The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-04-11
ENTHUSIASTIC S. S..CONVEKTION
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church. After the announcements as
to the revival meetings, in the church
Mr.. Hutton was called forward tc
present the financial claims OF the
association. Before doing so he out
lined what has been done in the past
and the plans for the future. He is
a fayorite with the Sabbath school
people of this county. He: spoke with
his usual vigor. Z ~
j General Secretary w. D. Stem came
forward for his great address; on "rhe
Call for Service" In the beginning
he took occasion to express in public
some of the kindly messages sent to
Rev. Boyd from his former church at
Glidden, He first took up the cradle
roll as Ia means of advancing Sabbath
school work, relating a most touching
story of a household which turned to
religious ways when told that the
Sabbath school had prayed for the
babe in the home, which was on the
cradle roll Mr.. Stem magnified the
life OF the Sabbath school work. The
greatest business men of the country
took joy in advancing Sabbath school
work He named such men as Wan
delight was to help with purse and
brain the work for the children. Sab.
bath school work was a great job"
calling for the best in a man or wO-
man. MIR. Stem is the originator of
the idea of the organized adult bible
class movement in this country, ana
he told of what had been done by
bands of men and women working
with plan for the conversion of their
fellows. The call for service was GER
tainly given, and in a way to inspire
enthusiasm. The address will long
be remembered and will have done
much good. .-,.
Thursday Forenoon Session.
Mr. Sears McHenry, the county
president, was in the chair on the re-
assembling, of this morning. Rev.
Jones, of the Vail Presbyterian church
had charge Of the. devotional exer-
cises. First on the program came the
talk on the cradle roll by Mrs. Nc
Niece OF the Denison Presbyterian
church. She came well prepared with
the needed blanks used, and much
careful study on her subject. She
told of the placing OF the babes on a
record book, with care for the exact
birthday; about the certificate issued;
the calls on the parents; the remem-
brance of succeeding birthdays; the
final transfer to the beginners depart
ment when three or four years old,
and the interest which parents took
in the school because of the interest
Of the school in the sweet babe in the
home.
Mrs. F. L. Hoffman, of the Denison
". r. school, next spoke on the grad
I'd lesson system, and it's advantages.
n times past beginners, juniors, in
boys and girls in the
teen age, middle aged and people in
he ninties, all had to study the same
esson Now, with the graded lessons
he bible stories, history, miracles,
advice to christian living, were ar
ranged to suit the age of the pupils.
There were pictures and helps for all
and the added interest told the story
of the success of this method. Grade
lessons meant graded schools either.
aesordfa ne ia q Zee Ss 81 mental DANCE;
ment Her talk was excellent and
helpful. N a, ~ ,..s,i..
Mrs. E. W. Pierce, who has tfesid-
ed over the home department Of the
M. E. school for many years and of
the county also, spoke on the. work
lngs OF this means Of christian help
The department is designed:
to meet the needs Of those who can
not go to the regular school by reas-
on of ago. family duties, distance from.
the school. The regular lesson is read
a half hour each week from q quar-
terly furnished. IN some cases there
is a pledge to have family prayers.
Out Of her rich experience Mrs. Pierce
made a most interesting talk. On her
record she was given the future
charge of this work in the county.
The temperance work was not for
gotten, and Rev Adams the we'll
known pulpit orator and energetic
pastor of the M. E. church at Dow
City, spoke. He urged that (, there
must be no rest in temperance work,