Southern Illinois Journal

              THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR.
FLORA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1807.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION
Association of Ail Schools in Olay County UmH* in Fiora.
WORK OUTLINED
And    Plaas    Recommended    For   the Eosuing   Yeir,
The Annual Convention of the Clay County Snnday School Association wan held In Flora on Augnst fir.it and second, at the Presbyterian chnrch.
We regret that there was not a larger number of delegates from the schools thronghont the connty, to enjoy the most excellent program that was car¬ ried throngh. Every speaker was earn¬ est and enthusiastic and thoroughly awake to the need of progress in Sunday Scbool work. Thoae who attended the KSKsions of tho convention have gone back to their work determind to put forth a greater effort to instruct onr tioys, girls, and young people in the troths of the Biblo and to win them for tbe service of Christ. Oh! that every Snnday School worker in onr Aasoeia¬ tion might be Impressed with the great need of winning the boys and girls for Chriit t)etore tbe temptation* of the world have allared them away from the chnrch.
The theme of the convention was "Oar Work." Text, 'aive diligence to present thyself approved unto God a wc "iinan tbat needetb not to be I shamed."
The committee appointed by the Pres¬ ident ^submitted the following recom¬ mendations :|
We heartily endorse all that has been snggested in the conference of the con • vention in reference to the work of the ^ifterent departments of the Snnday Sobool.
W* shonld resolve that daring the ^^^-¦comix^year more emphasis be laid upon IflR^WfVoTk In the following departments. "¦ 'PlrBt^We recommend that teachers' training daaae* be formed. We need to hsve onr teachers trained as well as poasible for their work. By making nso of helps prepared by those who have bad experience, the teachers thronghont the Bnnday Schools of onr county will bscome better equipped taiid more ef¬ ficient, or if it is not possible to organize training classes they shoald at leant, have teacher's meetings led by pastor, superintendent or some one else who is •ompetent.
Second—We recommend) Home de¬ partments to bo eeublisbed. In every eommnnity there are a large number of "shut ins" and invalids. Tolthese the home departments! will; not (only give cheer but will bring them injtouch with tha work of the Sanday school,
Third—fn connection with the Pri¬ mary work we (recommend that Cradle Kolls be established. Wa know thla bas beon »iQcceaa In places where It has been tried and baa been] the means of not only brioging the babies eventually Into the S. S. but has brought parents as well.
Fonrth—We recommend that a greater effort be made to have the temperance lessons taught In a more practical and helpful way, throngh the use of object lessons, charts and talks from profes¬ sional men. Tbis eCEort is necessary to keep the ideals of ths boys abreast with the progress that is being made along pollUcid Unea.
Fifth—We recommend tbat an effort t>e ' mide for more systematic work dnring
tiieS.S. bonr. This can be accomplished li having the classes graded. We heartily endorse the graduating exer¬ cises that have proven ao helpful In creating interest. *' Sixth—We    recommend     that    the
^ schoola endeavor to increase the average
attendance by having either tbe teachers or a committ«e visit the absent scholars sumatlme daring the week. ^__
We fnrther recommend that the offl • cere of the township and county associa¬ tion make a special effort to keep tn closer tonch with the Individual school and to Inspire and encourage them by more frequent visitation and also by clronlatlnK literatnre and by corres- pondeDce.
We also recommend in order to se- careja larger attandanoe at the town¬ ship and connty conventions that some repreaentatlve be appointed to visit every school and urge npon them to send delegatae. If neoessary a small fund ojuld be provided to payjth* expenses at anoh repreeentaiive.
In regard to onr beautiful flag which bas bewi prorldedby the assoclatioD, wa tar» ealy iwrtt ol Vflaa sad tlaoki
and hope that It will be the means of In¬ creasing the attendance at the conven¬ tions.
We recmnmend that a vote of thanks be given to the officers for tbeir untir¬ ing Jefforta to make this convention a snocess, and also the atate workers for tbe helpful talka and Inspirations tbey have given to as, to tbe people of Flora for thebr kindness la entertaining tbe delegates.
Respeotfully Snbmitted.
The Committee.
HlaalncWord Ccateat.
we are still without a correct answer to all the words In the missing word contest, or rather were at ths time we went to press for the Insldeof tbe paper. Since that time Hrs. Bailie Harrell of Cleves, Ohio, (the Journal has a wide circulation) sends as an absolutely cor¬ rect list of the mis-Ing words, we re¬ gret Mra. Harrell's misfortune In gett¬ ing in too late. But according to the t-^rms of the contest, she cannot be awarded tbe prize.
A number of others have sent us all the missing words. Bnt In their zeal have added worda which bad not been omitted. Henoe conld not win. we are hanging np four new crisp one dollar bills in the show window of the Flora Drng Store today and will open the con¬ test for everybody again for this week To put every guesser on an ociual basis, we will say that a word has been omitted from every ad In tbe list, and by an in advertance one of the ads has two wordH omitted. The first person sending a correct answer after eight o'clcwk on Saturday morning, will receive the en tire fonr dollars. And if no correct answer is received before we go to press the following Wednesday morning, the money will be given to the pnblic library.
Atteaipted Bilrslary.
word reaches ns of a bold attempt at the burglary of Secklnger Broa. store at wendelin in tbe north east part of tbe county. Mrs. Sackinger was awakened from her sleep sometime dnring the night and noticed a light In the store She gave tbe alarm and tbe proprietors went to tbe store to Investigate. The thief evidently heard the alarm and pnt ont tbe light, when the owners ar rived thsy fonnd the door open and everything In darkness. Supposing tbe burglar had escaped they struck a match which served aa a target for the robber and he o^iened fire, wounding T J. 8ecklnK