Keene (Texas) Summer School For Teachers
By Floyd Bralliar
At the request of the Southwestern Union and the Central Union Conferences, I arrived in Keene, Tex., September 15, to assist in their summer school for teachers. This was the first work of this kind ever attempted in the Southwestern Union Conference, and the brethren had not expected a large attendance. However, they were greatly surprised with the enrolment of more than thirty earnest young workers who took hold of their work with a determination to get all they could. This school clearly demonstrated that it does not take a large place or a large number of teachers to make a successful school, but that the one central thing is the presence of the great teacher, the Spirit of God. All took hold, realizing that their only hope was in God, and the work was more than a success, for which we are very grateful. At the close of the school many said they had come expecting a good school, but it had been much better than they had expected. I could not help but feel very grateful for this experience. The Keene Academy is situated at quite a distance from a city, in the little village of Keene, which resembles a rural neighborhood rather than a town. This is as it should be. Surrounded by the things of nature, and away from the bustle and noise of the city, there was nothing to divert the minds of the teachers from the one object for which they had come. All went to take up their work with good courage, and I believe that the church-school work in the Southwest will receive a new impetus as the result of this meeting. The brethren are planning for another such school next summer.