Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-02-15
Proceedings Sabbath School Convention.


A Sunday SchDoy Institute, under
the supervision tf the Reverend III
Foote, tho efficient agent of the
American Sunday School Union was
held in the Baptist Church in this
village on Thursday, Feb. lst, at $3.50
! A. NJ There w1;s fair attendance
Of delegGtcs and Others interested in
the Sabbath School work, and much
interest folt in the meeting.
After opening with devotional cx-
ercises, HcY'd j Sims officiating, u
permanent organization was effected,
with the following officers: Presi-
dent, Addison Bprr; Vice President,
Geo. +, Copeland; Secretary, r. Il.
Murphey. On t4otjon a committee
! on business was ,abpointed by tho
chair, consisting Of Rev dis Wade,
Eaton and Sims, syho submitted the
following program ns for morning
session
I.--Report Of coud zion Of our Schools.
2.--RuT&l Schools.
3.--Teachers Meetings.
4.--Sabhath SchoohConcerts.
5.--The cause of Temperance in connection
with Sabbath SchoolS,
6.--Obstacles to sqSccSs in S. s. work.
1.-Qu.atons drawn.
On report of condition ofSchools"
Geo. +. Copoland'Sup't of Methodist
S. S.-~reported tAeir school in a
prosperous oondJacn, having nearly
doubled their nnlnbers in the past
year scholars 100, average attend
ance 50 Rev'd "A. A. Young for
Blake's Prairie Sch0ol-School in "A
prosperous condffioh, the number of
scholars not reported. j. s. Cum
Minis, Sup't of Baptist S. S.-present
attendance rather small, average at
tendance 20 TO 2SS Rev'd j. 4. Pond,
Platteville--Schnol in an interesting
condition, eightcon classes, including
well aust aimed bible and infant class
es attondance!i40 TO 100 scholars.
Geo. Howe, SuR,t Congregational
School past yeargnot quite so large,
but on the whole prosperous seven
teen classes, with two bible classes
and class for infants; average at
tendance 100. Mr.. Reynolds made
encouraging report for Beetown and
Muscalonge schools; latter q new
school with an Average of 40 schol-
airs. Wm. Robefts, Cement School
House, Ellen bolp--- Summer school
small attendance, need help. Rcv'd
n. Mavne, Potosi--Sohool prosper
Gus, sn6tains three bible classes, av-
eragc lG0. Mr. Johnson, Sup't of
Ellenboro and Buck wheat Ridge
Schools---schools doing well, So to
90 scholars in ea.h. Addison Burr
reported Schools visited by him and
James a. Jones å past Summer
at Waterloo, Supt Mr.. Slocum, at
tendance about 50 Hurricane Cor
ners, altadancc 50 to 100 and school
in District No. 81 Bgotown, about 40
scholars both OF tie latter with l..
Kilby ~ Sup't.
The committee then submitted the
following progrgmme for afternoon
session
DE. o,ional Exercises.
How TO secnr" larger attendance Of
the children.
3.-Quaiifcalious ana duties Of the Sup't.
4.--Ke etons Of tn sabbath School 10 the
Church.
5.--sabbath sehosl Missionary sOcie ties
6.--Sakbath Schoo., Literature.
The secret % :uccess in teaching.
S.-Qasstions dra':n.
The subjects ps9sontsd, and qaes-
tioas handed in srom the audience,
woro ally discussed and ans wered
BY the members present prominent
among which Sere the venerable
Rev. Sir Clary, .;ev. Mr.. Marble Of
Prairie du Chich, Rev'ds Foote,
Pond, Tracy, oung, Mayne and
others.
log ono to all 4 attendance, and
strong hopes als entertained that
much GOOD will asult therefrom by
stimulating 10 :eueWed zeal and
faithfuLuess thos. who arc already
engaged in the 'Sors. and exciting
such interest in Many who are not,
that they may b,il to devote them
selves 10 q causes,o important to the
future Welfare 0tsour children.
ADDISON BURR, President.
n y lugpJyEv. Secretary