The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-09-23
ANNUAL SUNDAY SCHOOL
MEETING AT EVANSVILLE
Sessions Held Saturday Evening
And All Day on Sunday-Res-
OmtiOns Adopted-OMcers

Inc sessions OIL the annual cOnVSn-
ton of the Garrett County Sunday
School Association, held at Grants
vile on last Saturday and Sunday,
were successful both from the stand
point of interesting addresses and
conferences and the number who were
in attendance. Some sections of the
county were not we'll represented, but
the attendance generally was very
good and much interest was mani
tested in the work of the Sunday
school.
The various sessions were presided
over by County President E. R. Jones
and addresses on different phases of
Sunday school work were delivered by
Dr. Charles Peters, of Philadelphia;
Col. J. D. Cudlipp, acting State Sec
rotary and Young Peoples Superin-
tendent, Of Baltimore; Rev. H. E.
Thompson, pastor Of Center street NJ.
E. church, Cumberland; Rev. G. A.
Teske, president Of the Allegany
County Association and Field Secre-
tary for this county; Mrs. Benz. H.
Sincell, Oakland; Mrs. E. J. Travers,
Cumberland; Mr.. H. NJ. Lohr, Grants
vile; Mr.. G. W. Diefenbach, Grants
vile; Revs E. E. Campbell, Bittinger,
and L. G. Robinson, of Grantsville,
also took active parts in the conven-
ton.
The following officers were elected
and installed on Sunday afternoon:
President, E. R. Jones; vice-president,
J. G. Kolb; secretary, Miss Coral Nc
ROBBIE; recording secretary, Mrs. E. E.
Sollars; treasurer, J. ". Ream; exec
utive committee. Dr.. E. E. Sollars,
Rev. f. E. Campbell and C. J. Otto;
Division Superintendent: Elemen-
tary, Miss Alverta Miller; Young Peo-
pies, Miss Esperance Ashby; Adult,
M. H. Lohr; Home Department, Mrs.
M. H. Lohr; Teacher Training, Har-
old Miller, Rev. Arthur Scrogum, Rev.
E E. Campbell, E. C. Cuppett; Cradle
Roll, Mrs. B. H. Sincell Sabbath OBJ
servance, E. c. Cuppett; Finance COM
mittee, H. V. Leighton, H. NJ. SPEECH
err, C. A. Bender; District Presidents:
No. /, Delbert Davis; No. 2, George
w. Diefenbach; No. 8, F. G. Fox; No.
a, Leslie Rodeheaver; No. 5, George
Pritts; No. 6, E. c. Cuppett; No. T.,
Rev. Arthur Scrogum.
The following resolutions were sub
mitted by a committee composed of
C. S. Zeller, O. C. Buckle, Miss Alver-
ia Miller, Miss Elizabeth Leary and
George M. Brown, and were adopted
by the convention and ordered printed:
The members of the Garrett County
Sunday School Association gratefully
acknowledge the kindly providence of
Almighty God during the past year.
The health, happiness and manifest
prosperity in spiritual affairs of pas
tors and people are source of true
joy. We thank the great Head of the
Church for the many souls that have
been won into His kingdom. May de-
voted pastors and faithful people be
much encouraged and blessed thereby.
Our sincere sympathy and interest
goes out to those brethren who for
any reason have been unable to attend
this convention. May God deal most
graciously with them.
RESOLVED, That we extend our
sincere thanks to the officers of the
State and County Associations for the
faithful and efficient administration
of the affairs of the Association, as
also to the Council of the Lutheran
Church for the privileges extended.
Also to express our appreciation for
the fine display of Christian hospital
ity in throwing open their homes and
providing entertainment and fellow
ship for their visiting brethren.
RESOLVED, That this convention
approves and recommends the estab-
lishment of at least two community
training schools along the lines sug-
gested by Rev. G. A. Teske, Field Sec
rotary.
RESOLVED, That we approve the
idea of institute conventions.
RESOLVED, That we recommend
the adoption of graded schools with
graded instruction.
RESOLVED, That we approve of
the work done at Camp Royal and we
recommend and urge that each school
in the county send at least two stu
dents to this training camp to receive
training in leadership.
RESOLVED, That each school in
the county be urged to contribute at
least ten cents per member for the
support of the County Association.
RESOLVED, That the Importance
of furnishing prompt and complete
annual reports be brought to the at
tention of the proper officials of each
school in order that the County Secre-
tary may be able to give proper as
sistance and support to the State Off
Gals.
RESOLVED, That this Association
heartily endorses the 18th Amend
ment to the Constitution Of the United
States as well as the Volstead Act,
and pledges its support and encour-
agement in the enforcement of the
same and urges all Christian men and
women to support this measure with
their prayers and acts.