Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-11-09
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Fine Attendance and Much Interest
In Sunday Schools Aroused.

The Clearwater county S. S. con
vention was called to order Saturday
evening by County President Mrs. E.
H. Atherton, who gave the address Of
welcome and a summary of her years
work in the county. Elder F. D.
Muse of the Christian church gave an
able address on the new Teacher
Training Coure, a very instructive
discourse for Sunday school teachers
Elder Muse is man of great exper-
ience in the work and handled the
subject ably.
E. c. Knapp, Inland Empire secre-
tary, did not speak owing to very
bad cold. The Saturday evening at
tendance was the largest ever present
at an Orofine Sunday school conven-
tion on the opening evening.
Sunday morning the local Sunday
schools met as usual, but at IL o'clock
assembled at the Methodist church
for the second session of the conven-
tion. Brief reports from the nine
Sunday schools of the county were
made, eight of the schools having rep
resentatives at the convention. At
noon a basket dinner was enjoyed by
q large crowd at the Christian church
where accommodations had been ar
ranged for this feature of the pro-
gram. Many of the out-oftown del
egates brought lunches. Some of the
town people Joined them at the bas-
ket dinner, enjoying an hour of So
cial intercourse.
The Round Table Conference
was taken up at the opening of the
afternoon session. conducted by Elder
F. D. Muse. The Roll CALI of the
schools showed the best attendance in
the history Of the county. The cleo
tion and installation of officers for the
ensuing year was the next order OF
business, resulting in the reelection
of Mrs. Atherton as president, and
Mrs. c. H. EIDE ecretarytreasurer.
Their election was unanimous. an ap-
probation of their efficient work the
past year. In installing the new Of
ficers Mr. Knapp paid the officers a
fine compliment. saying they had eX-
ceeded his expectations. Their re-
election assured another splendid
convention in 1918. The other OFF,
GERS for the coming year are:
Harry Wheeler, Ahsahka vice
president: Elementary. Mrs. Hosely
Orofino: Secondary. Mrs. McNew. Eu-
reka Ridge: Adult. Mrs. l.. Clanin
Lenore; Administrative. Mrs. r. I
Lindgren. Orofino; Educational, Mrs
Reese. Gilbert.
Two very good papers were read by
school girls. each using the subject
"Why I Study the Bible" Miss Ima
Purnett read one and Miss Grace
Simpson the other. both being theil
own composition.
The evening session was especial.
interesting Harry Wheeler an edu
Gated indian taking a prominent par
In the exercises. He led the devo
tional part OF the service. and had 9
group of Indian boys from Ahsahka
sing hymn in their native tongue
The congregation could follow theil
words. Mr.. Wheeler giving the mum
Der of the song in the Hymn book
-The Faith Of Our Fathers" was thu
number.
Ivan CUNNINGHAM of Gilbert gave
the evening address. his subject be
ing, What the Church Can Do TO
the Sunday School" Following thi
came the story n "The Red Man
Search for the White Mans Book o
Heaven" an historical recital of tn
early missionary history of the Unit
ed States. particularly of the grea
Northwest. in which the story. of tn,
Whitmans was pathetically told, an,
the soul-hunger OF the Neg Perce In