Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-12-18
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In pursuance ofa call published in
the CHRONICLES, the friends of Sunday
Schools, irrespective of denomination,
convened at the First Presbyterian
Church in Warren, on Monday, Dec.
10th, 1867, for the purpose eff organ
izing a County Sabbath School I'm
iOn," for Trumbull County.
The meeting came to order at 10
o'clock, by the appointment of Rev. B.
F. Sharp, Of Mineral Ridge, Chairman,
and T. J. McLain, Jr., of Warren, Sec
rotary. The delegates being then
called for by townships, the following
persons responded, to wit:
Mosopotamia, C n Bates ; Vienna,
Mr.. Woodruff: Weathersield, iona
than Warner, Rev. B F Sharp and D
W Abbott ; Bloomfield, W C Savage,
NJ L Savage ; Newton, II NJ Merwin;
Warren, LIST Presbyterian Church, ].
King, fl G Stratton, D D Drennon-
Baptist Church, II R Harmon, R S
Parks, Mrs. C. W. Tyler, Miss Kate
Sutlif-Episcopal Church, tt McLain,
Jr.,-MethodIst Church, George Van
Gorder-West Warren Union Sunday
School, A W Porter, S F Dickey, and
Jas. Gibson.
On motion a committee of eight was
appointed, on permanent organization,
to report in the afternoon Prof. Tuck
erman, special agent of the StIte Sun
DAY School Union, then briefly stated
the outline of the County S. S. Union
system, declaring its object to be unite
ali Evangelical Christians in the Coun-
ty in earnest efforts to promote the
cause of Sabbath Schools, to establish
new schools. t awaken renewed inter
est in those already established, to COL
lect accurate statistics, and by yearly
or more frequent conventions, to rouse
up the people to their duty in the
Sunday School cause. The forenoon
session adjourned until II o'clock.
SESSION.
Convention re-assembled at the hour
appointed. The Committee on Perma-
nent Organization reported through
their Chairman, Julius King. Esq, the
following list of officers for the ensuing
year. President, Judge Edward Spear,
of Warren; Vice Presidents, C n
Bates, of Mesopotamia, H r Harmon,
ofWsrren, - Woodruff, of Vienna,
Rev. B F Sharp of Weathersield, VIM
C Savage of Bloomfield, H N Merwin
of Newton Falls. Warren Maltby of
Bristol, Geo. Stowe of Braceville. Eve
may say here that it is designed to
have one Vice President in each town.
ship-the vacancies to be filed by the
Executive Committee.)
For Executive Committee, RS Parks,
Geo. Van Gorder, Julius King, S F
Dickey, James Gibson
For Secretary, 7 ] McLain, Jr., of
Warren /; for Treasurer, H G Stratton
of Warren.
On motion the report was accepted
and the committee discharged. On
motion also the report was accepted
entire. A Constitution was then
adopted similar to that advised by the
State Union. On motion the Execu.
tive Committee was authorized to CON-
plete by appointment the full number
of Vice Presidents.
Prof. Tuckerman then addressed the
Convention upon the subject of inn
parting instruction to a Sunday School.
His remarks were most forcible, enter
and instructive, and were
appreciated.
On motion the thanks of the
were rendered to the First
Presbyterian Society for the use of
their Church upon this occasion.
The Convention then adjourned sub
iect to the call of the Executive Com
B. F. SHARP, Chairman.
7. j. NOLAN, Jr., Sec'y.