Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-22
EXPERTS ADDRESS
TEACHERS-LEADERS
OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Sunday School Training OF
Youth The Theme.

The question of how to attract the
boy and girl to the Sunday school,
properly train them. get them thor
oughly Interested in the work. and
eventually receive them into the
church as active and energetic mem
bers was discussed from every an
gle yesterday and last night at First
Baptist church. The occasion was
the Teachers and Leaders msti-
tute of Berkeley Gounty's Young
Peoples Division OF the County sun
day School Association, and the pro
gram was presented In the Sunday
school room Of the Baptist church
\ splendid audience was present
during the day and much larger
one in the evening All seemed
keen in their interest and the two
instructors. Supt. w Hobart Hill,
of the Young Peoples Division,
State Sunday School Association,
and his assistant. Miss Gladys Wise.
delivered number OF exceptionally
earnest and convincing addresses.
All phases Of the work were gone
into. and local workers gained some
illuminative ideas as to procedure
in the future Different plans were
explained in detail and the best
thought along these lines was elah-
Grated for the benefit OF the Mar
tinsburg and Berkeley county lead
erS.
Mr.. Hill gave the key TO the sit
uation in one OF his lectures when
L.. 1,oi,yaI f1,nt al taI Atnynl..
lem OF the boy and girl. IS really
not a problem OF the boy or the gill,
but problem OF the adult. The
father, mother, teacher. etc. He re.
lated numerous incidents where
churches and Sunday schools had
retrieved hundreds Of boys and
girls from sin through carefully
planned and executed campaigns
and Christian training.
II Mr. Guy H. Mckee, superintend
ent OF young peoples work In the
Berkeley County Sunday School As
ISOLATION, had charge Of the insti
tute, assisted by Miss Lee Pownall
/ Mr.. Mckee announced that the par
ent association was DESTROYS OF dis
trict Young peoples institutes be
ing held in each of the other county
districts, and stated that workers II
/ the districts mentioned must bt
ready and willing to assist in The
preparation Of plans and programs
for these occasions, otherwise Il
would be useless to attempt to hole
] them. However. he felt sure thii
| assistance would be promptly ant
cheerfully accorded the officers
Mr.. Hill also mentioned to TIL
meeting last night that three region
al conventions of the younger pee
pie of the West Virginia Sunda
School Association had been propos
ed. Owing to geographical Cond
tons State convention was nc
easily accessible to delegates an
others who wished to attend.
was deemed best to split the Stat
into three regions and as Martins
burg is the largeei city in its regio
Mr.. Hin believed the people Of thi
city should invite the convention 4
Martinsburg some time next fall o
in early December Perhaps 400 o
500 boy and girl delegates, at leas
300 or 400. would be expected an,
Martinsburg would be asked to en-
terrain these young folk for two o
three nights.
No action was taken at last night
meeting on this matter, but IT Wi
be decided IN the near future, a
the State committee must have def
mite information before long. as oil
er towns may seek the honor.
Miss Wise and Mr. Hill. who lei
this morning for Shepherdstown. dc
clared this to be the best divisional
convention OF young people so ia
held in the State.