The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-22

Meeting of the New York Sunday School
Observation-Disclosures, Appointment OF


Meeting of the New York Sunday School
MISUNDERSTANDING, appointment OF
Officers, Committees.
Yesterday afternoon at two O'Clock the first SEES
sion OF the fifth annual Convention OF the New York
Sunday School Association was held In the Collegiate
Reform Dutch church, Fifth avenue ana Twenty
ninth street. There were present at least 600 per-
sons, nearly all OF whom are personally interested
In aud connected with the Sabbath school interests
The Convention was called to order by Mr.. Smith,
chairman OF the State Executive Committee, who
after abiding In few remarks to the change in
the workings OF the State Association, wrought by
the last convention held year ago at Albany, nom-
mated the venerable DR.. Isaac Ferris as temporary
chairman and Mr.. J. Warner temporary secretary.
These gentlemen were, OF course, unanimously
elected and entered at once upon their labOrs. Dr.
Ferris, upon assuming his position on the PLATFORM
made few brief but appropriate remarks. In the
course of which he said that he had been watching
with little interest, the working and progress OF
the Sunday schools for the last nftythree years, he
having first Identified himself with them in 1917, and
he was mOst happy TO say that the advancement and
THE FRUITS or THE WORK.
had been very great indeed He rejoced that the
present workers In the cause had not the same oD-
staces to contend with that were me. when the Or
ganizatiOn OF the Sabbath schools first began. lie
knew, he said, OF ministers years ago who objected
sunday schools upon the ground that 1t was alto
gether wrong TO teach children upon the sabbath.
After the Doctor mad concluded his remarks re-
ports were heard from tile secretaries OF nearly all
the counties In the State In regard TO the condition
OF the various Sabbath schools in their respective
counties. with but one single exception all OF the
county representatives reported very lavOraby. in
deed, upon their condition In nearly all the cOun-
ties the childre and teachers seem 10 have taken
A LIVELY INTEREST
i'm the schools, and In great many places large
number Of conversions has taken place. Very little
statistical Information was obtained from these
country gentlemen, as they have handed In thelI
written reports to the statistical secretary OF the
State Association and he will not be ready report
until tomorrow CIhursday) afternoon
Before all these reports were heard from the rura
districts, however, committee OF nve were ap
pointed to nominate suitable persons To Ill
the various Offices during the next year
and near the close Of the session they rep0ret
the following persons, who were at once elected
President, Howard Crosby, OF New York city; Vice
President, Rev. j. Fl. Vincent, OF New York; Il. q
Hadden, of Catsk: j. w. Hellmer, OF Rock Point
ID. n. Hitchcock OF staten Island; Rev. Ed. hauth
aler, q. Woodruff and Rev. j. T. Seeley. commit
tee of enrolment was also appointed consisting o
the following gentlemen:-W. b. Jones, j. Z. Baxter
and A. p. Newman, after which the convention a
4:30 adjourned.
EVENING SESSION.
During the evening session, after the usual open
ing exercises, Rev. James NJ Ludlow delivered al
address Of greeting, and was responded TO by tn,
President, Rev. J. II. Vincent. The Rev. DR.. Rufu
w. Clarke, OF Albany, next addressed the Conven
ton upon the subject OF 'Cnristlan Education as TIL
Basis of Our National Institutions" Addresses wer
also delivered by the Rev. Edward Eggeston ant
the Rev. Cyrus ID. FOss, alter which the Convention
adjourned to meet again this morning, at hin