The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-07
COUNTY SUNDAY
SCHOOLS ELECT
CENTERvILLE MAN
Will Dynes Chosen President
of Organization at Conven-
ton In Chester.


VIII Dynes Of Centerville was elect
ed president Of the Wayne County
Sunday School association at the an
nual conference held in Chester yes
terday. Henry Bertsch of Pershing
was elected first vice president;
Charles Williams Of Boston, second
vice president. Miss Laura Bertsch
OF Centerville, who has been county
secretary for a number of years, was
reelected to that position. w. L.
Parkins Of Milton was reelected
treasurer.
The fifty-sixth annual conference to
be held next year will meet in Abing
ton.
The secretary's report follows:
Schools in county, 81; officers and
teachers, 256; scholars, 8,906; total,
1912; cradle rolls in county, 70;
cradle roll members, 1,404; home de-
partments In county, II; members of
same, 1922
The treasurer's report given at the
same time, follows: Receipts during
year. $479.57; on hand, $4490; paid
out, $341.95; endowment fund, $732.75.
More expenses will be reported be-
cause of the expenses of the delegates.
Committees are Appointed
Committees appointed were, enter
tainment, Jennie Huffman, Mrs. Car
man E. Kendall, and F. Pickett. Reg
istration, Mrs. James Webster, and
Mrs. Caleb Duke. Music, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ulmer. Carrie Bonner and Edna
Kendall. Reception, Charles Huff
man, Ebert Kemp, Ollie Bonner, Ed
Charles and Everett Hunt. Trans
portation, Everett Hunt, Ralph Bur
oaker and Caleb Duke.
Resolutions adopted yesterday In
cluded vote of appreciation to Miss
Laura Bertsch for her years of serv-
ice as county secretary and e. P.
Jones for his five years as president
of the association. The town Of Ches-
ter was also voted thanks for the re-
ception afforded the conferees.
Many Towns Without Churches.
Our great task is to make the world
safe for democracy now that the war
is won," said the Rev George Burnie,
in his address before the conference
last evening.
"Of the present population of 1885,.
100000 in this country there are Co.
100000 not vitality connected with the
church." said Burnie. West of the
Mississippi river there are 100000
towns In which there are no churches
or other places of worship. And re-
member" he warned his audience,
this Is not in Africa, it is right here
in the United States for which we
have been fighting war for democ-
racy. A world to be safe for demoe-
racy must be backed by an adequate
system of democracy, and an adequate
education means intelligent citizen
ship as well as conscientious and good
work. For this the state and the
church are responsible"
All but two townships in WAYNE
county reported for the efficiency test
of international township standard at
the county meeting in Chester yes
terday and Center township proved
itself 100 per cent efficient.
Efficiency Test
The international township stan
dard test given yesterday by Mr..
Burnie, state Sunday school secretary,
Included the Following points:
l. Township organized 6 points,
and annual convention held Go
points,.
2. Annual 6 points, and seminar
nual 6 points, township council
meeting.
8. Complete annual statistical re-
points,.
f. Written reports from at least
three township officers at the
annual township convention Go
points,.
5. Apporttonment paid in full Go
points,.
6. Every Sunday school in the
township visited by an associa-
ton officer Go points,.
Z. Township represented at annual
county convention 10 points,.
s. Township represented at annual
Is points, and semi-annual coun-
ty council meetings 6 points,
9. The average standing of all Sun
day schools equals so per cent of
the international standard Go
points,.
10. twenty-five per cent interna-
tional standard schools Go
points,.
Note: The points of the county and
township standard are similar except
six and eight
Weichman Is Speaker
Jesse Weichman, of the Dickinson
Trust company. spoke at the after
noon session explaining the reasons
and work of the adult department in
the Sunday school organization.
Miss Myrtle Huckelberry of Frank
lin and head of the childrens work in
the Indiana Baptist association, spoke
yesterday morning on the Rights of
the Child
Every child in the world has a
right to be well BORN said she. and
this is one of our greatest problems"
1t was her opinion that the Sunday
schools are a great asset in the proper
and happy raising of children.
Boy Baritone Will Appear
At Grace Church June IS