The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-06-24
SUNDAY SCHOOL
WORK SERIOUS
Convention in Kansas City Dis
cusses Some Real
Problems.

BY United Press.
Kansas CRY, Mo-, June 24.-The seri-
business Of the work being done at the
Sixteenth international Sunday School
Convention is more apparent with each
session. This morning was given over to
the presentation of the activities OF the
International Sunday School Association.
Mrs. Maud Junkin Baldwin, Chicago,
Spperin,endent of the Childrens Diyi-
sion, in reporting on Work Among the
Children, called attention to the Chill
drens Week Observance plan hrst sug-
gested in the spring Of 1917, for the
purpose Of arousing deep interest on the
par of the general public, as well as the
church members. in the religious educa-
iion Of children.
1T ha. proved 10 be most successful
method. The last two years thousands
Of communities in all the states and ma ~
Of the provinces observed the week, these
communities either adopting or adapting
the suggestions made by the lnterna-
,ional Association through lis auxiliaries,
the State and Provincial and County As
sociations. The features of the observ-
ance varied in different communities. but
included pageanis, parades, institutes,
mass meetings, house to house visitation.
moiion picture house surveys, song testi-
walls. distribution of literature and story
hours and play hours for the children
themselves.
CHILDREN's DIVISION ACTIVE
The children's division is co-Operat-
ing with the American Library Associa-
lion. Children's Bureau Of L. ). Depart
mcni Of Labor, the International Anii-Ci-
garclte League. National Child Labor
Committee. National Child Welfare Asso-
citation, National Congress of Mothers
and Pareni-Teacher Association. National
Motion Picture League. National Kinder
sarten Association and Playground and
Rccreaiional Association"
In presenting The Work Among the
Young People" Mr.. John L. Alexander,
Chicago, Superintendent of the Young
Il
the beginning of the decade there was
great rumbling on every side as inter
ested folks here and there began to dis.
cover the possibilities in young people.
today We witness on every hand gen
uine flow Of interest in the adolescent.
The business mans clubs, the Rotary,
kiwanis. Lions, Optimists, Triangles
and Chambers of Commerce are alive with
enlhusiasm and plans for the welfare of
the youth. True, it is mostly for boys as
yet and is not very tangible in its objec-
lives in most places, but it is the dawn
ing Of a new day.
NEW FEATURE INAUCURATED
This year girlhood came into its own
and for the first time standardized
Mother and Daughter Week program was
promoted jointly by the National Council
Of the Y. W. c. A. and the International
Sunday School Association. Mother and
Daughter Week promises 10 be as pOpu-
lar and profitable as Father and Son
Week"
Mr.. A. NJ. Locker. Chicago. Field Su-
pcrintendeni, outlined the field work of
the Association. and indicated the amaz-
ing amount of detail involved in carrying
on the field work Of the International and
State Sunday School Associations. and
in promoting greater efficiency in the
auxiliary associations.
Dr. W. Z. Chalmers, Philadelphia. Re-
ligiogs Education Secretary, American
Baptist Publication Society, read a report
on Work Among Sunday School Off
GERS. Mr.. f. W. HaIpcnny, Chicago,
Superintendent Adult Division, reported
on Work Among Adults,' and Mr.. ].
Shreve Durham, Los Angeles. Suprin-
iendent Home Visitation Division, spoke
on Reaching the People
Al the close Of ;he session. the new
General Secretary of the International
Sunday School Council of Religious Ed
ucation was introduced.