Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-05-20
GREAT SUNDAY SCHOOL CON
NE\TlON.

NENTloN.
The regional Sunday school conycn.
uon held in MartinShurc last FRIDAY
saturday and Sunday was really I'M
poriani event and ought to leave a last
'lE impteSSIon tor good in this acc
tlon OF the State. The arrangements
made by J. Il Poland, chairman of the
local committee, could not have been
improved upon, for the thoughtfulncss
and courtesy ANA hospitality of this
good man and his associates we're nm
failing and the people of MartinSburr
were most cordial and generous to the
strangers within their gates.
President John d. Steele and Gen
cral Secretary Walter a. Snow and the
oiher men and women of the State As.
SoElation force of workers had pre-
pared programme that was a veritahlc
'CaSt OF good things, and Sunday school
workers OF national and international
/ reputation cNemphtCd every phase of
reHEluuS educational methods both in
EenSTal and special gatherings of del
tGatCS ana visitors. President Steele
was most acceptable presiding officer
and when he was busy with other mai.
tcrS, DR.. ID. B Purinton. of Morgan
! town, occupied the chair with grace and
dignity. Secretary Snow presented
tnc statistics reports and brought oui
tnc practical features of the work i'm
inc most interesting manner
one OF the most interesting sessions
OF the convention was that of Saturday
morning, when the roll call of Tho
counties was held. The large and
handsome auditorium of the M. Z
Church was filled to ovcrflowinr with
delegates and visitors Jefferson coun.
" led all the rest, filling one biz block
OF the church with its lis represent
atlveS- actually more persons hcinr
/ present at that session from Jefferson
county than from even Berkeley coun
/ ~. II was IN nSPiring ana cnthu,
S'5N"S occasion AS the various county
delegates answered the roll call
AS result Of the hard work of Prof
'. ID. MuIdoon. president of the Icfcr.
son county association, and his help
/ VrS, our county met every requirement
oi me State association and had per
icct score. II was the only one of the
nine counties in this district that was
a iront-linc county indeed, there are
nut Two others in the entire State. W.
nad present more than our quota of
dclcratcs; every department of SUNDAY
School work was in order; our f.
nancial obligation had all been met 8.
We had cleaned UP a deficit that had ac
Cu'i'ulated during the past ten years
d"u VIC paid our next years assess
| incnt IN advance! II was no wonder
mat Jefferson county was enthusiastic
and that marked Difference was shown
10 It's representatives
One OF the outstanding figures at the
convention was John l. Alexander. of
rhicago, superintendent Of the young
peoples division of the international
Sunday School Association. He is n
wise and witty ScOtchman, always in
teTcStIng and at times thrillingly clo-
Quent, and whenever he spoke large
audiences eagerly listened TO every
word he had to say. II was a great
privilege to hear this splendid man
who had a way Of driving home prac
tical truths that was all his own. He
made profound impression upon
those who heard him. Other Sun
day school specialists who took part
IN the convention were Rev. VIM, N.
Dresel, of Evansville, Indiana; r. |.
koudebush, State supervisor of rural
schools, Charleston; M. Guy VanBus
kirk, superintendent of the young peo-
Pies division of the State Associa
ton; Rev. L. Leroy Dakin. of Charles
ION, CHAIRMAN of the adult division:
Miss Katie Belle Abney, of Charles
ron, director of Bible study; Mrs. w.
A. Snow, of Clarkburg, superintendent
OF chlldren's division; Byrd Priller-
man, in charge Of the colorcd work
lhe music was in charge of Grant
(.0ltDN Tull1r
OF New York, bul lie had taken heavy
cold, and Prof. ]. y. Muldoon, of Shep.
herdstown, directed the singing a CON
siderable part of the time. Mrs. John
L. Alexander was the pianist The big
congregation sang with q mighty
chorus Of harmonious sound.
The convention ought to result in
great good to this section Of the State
n renewing interest and enthusiasm in
SUNDAY school work and religious ef-
Iorts in general. Many subjects were
discussed in a practical way and pro-
greSsivc methods of work were agreed
upon. II was stated by Sunday school
experts from other sections that West
Virginia is right in the front ranks in
sunday school efficiency, as shown by
the county reports and the work of the
State association. They said that this
fact is generally admitted and that
We should be proud Of our record.
Besides several hundred visitors. ,3S3
registered delegates from the nine,
counties attended the convention. By'
counties the registered delegates were
as follows: Berkeley, 124; Jefferson
lO4; Morgan Al; Hampshire, 80,
Hardy, 20; Grant, Ia; Tucker. H.:
Pendleton 4; Mineral, 4; dclegates-at-
large, 33.
The convention approved the recon-
mendation that the next State conven-