The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-06-16
Of the Proceedings 0f the Lee
County sunday 81 hOOl Com
yentiOn, held i'm kc0kuk,
Iowa. on the 9th 10th &l1th
June, 1863.

the Bible ingufcates loyalty TO Geyefn-
ment as among the higher virtues of hui
manity, md that il is quite as much the
duty OF ministers and christians to teach
this, and to pray for all that are in au-
thority, the soldier, and the govrrnment,
that has spread his protecting wings over
us, as il is to enjoin obedience to parents
or to pray for our Churches, our families,
and the affairs we raise in the name of
Deity.
7th. That so far as practicable we will
send copies of the proceedings of this Con-
vehtion to our soldier friends in the army
The committee on statistics, consisting
of Judge Stricken, w. Davis, Miss EN-
ma Van Kuren and W. VI. Westcot. then
reported that they had confined their in
vestigations to Lee county, and that from
the short time allowed them they have
been unable to make full and correct
report. The following is an abstract ia
ken from the report returned by the CON-
mittee
Number OF children in the county, as re-
turned by the Assessors of the county, l0,25O
Number Of Sunday Schools heard from, 40
Number Of children in said Schools, 1886
Average daily attendance during last year, 1850
Number Of male scholars, $50
Number of female scholars, 2OsS
Number Of male teachers, I5f
Number Of female teachers, 23s
Number Of books in Libraries, g,SOl
Number OF copies Of papers taken, l,5I5
Number of conversions during the year, l2e
Estimated number Of schools in county not
reported IA
4
The same committee reported the names
of delegates from forty schools in the
county, and from Keosauqua 2 schools;
Bentonsport 2 schools Birmingham
Bentonsport, in Van Buren, county; Hills
boro, Henry county; Chill, st. Adams
Hamilton, Prairie Flower, Fairview, War
saw, Oakwood. Hancock county, Ill.,;
st. Francisville, Clark county, Mo.
Keokuk Delegstes.-Rev. Mr.. Den
net. w. Barnes, w. Burkitt. NJ. Meri
thew. j. H. Day, d. Payne, y. H. Humes
l.. ID. Payne, VIM. French, VIM. Tacka
berry. VIM. Wooley, VIM. Work, p. H
Hines, Robert Rees, VIM. Rees, Jane
Chapman. John Early. VIM. Woods, HI
Scott Howell, j. b. Howell, Mr.. Bailey
Mr.. Carey, Mr.. Thompson. NJ. w. West
colt, Mr.. Mcqueen, c. Hubbell, d. w
Ford. c Pond, A. Tatman, G. w. Stew.
art. C. E. Converse, Rev. Mr.. Jope, Rev
Mr.. Baay, Rev. Mr.. Craig, Rev. Mr.
Mines, Rev. Mr.. Williams, Rev. Mr..
Stewart, Rev. Mr.. Swift. Mrs. NJ. T.
Holmes, Miss X. Letter, Miss NJ. Wilson,
Miss E. Collins, Miss Bears, Mrs. Oulbert.
son, Mrs. Denison, Mrs. Tsylor, Miss
Vrooman, Miss Hamili, Miss Agnes Hen
derson, Miss Mary French, Miss Maria
Kelley. Miss Dale Tackaberry, Miss Sal.
lie Rees, Miss Emma Van Kuren. Mrs. H.
c. Smith, Mrs. Van Kuren, Mrs. Sort
well, Mrs. NJ Billings, Miss Sarah Buel,
Miss Julia Hubbell, Miss Agnew, Miss J !.
Hornish, Mrs. Crowell.
Delegates from Keosauqua. -Rey. Mr..
Broderick, Mr.. Jackson, S. w. Thorn.
burg. II Strickling, Scion Nourse, Mrs.
Jackson, Miss Sarah Miller, Miss Milissa
Stanard. Miss Lizzie Harrison, Miss Fan
ny Miller, Miss Hardy, Mrs. Wayne.
Big Mound Delegation.--Rev. Mr.. Nc
Intosh, Rev. NJ. Dickey.
South Prairie Delegation WIN. Wolf.
Sandusky Delegation.-Geo. w. New
man, A. Graham.
Bsntonsport Delegation .-Rev.J Comp
ton, J. A. Brown, J. ID. SANFORD.
Cedar Township, District 2 and Del
egatinn Hamilton.
Montrose Delegation. C. p. Leaven.
worth, c. A. Beckley. Miss Lucretia Cur
tbs.
Des Moines Valley Delegation,-J. P
Pearce, G. II. McKibben, g. o. Blaness
Hamilton, H., Delegation j. Ad
ANS, ]. G. Scott, Mr.. Harris, Mrs. Pitch
er, Miss Mintie Welch.
Yellow Bank Delegation. - Sam J ones
Thomas Hudson.
Birmingham Delegation.--J. B. Herdy
Denmark Delegation. Brown, Oil
yer Brooks, Mrs. Harlow Mills, 8. NJ
Whiting, Mrs. K. II. Brown, Miss J
Whiting.
Ambrosia Delegation. Mrs. A. f. Run
ner, Mrs. N. Nc Cane.
Hillsboro Delegation.-Rev. Mr.. New
bold Mr.. Jordan, John A. Pope.
Pleasant Grove Delegation. Polly
d, III. Blanchard.
Sharon Delegation.-D. s. Bell. S
Cowles, Miss Agnes Bell, Miss Mar,
Barton, Miss Mary Clark.
Independence Delegation.--E. D. Lee
Pleasant View Delegation. ~ Thoms
Lester.
Waverly Delegation. --sJohn Cassidy
E. Donnel.
Bonaparte Delegation,-- @. Quirin
NJ. Sutton, w. .Boyson.
Warren Delegation. WGreen
Rev. Mr.. r. Mitchell.
West Point Delegation. Rev. Geo. d,
Stewart.
Oak Hill Delegation.--S. F. Dunlap
j. B. Rease. Boyd Mathews.
Prairie Flower Delegation. William
Rohbaugh, L. c. Parker, Robert Ewins
Vincsnnes Delegaiion.--James Smith.
Chicago Young Mems Christian Assoc
citation Delegstion.-Mr. Scott.
Croton Dclegation.-Rev. G. c. Bea-
man.
Magnolia DelegatiOn.--Rev. H. D..
King.
Dover Delegation. --Ar. Mcmillan.