Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-03
EDUCATION IN
RELIGION FOR
CHILDREN, AIM
Marion County Sunday School
Association Adopts Slogan
at Convention.

Religious education for every child"
is the slogan for the forty second annual
convention Of the Marion County Sunday
School Association, which opened this
afternoon in the First Baptist Church
and will continue through tomorrow, the
closing session to be held at 8 AS o'clock
tomorrow evening.
Robert NJ. Hopkins OF st. Louis, ma
tionai educational director Of the Disci
pies Churches, and acting general sec
rotary of the International Sunday School
Association, talked at the opening SEES
sion of the convention this afternoon,
his topic being Making the Sunday
School Grow" He stressed three factors
in the task, personality Of leaders. ad
vertising and programs.
Prof Ellsworth Lowry. head of the
Indianapolis Normal school, made a short
talk concerning Week day Religious
Education" bringing out the correlation
of religion with everyday school
teaching.
CONFERENCES HELD
ON ALLIED TOPICS.
Following the addresses, sectional con-
ferences were conducted. In the chill
dren's division, Mrs. Charles Z. Smith.
Miss Nellie C. Young and Mrs. b. c,
Downey had charge Of the cradle roll
meeting; in the beginners department,
Miss Young and Mrs. Holt were the
spea kers in the primary class, Mrs. j. c.
Perkins discussed "Expressional Life
From Lesson Material" and Miss Flor
ence Carmichael led the lesson concern
ing Departmental and Local School
Standards" The Junior conference was
conducted by Mrs. II. NJ. Glossbrenner
and Mrs. J. L. Stacy In the general ses-
sion Of the children's division, Mrs. c. a.
Hodges talked on Parent-Teachers'
meetings.
Wallace Walls, county young peoples
superintendent, presided at the Young
Peoples conference. Wayne G. Miller
talked on the Sunday School program,
and r. J. McLnndress gave brief talk
on "The Mid Week Program"
In the adult conference, G. A. Everett,
presided. Talks were made by A. b.
Cornelius, L. T. Albertson and Robert
NJ Hopkins. The speaker for the ad-
ministration conference was o. b. Moor,
county director OF religious education,
whose topic was THE Blue Print"
HOLD SUPPER AT
CHURCH THIS EVENING.
An administrative supper. served by
the "Others class" of the First Baptist
Church. viii be held at the church at
615 O'Clock this evening, the topic for
discussion 70 be our Community Train
ing School, Past snd Future"
Tonlght's session viii be opened at Z
O'Clock by A. B. Cornelius, State adult
superintendent, whom enrolment OF dele
gates viii be conducted. Sectional con-
ferences will be continued and Mr. Hop
kins VIII mako an address Meeting the
Test.
The session will open tomorrow morn
ing with 8 short general meeting ut 80
O'Clock, Dr.. s. Il Creighton presiding.
followed by sectional confe reuces. Talks
are to be made by Dr. .. r. Mckay.
director OF religious instruction of Rap
fist convention, and F. T. Albertson, gen
eral secretary Of the Indiana State sun
day School Association.
Jesse L, Hanft, vice president Of the
association. will preside at the afternoon
session, when an address on Parent
Teacher Association and Why" will be
delivered by Judge Frank ]. Lahr and
the Rev. Charles NJ Fillmore, secretary
Of the No Tobacco League. will talk on
"Our New Challenge" dinner viii be
served at o'clock by the Queen Esthers
Of the First Baptist Church, followed by
the closing session, when Miss Mamie Lee
Frayser, children's division superintend
ent OF the State OF Kentucky, will make
an address on THE Child. the Challenge
to the Church"
The Rev. S. II. Creighton is president
OF the association. Mr. Hanft, vice presi-
dent; J. Edward Still, treasurer, and Mrs
Il. A. Mckee, secretary. The board Of di-
rcctors includes II. W. Krause. c. y.
Dearborn, A. i. Cornelius, J. +. Hcssong
J. NJ Dalrympla T. w. Backmeyer e.
Cafyn, Ii, NJ GlossbrenBer and James II.
( Lowry.