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COLUMBIA AND MONTOUR COUNTIES

high standard o f organization for its counties, and Columbia w as one of the first two coun­ ties to attain (his standard, maintaining and passing beyond it year by year until 19 13, when a still higher standard was set by the State, and again Columbia was one of the first to attain it. Som e idea of the growth of the work in the county may be had by (he statement that for some years less than forty dollars w as the amount o f annual receipts, and this w as not all used at first. In 19 13 the county expenses were over four hundred dollars, (he amount being contributed by the schools and indi­ viduals interested in the work. Besides what is accomplished by volunteer helpers, the county organization during the years 1906-1907 maintained its own field secre­ tary, M iss M artha Robison, who gave her en­ tire time to the work, relinquishing the posi­ tion in 190S to take a simitar one with the State Association. Since that time the work has been carried on by the corps of county officers, now numbering almost twenty. A t present there arc in the county, and there­ fore a part of the association. 13 5 ProtesUnt evangelical Sundav schools, with a total en­ rollment o f over 22,000, and reporting in 1 9 13 over 2,000 accessions. Twenty-five per cent of these schools reported a complete or­ ganization. almost all had "Cradle R olls," and the other departments o f (he work were main­ tained in the same proportion. One of the sources o f strength of the association was the continuous serx'ice o f manv of the officers, who were familLir with the county and therefore able to do the most efficient work. In 1877 A. V. Spear l>ecame treasurer of the organiza­ tion, and served until i88s. when he was made correspon. while other officers also h.'ive rendered valuable and extended service. T he present officers a r e : Myron I. Low. prcsiflent: H. R. Bower. Thom as .Ash. C. A. Shaffer. L. C. Mcnsch. M. R. Stackhouse,

Peter W ills, vice presidents; M iss Martha Robison, field and statistical secretary; M iss Ethel Creasy, assistant secretary; M rs. C. £ . K csty, recording secretary; A. W. Spear, cor­ responding secretary; Fred Holmes, financial secretary; Mrs. Anna M cH enry, treasurer. The d e trim e n t superintendents a r e : M iss Mabel M oyer, elem entary: O. H. Bakeless, teacher training; M rs. C. E. Trescott, hom e; Rev. C. E. Miller, O. A. B. C .; R. L. Kline, temperance; R ev. W. J. Dice, missions; Rev. P. H. H oover, secondary; N. Beishline, rural. A summary of the statistical report for 19 13 is as follow s: District No. I, Berwick and vicinity, total enrollment, 4.870; church acces­ sions, 7 4 5; increase in enrollment, 768. D is­ trict No. 2. W est Berwick and vicinity, enroll­ ment. 1.9 7 1; church accessions, 10 7; increase in enrollment, 226. District No. 3, Centre and part o f Briarcreek townships, enrollment. t>t37; increase in enrollment, 19 0; church ac­ cessions, 180. District N o. 4. Bloomsburg. Catawissa, Montour townships. Espy and A imedia, enrollment. 6 ,250; increase in enroll­ ment, 3 1 7; church accessions, 456. District No. 5, Orangeville and Light Street and vicin­ ity, enrollment. 9 7 7; increase in enrollment, 1 7; church accessions, 6. District No. 7, Ben­ ton and vicinity, enrollment, 1.0 0 2; increase, 7 5 : church accessions. 55. District N o. 8 , Sugarloaf township, enrollment. 4 9 2; decrease in attendance. 78. District No. 6, B ^ to n and Fishingcreek townships, enrollment. 76 0 : d e­ crease, 7 5; accessions. 43. District No. 9. M ill­ ville and vkinit}', enrollment, 840; increase, 7 6; accessions, 1 1. District No. 10, Hemlock and Madison townships, enrollment, 6 7 1 : incrc.ase. 4 3 : accessions. 33. District No. i t. O eveland. Locust. Roaringcreek, Franklin and Cata.wissa townships, enrollment. 1.002; increase, 7 5; accessions. 58. District No. 12 (last year’s figures, partly), Conyngham and Centralia, enrollment. 8 3 5 : accessions. 140. District N o. 13. enrollment. 446; Increase. 6 9 : accessions, 18. Totals, enrollment for county. 2 1.7 7 0; church accessions for county. 1.923.

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