Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1914 — FULL REPORT OF SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. [ARTICLE]

FULL REPORT OF SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.

Every Township But Wheatfield Represented—State Workers a Great Help. The annual meeting of the Jasper County Cunday School Association was held in Rensselaer Thursday and Friday. The first session was held Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The convention was well attended, all townships in the county except Wheatfield being represented and the attendance being good at all sessions. The first session was addressed by the State Secretary, George N. Burpie. His subject was “Afferent and Efferent Problems of the Tbachdr.’’ He said in part that as the state required some general preparation on the part of those who would teach in the public schools, so there should be a general preparation required of those asked to teach in the Sunday school. Jn addition to this the Sunday school teacher should have a spiritual preparation which expresses itself in the personality; and in addition to these there should be be a special preparation for the particular grade in which he or she is to teach. leacfiing is one of the world’s greatest works and especially the work of teaching in the Sunday school, for it is here that the teachertakes eternal truths and puts it into immortal souls for everlasting results It is better to study the Sunday school lesson 10 minutes each day than to stpdy one hour on Sunday morning, because we can do many things from habit without thought. We may study the lesson while performing .daily tasks. Whatever thing enters the mind it has a tendency to come back. The folowing plan was

given as a daily means of lesson study: Sunday, learn Golden Text and! read lesson. Monday 11/ Tuesday 111 HO Wednesday HI HEN Thursday J J HERE Friday 11 HAT Miss Lemen, state superintendent of the elementary work, gave three talks during the convention on, “The Cradle Roll,” “Primary Work” and “Pictures.” A fine musical program preceded the tajks of the state workers on Thursday evening: Miss Catherine Watson gave a reading of Van Dyke’s “The Lost Word,” which was much appreciated. The music of the convention was well managed by w. E. Johnston of Remington. The four churches of Rensselaer served a splendid chicken dinner to the entire convention Friday which gave the visitors from the various parts of the county a fine opportunity to become better acquainted. Friday morning Rev. Titus, of the Christian church, gave an interesti d practical talk on "The Boy F 10/ement.” Friday afternoon wax given to a county survey conducted by Rev. Burnie, by means of a sheet showing the work done in

each township and filled according to reports given by township chairmen from each township. This chart will be kept in the office of the county chairman, .J. N. Leatherman, for reference, for it shows at a glance the work being done and also the need of each township. An effort will be' made to have a copy of this chart published in each of the county papers some time during the year. The auditing committee gave their approval of the books of the county secretary. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, J. i N. Leatherman: vice-president, Mrs. .John I. (!win; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Ross Dean, of Rensselaer; Press Superintendent. W. E. Johnston, Remington: Superintendents of Departments: Elementary, Mrs. Dr. Hemphill, Rensselaer? Secondary, Miss Margaret .Johnston, Remington; Adult, Louis H. Hamilton: Home, Mrs. A. A. Fell; Teacher graining. Miss Ethel Perkins; Temperance, Rev. C; W. Postill; Missionary, Miss Floy Williams, Rensselaer. The resolution committee gave the following report: Resolved, that the Jasper County Sunday School Convention of 1914 endorses the present movement to hold a constitutional convention for the state of Indiana, and urge the voters of the state to make the convention a fact, by their votes in the November election, and if the convention is assured, to especially admonish the people of the state to send representatives to this convention who wijl be in favor of putting into the constitution such enactments as to prohibit the sale and manufa'c-! ture of intoxicating liquors. j Resolved, that thd Jasper County j Sunday School Convention urges upon all the Sunday School people, a closer i co-operation of the Sunday school teachers and the public school teach- ! ers. and commending the action of I certain communities where the pub-! lie schools have planned for placing the study of the bible in their curri- I culum, especially for high school' students. Resolved, that we extend our - thanks to the state workers for the excellent services rendered and also to’ the ladies of the churches of the city for the splendid dinner which! they served and the persons who so 1

kindly gave the program of Thursday evening. Resolved, that we become a “TopNotch" county in 1915. MRS. A. A. FELL, ]RA COE, FLOY WILLIAMS, MRS. ALF. HOOVER, W. E. JOHNSTON, Committee. Mrs. John 1. Gwin, County Secretary.