The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-06-30
PAID SECRETARY
FOR COUNTY S. S.
Decision Made at Annual Con-
vention in Medina
Last Week.
OUTSIDE MAN TO
PUT in FULL TIME
Able Addresses and Excellent
Music Marked All Sessions
of the seth Annual
Meet.

NxCCUs
The ffty-sixth annual convention
Of the Medina County Sunday School
association held at the Congrega-
tional church in Medina last Thurs
day and Friday was most success
full one, the program Of high stan
dard, and the attendance, while not
heavy, a fair-sized one.
The first session was marked by
two addresses of welcome-one in be-
half of Medina by Mayor H. Hart
zog and the other by Mr.. A. I. Root
in behalf of Medina Sunday schools.
As president Of the county associa-
ton DR.. G. H. Smith also made a
brief address. The chief speaker
Of the session was Miss Amy Ford
of Cleveland, whose theme was
"Young Children and Their Tasks" !"
The Medina male quartet sang at
this session. In the worship service
John Urbon of Lakewood was song
leader and Rev. VIM. Vickers of
Cleveland treated of "The Life of
Jesus"
Vice President ]. W. Ross presid-
led at the Thursday afternoon session.
Two addresses, one by Miss Ford on
EFFECTIVE Organization" the other
| by Miss Ada Rose Demarest, Ohio
State Superintendent Of Children's
Division, "The Children's Division
and their Needs" were forceful ad-
dresses and we'll received. Jesus
Boyhood" was the sequential topic
! 6f Rev. Vickers in the devotional ser.
4 vice.
The outstanding feature of the
Thursday evening session was the
\ demonstration of can Adult Bible
Class in Action" fifty men taking
part, showing live class from it,
beginning to the time the teacher
takes charge; the work of the presf
dent and vice president, how the sec
retary secures names of new mem
bers and how the latter are takel
care of. "Our Children-How Ar
We Serving Them?" was the topi
of an excellent address by Miss Dem
crest. Rev. Vickers conducted tn
devotional service, "The Manhood O
Jesus" being his theme. A NAL
quartet from Granger township en-
livened this session with good music
Chas. Maytham, county adult super
intendent, presided.
Two addresses-"Popular Amuse
ments and Their Effect on the Spir
itual Life Of the Young People," an
"The Bible and Its Place in the Sun
day School," were delivered by Get
E. Carothers, assistant superinten
dent of the Cleveland public school
and Rev. W. Burney of Cleveland
respectively. Both addresses cor
tanned much food for thought an
were ably presented. "Jesus Facin
Trials" was the subject of Rev. Wick
ers in the service of worship. !
marked feature of the session wa
: the singing by the ladies' quartet Q
: Sharon township. Mrs. Fam
Wood Of the County Executive Con
mittee presided.
Mrs. James Dukett of Akron an
Mr.. Arthur T. Arnold, Secretary q
= State S. s. association of Columbus
4 were the speakers at the Friday a.
ternoon session. The former spok
y on "The Home Department and II
!, Place in the Church and Sunda
i School," the latter on "The Rel
II Tasks of the Sunday School" A
q usual the devotional service was col
i Quoted by Rev. Vickers, whose top
was "Jesus and His Cross" At TIL
/, session the Guilford township qua
! tet sang, and J. W. Ross served Q
e presiding officer.
/ The closing session was feature
el by a Practical Demonstration
e Home Department Work." showir
a home department worker calling
j. an elderly lady and the results Of Il
d cAl. "Jesus the Savior" was tt
il final sequence employed by Rev. vi
d kers in the service of worship, al
~, Mr.. Arnold gave the closing addre
u entitled "World Vision
lei Preceding the final address by N
Arnold on Friday evening there tot
le place the awarding Of banners +
a ieritorious Sunday school work
the county during the past year, The