The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-09


W. Willis.
COMMITTEE ON ENROLMENT.
F.M. Thayer. s. Curnick. T. @.
White, G. K. Drew. w. @. Turnoek.
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.
John F. Glover, Thomas w. Tur-
ner, @. @. Genung, Curtiss Ripley and
John w. Heaton.
The following Assistant Secreta-
ries we're appointed: Frank Ryan,
o. HI. Smith.
REPORTS FROM CoNGREssIoNAL DIS
TRICTs.
T. w. Turner reported from the 1st
Congressional District. that not half
the Counties in the District are thor
oughly organized. He found it i'm
possible to get complete detailed
statements from all the Schools.
A more thorough aggressive work
must be undertaken to make Sab
bath Schools in the District as eff
Gent as they should be. This work
must be done by volunteers. Such
work is already being accomplished
in Illinois, under the efforts of such
workers as Eggleston, Reynolds and
others. From twenty Eve to thirty
townships in this District have nc
schools at all.
I'd District-Dr. Heiskell, not pres
ent and no report.
Sd District.-Bro. Griffith. not pres
ent and no report.
4th District.-Mr. Lyon said the
work in his District had not beer
done by those appointed to do it. He
could report forty FIVE schools il
Franklin County. Mr.. Ray stated
that three other counties had beer
organized. Union County reported
only eight or ten schools. Mrs. Sex
ton, from Rush County, made the fol
lowing report:
Mr.. PREsIDENT:-With mingled
feelings of pride and humility I pre-
sent myself as delegate from the Rush
County Sabbath School Association
Proud of being accounted worthy the
place of even an humble instrument
in so glorious a work, believing the
Sabbath School cause to be one OIL
the most vital interest temporarily and
spiritually to our beloved State, even
as the dissemination of the precious
truths of the blessed Bible exceed
all other we'll springs of knowledge
Humble, because unable to report my
county only partially. or without the
credit she really deserves.
Rush County, with her twenty
thousand inhabitants, ranks among
the first of our counties in educa-
tional taxation, and should not the
garden God hath so richly blessed
| yield her fruits unto the Lord, and
become one Of the richest instruments
In the service of whom there is great
reward. We have many noble work
ers aud devoted laborers in the
weekly Sabbath Schools and Bible
Glasses, but owing to a want of con.
certed action, we have received re-
reports from only four of the
twelve Townships, viz: Ripley, An
derson, Posey and Rushville, in con
nection with which some verbal
reports have been added, making, as
thus reported, 20 schools, 179 teach.
ers, 1889 scholars; being one more
| teacher and 239 more scholars than
were reported last year. The aver
age attendance In most of the schools
has been excellent. Some 1921 rs
has been reported as benevolent con
tributions, and some forty-eight
scholars as having united with the
| different churches.
| Notwithstanding the want of inter
est evinced in the meagre reports. we
feel that the Sabbath School is doing
a good work in the county, and trust
the resolutions unanimously passed
in our late Convention will secure
better reports and greater interest in
the general work next year.
LUCRETIA G. SEXTON.
The President reported thorough
organization in Wayne County.
9TH District.-John W. Raw said
the Sunday School work was going on
we'll in Marion County. johnson
County was also well Organized
Hendricks County was the banner
county; over seventy per cent. of the
children were IN the schools. Brown
County was also doing we'll.
The work generally was good.
9th District.-Mr. Byers was not
present and there was no report. Mr..
Cheever said that there had been a
good Improvement in several coun
ties. Mr.. Mulky, from Monroe