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


Convention, and did not know the
reason. Bro. Siler said that Parke
County had received nothing and did
not know what was expected of it.
That County has six pages of foolscap
reports.
9TH District.-Mr. Thompson had
no written report. The Secretary of
the Convention and Vice President
had done their duty, but the Superin
tendents had been derelict in duty. |
He thought the plan of requiring re-
ports to be sent to the members of
the Executive Committee bad one'
and that it would be better to have
counties report direct.
9Th District.-Submitted the fol-
lowing report:
1 Report to the Indiana State Sunday
School Union OF the Sunday School
tr I:- '''i-@'
Madison County.-A year ago, we
had no county organization. There
were at the same time In the county
fifteen schools, with an attendance of
from 1900 to LOGO scholars, teachers
and officers. The delegates from this
county, at your last meeting, formed
an organization before they returned
home. The arrangements then made
were afterwards perfected, and q con-
ventiou called, which met at Ander-
son in September, and was glorious
success. Our society has had two
meetings since, both eminently sue
! cessful.
The last meeting was held two
weeks since, when there we're reported
45 schools in operation, with an at
tendance of about 5000, and more
schools are being organized every
Sabbath. There has been a good
r degree of religious interest, and a
/, number of conversions 10 some of the
! Schools the past Winter.
Hamilton County-Has no County
organization. tried to induce the
friends in that county to organize last
Fall, but failed. Some of tkeir Sab
bath School workers feel the necessity
of such an organization, and l am IN
hopes they will move in the matter
this season. l applied to superin'
tendents and pastors in the county foI
statistics. but got no response.
TYptoa Counfy-Has an organiza,
ton. They held a Convention las
Fall, which was attended by Bro
Walsh, the Vice-President for this
K District. | wrote to prominent Sab
bath School workers in tie County
for report, but received no answer
! Houdrd County-Has a County Or
: ganization. / met with them IN Con
vention at Kokomo last Fall. They
seem to have a number of good Sab
: bath School workers, but cannot say
4 as to the efficiency Of their county or
ganization, or what progress is beins
made in the Sabbath School work, al
! I failed to get response to my letters
!, asking for a report of the condition
number, and attendance.
/. Grant C0Wnty-Has from twenty
five to thirty schools in operation. anc
there is material in this county for &
It No. organization. Have had per
If sonal interviews with some of theil
r prominent Sabbath School workers
and also corresponded with them. bu
so far have not succeeded in having {
"a convention called "a circumstance
S. much to be regretted, as they neeC
K organization to give fresh impetus Il
!. the Sabbath School cause in theil
county.
: C1ss Couqty-Has no county socie
a ty. There had been a convention
b called last Fall, but unfortunately, fo
d some cause, the matter was dropped
h and to this time / know of no step
4 being taken looking to organization ii
- this county. Wrote to prOminen
ty Sabbath School workers at Logans
10 port for the number and condition o
the Sabbath Schools In this county
g but failed to get the desired informa
ton.
Mans County a County So
s. ciety, and take pleasure in acknoWl
edging myself under obligations t
he Prof. d. Eekley Hunter for a yer
an interesting report from this county
r He reports from twenty to twenty fv
.e Schools. generally IN a prosperou
IN condition. About three fourths @
ed them are open the whole year. They
an however, feel the necessity of NOR
"A Schools, and more Efficient teachers.
~ A Convention or Institute was bel
< at Peru late in the Pail of las
H. year, which resulted in nue.
good. A greater interest has bee
= felt in the Sunday School work sine
- that time.
e The Week of Prayer " in Januar
- was followed by a glorious reviva
!. and, so far as reported, every schoo
nnet in operation through the White
y shared in the blessed work. In man
&c cases whole classes were converted
u Teachers prayed for their scholar
~ one by one till all were brought t,
~ Christ. The number of conversion
= during the season of revival wer
- about 800, of which number probabl
=. three fourths were members of tn
y various Sunday Schools.
ie New schools are being organized i
a. the country districts. Some Schoo
~ Districts want Sunday Schools wher
= there are no religious parsons to con
- duct them.
d Wabash C0unty-Has understand
ID a County organization. but my effort
Is to get report from the county, as Il
at the numbers and efficiency Of thei
( Schools have been in vain, as [ re
he ceived no response to several letter
lie of enquiry on the subject.
a. Respectfully submitted.
e. With many regrets that [ am pre
be vented from meeting with you. / an
D. very truly yours.
d j. w. BoMaARDNER.
al Mem. Ex. Com. 9Th Cong. Dist.
Is 9Th District.-Mr. Heaton had N
= written report. but made a verba
IN statement. He had written man,
r letters, but had not always been an
llSS swered. In Randolph and Delawar