Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-06-04

There is the place to go. if You want
your teeth filed to last for life, and war
ranted ss such. .'- ~
-E .,- G. l.. DERR.
May 2l-3t Practical Deatist.
SUNDAY ScnooL CoNvsNTIoN.-A Ac.
cording to previous announcement the
Juniata County Sunday School Associ-
alton held its Sixth Annual Convention
in the Presbytrriaa Church in this place,
on Tuesday and Wednesday Of last
week. The convention organized at 10
o'clock A. M, on Tuesday. The follow.
ing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: : .-.- 81.
Prcsident-Rev j H. Stewart.
Vice Presideut-Jaceb Beidler.
Secretsry-Dr, Z. A, Elder.
Treasurer-W. G. Laird.
Executive Committee Rev L. j
Sherrard, Chairman; Rev. II. G. Shin
die, Rev. W r. Whitney, Rev +. A.
McGill, Lucien w Dcty, ESQ :, Mr. S d.
Batesholtz. Mr.. j. w. Speedily. Mss
Annie Thompson, Miss Kate Thomas,
Miss Sallie Irwin. Mrs Jane Showers.
The following Committee on Resolu-
tions was appointed by the Chair: Rev.
d. NJ Blackwelder, Rev. II. G. Shindle,
Mrs j. N. North, Mrs Sarah Brown
Revs. ] II Stewart and H. G. Par
doe were chosen as delegates to the State
Sunday School Convention. to oe held at
Titusville. June Sd, 4th and 5th. We'll
lington Smith and Miss Ellen Frow were
chosen as alternates
A large number of delegates were in
attendance, and considerable interest was
manifested by those present. tits hoped
that great good will result through this
convention to tie Sunday School cause
throughout the county.
The Committee OF Resolutions submit
ted the following report, which was re
ceived and adopted:
Your committee. appointed to prepare
the usual resolutions, respectfully submit
the following
Believing that the Secretary's Report
of the past Sunday School year presents
in a succinct yet complete form all the
important facts iu the SIS. work Of the
past year, your committee take the lib
erty of Incorporating it in their own re
port, as follows:
SECRETARY S REPORT.
In submitting the following report of
the number, condition and work of the
Sabbath Schools in Juniata county, the
Secretary deems it necessary to say that
it is made up from TIE reports Of 81
schools, and that so many of them are
imperfec: in some particular or other,
that this report must necessarily be i'm
perfect also, and, therefore, not Of the
same interest or value that it otherwise
would be.
Organization. "A According to these re-
ports the first school organized was at
Church Hill. in 1880, and the second.
the Presbyterian Of M.nlintown. in 1886.
One school was organized in 1870, one
in 1872, and one in 1873, showing that
the work is still going ON. -
.Stctis,ics.--Thirty nine schools have
reported, but the following statistics are
based on the reports of thirty seven, two
being go imperfect as to be =of no value
These 81 schools show 1875 male and 203
female teachers, making total of 39S en-
gagged in the good work of training the
children for Christ; 1l94 male and 1866
female scholars, making 246O. The ac-
tnal average attendance was 1854, being
but fraction over one-half of the whole
number on the rolls But very little re-
lance can be placed in this. as an iuspec
ton of the reports shows that the min
utes Of most of the schools have been
very imperfectly kept. Eight schools
are kept open IL months in the year
All of these schools are in towns except
one-Academia. The average time that
the schools are kept open is s months.
Libraries.-The total number of vol
umes in the Libraries of the 81 schools is
1901 The largest number in any one
library is 500, that of Wesley Chapel
NJ f. 1t is well to state that the Luth-
eran school of Mifflintown have cast out
all the novels from their library, yet have
remaining on their shelves 2S5 volumes.
Conversions. - Eight schools report
conversions; two, each one, teach
er; one, 3 one a !; two. 6; one z one,
s; making total of &C. This is GER
tainly encouraging, and affords ample re-
for the tune, labor and money
in the years work.
Teachers Meetings.-Only FIVE schools
report teachers meetings, and all held
weekly-some on Sabbath, others on
week days or evenings. These are
Hornipgtown Union, Mif1in.own Luth-
eran, Freedom u, McCoysville U. p,
and Miffiintown Presby y:erian. and Free
spring U. occasionally.
Finances.-Thirty four schools report
collections for their own use, the whole
amount SO contributed being S94l 81
the largest amount for any one school
being ssl 40 By the Johnstown u, and
s75.2S by the Lutheran school of Milf.
fin; Matamoras and Mifiin M. E.. $50
each; the others from that down to 81 25.
Benerolence Only 9 schools report
any contributions for missions. or other