Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-10-12

oECoND ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BRADFORn
| COUNTY S S. ASSOCIATION. Association mot IN
the Presbyterian Church of Towanda, Sent G and
7th, 1865. The President B. S. RUSSELL. in tbe
Char. Delegates We're present from nineteen
towns IN the County, being an increse of about
n1ty per cent. IN attendance over anv previous
meeting of the Association.
Being the annual meeting much business came
before the Association in regard TO the Sunday
School cause of the County. We were fG-
vored with two good earnest and practical SER
MONS one from A. F. TODD, of Athens and one
from Rev. j. A. RossEIL4 of Wysox. There were
also short speeches on the following topics OF
Sunday School, from different persons
What is the best system of Sunday School re.
ward?
How shall We prevent the evil of our scholars
leaving the Sunday School at the age of fourteen
or fifteen?
How shall strangers and visitors be disposed OF
in our Sunday School?
A resolution was adopted inviting the Susque-
hanna County Sunday School Association to meet
with us at our next meeting, and one inviting r. G,
PARDEE, Esq. of New York, to attend at the same
time. The following preamble and resolution was
adopted
WHEREAS, This Association has by the Divine
blessing, entered on the Sd year of its existence
and it is desirable that its history should begin to
assume something OF a permanent and tangible
FORM therefore
ReSOlced, That B. S. Russell, Rev. Fl 7 Crane
and o. A. Black, be requested to prepare our First
Annual Report, to be published for the use of the
members.
The committee on nominations, report the fol-
lowing named persons for the several Offices all of
whom were elected, VIZ
PREsIDENT-B S. RUSSELL
VICE PREs'T-REv. A. F. HARDING.
Cor SECS. W. ALvoRD,
Rec. SEQ. A. BLACK,
TREAs.-N. N. Belts, Jr.
The committee appointed to prepare program
me lor the next meeting, and select place for
said meeting, report follows, and the report was
adopted
Sermon from Rev. Mr.. Alden, of Smithfeld-
Altemate-Rev. G. W. LeeCh of Windham. Ad-
dress from Rev. Jas. McWilliams, of Towanda.
TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION
How can the talents and energy of the Church
and Nation be more fully enlisted in the Sunday
School work?
To open discussion Rev. C. Salmon. Alternate
DR.. E. P. Coburn
ReSolred, That Sunday School Teachers Tnsti
tutes would better promote the cause of Sunday
Schools than conventions
To lead, B. S. Russell Alternate-GH II. Wood
ReSotred, That Sabbath Schools in the rural dis
trcts should not be closed during the winter
months
To lead, Rev. Geo. r. Hair Alternate-O F.
Young.
What are the most pressing needs of our Sunday
Schools?
To lead, Rev. Mr.. Brakeman Alternate-O. A.
Black.
Place of meeting-LeRaysvlle Time of meet
ing, Nov. Is and 16, 1865
Rev H. ). Crane offered the following amend
ments to the constitution, viz
One changing the time of the Annual Meeting
from the first to the third week of Sept And one
making the President of the Association President
OF the Executive Committee, and requiring three
members of said committee to constitute quo
rum. These amendments will be acted upon at
the next regular meeting.
The Treasurers report of the past year, shows
reason for encouragement, yet we see that only
about fifty of the one hundred and iftyfour schools
IN working order at the beginning of the season
have contributed to the funds of the Association.
The Sunday School Missionarys (Rev. r. Crit
tenden,) Annual Report shows a great amount of
work already DONE but greater amount yet to be
done before the purposes of the Association are ac
complished. This meeting in attendance and in
terest, shows the object of the Association to be
more widely known and appreciated, and evnces
a Willingness on the part of the Christians of our
County, to work together to extend the advanta-
ges of Sunday School instruction to all
The sessions of this meeting were closed with
Children's Meeting, conducted in the usual man
ner. After the Benedicton, the Association ad-
journed to meet at LeRaysville, on the 18th and
18th of November next
o. A. BLACK, Rec SEC.