The Republican., 1925-09-24
GARRETT COUNTY SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION
Held in st. PauPs NJ. E. Church,
Oakland. last Monday and
Tuesday.

The Annual Garrett County Sum
day School Convention met at the
Methodist Episcopal church in Oak
land, Monday night and Tuesday,
September 14-15.
The attendance was not as large
as in former years owing TO the fact
that the convention WIS held on week
days instead of on Sunday, but the
speakers were fine and those attend
ing were we'll repaid for their time.
There were III delegates present
from the various districts as follows.
Oakland, 55; Bittinger, II; Friends
vile, 8; Loeb Lynn, IS; Kitzmiller,
0; Deer Park, IS; Accident, IL.
The total number of schools repre-
sented was twenty-five.
On Monday night, DR.. A. Moore led
the devotional services, followed by
a splendid address on "The Making
of a Great Life" by Rev. Y. J. Fin
cher, who used the life of Paul as an
illustration.
Tuesday morning devotional sery-
ices were led by Rev. E. C. Cuppet,
followed by talk by Miss Lillian z.
Mccormick on pictures in Religious
Education," which will be found very
helpful to all primary and beginners
teachers who were present.
Mrs. A. w. Karnell then gave a
very interesting address on the Home
Department in the Sunday school
We as teachers of Sunday school chill
dren were made to feel that we had
not met our obligations to God until
we had gone into the homes of the
children and given the parents the
opportunity to refuse or to accept
Christ at their own doors. Mrs. Kar-
nell's talk was filled with splendid
advice to mothers, as she felt
that women should be trained for
motherhood, the greatest calling God
has given one to do.
The afternoon session was begun
at 1:15 with devotional services led
by the Rev. Z. f. Campbell, of the
Bittinger Lutheran church. followed
by the county program arranged by
State Secretary Abner B. Brown
which was followed in turn by confer
ences led by Mrs. Benz. H. Sincell
Mrs. Karnell, Miss Mccormick and
Mr.. Brown. Rev. Teske, Field Secre-
tary, had charge Of the teacher train
ing.
The evening session was opened at
1870, Rev. F. L. Fultz leading in the
devotions and followed by the install
lation of the following officers:
Field secretary, Rev. G. A. Teske,
Cumberland; president, E. R. Jones,
Oakland; first vice-president, j. G.
Kolb, Friendsville; corresponding sec
retary, Miss Coral McRobie, Oakland;
recording secretary, Mrs. f. f. Sol
lars, Deer Park; treasurer, ]. W.
Ream, Mountain Lake Park; superin-
tendents-Adult, M. H. Lohr, Grams
vile; Young Peoples, Miss Lucy
Trickett, Oakland; Elementary, Miss
Alverta Miller, Grantsville; Sabbath
Observance, Rev. E. C. Cuppett, Mt
Lake Park; Teacher Training, Harold
w. Miller, Grantsville; Home Depart
ment, Mrs. NJ H. Lohr, Grantsville;
Cradle Roll. Mrs. Benz. H. Sincell
Oakland; executive committee, Dr.
f. f. Sollars, Deer Park; c. J. Otto
New Germany; Rev. E. f. Campbell,
Bittinger.
The following report of the COM
mittee on resolutions, composed of
C. ]. Otto, J. A. Enlow, Rev. E. Z.
Campbell and Mrs. f. f. Sollars was
read and adopted:
RESOLVED, That we do hereby
thank the citizens of Oakland for their
generous ospitality; the pastor and
RESOLVED, That we do extend
our appreciation to f. r. Jones, cOun-
ty president; Rev G. A. Teske, Field
Secretary; Abner b. Brown, state
Secretary, and each one who has had
a part in making this convention a
success; also that we do appreciate
the efforts of those who have had a
part in securing for us the splendid
speakers, Mrs. Karnell, Miss McCor-
mick, Rev. Fincher and our regrets
over the absence Of Col. Cudlipp; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That we as a conven-
ton wish to extend our appreciation
and gratitude to the officers who have
so nobly carried out the enforcement
of the dry laws and brought to JUS
tice the offenders, and we further rec
ommend that we daily pray for those
in authority. in harmony with the
biblical injunction, Pray for those
in authority"
MRS. f. f. SOLLARS,