New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-06-19
rs. WORKERS VOTE
:. CONVENTION FINE
NESTNESS OF SPIRIT is
VERY EVIDENT AMONG
S. S. SOLDIERS
NECESSITY SHOWN OF MAKING
DEMOCRACY SAFE FOR
THE WORLD

Minnesota TWO sunday ScnOOl Con-
ventions were held at Worthington and
Bemldji from June II to 16. The first
- OF these conventions was held at Worth
lngton from June II to 13 where over
one thousand delegates were in attend
ance. Every city, town and village and
rural district in this county was repre-
sented there. Those in attendance from
this city were: Mrs. F. H. Krook,
Supt. Elementary Department of Brown
Co.; J. H. Haenze, president of New Ulm
district, and the Misses Glorene Dirks
and Gladys Grussendorf, the chosen
delegates.
Two Conventions This Year.
Since 1859 an annual State Sunday
School Convention has been held but
in only one city each year during this
period Of sixty years. This year it was
deemed advisable to hold two conven-
tions in order that more of those interest,"
ed in Sunday School work might take
advantage of the excellent opportunities
to hear the twelve S. S. experts and to
meet with the great host of workers all
interested in similar problems.
Much Practical Work.
A we'll balanced program covering
every phase of S. S. work was carried
out. The general sessions gave much
strength and inspiration and vision to
plan and to fulfil. At the Schools of
Methods held every afternoon in four
different churches it was pointed out by
experts how best to do the work. Abund-
ant time was given to general conference
work. The many problems and diff
culties of large number of faithful
workers in the Sunday Schools of
Southern Minnesota were discussed and
solved for the benefit Of all interested,
Forty periods Of instructions for pastors,
superintendent and all Sunday School
officers and teachers were held.
Large Audiences
Every evening the general sessions
were held in Worthington's Chautauqua
Auditorium on the shores of large and
beautiful lake just outside of the city
limits. This place has become quite
famous summer resort. The audito-
rum has a seating capacity of $500
= people and every seat was occupied thus
indicating that these sessions were in
tensely interesting, entertaining and in
structive.
Wars Effects Noted.
The jollifcation and banquet spirit
which characterized these conventions
heretofore was entirely absent at this
convention, being replaced by one of
reverent and earnest purpose in due
consideration of the great sadness caused
all over the entire world in numberless
homes on account of the great world
calamity in Europe.
A Great Organization.
In order to DIGNITY the great Sunday
School movement in the eyes of the
readers it is proper to quote Mr.. Frank
L. Brown OF New York, Supt. Of the
largest and best organized Sunday
School in America and Secretary of the
Worlds Sunday School Association who
was present and said in part: "The
Sunday School is the biggest business in
-. ne world and the largest organization
and movement whose principal aim is
to introduce the world to Jesus Christ
thus making the world better and
happier and safe for all eternity. There
are over 30,OO0,0O0 people who directly
belong to this great movement and
probably 100,000,000 who are relatives
of these and therefore interested. This
business is gaining 100000 new custom
ers every year." Mr.. Brown who de-
votes his entire time to the Sunday
School work training Sunday School,
teachers and officers, has been the in
spiration of hundreds of thousands of
Sunday School workers, mostly laymen,
in this country and to some extent, the
world over as he has written number
of books on Sunday School work.
Brown Co. Stands High.
Brown County has seventeen Or
gained Sunday Schools with an enroll
ment of 1892, belonging to the Minnesota
! Sunday School Assn. Out. of eighty
t1ree counties in this state it ranks
sixth in having attained the information
al Sunday School Standard.
H. Bendixen of Springfield, president
of the Brown County Assn. was placed
on the nominating committee at the
Worthington convention justly recog-
nizing Brown county as high in the
attainments of the State Sunday School
movement in Minnesota. DR.. G. F.