The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-28
CONVENTION IS
GREAT SUCCESS
Sunday Schools Of Southern Lee
County Meet in keokuk for One
OF the Best Conferences
They Ever Held.
EXCELLENT ADDRESSES
Three Specialists Speak, and Each
Gives an important Light on
Different Phase. of the
Sunday School Work.

The Sunday school convention for
the church schools in the southern
part OF Lee county was held yesterday
afternoon and evening in the First
Christian church.
The program committee arranged
for three specialists in Sunday school
work, who were present and partici-
pated in the discussions. making ad.
dresses and in every way contributed
10 the success Of the convention. which
was one of the best ever held in Keo-
kuk
The three specialists coming. to Keo-
kuk were Clarence l.. Depew, busi-
ress man Of Jacksonville. Illinois; w.
f. Johnson, a wholesale -four mer
chant of Davenport, Iowa, and Miss
Antfonette Lamoreaux, author and
Sunday school worker Of Chicago.
Necessity for Organization.
Mr.. Depew strongly emphasized the
recessity for an efficient and capable
OF ganization in the Sunday school
He gave the Sunday school a very
large place in church life and gave
numerous instances in his address Of
the ccomplishment of marked devel-
opment in character Of former Sun
DAY school pupils. Many Of these Per-
sons to whom he referred in an interest
ing personal way, attributed many Of
the inspirations for their effort in civic
affairs, as well as religious work, to
instructions given in early years in
the Sunday school,
Mr.. Depew's address was on the
whole Inspiring, invigorating and the
officers of the various church Sunday
schools present no doubt felt an adj
6ed responsibility for the work which
they were to do in their respective
churches.
Boys and Young Men.
Mr.. johnson came as specialist for
Toys and young men, He gave a Very
interesting address, participating in
interesting discussions and pointed
out from his personal experience in
building class, from eight to ninety
end then sending all Of them into the
war with the exception OF seven, Just
how one could build up such class
from high school lads.
Mr.. Johnson emphasized companion
ship among boys and young men, des-
cribed secret order, 1.-THE Anti
Knockers" composed of members in
his class and suggested to teachers of
young men that they should use the
daily newspaper as their textbook
or should specially study the sporting
page. Get the language of the boy
from the sporting page in the daily
papers and by loafing with him. Then
In your lessons back up Gods work
by Illustrations from the newspaper"
Girls and Sunday Schools.
Miss Lamoreaux is the author OF
numerous books, all of which deal
with her specialty-that of interesting
the girl in Sunday. school work during
her teen age.
Miss Lamoreaux gave mum Der of
interesting personal illustrations and
her talk was extremely inspirational.
Those who heard her are high in
praise of her work and every teacher
Of class of girls in southern Lee
county who was present, will go back
to her church school doing far great
er work.
Upon the whole, the convention was
marked success, nearly every school
in the southern part Of Lee county
being represented. The attendance was
unusually large and President C. S.
Townsend and his associates were
congratulated upon the splendid sue.
coss of the convention