The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1922-10-13
COUNTY s. S. CONVENTION
HELD AT WHITE RIVER


last Saturday and Sunday, October Z
and S. The Saturday session was
opened 1T three clock with Rev. j. }.
Hull III charge The sessions Of the
convention on Saturday were not very
Nell attended, no doubt the rather
cool, raw weather, having a tendency
TO keep many away
The Sunday morning session opened
with live song service, after which
Rev. Hull gave very good sermon
that was enjoyed and appreciated by
all who heard him The children met
in the basement Of the church at
1890 and spent very profitable
hour under the leadership Of Mrs. n.
A. Gerig.
All euioycd the fine dinner that
was served in the basement of the
church. The afternoon session was
well attended and very strong pro-
gram was carried out. One of the es-
peciallN good numbers on the att
elmoon program was the address OF
fcnatcr Covcv on "Civic Righteous
ness. - Tie business session OF the
convention was part of the after
noon program. The report Of the
various committees showed that Mel
lcttc county now has seven Sunday
schools in session twelve months III
the year with an enrolment Of over
400 and an average attendance OF 3OO.
The amount paid the treasurer was
$l62.S0, and the amount expended
during the year was $ll4.S5. $4,000
of this amount was contributed to
state work. The following officers
for the ensuing year were chosen:
President, Thos II. Green; Nice-Pres.,
Earl S. Cleavcr; Secretary and Treas
urer, J.'D. Brown; Chairman Of Adult
Department, Rev. f. C. Salter; Chair
man Of Young Peoples Department,
Mrs. Meyers; Chairman of Primary
Department, Mrs. j. B. Brown.
The convention next year will be
held at Wood, the exact date to be
decided on later. The convention
adopted the following resolution at
the evening session:
RESOLUTION:
Whereas, laws have been placed on
the statute Books of our state and ma
ton. bv the people or their represent
atives, the object of which is the gen
eral good and uphft of all people;
therefore it becomes the duty of every
citizen Of this country or alien abld-
inc in this country to respect and
obey AL law, and
Whereas, there is a great deal OF
pleading the cause of personal hb-
ertv as well as violation Of law, placed
on the principle Of personal rights IN
preference to law, especially where
the individual wishes to do a thing
that law seeks to prohibit, and
Whereas, the violation of any law
by any individual not only mars his
character but the influence tends to
encourage lawlessness and if such be
continued it will eventually bring our
state and nation to spiritual, moral
social and economic ruin, and
Whereas, through the providence OF
God Sunday has become the Sabbath
of the Christian Dispensation and the
Church is looked to as the only agency
which has solution to the present law
less and chaotic condition and min
listers are looked to as leaders and are
expected to take the initiative in all
such matters, and
Whereas, there was an effort to
annul certain Sunday laws by action
Of the legislature, in session at Pierre,
g. D., in 1921 and after their refusal
tn- DO so petition has been clrcu-
lated and sufficient signers secured to
brine the matter of annulment of the
principal section of our Sunday law
to vote of the people at the coming
fall election, and
Whereas, tie annulment of said
Sunday laws would break down the
mora! OF the people and render the
Government helpless in maintaining
tho order that Sabbath in a Christ
tian nation demands. and
Whereas, it would take years to
build ny public sentiment so that
other laws prohibiting Sunday desc
craticn could be established,
Therefore, Be 1t Resolved, that we,
the Mellctte County Sunday School
Convention. in session at White River.
s. D., on this, the 7.h and Sth day OF
October, 1929, do 90 on record as
standing for the enforcement of all
law and especially for the retention
and enforcement of the present Sun
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