I'd a
Graded Organization and system OF
instruction; 3D., Training classes for
the development of Sunday School
Workers; 4th, Organized Adult
classes and also the secondary sec
tions as lntermedite, Junior, Prima-
ry, Beginners, &C.; 9Th, Temperance
Instruction; 9th, Decision Day OBJ
served; 7th, Workers Conferences;
9Th, Denomirhtional requirements
complied with; 9th, Missionary In
struction and Offering; 10th, State
Sunday School Requirements COM
piled with. Each of these divisions
scores 10 per cent and school that
is organized according to the entire
ten subdivisions represents 100 per
cent standard school.
4 List of County Standard Schools.
Friends church, Oskaloosa, 100
Lakonta, United Brethren, 100. Con-
gregational, Oskaloosa so. Fremont
Baptist, 90. Central M. e. of Oska-
oosa, 80. First Reformed of Oska-
!oosa, so. Christian of New Sharon
20. Friends church of New Sharon
20. Christian of Barnes City, 60. St
James Episcopal of Oskaloosa, So.
United Presbyterian, 80. NJ. E. Church
Of Givin, So. Coal Creek Union
church, 80. Christian church of Os.
kaloosa, So Hawkeye school, so
Christian of Fremont, 40. M. E. OF
Beacon, 80. M. E. of Cedar, 80
Friends North H Street, Oskaloosa
30. Free Methodist of Oskaloosa, %
Highland Friends 20. NJ. E. church OF
Lacey, 20. Union church of Wright
20. Friends church, Bloomfield, 20
Russell Chapel, 10. Rose Hill 10
Tioga, ). Total, q out of total OF
70 schools in the county. The bal
nce not reporting.
remnants Awarded. .'"'.
Cradle Roll pennant went to the
GOAL Creek Union school. Best Nor
NAL class, Friends church of Oska-
loosa. Highest Standard school
also went to the Friends church OF
Oskaloosa on account of their eXcep-
tional equipment. Temperance, La
konta, United Brethren school. Best
progress during year, Lakonta U. B
school. Junior Work, Lakonta U. B
school. Decision Day results, La
konta U. B. school making total OF
pennants taken by this school.
Missions, to the Congregational
church of Oskaloosa. Best Home
Department, Rose Hill. The Senior
and Adult Bible Glass pennant
awards were referred to the Advisory
Committee for adjustment and the
intermediate and Beginners pennants
could not be awarded on account oil
incomplete reports. Out of total
of 13 remnants Lakonta received 4
and the Oskaloosa Friends church q
officers Elected.
President, w. j. Howell, Oskaloosa
Vice presidents, Rev. G. ID. Loehr
of First Reformed church, Oska-
loosa, and C. L. Farmhouse, Oska-
loosa.
| ecretary-Treasurer, II. L. Kiimer,
Osaloosa.
Il Superinte ndcn,s.
Elementary Work, Mrs. j. A. Rey-
nolds, Oskaloosa; Assistant, Miss
Winifred Lockwood, Coal Creek.
Adult Work, Rev. S. J.. Malone, Os
kaloosa.
Temperance, Mrs E. o. Chinn, os-
kaloosa.