Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-06-20
s. s. Union Convention.


EDITOR HERALD The FayettC
County Sabbath School Union held
its - annual meeting in the Pres
Ibyterian Church, Of this place, on
Wednesday, June 5th, The order
Of exercises and business was as
follows:
l. Meeting called to order by the
President, Rev, Edward Cooper, at
2 o'clock p. M.
2. Music-song, welcome to
our Concert" by the children.
3. Prayer, by the Rev. N. Jones.
5, Song-"Glory, Glory to the
Lamb"
5, Reports from the schools Of
the county, by the Secretary.
6, Minutes of last annual meet
ing read and adopted.
T. SOng-"We are coming Bles-
sed Savior"
8. Motion to appoint committees
on Resolutions and Nominations
Carried.
8. While the selections were be-
ing made for the committees, the
Rev. Mr.. Bradrick entertained the
Convention with some choice re-
marks, on the general subject before
the Convention.
TO- The President appointed the
following gentlemen a Committe on
Resolutions, viz, c. f. Dean, D.
E. Boies, Isaac VanDeman, j, p. A.
Dicley and William Millikan, Also,
on Nominations, Mr.. Stimson, W.
A. Ustic, S, f. johnson, Mr.. Satch-
el and Alex. Manary.
IL. Music-"Rally Round the
Cross"
u. Rev. Geo. Carpenter being
called upon, addressed the Conyen-
tion-contrasting the present con
dition of Sunday Schools with the
same institutions twenty years ago.
13. Music--song, " House upon
a Rock"
IA. Rev. Mr. Adams of Jefferson
vile, then spoke on the general in
terest manifested on the subject Of
Sunday Schools, and the personal
obligations Of Christians to give
their influence to tne work, that
the future may witness still more
rapid advancement in the right di-
rection than in the past.
Is. The children next sung the
Hymn, Nearer Home"
l6. The Committee on Nomina-
ions, reported the following per
sons for officers, for the coming
year, viz: For President, Rev.
Geo. Carpenter; Vice Presidents,
Rev. Mr.. Bradrick, and Hon. Mills
Gardner; Secretary, j. NJ. Edwards;
Treasurer, j. W. Priddy. All Of
whom were unanimously elected.
The President, for the past year,
Rev. Edward Cooper, made some
ppropriate remarks on retiring,
lanking the Convention for the
onfdence and support rendered,
nd hoping that the incoming
resident would appreciate the
onor and labor Of the work to !
rhich he was called. !
Rev. Mr. Carpenter, on taking
le chair, remarked that he did ap- T
reciate the honor and labor, espe- S
ally the latter. 7
II. A motion was made and car c
ed to make Isaac VanDeman AS Z
slant Secretary Of the Union. S
Is. The Committee on Resolu- :
ons, next reported the following, B
z. p p
Resolcea, That the members Of B
is Convention greet with heart 3
1t thankfulness the manifestations =
a spirit Of union and warm en-
usiasm in the great work, on the
rt of all the evangelical denom-
atoms in the county. m
Resolced, That Sunday School Of Of
should be of the right S[ Sn
Iality, rather than great quantity. al
ReSolced, That teachers Of S. S. al
ould hold weekly meetings for the Pr p.
Of the lesson and pray n N.
5, preparatory to exercises on the L,
flowing Sabbath. A
Resolued, That the prime object
everything connected with the q" q"
aching in and management of to
nday School, should be the con 10
rsion of its members. "a
ResolOed, That the S. S. work is "
such importance to the church tie
d world, that all the talents sane
led to the service of Christ ought
be sought out, and brought into
labors.