Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-05-14
Report From
County Sunday ]
School Meeting

ton convened in the United Breth
rem Church at Reedsburg, May 4th
1925, with a very good attendance,
including delegates from Baraboo,
North Freedom, Ableman, Delton,
Fairfield, Community Church, Sank
City, Prairie du Sac. LaValle, Iron
ton, Lime Ridge and Reedsburg.
There were IL pastors present.
The morning session was opened
by the county president, o. Kirk
patrick, with hymn followed by
devotions led by Rev. Grumely OF
LaValle.
In the absence of Rev. Kundert,
Rev. Erffmeyer read a scripture
and gave a short talk on the import
ance of religious education, stress
ing God comes first.
Mr. Rogers. state secretary,
gave a very helpful talk on RE
.igion in Education"
Miss Edith Mabel Town, assist
ant state worker. spoke on the
subject, "The Child's Problems, ="
and discussed methods Of meeting
these problems.
Reports were given by the coun-
Fly secretary, Mrs. V. T. DevereuX,
and the adult division superintend-
ent, Mrs. l.. E.. Peckham Of IRON
ton.
Morning sess on was dismissed
by Rev. T. S. Beavin of Reedsburg.
The afternoon program opened
with the hymn, Jesus Loves Even
Me"
Devotions were led by Rev. l..
z. Warren of Lime Ridge.
Miss Town discussed the sub
iect, Measuring Up" bringing to
notice our responsibility in meas
uring up to the needs Of the child
life.
Mr.. Rogers talked on working
together to win, using the follow
ing points as an objective:
/. Attendance at State Conven-
ton to be held June 22-24 at Mad
ison.
2. Attendance at State Young
Peoples Conference.
3. Standard Training School.
4. Children's Week.
S. County Young Peoples Con-
ference.
8. County Child Workers In
stitute
Z. Vacation hurch Schools.
s. Week Day Religious Instruc
ton. @
8. County Winner Subscription.
10. Father and Son Observance.
IL. Mother and Daughter Obser
vance
IL. Rallies.
10. County S. S. Picnic.
The Convention divided into
two groups: the children's division
conducted by Miss Town and the
general division under the leader
ship of Mr.. Kirkpatrick.
In the childrens division able
papers were given by Mrs. f. G..
Miller of Reedsburg and Mrs. F.
w. Schoeller of Baraboo, after
which discussion followed.
In the general division Rev. I.
S. Beavin of Reedsburg gave an OK
cellent talk on decision day, how
to lead up to it and how to con-
duct it. This was followed by a
talk by Rev. E. c. Henke of Bara-
boo on Reaching the Parents" EN-
phasizing calling on the children
in their homes and using demon
STATIONS in the Sunday SchoOl
calling out the parents.
Rev. E. o. Coontz of BaraboO
gave a talk on Vacation Schools"
giving his own experience in the
conduct of a vacation school, fol-
lowed by discussion of methods.
The evening meeting opened with
a song service, including a fine an
them by the U. B. Choir.
Very profitable addresses were
given by Miss Town and Mr. Rog-
ers.
The convention was well conduc-
ted, was profitable and inspiring
throughout.
New officers elected were as fol-
lows: Pres, Irwin Cole. Delton;
Vice Pres. Mrs. Guy Weidenkopf,
Baraboo; Sec. Mrs. VERNE Dever-
eux, Reedsourg; Treas, F. Phillips
Delton; Divisional Supts., Child
ren's Dept, Mrs. r. B. Fosnot, Bar
aboo. Young Peoples Dept, Mrs.
r. T. Darlington, Prairie du Sac,
Administration D. o. Slime, Reeds
burg. Education, Mrs. Edwin Doll,
Baraboo.
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