A great deal of interest is reported following the announcement that the Rutherford county standard training school for Sunday school leaders will be held at the Forest City school building August 23 to 28. A school was conducted along similar lines one year ago and was considered unusually successful. Practically all the Sunday school workers who enrolled last year are expected again this year, besides a number of new workers.
J.C. Cowan Jr. of Rutherfordton, president of the board of managers, stated that the pastors and Sunday school superintendents of the Methodist churches of the entire county are actively pushing plans for having a delegation from every school. Mr. Cowan has been called to Cuba on business and will not return in time to attend the training school sessions. Before leaving he made the following statement: “The motto of the training school is “A winner never quits, and a quitter never wins.” The fine beginning the Methodists made last year with their county-wide standard training school for Sunday school leaders only emphasizes the importance of this work. I confidently believe the school to be held in Forest City next week will be even better than that of last summer. The hearty co-operation of every church and Sunday school is solicited to that end.” Mr. Cowan stated that all who expect to attend should secure the text-book, if possible, in advance and read through before the opening of the school. Books can be obtained from Mrs. G.C. McDaniel at Forest City.
The opening session will be held Sunday afternoon, August 23 at 3 o’clock. This will include a worship period, opening remarks, a report of enrollment by schools, and organization of classes. Beginning Monday, all sessions will be held at night from 7:30 to 9:30 o’clock per the following schedule: 7:30 to 8:20, first class period; 8:22 to 8:38, worship period, 8:40 to 9:30, second class period.
The following courses are offered: The church and its work, Rev. C.S. Kirkpatrick; Pupil Study, Mr. O.V. Woosley; Junior lesson materials and teaching, Miss Virginia Jenkins; Primary lesson materials and teaching, Mrs. W.B. Ferguson; beginner organization and administration, Mrs. O.V. Woosley.
The school is under the direction of the following officers:
Board of managers, J.C. Cowan Jr., F.C. Kinzie, C.F. Cline, C.A. Erwin, J.R. Frye, L.M. Summey, C.C. Moore, Roy Hambrick (Hamrick?), D.C. Colvin, M.B. Mahaffee, G.B. Howard;
Enrollment, J.M. Edwards;
Finance, G.B. Howard, C.A. Erwin, Frank Dorsey;
Entertainment, C.C. Moore, Mrs. W.H. Hanes, Mrs. W.B. Mahaffee, Miss Sarah Cowan, W.A. Johnson;
Publicity, O.L. Simpson;
Text books, Mrs. G.C. McDaniel.
From the front page of The Forest City Courier, Thursday, Aug. 20, 1925.
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