Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-05
Important Session Of
State Sunday School
Work, Here, Jan. IL

work, Here, Jan. IL
The second annual association off,
GERS conference ana meeting of State
Executive committee. Maine State
Sunday School association, will take
place. Jan. IL and IL in this city.
with headquarters at the Penney
Memorial United Baptist church.
Thia IL considered a very important
and interesting session.
County, State and District Sunday
school workers will be present from
wide area to participate in the con-
Terence. The local churches will
provide entertainment on the Har-
ward plan. This is an annual gather
ing for State. county and district
Sunday school leaders. The State is
organized into IL county Sunday
school associations and these in turn
into township or district associa-
tions. All these have their appropri-
ate officers who promote Sunday
school work within their respective
areas. There are about 1000 such Of
hcers in the State. Besides that,
there are State officers who oversee
the work of the county and district
leaders. This is a conference for
these officers to study theeprogram
OF Sunday school work which they
have been chosen to promote. There
is also State Executive committee
which is in charge of State effort to
promote Sunday school work. This
consists of Sc individuals chosen by
the counties and the different protest.
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Quoting Sunday schools. This COM
mittee will meet to review the work
of the past year that has been done
by Sunday schools throughout the
state and to decide upon what shall
be done this year to make this work
more effective. There are at present
100000 enrolled in the Sunday schools
OF tho State. In the order of denomi-
nations they stand, Mcthodists, Bap-
lists. Congregationalists, Universal
lists, Advcntists. Friends. TIE enroll
mont for the schools of the State has
increased materially during the past
year 1t is believed Sunday schools
work was never more efficient. The
president of the State Association is
DIR. Daniel I. GrosS Pastor Wood
fords. Congregational church, which
has Sunday school enrolment of
100; the recording secretary, Col. f.
u. Cummings. Portland, secretary
Chamber of Commerce, the general
secretary, Rev. +. II. Brewster with
headquarters in Portland
General Sessions
| Wednesday morning, January Ii:
\ 1890 Dcvotions, words Of greeting;
1880. relationships: district, county
and State: Hes. the county and dis
trict executive committee. a. personal
j. function: 11:20, building a convcn-
ton program, the dcVotiOns. officers
reports. reports Of committees speak
ers, parallel sessions: 11:45. promot-
ing convention. a, locally, b. in dis
trict and county; recess.
| "Wednesday afternoon--1:30 Devo-
tons; 1:45, the program of the divi-
sions, chldren's, young people, adult
administration; 2:15, association fl
nance, building county or district
budget, raising the Budget, a. through
the schools. b, through personal offer
ings: rs it right to demand more re-
li-ion in business if we do not put a
> corresponding emphasis upon more
business in religion?" 2:45. district
and county visitation. a. purpose. h,
method: adjourn to division insti-
tutes.
| "Wednesday evening-7:30. Devo-
tons: 7:45, music; $50, address
Some Principles of Association Lead
orship. Rev. Daniel I. Cross, Wood
fords: $40, music: $50. address.
+, For those who come after u.s." Rev.
Morris IT, Turk, d. D., Portland.
| Divisional Conferences
GENERAL OFFICERS
! Row. f. II. Brewster, Presiding
800 What is Expected of the Coun-
ty and District Secretary; 3.45. The
Duties of the County and District
President; 400, Tho County Tour;
AS. The County and District Stand
ard: 40, The International Training
Schools; AS. Principles of Associa-
ton Leadership; SEQ, adjournment.
CHILDREN'S DIVISION
Mrs. T. ]. Winslade, Passport,
Presiding
$50, How to Promote the Children's
Division Program; 345, County and
District Standards, for the Division,
AGO, The Division Institute; 4.15,
Childrcn's Week: a. Securing CO.