THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, PA. (JOLUMBIA. (JOUNTY ANNUAL IN TERDENOMINATIONAL SUNDAY 80H00L CONVENTION. A Crowdod Court Home--A Delightful As embly--lnsplrlng Music-- Spiritual Benefit. Twenty-fifth Annual Convention of the Columbia County Sabbath School Association met at the Court House, Thursday morning and was called to order at ten o'clock by the President of the Association, Myron I. Low. Despite the untavorablc weather the court room was quite well fdled with delegates and representatives from all parts of the county. The first session was opened with singing, after which devotional exercises were conducted by Rev. C. H. Urandt. The singing of another hymn was followed by an address of welcome tendeicd by Rev. W. C. Leverett. He bid the delegates welcome in the name of the citizens of Bloomsburg, and hoped that they would be able to enjoy themselves while here. He also entreated them to be earnest, energetic and active in their work, " Doing it heartily as unto the Lord," because only such workers and teachers can succeed. President Low responded to this welcome with an ad dress given in his pleasant and inspir ing manner. He said, " The Church of to-morrow is the Sunday School of to-day. He also said that there is need of more practical teaching in our Sabbath Schools. Have a little geo graphy, biography and history, but above all things teach the word of God plainly. The teacher's aim should be to win souls for Christ and to do thM he must have Christ with him." Rev. A. Dunlap, of Berwick, was then introduced and gave an in teresting paper on missions. He thought that no work was so import ant in the church as that of missions. It is not a side issue. America, the best hope of humanity, should be the first place where work is done. The work should be fostered by the pas tors," church and Sabbath Schools. Our nation,' our country and ourselves are benefited by the work done. A. W. Spear, Corresponding and Statisti cal Secretary, then gave his report for the current year. He reported an in crease of the percentage of the popu lation of the county now in the Sun day Schools. This is encouraging, In a very few townships only has there been a falling off. He thinks the work in the schools has improved during the past year. He reported twenty institutes held in the county and thirty-eight schools visited by the committee. 1 o do this work necessi tated traveling over 1350 miles, about half of which was with horse and wagon. The session closed with the benediction of Rev. C. H. Brandt. Thursday afternoon session opened at two o clock with a service of song, followed by devotional exercises con ducted by W. C. Levurett. B. F. Armstrong then gave a Bible reading on the subject of the Holy Spirit. His exercises showed a careful preparation, and set forth the absolute necessity of having the Holy Spirit with you in your work, and the many ways he manuesteu nimseit. lhe lollowing committees were then nominated : Committee on Nominations: H. V. White, II G. Supplee, Z. T. Fowler, Mrs. Fred Ikeler. C. W. Yeager, V. C. Thomas On Place : Rev. Brewster. Rev. Rup ley. Rev. Aurand. On Resolutions : Dr. Graydon, G. S. Lee, Viol. Wilbur, The convention was then entertain ed by Prof. G. E. Wilbur with a talk on the Geography of the Word. He thinks it is absolutely necessary to Known the geography of the Bible lands m order to understand the ef fects on the people of that time. Rev. G. E. Weeks followed with a discussion of the subject The Study of the Word. It should be studied daily. His plan of study would be well worth trying. First, read one book as a whole at one sitting. Go over it and write out topics of your own for each chapter. Also make an analysis and index of the book and follow the chronology through. His talk contained much material for thought and study. A letter was read stating that on account of the flood .Kev. Reimen syder could not be with us. After sing ing the meeting closed with benedic tion by Rev. Heilman. THURSDAY EVENING SESSION. The convention opened with a full house which was filled up still more as the evening progressed until there was not even standinir room left, After a spendid sons service. Rev. Ferguson led in a number of short prayers for the workers in the Sunday Schools. T Prof. Sprenkle, State Field Sec, then tock up the subject " Helps for the sowers." The sower, he said, was the worker in the Sunday School. One of the helps is for the sower to realize the magnitude of his work. Show me the teacher who realizes this and I will show you the one who is a success. The work of the Sunday School is a divine one and is not only for a day or the short time they are together but his influence is exerted constantly. It is said ;hat a watch must be regula ted for the person who is to carry it. If we have this influence over a watch Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla. surely we must have a still greater one over the children. Encouragement in the work is a help. It is inspiration. there never was in the history of the world when man lonued moie for the Word of God as he does today. We are in a progressive age and we must extend this work. Fail in hnj in the hurry and rush and do not get left. Power and help of the Holy Spirit is the most important help we can have. This we must have, for if we do not possess it we cannot impart it to the Others. After a selection by the Y. M. C. A. choir a Bible drill was given by Mrs. wiiDun ciass ot twenty-tour lit tle girls. This must be seen and heard to be understood and apprecia ted no newspaper reporter can give an adequate idea ol the wonderful ex hibition of Bible knowledge display by the little girls. No Bible student, no teacher, no minister in the vast audi ence would attempt to answer a small fractional part of the questions on the history, geography, biography and di vine truths of the Bible propounded to this class in a promiscuous manner and responded to promptly and decidedly every time with quotations t'.nd refer ence to support every statement. The congratulations and expressions of honest appreciation from President Low, Rev. Heilman and Prof. Sprenkle, spoke more than could be written in a column. May they live to teach these precious truths to future generations. At the close of the Bible drill Mr. O. A. Yetter favored the audience with one of his choice bass solos. At this point the program called for " Lights and Shadows , of Sower's Work, which was responded to by Rev. Heilman in his usual happy man ner, lie dwelt at length on the " Lights " enumerating the many en couragements and joys in the teacher's work m the Sabbath School and urged that all engaged in the work should study the bright side and present it to the class in such a cheerful manner as to encourage them to study the word to find the same blessed truths. The " Shadows " only come when we lose our hold on the Divine hand and are kind warnincs to woo us back to the joys that are ours if we will but ac cept them. After singing by the congregation and a solo by Prof. Sprenkle, he took up the questions and answered them in his usual sprightly manner. Some of the questions were : Should the minister teach in the Sunday Sohool? No, I think not. He has enough to do without, but 1 think he should have a general over sight of the school. 2. What would you do with a class that is well quali fied to teach and will not f I think the teacher should determine who of that class are qualified and then talk with them on necessity of their re sponding to the call for teacher. She should do this often and get the sup erintendent and minister to urge them. . What would you do with the mem bers of a class that find fault with every teacher they are given ? Teach them good manners. I think they need it. 4.' Should a Sunday School Supt. distil whiskey ? No ; he should not distil whiskey, commit murder nor any other crime in the catalogue. 5. What is the best way to teach a pri mary class ? Teach objectively. Use the black board. No elaborate draw ing is necessary. Children have vivid imaginations. After singing by the Y. M. C. A. Choir the session closed with benediction by Rev. Weeks. FRIDAY MORNING SESSION. The usual song service began at 8:45 and was followed by devotional services conducted by Rev, Womels dorf. Prof. Sprenkle followed with a talk on " Methods to adopt with Primary Classes."' He said " First of all there must be a love for the pupils in order to make a good primary teacher. Also the child must be studied. Another important item is thorough prepara tion. Do not attempt to teach that which you know nothing about. The teacher who depends on inspiration solely will not be a success. Do not think that if you put your thoughts in language that cannot be understood that your discourse is profound. It is harder to see to the bottom of a mud puddle than that of a clear lake if it is a thousand times as deep. Teach ob jectively and vididly. Use the black board. The imagination of the child will always aid you. Question them. Begin with questions, proceed with questions and end with questions." A song followed, after which Mr. H. R. Bower presented very able reports from the International and State Con ventions, held in St. Louis and Pitts burg respectively. These reports were accepted by the Convention with a vote of thanks. The president men called the roll of township presidents and as many as were present gave their reports and some who were obliged to be absent sent reports to the Secretary. At the close, the orchestra having arrived from Centralia the Convention was favored with a choice selection by it. Following this the nominating commit tee reported that after due considera tion they had appointed the following officers for the ensuing year : Pesident Myron I. I.ow, Lime Ride. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla. Vice-Presidents Rev. P. A. TTeil. man, Bloomsburg Rev. A. Houtz, urangevuie isaiari uower, Berwick. Kecortiing ;ecrctaries Miss Eva Rupert aii(i Miss Martha Poweil, lMoonisbnrg. Statistical Secretary A. W. Soear. Cabin Run. 1'reasurer Mrs. Anna McIIetirv. Stillwater. Fieldsman II. R. Bower, Berwick. Delegate to State Convention Miss Martha Powell, Bloomsburg. Alternate R. F. Whitmover. Pine Summit. The officers nominated were elecfrd by the Convention by acclamation. ine attention 01 the convention was then taken with a discourse by Rev. Myers, of Catawissa. on eradine- in the Sunday Schools. I lis point, that the Sunday Schools should be graded just as our day schools are, was well taken and he supported it with an outline of the course used in a Sunday School in Wilkes Barre. The course is divided into six sections : Primary, Interme diate, Junior, Senior, Normal and Re serve. As the scholar is instructed in the different grades, his progress is taKen note ot ana at the close of a cer tain period of time he is eiven a writ ten examination, and if found profi cient is promoted to a hieher grade. In the normal class scholars are pre pared for the work of teaching and the reserve corps, is kept up for the ex press purpose of filling vacancies. If this course were followed out there would be fewer of the boys and girls from fifieen to twenty years of age leaving the Sunday School, as it would interest them and thereby hold them. Music followed and Prof. Sprenkle took up the questions that had passed in. Among them were j Does the Lord ever get angry ? Yes, but " The Lord is slow to anger." Should per sons who are not Christians be elected as delegates to the convention ? If they are a fair representation of your school. Would you teach temperance in the school? Yes. How would you teach a primary class in the pres ence of the whole school ? I would not attempt that at all. Get them by themselves in some place, even if it is the parlor at home. After singing the meeting closed with benediction by Rev. Beddal, of Persia. KRIDAY AFTERNOON. After a praise and promise meeting conducted by Rev. Dechant, of Cata wissa, Dr. Graydon gave the teachers and delegates very many good sugges tions on " When and How to teach Temperance in the Sabbath School. He advised them to teach it at all times, whenever an opportunity offer ed itself. Have one Sunday in the month devoted entirely to teaching this subject. Let the songs, prayers and lessons ter.d to put down King Alcohol. Teach it a little at a time The children will take the thought home with them and their influence will be felt by the parents. Teach the fact that alcohol h deadly. ' If we be lieve in anything at all we believe in saving the lives of our boys and girls. Opium can only be bought on a prescrip tion of a physician, while alcohol in the form of beer which is quite as deadly, is sold to children by the bucketfull. Dr. Graydon's talk was followed by a song, "The Little Missionary," by three little girls from Centralia. A number of questions were then answered by Prof. Sprenkle. Would you have a question box in your Sun day School ? Yes, I think it would help. What are the duties of a super intendent ? He should be the mana ger of the school. The pastor may suggest but should not dictate to the superintendent. He is supposed to be the best man that could be found to fill this place and should be allow cd to carry out his own plans. He must make whatever changes he deems best for the school. If he finds that a teacher is filling a position for which he is not competent, he should by all means ask for the resignation of that teacher and fill his place with one who is capable of doing the work required of him. The matter of " House to House Visitation" was then taken up and it was decided that on the 29th of June, the Sunday School workers, under the direction of the Executive Committee, would make a canvas of the county and ascertain who of the people were not in the Sunday School and give them an invitation to become regular attendants. The list of schools by townships was then read and delegates responded with a number of delegates and con tribution to the work of the Associa tion. Report of the Committee on Reso lutions was submitted and accepted as follows : 1 Whereas, God, our Almighty Father, whose we are and whom we serve, has brought so many of us through another year to this, our 25th annual convention, therefore Unsolved, That we, in convention assembled, with a profound sense of our ur worthiness, render to Him the gratitude of our hearts, and homage of our lives, for guiding us through the dangers of the year, sparing us from sickness and death ; perils of land and flood ; dangers that lurk in the night; the evil machinations of the enemies of our Lord and His cause, and with hearts brimming with thanksgiving we consecrate to his service our undivided all. Jics(AiH'f, 1 ha we implbre the presence ot 1 1 is Holy Spirit in our midst and in our individual lives, making us more spiritually minded, and forceful in soul winning, more willing to work diligently and prepare thoroughly for our work ; that we will be more and more inclined to ask our selves " And when I come what shall I say unto them," taking care that we are in the right place with the right message. JitaolueJ, That W2 regard the plan of ' house to house visitation " as adopted by this Convention, as a great help in advance ;and 1st. A direct and positive effort to preach in homes and convert souls ; an effort to obtain exact information concerning the church relations of all citizens, in order that missions may be more In telligently established, and the great work of evangelization be systemati cally and successfully prosecuted 1 2. An effort to offer in each home a cordial invitation to attend some Pro testant Church or Sunday School. To discharge the obligation which rests upon the Christian citizenship, to see to it that the Gospel invitation is ex tended to all ; leaving the results with Him who doeth all things well," and knowing that his promises are to the faithful and not necessarily the success ful servants. 3. An effort to find where the pastoral work of missions and churches can be more wisely ex pended ; and that we thus heartily en dorse, and will co-operate in this work. Jiesolved, That it is the sense of this Convention that a strong and de termined effort should be made to keep our Sunday Schools open all through the year, at the hour best suited to surrounding circumstances, believing much of the effect of our work upon our scholars to be lost in any interim, and that Satan's oppor tunities to destroy our teaching are very greatly increased during such times. Resolved, That we believe the de mands of modern Sunday School teaching in the progress of the times call for careful and thorough prepara tion on the part of the teachers, pray erful and pains taking Bible study, which study should be paramount to, and take precedence of anything else, and accompanied with a seeking after the illumination of God's spirit. Jlesoloed, That we reaffirm and be lieve that total abstinence is the only safe ground for a Christian to occupy ; that we will by precept and practice endeavor to train the growing genera tion to live upon this plan, and to wage unceasing war upon the drink habit as an enemy to God and man kind. o CrJ PS E cx trj o o fafj trj o o 1- 1 I J XSfel Tins is an improvement over all other bicycles.- It is as much an improvement over the safety as the chain safety wheel was over the old high wheels. It has but 4 frictional points in the gear where others have an average of 20-1. 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Jli'tolved, That we hereby ex'end the hearty thanks of this convention to the citizens of Bloomsburg for their Christian hospitality ; to all those who have in any way contributed to the pleasure and success of these meetings, the speaktrs, the singers, the musicians, the ushers, organist and all else who so kindly contributed their time and efforts, to the press, and Bloomsburg for their kind notice, to the officials who so thoughtfully placed the Court House at our disposal, and thus com fortably housed us in our sessions ; to the officers of the D. L. & W.. the B. & S. and C P. & W. R. R. for I heir courtesy in reducing the fare ; and that we congratu'ate the Local Enter tainment Committee upon the unique and pleasing form in which it placed the programs, and the efficient and business like- manner it performed its duties generally. Andrew Graydon, ) G. E. Wilbur, Com. Geo. S. Lee, ) The music for the entire convention was the best we ever heard on an oc casion of this kind. The director, Mr. Fred B. Hartman, has the happy faculty of selecting just the right piece every time and getting everybody to join heartily in the singing. His choir and orchestra were selected from the different churches of the town and showed a most creditable interest in the convention by being present at every session and taking their respec tive parts in such an earnest manner as to inspire the entire audience. The Centralia orchestra, consisting of ten pieces, rendered some very appropriate and entertaining selections that were appreciated both for their real worth and the fact that these people drove twenty miles through the rain to take tha part assigned them on the pro gram. When the final benediction was pro nounced by Rev. 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