The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-31
County 5. s. Convention.

the Fulton County Sunday Schoc
Association was held at Need
more on Thursday afternoon an,
evening. and Friday morning O
last week, and was a great sue
cess. The large attendance a
these yearly meetings is a meas
ure of the growth of popular in
terest in Bible study and all tina
pertains to Sabbath school work
Statistics show that Fulton Coun
ty continues to occupy a position
in the Front Line, and that bet
ter work is being done from yeal
to year.
Young lives are growing up t.
take the place of those who are
passing away, and there is in.
creasing need for Bible students
capable of teaching the Word Of
God. This is met, in a measure,
by the Teachers Training Course
where even two or more teachers
or prospective teachers can be
brought togeteer. Teach er
training under County Superin-
tendent Rev. Lewis While is
showing fine results. Miss
Blanche Smiths work on Pri-
mary Teaching and Missionary
Instruction, shows a fine grasp
of the situation. Her home school
reports seventeen conversions
during the past year. The Divine
order to begin at Jerusalem
and afterwards to the uttermost
parts of the earth, is illustrated
in Fulton County's fine showing
of ministers and missionaries
sent out. Systematic temper
ance instruction is gaining in
favor, and although Superintend.
ent Brewer was not present, he
sent a strong paper bearing on
the subject. A prohibition petit
tion addressed to President Will
son was circulated and received
a large number of signatures.
1t was forwarded Immediately.
A general movement of this kind
might accomplish much good,
especially as the President has
declared himself as willing to be
guided by the wish of the people
in this particular.
The number of pupils in all the
schools in the County is more
than 1000; officers and teachers,
nearly 500. This is, perhaps, the
strongest moral force and spirit
ual uplift that our county pos
sesses. The various Sunday
schools reports show, however,
that much work remains to be
done especially along the line of
Home Department. work. Mr..
Reels program (1) a home de-
partment in every school in the
County; (2) a better home de-
partment where one already ex-
lists; and g. Everybody reached,
is wise and affective. Miss Mar
tina Kendall spoke with great
earnestness on her department of
the work.
For the following year, the
convention elected the following
officers: President, Rev. Lewis
While; vice president, George w.
Fisher; treasurer, Wilson l..
Mace, delegate to the next State
Convention, Lewis While. The
following persons constitute the
Field Force: secretary, Geo. A.
Comerer; elementary superin-
tendent, Miss Grace Lodge; home
department, Mrs. c. B. Stevens;
teacher training, Rev. E. j.
Croft; o. A. B. c., Hon. John P.
Sipes; secondary division, Mrs.
Geo. W. Reisner; rural schools,
A. X. Nesbit; missionary, Miss
Blanche Smith; temperance, G.
j. Brewer.
Place of meeting of next con-
vention not decided upon. The
attendance varied from ITS to
300, and taxed the seating ca
pacity of the new M. E. church
in which the sessions were held.
The resolution which brought
forth the most hearty response
was that thanking the kind
friends who 80 generously and