OCTOBER, 1898. Our clothes must be the latest style. To keep our house, to serve our queen, The reapers will they call it sin, But when the trumpet blows and we When so much good undone is found, EFFIE ELINOR GROVE. News from the Societies. Independence Stake Religio Convention.-Not less preaching but more practicing. The same strong, earnest desire to do good but more actual work. Have correct theories, but put them into operation. The future is not clearly enough defined to act upon now; the present contains sufficient to occupy most of our time. All of which simply means, R-E-S-U-L-T-S. This seemed to be the spirit of the Stake Religio Convention which convened at Second Independence Branch on May 20 and 21. The reports of the stake officers as well as presidents of locals, all united in imparting still greater significance to that all important word, "activity." A present membership of 1900 Religians in the Stake indicates that the lookout committees and home class superintendent, working harmoniously with the various officers, have not forgotten the real meaning of this word. The officers reelected were: Ray Lloyd, president; Paul Koontz, secretary; Robert Crayne, treasurer; Rachel LaRue, member library board; Sr. Arthur Allen, home class superintendent. Bro. W. A. Bushnell was called back into the stake work, he being the choice for vice-president, in charge of institute work and assistant home class superintendent, in addition to his regular duties. Sr. Jessie Tucker was also chosen by the home class superintendent to assist in this important department of the work. The executive committee reappointed J. W. Gunsolley, Harvey Sandy and Sr. D. H. Blair as the stake temperance committee, thus showing appreciation of the good they have been doing the last year. J. F. Rudd was appointed superintendent of the gospel literature bureau of the stake. The next convention will be held at Armstrong. INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI, June 21, 1911. J. F. RUDD. Lee's Summit Institute.-After a long siege of tent work, Bro. G. E. Harrington seemed to be much pleased to have Bro. W. A. Bushnell and his institute workers relieve him at the morning and afternoon services on June 11. As is usual in this class of services, the program was composed largely of instruction and suggestions along the line of work to be done in the various departments, for the purpose of stimulating local activity. Bro. J. W. Gunsolley had charge of temperance and social purity work, Sr. Flo Sterrett normal department, Sr. Arthur Allen the home class, and Bro. J. F. Rudd the good literature. Brethren Bushnell and Parsons, representing the Religio and Sunday school stake associations, and Brother Harrington, the church, talked of the work in general, and Sr. Bernice Griffith with her excellent voice, gave added enjoyment to each service. Not only were the spiritual and intellectual demands well supplied to appreciative audiences, but the temporal wants were not overlooked. The sisters of Lee's Summit Branch demonstrated to the satisfaction of all concerned-and everybody was that they were perfectly capable of taking care of this part of the services. Under the shade of the maples, in front of the church, the feast was spread, and none lacked for anything because everything good to eat was there, a much more sensible way on occasions of this kind than for everybody to go home and prepare seventy or eighty individual dinners. INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI, June 21, 1911. J. F. RUDD. Attleboro, Massachusetts.-Just a few lines to let you know that the Religio work is still alive in Attleboro. We are only a few in numbers, but we try to make up in zeal what we lack in numbers. Very little of great importance has happened during the past six months. We have held our service every Sunday afternoon and followed, as far as possible, the programs outlined in the quarterly. The brethren are very busy every night in the week fixing up the lower auditorium of the chapel. They have boarded the floor, sheathed the walls, and now are putting in a baptismal font. They have worked hard and earnestly and we feel that great credit is due them. Very soon we will have a nice cozy room for the primary department of the Sunday school and also for the Religio. Two of our Religians graduated from the grammar school yesterday, and we rejoice with them in their success. The graduates were Miss Florence M. Marchington and Master Frederic S. Moore. Quite a number of our members attended the joint convention of the Sunday school and Religio which was held in Providence the 13th and 14th of May and gained much good from it. With the best of wishes for the success of the work, I am Your sister in Christ, MYRA D. HEAP. 41 ORANGE STREET. New York State District.-The Religio of this district held their June convention at Buffalo, June 2, 1911. The convention was called to order by the district president, Sr. Isabel A. McLean; Elder H. J. Davison was elected chairman of the meeting. Sr. Ethel Hageman was elected secretary. The following officers were then elected: Sr. Margaret Bachelor, of Buffalo, president; Sr: Isabel McLean, vice-president; Sr. Ethel Hageman, of Niagara Falls, secretary; Elder Frank Mesle, of Niagara Falls, treasurer; Bro. William Landes, of Niagara Falls, member of library board. In the evening the Religio joined with the Sunday school convention, and the two societies held a very interesting program. We are trying to make the coming year a very successful one, and we are still going "Onward and upward." ETHEL HAGEMAN. Saint Louis, Missouri.-Notwithstanding the very warm weather, our attendance has been fairly good the past month. The various committees have been giving some entertaining and instructive programs of late. The music committee arranged a program of instrumental and vocal music, and a very pleasant feature was an open discussion, the subject of which was, "Which has done the most for civilization, the dish pan or the piano?" The good literature committee selected eight members of the society, who rendered the court scene from the Merchant of Venice. Quotations from the Bible and Shakespeare were read, and the society divided into two sides, engaging in a guessing contest. The flower committee program was also good. The names of all the state flowers were read, and a reading about flowers was instructive. While the flower song was rendered on the piano, two of our juniors passed a little bunch of posies to each one present. A song by one of our young men, entitled, "My own rose," and a drawing contest of some popular song completed a pleasant program, after which refreshments, consisting of raspberry ice and cookies, were served. Sr. Anna DeJong was credited with having drawn the best illustration in the song drawing contest. Her selection was "School days." While we have been so well entertained, we have not neglected our lesson study, but have given it the allotted time each evening, and have enjoyed it very much. Your sister in Christ, E. M. PATTERSON. |