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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<ling secrctarv. which office he still holds. M rs. Anna M cIIcnry has served as treasurer since ifkx>. 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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