Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-09-07
RESOLUTIONS OF THE
BARBOUR COUNTY
S. s. ASSOCIATION

in Barbour county, until we have
reached the present high standard,
has been brought about only by the
prayerful, persistent and earnest eff
forts of those who have taken part
therein, and realizing that our work
will not be completed until every per-
son residing within Barbour county
is identified with and a continuous
worker in some Sunday school with
in the county, and realizing that in
order to accomplish this unusual task
it will require our united and con-
tinuous efforts, guided and directed
by the Holy Spirit;
Therefore, be it Resolved;
/. That we commend our county
President, D. j. Taft, for the faith
full services which he has rendered
as such officer during the past year,
and we here and now express our
sincere appreciation not only of the
clean and upright life which he lives,
and not only for the example he is
to others, but as we'll for the interest
which he has taken and the work
which he has done and the sacrifices
which he has made for the up-build-
ing of the Sunday School in Bar
bour County, and we feel that a
large part of the success which we
have achieved as Sunday school work
ers is due to his leadership and eff
forts.
2. We further commend all of the
other officers Of the county and the
district officers, and all other Sunday
school workers who have so willing
~ responded to the call, and who
have so ably assisted our county
President in carrying on the work
for the year and we appreciate the
addresses and help of Mrs. Snow and
the assistance of all other State of
ficers.
3. We congratulate ourselves and
congratulate our county upon the fact
that we are among the leading Sun
day school counties in the state OF
West Virginia, and we feel that it
is largely through the efforts OF the
Sunday school Of the county that the
high moral standing and the deep
religious sentiment of the dbunty
has been developed.
A. We recommend continuation
Of the policy which has been follow
ed during the past year and through
which such marked development has
resulted, namely, the holding Of con-
ventions and rallies, and such other
public and private efforts ~ the
County President and officers from
time to time deem necessary to de-
velop Sunday school sentiment.
S. We recommend that every dis
trict in the county provide for month
" meetings of the teachers Of the
district at some central place in the
district where ways and means for
enlarging classesand better teaching
may be discussed and adopted.
6. We recommend that each dis
trict adopt some plan, modelled If
thought advisable upon the plan now
being used in Pleasant District, for
the purpose of giving teachers and
pupils examinations in the Sunday
school lessons that have been studied
during each quarter; that such ex-
aminations be jim writing, graded by
a competent committee for the pur-
pose, the records preserved, and the
pupil given a certificate showing the
results, and to carry into effect this
resolution, we recommend that the
County President appointed some com
petent person, whose jurisdiction
shall extend within the county and
who shall together with the president
of the district and two members to
be appointed by the president of the
district, constitute the official board
for such examination for such dis
trict; and we further recommend
that the President of this convention
appoint three persons for the purpose
Of working out and formulating q
uniform plan for the holding Of such
examinations within the different dis
tricts Of the county.
z. That we recommend that each
Sunday school in the county organize
Sunday School Choir AMI pay par
ticular attention to the development
Of singing with the children.
8. We further recommend that the
President of this convention appoint
committee Of three persons who
shall formulate some plan whereby
the membership Of each Sunday school
in the county may be divided into con-
testing sides to procure membership
and attendance at each Sunday school
and such committee SO appointed