Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-28
PERRY COUNTY
S. s. WORKERS
Forty-Ninth Annual Conven-
ton Will Be Held at Newport
Reformed Church
TW DAYS SESSIONS
Complete Program Prepared
With Music and Addresses
by Prominent People

Newport, Pas April 2S.-Final ar
rangements have been made for the
forty-ninth annual Sunday school
convention of the Perry county as
sociation at the Newport Reformed
Church, Wednesday and Thursday,
May and 3. The sessions will open
Wed lesday morning and continue
until the next evening. w. c. Smith,
of Andersonburg, will preside at the
first session. The motto of the con-
vention will be Launch Out and
Let Down." The music for the con-
Vention will be under the supervi-
sion of Prof. c. Harold Lowden, of
Philadelphia, and a choir of seven
ty-five voices in charge of the Rev.
w. C. Ney, pastor, of the local
Lutheran Church, will lead the sing
ing. 1t is expected that more than
125 out delegates will be
present.-On Wednesday evening, at
$50 o'clock a Sunday school parade
will be held.-The complete program
for the occasion follows: Wednesday
morning, registration of delegates.
Rev. M. w. Stahl, Newport; greet
ings, Il. ID. Bistline, Newport; re-
sponse, John S. Eby; appointments
of committees, address, Perry
County's Goal 100 per cent" Cradle
Roll, Mrs. c. E. Jeffers, elementary
superintendent, Newport; music and
offering; address, "A Successful Teen
Age Class, Thomas Miller, East
Newport; address, THE Secondary
Division Field and the Need" Pres
ton Orwig, State secondary super
intendent, Philadelphia; elementary
conference in charge of Mrs. JefferS,
Mr.. Orwig and Miss Daisy Kuhn,
county superintendent of secondary
division. Evening, w. r. Hench, Mil
lerstown, presiding, music, devo-
tlonS, the Rev. r. Nj. Ramsey, New
port; address, The Rural Sunday
School," ID. r. Smith, Walnut Grove;
address, "A 100 per cent. Teacher
Training Glass" j. *. Lupfer, Wal
nut Grove; music and Offering; ad
dress, Teacher Training and Its
Struggles in Perry County" Miss
Elizabeth Roath, superintendent Of
county teacher training, New Bloom |
field; address, The Rural Teen Age |
Teacher and His job" Mr.. Orwig; !
Teacher Training Alumni confer
ence. Thursday morning, s. II. |
Bernheisel, of New Bloomfield, pre- |
siding; deVotionS, the Rev. u. .. IL. |
kerschner, Newport; business, re- /
sumo of the years work by county !
president; report of secretary, treas |
urer and departmental superintend- !
ents; rollcall of districts and sun
uay schools; report of committees;
miscellaneous business; address,
Should the County Wide Attendance .
Contest Be Continued?" II. w. Tres
sler, Villa; district superintendents !
will discuss. How Good Results Are |
Secured. Afternoon, James Wilson, |
Loysville, presiding; devotions, the
Rev. j. w. Glover, Newport; address, /
"a Service Program for u Local !
School," Mr.. Orwig; address, The /
Holy Bible in the Sunday School," |
the Rev. II. c. Knox, New Bloom /
field; music and Offering, address, /
The Need of the Home Department |
in the Sunday School," the Rev. j. !
w Weeter, New Bloomfield; ad- |
dress, The Value of the Organized !
Adult Bible Glasses in Perry Coun- !
ty," the Rev. l.. a. Fuhrman, county /
superintendent, Marysville; ad- |
dress, practical Results From the /!
Organized Adult Bible Classes" n. |
w. Bair Newport; adjournment; |
Home department and G. a. b. c. |
conference. conducted by the Rev. /!
Mr.. Fuhrman and Miss Long. Even !
ing, Z. +. Hamilton, Duncannon, !
presiding; devotions, the Rev. Will |
liam Dorwart, Newport address, !
Temperance Education and Train |
ing in the Local School," the Rev. !
Mr.. Kerschner, county superintend- !
ent; address, The District Mission !
airy superintendent Versus Mis- |
sions," the Rev. S. l.. Rice, Marys- !
Vile; vocal solo, address, The Nee !
essity of Emphasizing Mission Work |
of Our Country" the Rev. DR.. Hugh |
Magill, Chester; music and Offering; |
installation of officers, final adjourn
ment.