The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, November 29, 1911, Image 1

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9th YEAK.--NO. 95
HONESDALE, WAYNE CO., PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1911.
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llD GUILTY
4tfS.Pl A. CASE
'Squire Ham Fines Brus
sells $10 and Costs.
CHUNDRA LELA" ADDRESS ON "DIRT
. TENER GETS !B
UB.0.U.JL M.
VISITS HONESDALE
INFERNAL MACHINE
HONESDALE GIRL
GOV
OSTON BOY WINS
RQAD
JONES LAW
ATTENDS CHURCH
Irs. A. S. Burnell Imper
sonates Hindu Priestess
Urge audience enjoys mon
ologue AT FIRST l'RESBY
TERIAN OHUROII. SUNDAY
MORNING SPEAKS ALSO AT
EVENING SERVICE.
Impersonating Chundra Lola, the
llndu 'Priestess. Mrs. Abby Snoll
lurnell appeared before a large au-
lence Sunday morning In the First
Iresbyterlan church, arrayed In
lire white drapery, and gave a most
t-aphlc and realistic portrayal of
ie in India.
It was a fascinating story that she
lid with unusual personal and
i-amatlc power, as she sank her
Ira personality entirely into that
tho white-robed 'Hindu priestess.
lurneylng from shrine to shrino in
r search for truth. One, could not
hip thinking of Saint Augustine's
Imous saying "Thou (God) hast
ade us for Thyself, and our Souls
e restless till they rest in Thee,"
she narrated the story of the
Hestess' quest for God with such
Inplicity and vivid directness that
e listener was held spellbound by
e sincerity, the Oriental charm
kd the underlying pathos of her
tpictlon.
In introducing her to the congre-
Itlon, Doctor Swift, tho pastor of
Ie Old First church, said that she
is " a niece of 'Prof. Ebenezer
tell, of Amherst College, whom
Iery older graduate honored, re
red and loved." The story told by
ir is a true one. She Impersonates
(Hindu priestess."
tFor a little while," began Mrs.
ell, in an evenly modulated voice.
Iiich she maintained throughout the
rration, forget yourselves, for-
It your surroundings, forget oven
nerica and Its history. Into that
ink lot me pour a story of a coun-
hoary with age before this coun
ts was born, of life among a peo-
whose conception of God and
Iomanhood is as far removed from
rs as the East Is .from tho West.
Is is to be a story of Nippur, a
tie Kingdom.
" My father was a wealthy land-
Iner, and family priest to the Ra
il. 'Now I was the daughter of my
iner s tavonte wire. My name is
tundra Lola, which means 'The
lying of the Moonbeam.' I was
irried at seven to a., fion of.-a
lalthy neighbor. Two years lat-
my husband died, and I had he-
Ine the most despised of all creat-
ps, a child widow.
l" I was instructed in the faith
Id teachings of our sacred books.
thirteen my family started on a
Igrlmage to the Eastern coast. My
I her was suddenly seized with
blera and died. Before expiring
caned me to him and said: 'Lela,
child, I must leave. When you
ich home open the chest and what
li find there Is yours.' My father
leiveu tne proper burning rights.
fellow pilgrims saw that I arrived
Imo safely.
t' I was naturally of a religious
I devout nature. I spent the next
ir in the study of the sacred
liks. I read there that she who
luld visit certain four shrines sit-
fod in four cardinal points of In-
might be pardoned of sin. India
lahaped like a vast kite. Child as
vas, and knowing naucht of the
Irld, I determined to go. I a girl
a, started out at midnicht. I
Is always counting my sacred
ids. 1 took up the nilgrimaEe.
g first shrino I visited was "Jug-
nnunt," the Lord of tho World.
imago is a crude ugly block of
Iod. This sacred car Is covered
h most obscene images. I made
least. 1 did all that I could. I
luld stop and bathe In every river.
Months crept into years before
leached Ramah, the second shrine
Southern India. I made Rahn
special deity. I offered many
lyers. The third shrino I visited
h Krishna, the vilest of all. Of
I It Is written, 'whosoovor shall
. this sacred spot shall bo for
h of all sin.'
I turned my face toward the last
lino, the twin peaks of the Hlmal-
s. I began the 10,000 foot as
it. Soven years had passed since
I ad begun my pilgrimage. 'Here,'
aid, 'my sin is to be forgiven.' I
nt flvo days in worship. As I
it down the mountain tho heavi
burdon I carried was a dlsan-
Inted heart. I went to Benares
most sacred city of India. I
lame priestess to one of tho Ra-
ls. After seven years he died.
II I made a vow to spend the next
ee years In self-torture."
It was in Assam that Lela's faith
li shaken at discovering the chi-
lery or the priests. Later she
It an American woman, read tho
pie, Decamo a Christian, broke
casto Dy drinking a glass of wa-
I offered her by a low-casto person,
h spent her life in saving others.
long whom was her brother whom
baptized in his dying hours.
It was a wonderful story this
Iry of Chundra Lela whose search
God was finally rewarded after
Irs of wandering.
Mrs. Abby Snell Burnoll comes
tax " a good old New England
:k," being a descendant of John
I en and Frlcllla and a cousin only
Ie removed to William Cullen
rant. Her platform ability has
In Inherited from father and
ndfather whose two single pas-
lites cover practically ono hundred
Chance For Farmers To
Better Township Roads
COUNTRYMAN PROFITS BY PRO
VISIONS OF JONES STATUTE
SOME INTERESTING FEATURES
OF THE ACT EXPLAINED.
Tho 'following article is reprinted
from a Lancaster county paper and
will be read with Interest by all anx
ious for dirt road Improvement:
An address delivered before tho
Lancaster County Farmers' associa
tion .by Donald McCaskey, M. ID.,
Witmer, Pa., President Supervisor
Board, Lampeter township.
Mr. President, Ladies and Gentle
men: Tho man who is responsible for the
Jones law is E. E. Jones from Sus
quehanna county. Ho has boen a
member or the House for some years.
The' trouble used to bo that tho
farmers were up against the city
man. Tne city men were well or
ganized, with their automobile clubs,
chambers of commerco and business
men's league. All their road activi
ties were previously made in behalf
of expensive hard surfaced roads
costing from $10,000 to $20,000 per
mile, and so with this kind of opposi
tion the farmers got very little.
Jones was a country man. 'He
knew what kind of a proposition we
country folks were up against. He
realized that we country people
would have to have helo ifor our dirt
road troubles and so he framed the
Jones Bill in order to give the oppor
tunity to farmers and active suner-
visors to do something. Before this
time in some townships, road taxes
were never collected in cash, but
once a year they called tho farmers
out to work on tho roads, and there
was a week's jollflcatlon. Mr. Jones
wanted to see the township road tax
money paid in to the treasury in
stead of having it worked out on tho
roads, and he-framed this bill which
provided for the State's giving 50
per cent, of the amount of tax col
lected in cash to each township
which made such collection instead
of the work system. Some outsid
ers meddled in and the amount was
reduced to $20 a mile. The provis
ions of the law I will briefly state.
First of all, the word "road sup
ervisor" has been left out. Here
after road officials will be known as
"township supervisors."
Another change is the time and
manner of electing supervisors, in
the coming township election one
supervisor will be elected. In 1913
two. In 1915 one. So it goes. The
term of each supervisor will be four
years. Tho time of the organization
of the board has changed to the first
Monday In December, so that every
thing will be In working order at
the beginning of the new calendar
year. A vital provision is that the
supervisors can get all the help they
want from the Highway Department
in Harrisburg.
If you peoplo Have any road diffi
culties which you can not solve
yourselves, do not hesitate to call on
that Department to send a man.
They will send one man or any num
ber of men free of charge who will
do your surveying or make any nec
essary plans, all of which will cost
you nothing. If you wish to grade
a hill, tho Jones Bill provides that
you have the gratutous services of a
surveyor.
Another vital point Is that tho su
pervisors may employ a single man
to look after the entire road system
of the township, who shall be styled
as the Township Superintendent. It
(Continued on Pago Eight)
years, the grandfather, Dr. Thomas
Snell, having been pastor over ono
Massachusetts church for sixty-threo
years.
Mrs. Burnell gained material for
her monologues of Hindu life while
living in Southern India, whither
she went, as she herself expressed
it, because a young man asked her
to go with him! She has adopted the
unique method of picturing the life
of the Hindu woman to tho American
people through tho wearing of tho
costume of that country and telling
a continuous story In the first person
as though she were relating tho his
tory of her own family. The story
is not only artistic in its conception,
but so completely does the speaker
loso herself in her character so
vividly does she give tho different
events and scenes, that tho audience
lose themselves and suppose they
are listening to the genuine Hindu
woman. Indeed Mrs. Burnell has
been asked hundreds of times at tho
close of her recital where she learned
to speak English so beautifully and
wnat nas become or her son?
The service was of an inspiring
character throughout, and could not
help but be of Inestimable benefit in
arousing a still greater zeal and
liberality among the members of tho
Old First church, who ore noted for
their generous contributions to all
operations of the church, and par
ticularly to those among peoples of
foreign speech.
Mrs. Snell also addressed a large
audience at the evening service.
Reposing in tho baptismal font
at the front of tho auditorium of the
church, filling the air with fragrance
and devotion, typical of tho venera
tion American manhood pays to
American womanhood, was a beauti
ful bouquet of white chrysanthe
mums which the brothers, Charles
and Henry Hand, residing In Brook
lyn, N. Y had sent in loving mem
ory of their mother, who died this
Thanksgiving, two years ago. , , . ,
Mysterious Package Mail
ed at Philadelphia
POSTOFFICE INSPECTORS
SEARCHING FOR SENDER OF
DEADLY PARCEL PUBLIC OF
FICERS ALWAYS IN DANGER
OF THEIR LIVES.
Charlerol, Fa., Nov. 27. A long
cylindrical packago addressed to
Governor John K. Tenor at his home
hero was received a few days ago, it
became known to-night, In tho mall
postmarked Philadelphia. There
were peculiar things about the pack
age which caused Postmaster J. E
McArdle to hesitate about delivering
it to the Governor's residence On
tho outside was a highly colored
picture of Theodore Roosevelt in
cowboy costume. There was also an
inscription, "Memorial, to tho State
Heroes Dedicated," and another,
"Drive the Republican Bosses Out."
Postmaster McAdle consulted the
Governor about the package and ad
vised him not to open It, so the
Governor returned the package to
tne postomce and it was turned over
to Postmaster Inspector H. H. Wil-
llama whfin ho inrrlvnil hnpa in-Anv
Williams took the packago and soak-
eu it several nours in water while he
attended to other business, and then
he took a nenknlfn nnrl clncrorlv
opened It.
The first thing he found was a
long piece of punk, evidently design
ed nS n. fllRF Then Tio HtonniraiAi1 n
match, and attached to tho lid of the
uux a piece oi Dent steel, fixed In
such a position that when the lid
was remnvprl It- .wnnlil cWVo -tii
match. Beneath this was a lot of
powaer oi a peculiar sort, and em
bedded In this powder wore a num
ber of bullets of about 22-calIbre.
Inspector Williams at once turned
the powder over to a chemist, and
It will be analyzed carefully. He
also nntlflRfl PnutnAlr-n Tncnantn
Cortelyou at Philadelphia, and a
nn-nt. ...Ill 1 I 11 .
aitu win ue uisiuuieu to una out,
if possible, who sent the infernal
machine. Mr. Wllltnmn aniii thnf it
is doubtful if this will ever bo dls-
covorea, as Deyond tho fact that the
packago was postmarked Philadel
phia, there is no clew to the sender.
ITonesdnlo 45; Scranton 10.
Tho Rink Five put it all over the
Scranton North End 'Stars last
Thursday evening at the Roller Rink
In a one-sided game, the final score
of which was 45-1G. Like the New
York Ex-Giants tho Electric City
uuncn was strong on individual
plays .but weak In team work.
Tho box scoro follows:
Honesdale, Scranton.
Ross (J. Polt) F O'Neill
W. Polt F Roland
O'Connell C Robinson
Brader G Ferguson
Bader G Mahon
ield baskets Ross 1, J. Polt 3,
W. Polt 8. O'Connell 1. Brader 5.
Bader 3, O'Neill 4, Roland 1, Fer
guson i, aianon Baskets on fouls,
Brader 3. Referee, R. J. Bracey;
Timekeepers, Charlesworth and
O'Neill.
OFFICIAL VOTE IN FOUR COUN
TIES. Montrose, Pa., Nov. 18. Return
Judges from Wayne, Wyomlnc. Brad
ford and Susquehanna counties have
gone over the vote cast for Con
gressman in the Fourteenth district
and certified tho result to the prop
er officials. Tho judges were: W.
E. Lane, of Towanda, Bradford
county; Joseph Wood Piatt, Tunk
hannock, Wyoming county; Herman
Harmes, Honesdale, Wayne county,
and 'Hon John S. Courtrlcht. Mont
rose, Susquehanna county. Attorney
neiaon juungor acted ns clerk to the
board.
The official vote by counties with
plurality and majority Is as follows:
County ....Ainey R'kw'll R'kw'll
Rep. Dem. Key.
Bradford ...5553 2650 1669
Susq'a 3826 2229 452
Wyoming ..1646 1253 349
Wayne ....2835 2233 227
Totals ..13860 8365 2697
'Alney's majority, 2,790.
"His Honor The Mayor," at tho
Lyrlcipn Wednesday evening.
GOV. JOHN IC. TENER.
Cupid Beats Out Ocean
Steamer
ROMANTIC COURTSHIP BEGUN
ABOARD SHIP ENDS HAPPILY
IN LITTLE OLD NEW YORK.
The following is the unique in
vitation Issued on hnnrrl chirr
-
S. S. Pennsylvania At
-f Sea Nov. 21st, 11)11.
TIio Committee of the
Pennsylvania Enter- -f
talnincnt Club, has -f
f tho honor to announce
f tho Engagement of -f
Miss Carrie Ilclfcrich
to Mr. Dwight E.
Price.
The wedding will tnko
-r place on Saturday,
-r November 25tli, in
New York City.
-f -i.
Cupid Outspeeds Ocean Liner;
Wedding Follows Love At Sea," is
the headlnir
pearlng In Sunday's New York
American, in wnich Miss Carrie
Helferlch, a Honesdale belle, who
lives with her mother, Mrs. Julia Hel
ferich. 1213 Wfst- ntront
The story is as follows:
CUPid Works SWlfMv timer. Tutctllnn.
days of record-breaking, and it did
iiul uiiiu mm jong xo deal a hand in
his game of hearts t
-w w . w J uuiih
DeODle Whn .WOPO nnoc.nnnn..n t it
the Hamburg-American liner Penii-
o,mvu.uiu, wmcn reacneu .Now York
from Lamburg yesterday.
Dwight 'E. PrlPB. vll.li.nniel.Unt
the Rogers Wheel Company of Bos-
vv,.., uuaiucu tne steamer at Ham
burg on 'November- 1 1 Ho
his way home from Vienna in re
sponse to a message telling him that
no loiuur was seriously ill at No.
lls aenue, uoston.
'Before thfi VfiHSnl a.-na t.t. mlt..
from port he noticed Miss Carrie
Helferlch, young and pretty, talking
to another nnRSAnrfar r t
smitten, and when Miss Helferlch
went ueiow ne begged her compan
ion to introduce him.
tt ?e, next day 'Price fund Miss
Helferlch in tho mucin oi.
- .M.w 1 Will . out:
was playing tho piano. Then and
there did Prion intrnHimo i.i.if
- wwu UlUlDOll,
Aft-er dinner tho couple met on deck,
? "" i-nce conressed that his
heart was his no more, and begged
Miss 'Helferlch to marry him. She
told him that her homo was In
reuuByjvania, wnoro girls make up
their minds quickly.
Cantaln Riirq wna ..i. n. .
- "a vu uu xue
following morning if ho would marry
-..wu.. ouuu a uuug i nave never
seen on my boat before," he said "I
think it would be .best for you to
wait until wo reach port." There
was no minister aboard, so Price and
his sweetheart were forced to wait.
Some of the passengers learned
of the match, and formed themselves
Into the Pennsylvania Entertain
ment Club, irnt tha ohln'a n.l.t
print some engagement announce
ments, ana tnen entertained the
lOVerS to a rhflmnnpno
which Captain ttuss presided and
ujuuw a sDeecn,
As SOOn DR wlrnloao sinrvm.,in
tlon was established with New York,
Bs"i- messages to his father in
Boston and Miss Helferich's widow
ed mother in 'Honesdale, Pa. A
woman passenger knew a minister
In Hoboken and as soon as tho ship
reached her pier yesterday the pair
Jumped into a taxi, sped to the City
jiun, luuuurea a license and were
married in tlmo tnr ti,nm . ..
, -w bu uku
a train at noon for Boston. They
will return to New York next week,
and after visiting Honesdale will
start for California to spend their
uuiioyjuuun.
Miss Helferlch. whn
to visit relatives In Dadon Baden,
uumuieu xnat it was a case of lovo
at first sight.
FOUR CHURCHES UNITE.
Rov. Wendell Preaches Thanksgiving
Sermon in Central M. E. Church.
The Protestant 'Rnlof.nnnl rtnntlot-
Presbyterian and Methodist Episco
pal cnurcnes or Honesdale will unite
in a Thanksgiving service to be held
In the Methodist Episcopal church at
10:30 a. m. November 30. Rov. G.
S. Wendell Will dnllVAr tVin oormnn
The following musical program will
bo given:
1. Anthem "Lift Thine Eyes,"
(Spence) united chorus.
2. Solo (Selected), Miss Mary
Holland.
Double Ouartetto f.Tnhllntn riAn n
D.), Mrs. Rockwell, Mrs. Crossley,
Misses 'itohinson and Toms, Messrs.
Truscott, Bodlo, Dlbblo and Calla
way.
Duett "A Song of Praise," (Gou
bller), Miss Florence Steelman and
J. Bodle.
The nubile ia cordially (nvltnd n
attend.
"Three Twins" Special
County Seat, Hawloy, AVhlto Mills,
"Three Twin Cities," Granted
Extra Show Train.
As an index of tho popularity of
tho "Three Twins," billed for the
Lyric Theatre. Dec. 4. tho Erie will
run a special train that night be
tween tne three twin cities of Hones
dale, Hawloy and WhIteMilla.
Pastor Miller Addresses
Them on Patriotism
DECLARES RELIGION AND POLI
TICS MUST MIX IN THE AF.
FAIRS OF OUR NATION THE
1 CHRISTIAN THE BEST ClTt
ZEN.
Declaring that the true Christian
man is always tho best citizen, and
that .Religion and 'Politics must mix
In the affairs of our nation, Rev, C
C. Miller, pastor of St. John's Evan
gelical Lutheran church, delivered a
strong sermon Sunday night, before
the Honesdale Council, No. 980, Jun
ior Order of United American Me
chanics, who attended the services
in a body.
Taking as his text Isaiah 20:15-
" Thou hast Increased the nation, O
Lord, thou hast increased the na
tion; thou art glorified; thou hadst
removed it far unto all the ends of
the earth," Pastor Miller spoke In
part as follows:
" It is a source of great satisfac
tion to every devout Christian that
tho Chief Executive of the nation Is
accustomed once a year to Invite the
peoplo to assemble in their places of
worship, to return thanks to Al
mighty God for His blessings to the
country.
" It is also a matter of gratifica
tion that your order, by insisting
that that you attend divine worship
once a year, gives public and solemn
recognition of a 'Supremo Being, an
Overruling Power, and It cannot fall
to exert a salutary influence on our
people at large, and sccuro for us a
continuance of Divine favor and
blessing.
" It is just 122 years ago that the
first National Thanksgiving was
celebrated, November 20, 17S9. The
occasion -wa3 that the peoplo had
succeeded in effecting a constitution
al government.
" By the Providence of God this
country has been opened to all the
world that wo first might apprehend,
enjoy and give civil and religious
liberty to a sin-cursed and priest
ridden world. Hero each man is
sovereign in his own sphere.
" The word ' Democracy ' has such
peculiar charm to tho popular ear
that there is a tendency to degener
ate it and turn it into mere license.
Men regard this land as a place
whore they may do about as they
please. For unjust legislation there
Is always a remedy, but not In con
tempt of the commonwealth. By the
ballot box we can make or unmake
legislation.
" If 1 understand the principles of
your order you stand not for selfish
perverted patriotism which expresses
itself in tho surly restriction of emi
gration. No there Is room for all
emigrants in this land; but we
must put up a bar to all those who
would bo detrimental to tho coun
try, such as the insane and pauper.
" Patriotism is not a mere, morbid
effervescent sentiment, -but patriot
ism is a deep-hearted lovo funded on
the bed rock of the eternal God
glvcn principle obliging all men not
only to respect their country's laws I
but to contribute to tho development
of every phase of life through the
length and breadth of the land.
" If our peoplo want to show their
patriotism and love to their country
let them pray to God to raise up
leaders among men who will take us
forward under the blessing of Al
mighty God.
" The true Christian man is al
ways tho best citizen. Religion and
Politics must mix in the affairs of our
nation. Piety and patriotism must
clasp hands at the altar of Freedom.
The prosperity of the nation depends
on Christian men who do their, duty.
" The family is the keystone
foundation of character, tho hope of
the church, tho safety of the State.
Many of the homes in our 'day have
become more Inns where families eat
and sleep. Family llfo is lost in tho
giddy whirl of society, in the chase
after cheap amusement. Let us try
to neutralize the spirit of the age,
and become keepers of our homes.
Let us make our hearts pure, our
homes pleasant, our liven beautiful.
" May tho flag of Freedom unfurl
its Stars and Stripes over all the
earth, and as an object lesson to fu
ture citizens of tho land may it float
over all tho school houses from the
Atlantic to tho Pacific, rom the
Great Lakes to the Gulf, and may
good people everywhere And refuge
under Its folds so that they may be
constrained to cry out, like the Im
mortal Webster, ' I, I, too, am an
American citizen!' "
Several hundred peoplo attended
tho service which was featured by
special music rendered by tho choir
of St. John's.
TIio Thanksgiving Bird is Now Ready
DEFENDANT TECHNICALLY GUIL
TY OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
IN FAMOUS CASE OF SOIIIM
MELL VS. BRUSSELLS ACTED
AS HIS. OWN ATTORNEY.
" 1 think you are technically guilty
of cruelty to animals. According to
law you are considered guilty of
cruelty to animals. ISut yon have a
right to appeal. I shall have to lino
you $10 and costs."
Such was tho declsicn handed
down -last Thursday evening by
'Squire William H. Ham, following a
hearing of the evidence in tho caso
of Schimmell vs. Brussells, the latter
being arrested on the complaint of A.
F, Schimmell, who alleged that Brus
sells was guilty of causing cruelty to
animals Wednesday afternoon, Nov.
22, when ho tied a cow to a wagon
with a short rope, and left his horses
unblanketed and unfed and unwater
from 2:30 p. m. to 6 p. m.
The hearing was held In 'Squiro
Ham's office, and proved to be a
spicy ono. A largo number of wit
nesses crowded the improvised court
room almost to suffocation.
'At 7:18 p. m. 'Squire Ham asked
if all tho parties wore ready to pro
ceed, and on being informed that
they were, he told Mr. Brussells that
he was charged with cruelty to ani
mals. " I plead not guilty," spoke up
the defendant, quick as a flash.
'Squire Ham then read the com
plaint to him, informing Brussells
that he was charged with causing un
lawful cruelty and distress' to ani
mals. "Not guilty," reiterated the de
fendant. " Call your complainant," spoke
up County Detective N. B. Spencer,
who played the role of district at
torney throughout the proceedings.
A. F. Schimmell, tho prosecutor,
was sworn and testified: " Well, I see
this man have his team tied up there
to a post from 2:30 to 5 o'clock, and
they had no blankets on."
"'What happened to them at 5
o'clock?" asked Detective Spencer.
" I don't know anything about
that," replied Mr. Schimmell. "I
seen him have a cow tied to tho
wagon. Ho had, the cow tied right
close up to the axle of tho wagon,
head down. ' I looked nt the cow,
and told him I had ono at tho barn
(Continued' on Pago Eight)
Sunday School Workers
Meet in Hawley
Besides tho county Sunday school
convention which meets annually,
Wayne is divided into several sub-districts
which hold a meeting twice a
year. Tho Hawley district is a circle
beginning at South Canaan, sweep
ing around to Lakevllle, Kimbles,
Long Ridge, and back again to Ca
naan, including all the schools with
in tho territory of whatever namo
or denomination, probably eighteen
or twenty In number.
Tho last convention was held in
the Presbyterian church of this vill
age on Wednesday, Nov. 22. There
was not a largo delegation, but tho
sessions proved very interesting and
profitable. The Rov. E. W. Morri
son, of South Canaan, was presi
dent, Miss Millie Tuthlll was secre
tary and Miss Mamo Snyder, treas
urer, both of Hawley. The Rev. C.
S. Smalley delivered a speech of wel
come a little out of the usual line.
Instead of the hackneyed words of
welcome ho launched out Into an ad
dress upon the Sunday school as al
lied to matters educational, inspira
tional and missionary. He dwelt
particularly upon the missionary
idea. It was a warm and helpful ad
dress in Mr. Smalley's best vein.
Reports of various departmental
work of the schools of the district
and attention to items of business
completed tho morning period.
The afternoon period was mainly
given up to open conference on
Cradle Roll work. This conference
was in charge of tho county presi
dent, Dr. Appley, of Damascus. The
doctor practices medicine as a voca
tion and follows 'Sunday school work
as an avocation. And he is an en
thusiastic and well informed worker.
He withstood, with utmost compos
ure and good nature, for more than
an hour, a fusillade of objections and
questions, to the great delight and
profit of all present.
Mrs. F. L. Tuttlo presented an ex
cellent paper on Temperance and
furnished the convention literature
on tho work adapted to Sunday
schools, published by the W. C. T.
U.
Tho evening was occupied with an
address by President Morrison who
gave a very glowing resume of tho
State Sunday school convention held
recently at Newcastle, to which he
was delegate. There followed also
some statements by Dr. Appley of
the finances of the county organiza
tion, to the funds of which this con
vention contributed about ten dol
lars from Its treasury. Then tho
doctor suffered another volley of
questions after he had elaborated
Organized Adult Bible Class work.
It was a very profitable and en
joyable session, and those who were
prevented from attending missed
many good things. It Is likely tho
next session will ho held at Lake
vllle. 'Hawley Times.