Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-21
Coffee County sunday schosl Con-
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A convention composed Of the preach-
ers. superintendents and teachers ol the
Sunday schools of Coffee county assembled
at Manchester on the 18th inst, and was
c4lled to order by d. P. Rathbone, upon
whose mofioa the Rev. s. E. Wilson was
made Chairman, who extended a warm
welcome to all present. The Chairman
then appointed committee consisting of
j. @. Hopkins, A. T. Seitz and T. Fleming,
to nominate permanent officers, who re-
ported the followingt I q ~ -
Rev. W. d. Oarnes, of the Christian
Church, President.
Presbyterian Church, First Vice President,
Manchester.
Rev. G. W. Anderson, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, Second Vice
President, Manchester. C-f
Rev. F. Furman, of the Baptist Church,
Third Vice President, Concord -..
Rev. J. A Edmundson, of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, Fourth Vice Presi-
dent, rullahoma-
T. j. Wilson, Secretary, Manchester.
On motion, the report of the commi tee
was adopted and the citizens named were
elected perma emit officers OF the conven-
ton.
The President, on taking the chair, made
a short, appropriate address, and ar
nounced the convention ready for bust
ness.
The choir then sang 'The Beautiful
Kver," after which the President appoint
ed the following committees
Oonstitution-ReV. W. A. Nelson, Rev.
s. E. Wilson and Rev. G. w. Anderson.
Statistics-T. j. Wilson, A. T. Seitz and
]. @. Hopkins. e
By request the Rev. w. A. Nelson, Vice
President of the State Convention, ad-
dressed the convention upon the necessity
for and general aim of such associations.
Convention adjourned till 2 p. NJ
The convention re- assembled at P. NJ,
President Oarnes in the chair. Prayer by
Rev. r. E Travis, of Tullahoms, after
which the choir sang, MY Heavenly
Home"
The committee, through its chairman,
Rev. w. A. Nelson, reported q constitu-
ton, which, after being amended on mo-
tidn of Col. S. N. Burger, was unanimous
ly adopted. -ar F - sa7 ~
q. j. Wilson, Chairman of the Commit
tee on Statistics, reported in general
teims the number of schools in the county,
the names Of the officers and the number
of scholars to each school, etc, showing
fourteen Sunday-schools with an aggregate
number of 720 scholars distributed as fol-
lows: 1900. 4. Il
Tullahoma g. 2e0 scholars; Buck Grove
3, 100 scholars; Manchester 3, IT'S schol-
are; Concord 1, 70 scholars; Goose Pond
l, As scholars; Oak Hill /, 40 scholars;
Hllsboro l, 30 scholars; Summitville l, 30
scholars; Hopewell l, % scholars.
The question ''How can Sunday schools
be organized and made most efficient and
permanent in the county" was then dis
cussed by the Rev. W. A. Nelson, Col. A
N. Burger, Judge B. Al. Tillman, Rev. s.
E Wilson, ]. G. Stone, q. S. Emerson
and others. sslE1 E
The question How best to lead chill
dren to Christ, was then presented and
discussed by Rev. w. A. Nelson, Rev. Jno.
A.. EdmundsOn and others.
After which the question Of The Rela.
ton of Sunday-Schools to the Bible" by
Rev. ]. A. Edmundson, Rev. E. E. Wiley,
Agent American Bible Society, and others.
These questions were all discussed in short
speeches, and in the most fraternsl spin it
all tending to enlighten not only the chill
dren but the Superintendent and Teachers
in their duties.
Miscellaneous business being in order,
it was moved that the President appoint,
in addition to the officers already elected,
one Vice President for each District in the
county.
1t was agreed to hold the annual meet
s,xr, % hr1p do IN
April each year, and that the Convention
be made auxiliary to the State Sunday
School Convention at Nashville.
On motion, the Chair appointed the fol-
lowing Committee of Arrangements: d.
P. Rsthbone, j. O. Hopkins, T. ]. Will
SON, James DarnelL and James Fleming
for the next meeting. eaa
| The following were selected as delegates
to the State Convention: Rev. w. d.
Carnes, J. @. Hopkins and F. Fleming.
The Convention adjourned to 7P. N.
AT z P. N. the Convention met in pursu
ance to adjournment.
Reading the Scriptures and prayer BY
the President.
Song by the young ladies, "Safe within
! the Vale"
Address to superintendent and Teach
ers by Rev. E E. Wiley.
Address to the children, by Rev. W. A.
Nelson. A most unique, original, sdapts.
| tive and Familiarity conversational speech,
original in its conception, direct and sim
pie in its propositions, and put to the
smallest children with the plainest Illus
trAtions.
The last address was made by Rev. J.
! A. Edmondson on 'tThe Bible
After a resolution directing the Score
tary to request the publication ola synop.
sis of the proceedings in the UNION AM
AMERICAN, and prayer by the Pres d ent
the Convention adjourned