Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 263, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1912 — REPORT OF COUNTY S. S. CONVENTION [ARTICLE]

REPORT OF COUNTY S. S. CONVENTION

Meetings Well Attended and Address of Mr. Bnrnie Brought Oat Many __ Good Points. The Jasper County Sunday School convention held in Rensselaer Tuesday and Wednesday was well attended, especially the second day’s session, when every township' In the county was represented by delegates from at least one of the Sunday schools. George N. Burnie, for some years a leading worker in the Sunday schools of the state gave an address Tuesday evening. He told oi the growth of the Sunday schools. He said that it started one hundred and thirty years ago with- twenty members, and now thirty millions of people are enrolled. Wihen first organized the school consisted of thirty boys, now there places for persons of all ages from the cradle to the grave. In geographical scope, it had grown from an obscure cqrner of an obscure town In England to embrace every nation on the globe. In its purposes it had grown also. The first meeting was to teach the alphabet so that the pupils could learn to read the bible. Now the Sunday school offers in the graded lesson sergical and logical construction is not gical and logical construction it not excelled by that of any educational institution in the laud. All of these facts are a matter of pride, but we of today have had very little to do with the bringing about of these results. It becomes our duty then to achieve as great results to pass on to our posterity as our predecessors have given to us. When we consider that only 12 per 4 cent of our population is in Sabbath school therms seems to be much to be desired. The speaker then spoke on the desirability of increasing our enrollment, average attendance and accessions to the church from the Sunday school. The afternoon session was given to a round table discussion of practical problems of the workers. The finances of the association were reported in good condition. The delegates to the state convention in Richmond In June had made a county pledge of $25. This with the expenses of the convention made it advisable to raise S4O at this time, which was willingly and readily given. Too much can not be said in praise of the untiring efforts of the county chairman, J. N. Leatherman, and the secretary and treasurer, Mrs. A. A. Fell. They have carried on a campaign of education In the county during the summer which is sure to result in a great good. It is the quiet and tireless work of individual s v like these that make it possible to bring about the great and needed reforms that we hear so much of in these political timesThe following officers were elected for the coming year; Chairman —J. N. Leatherman. Secretary-Treasurer—Mrs. A. A Fell. Supt. Teachers’ Training—J. C. Parrett. Supt. Elementary Department—Mr*. E. N. Loy. Supt. Adult Department—L. H. Hamilton. Supt Senior—John Ott. Supt. Missionary Department—Mrs. A P. Burton. Supt. Home Class Detriment — Mrs. J. I. Gwin. —Contributed.