Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 141, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1914 — Report of Union Township Sunday School Convention. [ARTICLE]

Report of Union Township Sunday School Convention.

Union township held its annual Sunday School convention as previousfly arranged last Sunday at Fair Oaks. The published program was carried out. Every department superintendent responded with an excellent talk on their line of the work.' All say ft was tha best convention we ever held dn Union. Rev-. Poetill gave an excellent sermon on the Watchfulness of Christ, in which he held his hearers spellbound. The program was enlivened by special readings, solos and other fine music. Fair Oaks has a fine natural park in which the convention was held. The platform and surroundings were fully decorated with bunting, flags, flowers, etc. A row of nice ferns skirted Its front. There were plenty of seats for alh Fair Oaks deserves a great deal of credit for the artistic arrangement A large crowd was present and at the noon hour sat down to one of the beyt dinners the writer ever saw. The north and south precincts of Union have been peeved at each other for some time. Each in the past has tried to secede from the other, but the convention with its fine day and everybody feeling good was a signal to make up and be good. The north and south locked arms and gamboled together like calves of the stall on new made grass. AH this shows that the Spirit of God is mightier than the sword. Fair Oaks all turned out, even the occupants of the poolroom and mourners’ benches came, took seats, stayed all day and looked as sanctimonious as saints of old. Past differences are settled, our troubles o’er, and the rebel rides on his raids no more. In Union is strength. B. D. COMER.