The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-31


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County Sunday School Convention At
Grand River.
Tho third annual convention OF
the Decatur County Sunday Scnool
Association was held at the Memo
dist church at Grand River on tues,
daV and Wednesday OF last week. IN
v vGS Of the convention program and
the number of delegates reglstered,
Of which there were fifty from an
over the county, it was one OF tne
hest conventions the county mas YET
Iii" The Tuesday afternoon program
was entirely taken up by w. ~:
Stem, of Des Moines, one OF ane
state workers. Mr.. stem spo ke
Schools all over the county standard,
and of what the requirements OF
standard school were: In the even
H ing ee ON III" !aThe Pastors Place in the
Modern Sunday School, and Rev.
T. ]. Golighty on Religious Educa-
ton in the Sunday School,
The sessions Wednesday were De.
gun by sunrise prayer meeting az
s go. The morning and afternoon
sessions were largely taken up with
discussions of the various depart
ments of Sunday School work. Inc
evening addresses were given by Rev.
r. c. Russell, of Grand River, who
smoke on Introducing the Pupil to
Christ" anu by Walter Hutton, OF
Des Moines, on The Business OF Tue
Sunday School," The Grand River
to the diners Wednesday noon by.
playing during the lunch hour. They
also furnished splendid musical
program at the afternoon ana even
ling sessions.
One of the features Of the conven-
ton was a parade at 4:3O OF all the
Sunday schools represented. The
school having the largest number OF
delegates in line of march was
awarded large silk flag. This went
to the Van Vert Methodist Sunday
school which had twelve in line.
The secretary-treasurer submitted
the following report:
Number of schools in county rep
resented 81.
Average attendance, 201S.
Number on cradle roll, 2l9.
Number in home department, 70.
Number in training classes q.
Number received into the church
from the Sunday school, 21O.
Number of schools having temper
ance instruction, 10.
Number of temperance pledges
signed, 2S.
No. of active cradle rolls, -.
No. of active home departments, 5.
No. Of schools having training
classes, 3.
No. OF schools having missionary
instruction and training. II.
40. of schools observing Decision
No. of schools holding workers
conferences regularly, 4.
No. of schools having organized
teen Bible classes, 8. :,
No. of schools having organized
adult Bible classes, 9.
No. of schools meeting full denom-
inatiopal requirements, !.
NO. OF schools contributing 70
county and state work, 81.
Total amount received by the
treasurer for the year, 1880.
Total expenses were $500.
Balance on hand, $2.SS.
submitted the following recommen-
dation: That the motto of Decatur
County, with Every School Stand
ard School and Every Worker Train
ed;'' that budget of cents per
member be worked out for the asso-
citation work; that the county Off
ing the year; that the delegates
show their appreciation to the people
of Grand River for their kind hospi-
tally by giving them the Chautau-
qua salute; that all Sunday School
workers band together and make
the trip to the state convention by
auto.
The officers elected for the coming
year were:
Vice Presidents-Rev. r. c. Rus
sell, Grand River; Rev. N. P: Barton,
Davis City; Rev F. G. Coleman,
Leon; Rev. F: A; Heller, Garden
Grove; Rev; E. J. Laird, Weldon:
Elementary Division superintend
Secondary Division Superlntend-
ent-Harry futile, Van Vert.
Adult Division superintendent
Sam CARRIER, Leon.
Home and Visitation Superintend-
ent-Rev. John Wilson, Garden
Grove.
Educational Superintendent-Re
George Hall, Garden Grove.
Superintendent of Supervision
DR.. G.. H. Mitchell, Leon.
The SIND annual state convention
n Nc
2O-22, 1917. The county convention
next year will be held at Weldon.
For Sale-On the Stone farm, 6 u
miles northwest of Leon, n miles
northeast of Decatur, native lumber
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