The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-06-17
SUNDAY SCHOOL
/ CONVENTION is
IN FULL SWAY
Interesting Sessions Held This
Morning by Association
Efficiency Workers
PAGEANT THIS EVENING
DR.. H. Augustine Smith, Musical
= Director, to Stage Pretty
Patriotic Spectacle
PAGEANT THIS EVENING

Manuau, ~. D.,, June I(.-Ino an
nual convention of the North Dakota
Sunday school association opened at
the Presbyterian church at. 8 this
morning with song service conduct,
ed by DR.. H: Augustine Smith of
Boston. who arrived last Saturday
to organize huge chorus for con.
ventfon week. 4 b:
During the forenoon E. W. Hal.
penny of Chicago discussed the fund.
amental principles of Sunday school
association work; Mrs. Junkin Bald.
win of Chicago talked on county and
district organizations and their rela.
tion to the state association; Walter
Hutton of Des Moines gave an address
on 'The Divisions Defined, Character
lied and Correlated with Each Other
and with General Organizations" J.
L. Rogers of Oshkosh, Wis, spoke on
the functions of organization work;
H. Augustine Smith on ""Setling Up
Worship and Music Programs for
County and District Conventions" and
separate conferences were held as fol-
lows:
b Presidents, vice presidents, secre-
taries and treasurers, with E. w. Hal
penny; children's division, with Mrs.
Baldwin; young peoples division,
iwth J. l.. Rogers; adult division, with
George w. Miller; administrative d.
vision, with Walter Hutton.
This afternoon, following noon ad-
journment, with Charles H. Simpson
presiding. there was a song service
directed by DR.. Smith, a paper on
Religious Education and Reconstruc.
tion," by Rev. H. H. Frost of Fargo;
"The Church and her Children" by
Mrs. Maud Junkin Baldwin; "The Re-
demption of Congregational Singing"
by DR.. Smith; a Bible memory con.
test, and the appointment of commit
tees.
This evening the convention ses-
sion will open at 1880 with song
service and an address by DR.. Smith
on "The Hymn Book as a Wonder
Tale, ]. H. Newton, chairman of
the local committee on arrangements,
will welcome the delegates to Man
dan, and the Hon. G. l.. Young Of Bis
marck, vice president of the state as
sociation, will respond; E. w. Hal
penny will speak on "The Obligation
and Opportunity of the Sunday
School," and the evening will close
with pageant "Thte Stars and
Stripes" conducted by DR.. Smyth.
Headquarters Opened.
Convention headquarters have been
opened in a room under the Mandan
Drug Co., and here delegates, as they
arrive and register are being assigned
qaurters for the week. The principal
sessions will be held at the Palace
theatre, with overflow meetings at the
Presbyterian church.
Today was given over to an associa-
ton workers efficiency conference.
Wednesday and Thursday divisional
workers conferences will be held, the
children's division meeting at the
Presbyterian church; the young peo-
ple's division in the Presbyterian
chapel; the audlts' division at the
Methodist church, and the administra-
tive division in the Episcopal church.
A rest room for ladies and chill.
dren has been opened in the CONNER
cial club, where writing materials and
other accommodations will be found.
To assist with the feeding of Man
dams hundreds of guests, the hotel
and restaurant service will be supple
mented by appetizing home-cooked
dinners served in the dining hall Of
the Presbyterian church by women of
the city. The ladies expect to serve
25O at each meal. The Methodists are
in charge today; the Presbyterian wo-
men will cater Wednesday, and the
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