The Mena weekly star., 1921-10-06
THE MISSION OF MISUNDERSTOOD
SA3rxa sf II. C. CridlaHd's Address sAs Sanazs School Convention Th1-sasy Night-W. J. Maytield
 en Boz Scouts

aus ar for Christ and send out for Christ uas the fundamental theme r.ss marked ths opening of the Polk fpurer sunday School Convention at shf PressyserAn church Thursday uigitt
 The aevotsonal services were con- anespa Ay .he Rev. T. A. Park, and the azzrssses for the opening session were rn16e by H. C. Cridland of Little Rock, secretary of the State Sunday school Association. and by W. l. Mayneld ot M~ r~;Sland's subject was "The Mission of the Sunday School, in which he developed the necessity ot teaching with the sole aim of building up character, after which will follow the spirit of winning to Christ, then the development of Christian charae- ter or the building up Tn Christ and finally the great mission of sending out for Christ whether 1t be in the home, the school. the community or in the heathen lands. In the discussion of his subject, Mir. Cridiand was plain spoken in pointing out the failure of many Sunday schools to live up to the program, and hence failing in the mis- sion for which the institution IS in- tended.
 Those Bad Boys"
 W, |. Mayfield, thru his experience AS Boy Scout Executive of Fort Smith, by which he comes in contact with be- tween 400 to 300 boys, together with his experience as a teacher covering q period of fourteen years in the 5 schools of Arkansas and Missouri, is admirably fitted to bring the message of the boy problems, and to him was assigned the subject, Those Bad Boys" under Mr. Mayfield's classiiica- in all his experience really bad boy. Boyss under Mir. Maytield's classifica- ton. are divided into three classes: those who are failures, those who are careless and those who are successful, and while all start at the same point of innocence and purity, he pointed out that unfortunately in taking the three divergent paths, boys did not realize in which direction they were headed until they reached the end where the sign post stands. In solving the bac boy problem, then, Mir Mayfeld urged the proper home influence, the help o1 the big daddy and the big brother st that the boy started on the road tg failure or in the path of carelessnes; could be brought back and led into tn, path which leads to success. As al introductory t0 his talk, Mir Mayieit conferred upon Master Gordon An gwin the degree of First Class Scout the lad having passed all the tests an, having been recommended by the Boz Scout Council of Fort Smith for ad vancement.
 Holding Sunday School Attendance
 The theme of the session held Fri day morning was the getting and hold ing of children, young people an, adults in the Sunday school Mir. Grid land brought practical illustration which if followed will hold the adults using the comparison of Sunday schou members with commercial statesmen showing that to be successful tn salesman must be proud of his hous and his goods, must know his goods must See that his goods meet the need Of his customers and lastly that h must be always on the job
 Mr- Mayfield again drew largel, from his experience in giving hint and suggestions how the boys am girls may be secured and held in tn, Sunday school, stressing most tn need of love and sympathy, deeds O kindness, showing to those whom yol seek to interest that you yourself ar trying to live the Christ life.
 A new spirit came into the conven ton Friday morning when Miss Chris tine Dale, of Texarkana, daughter o Dr. J. R. Dale, so well known in Mena came with the message of the chil dren's division organized for service This afternoon Miss Dale will have fo her subject, Story Telling" and the there will be a round table led by Nil Cridland, assisted by Mir. Mayfield.
 The closing session will be held to night when Mir. Cridland will discus the three R's, and Mir. Mayfield vii talk on religious education in tn home. Rev. H. L. Waters of the Bap tlst church will lead in the devotions exercises tonight, and the same dut, Is up to the Rev F. F. Harrell of th, M, k. Church, South, at the meeting this afternoon.