Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-06-26
STATE CONVENTION
OF S. S. WORKERS
uraphic Story of Great Relip,ons
Gathering-Many from Comfy

I
quite score of Shenandoa
county folks attended the session
/. OF the Virginia State SUNDAY schoc
. convention, which met in Roanok
on wednesday. Thursday and Fr,
Jay OF last week. This proved tn h
: one OF the best, IL not the hast oor
: Ventions in the history of Sunaa
School work in the state. The nro
gram was built around two great ad
ucators, DIR. Walter Scott Athear,
ana Dr. II. Augustine Smith. both q
J Boston University. DIR. Athearn /;
dean of the school of Religions Edp
cation, and DR.. Smith is professo
Oh Fine Arts and Religion in tn.
same school. These men are with
out superiors in their lines in IN.
world Then along with these. tn,
delegates were privileged to hea,
otner workers of national importanc.
and also such educators as DR.. Smith
president of Washington and Lee
University. The spiritual tone of tbs
convention was on a high plane al
through. The Rev. DIR. Vines. pas.
tor of the First Baptist Church ri
Roanoke. had the keynote speech al
the opening session and it was a
rousing call to service. 1t would
take too much time and space to give
a detailed report of all the wonder
full and helpful things given the del
egates, but We must say that after
having attended conventions in sew
eral other states. some of them hav-
ing thousands of delegates present,
none of them exceeded this one in
quality of addresses and spirit of de-
termination among the workers to
do things.
Spectacular Pageant
The convention was brought to a
close with the presentation of the in
structive and spectacular pageant,
The Commonwealth of God" ar
ranged and staged by DR.. H. Angus
tine Smith. Pageantry is one DR..
Smiths favorite manners of present
ing truth of all kinds. This partic-
ular pageant was well worth going
many miles to behold There were
perhaps one hundred and fifty per-
sons in the cast, and considering the
short time for drill and rehearsal,
they acquitted themselves exception
ally well. The red, white and blue
cross featured in this pageant was
thing of beauty as well as of spir-
itual significance.
1t would be little short of treason
did we not mention the name of the
Rev. Minor c. Miller, our general
secretary, in connection with this
wonderful convention. Rev. Miller,
who is also professor in Bridge
water College, is an indefatigable
worker for the Sunday School. He
is one of DR.. Athearn's boys. and be-
cause of their mutual regard for
each other. DIR. Athearn was induced
to come to Virginia for this conven-
ton. Then Mr.. Miller had things so
nicely arranged with the assistance
of his secretary, a Shenandoah girl,
Miss Zula Goehenour of Maurertown,
that there was never a hitch any
where. Surely If the people of Vir-
ginia know a good thing when they
have it, they will stand back of Mr..
Miller in his tireless efforts to put
across the biggest job in the state,
the interdenominational S u n y
School work.
Roanoke Did Proud
The city of Roanoke did itself
proud in caring for the delegates.
Mr.. Moomaw, secretary of the Cham
Der of Commerce, gave the delegates
word of welcome in the absence OF
the mayor from the city. Mr.. Moo
NAV told them to Piggy Wiggly.
that is, to walk right in and help
themselves. The homes of the city
were opened to care for the visitors,
and they surely made good.
Roanoke is a fine, wide-awake
town. 1t has an excellent city audi
torium, where the convention held
its main services. The city churches
opened their doors for the divisional
conferences. Taking it all in all,
everything was done by the city and
it's fine-spirited Chamber of Com
merce to make the delegates feel
at home, and it was highly appre-
ciated. The city ministerium was
also on the job all the time, to see
that nothing needful was missing
Every delegate breathed thanks to
all who had a hand in making this
convention the great blessing it was
And to top it of, our Shenandoah
delegations had the privilege of see
4 ing the wonderful Natural Bridge OF
the return. Surely that marvel o.
Gods handiwork was enough to pu
the proper climax to a wonderful
feast on the things of God and to in
spire us to greater things in Hi
name.
ONE WHO WAS THERE.
MAY NOT BE KIDNAPPING