The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-06-05
Sedewick County Sunday School
Convention.

The first annual session of the Sed-wick
county Sunday school convention met at the
NJ T.. church on Wednesday evening. May
2s,h. 1873. and was opened with deroiionalex-
ercises by the Rev. J. G. Post. The following
named officers and delegates from the various
Sabbath schools Of this county were present:
Valley Sabbath school. J. c. Morse superin-
tendent: Pleasant Valley Union Sabbath .
school, /. W. Camp superintendent. ID. A.
Widows and A. W. Bigcs delegates: Lincoln /
township Sabbath school. Philo Griffin superin- +
tendent. L. n Woodcock delegate: NJ. f. |
Sabbath school, Wichita, Rev. j. W. Stogdill |
pastor. w. +. Stanley superintendent. W. b.
smith and +. G. Wright delegates; First Pres
bvterian Sabbath school. Wichita. Rev. J. r. /
Harsen pastor. r. c. Martsolf superintendent.
r. +. Lawrence and W. S Caldwell delegates;
Babtist Sabbath school. Wichita. Rev. J. c.
Post pastor. J. W. Hobbs and Mrs. ii. J. Hills
delegates: West Wichita Sabbath school, H.
W. Lawrence superintendent. y. c. Hickman
and II. l.. Jarkson delegates: III Paso Sabbath
school. Geo. Mannon and Mrs II. Minnick dele
gates: Pleasant View Sabbath school, Il. SaS
sen delegate
As per programme. the discussion of chosen
subjects was opened by Rev. J. w. Stogdill.
who spoke upon ''Tbe object Of the Sabbath
school, in an attractive and forci5le manner.
followed BY Mr. +. 6. Wright. who also spoke
upon the same subject showing the origin ana
true object Of the Sabbath school.
! The speakers concluding the discussion. m'i-
/ sic followed: after winch the delegates from
! the various school organizations in the county
! gave brief history and the present status of
/ their schools.
On motion acommittec consisting Of Messrs
W. f. Smith. n. c. Hickman and l.. y. Wood
cock was appointed to nominate officers for
/ the ensuing wear: also the committee on pro-
gramme was instructed to open the question
drawer during Thursday morning session.
THURSDAY MORNING EXERCISES.
The Sabbath school convention met at
a. m, and after being opened with devotional
( exercises. 4 permanent organization was Eff
fected by adopting constitution and electing
officers. The following named gentlemen were
chosen a. officers for the ensuing year: W. +.
Stanley. president: III. J. Hills, vice presi-
dent: A. II. Gossard. secretary: X. +. Law
renee. assistant secretary, and +. 6. Wright,
treasurer. Mr.. Stanley. upon taking the chair.
thanked the convention in appropriate terms
for the honor conferred upon him.
ON motion the president then appointed the
| following committees:
Committee on Finance-Messrs. J. l.. Dyer,
F. c. Martsolf and J. II. Store.
Executive Committec-Rev. J. =. IIarsen.
Rev. J. W. Stogdill and Rev. J. c. Post.
The subjects Of the programme were then
opened and fully discussed. THE opening
and closing of the school was opened by Rev.
J. c. Post Can we dispense with the use Of
the Sunday school library:' by Rev. J. w.
Stog,liil. .'How can we best secure the estab-
lishment of good Sabbath schools Il stitute
parts of the county," by Rev. J. T.. Harscn.
Uniform lessons, their value" by w. +.
Stanley.
Each subject was considered in such a man
ner a. to make it very interesting and profta-
bic to all present, and many valuable suggcs-
tons were presented which were well worthy
the most careful consideration of both Sabbath
school scholar and teacher.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON EXERCISES.
ADD H. the different schools in the city.
a procession at the NJ. f. church. and with
flags and banners. after singing familiar Sab
bath school song. marched through the princi-
pal streets On returning again TO the church
addresses were delivered, intcrspersed with
singing.
THURSDAY EVENING EXERCISES.
, AT the appointed hour the convention as
scmbled at the NJ. +. church and was opened
with devotional exercises: after which the
question drawer was opened and each re-
sponded TO in a credible manner, which proved
to be entirely entertaining to all present.
With these exercises the first annual session
: of the Sedgwick county Sabbath school con-
= vention adjourned TO meet at Wichita on the
. second Wednesday of June, 1874. at p. m.
The attendance during the convention was
very good--the evening session especially be.
ing well attended-and every one present
seemed to manifest an interest in the exercises
Considering the newness Of the county very
favorable number of Sabbath schools are now
operating successfully, and many more will
soon be organized, and predict that the
time is not FAR distant when each community
will feel deep interest in the Sabbath schoo
organization. A. II. GOssARp, Sec'y.