The McArthur enquirer. (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1873-1884, 1873-05-28
Proceedings of the vintopf County
S, S. Union Convention

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at Hamden, on the 9th and 1Otl
inst:
The weather was very Indictment
and the roads most unprecedeltly
bad; owing to this fact We andci
pated a failure. But what WAS OH,
surprise on reaching Hamden, OIL
the evening o fthe 9th, to find Bros
Nichols, Swain, Clayton, Parmlee
DR.. letters and a number Of othel
veteran soldiers of the S. S. amy OF
the ground looking as cheerful as
though they had not seen MID fol
q month,
We attended the night SESSION
which was well attended w the
friends at Hamden. We tobk the
seats-chair occupied by brother
Clayton, appointed secrretay pro
tenn.
After the usual opening exercises
the topic, The model Supefntend.
emit" was first taken up; wd regret
that space will not permit US to al.
lude, 10 the many pertinent and
practical remarks from the nmer.
GUS speeches made. Next the
topic Model Teacher" vas pre-.
sented by Rev. Parmlee Who was
followed by several members in
short, spicy speeches, Tie ques-
ton elected some earnest discus
sion respecting the proper qualif-
cation of the teacher. CAPT. With.
erspoon, a non-professor, but . thor
oughly live S. S. man, took strong
grounds in favor Of eplisting that
element In our S. S. work. He be-
came so earnestly engaged N the
subject, that he was called down by
a motion to adjourn; whicl Was
carried,
At 81 a, m,, we were all inplace,
and after opening exercises, the
following committees wers ap-
pointed, to report by noon;
On REsotpgIaNsl Rev, ., N,
Nichols, DR., S, G. letters, Captain
j. s. Witherspoon.
On motion, the topic OF last
evening was again taken up, to al.
low the Capt, to finish his speech
which was interrupted last eylning
by a motion to adjourn,
The question box was next
opened and a number Of impTtan1
practical questions, such as most
often perpleX our S. S. teachers
were read and discussed.
Next followed the discussion O
the question, 4 Shall our 3, s. idop'
the international uniform serbs o
lessonsS" 1t was ably opened W
BIZ Capt. Witherspoon; on the afir
native, and Mr., Clayton, el TIN
negative. They were FOLLOWED by
several others, every one of whom
favored the adoption Of the LerieI
Of lessons.
An election of officers for the en-
suing year was then held, resHitinl
as follows President; j, S. Huhp
Secretary; H. W. Coultrap; Aeas
urer; H. H. Swain; Corresponding
Seer t ]: S: HUM
Executive COMMUNICATIONS
Thompson, Il. S, Barnhill, DR.. +. {
letters, Il. NJ. Steele, DR.. GorslinC
j. 5. Witherspoon.
Delegate to State Convention
j. S. HUM; Alternate-Dr. J. {
letters,
The following were elected Vice
Presidents of their respective town
ships to wit:
VIM. Walker, VIM. Vest, H. Il
Swain, w. S. Crow, Charles "
Taylor, Robt. Thompson, Clark M
Pherson, M. Steele, The other town
ships having no representatives, n
Vice-P Presidents we're elected, bu
will be supplied by President az
pointing.
Next, came reports from til
schools represented, ten in number
most of the reports we're quite Ell
couraging, especially those Of tn
Hamden Furnace and Locust Grov
Schools. The former reported a
enrolment of one hundred an
twenty scholars, an average attend
ance of 80; No. of volumes In |
brary 500; No. semi.monthlt pr
peIs taken, 100, out of debt an
money in the Treasury. The lptte
almost up to this; it is the schoc
that took the banner last fall w
would publish all tile pep1rts
space would admit.
The Committee on Finance n
ported as follows:
RESOLVED, That each School i
the County be requested to rails
one dollar, and forward to the Sc,
rotary, as a fund for defrayiag til
expenses of the association, and 1
pay the travelling expenses Of ade
egate to the State Convention.
Committee on resolutions /,
ported the following:
RESOLVED, That this Conventio
earnestly solicit the cooperation
the s. S. to aid in organizing, SUI
tanning and making more eflicien
the $. S, of this County
RESOLVED, That the Vinton Re
ODD and Macarthur ENQUIRER, al
requested to publish the proceed
ings Of this convention.
RESOLVED, That the hearty thank
of the members Of this Cohventio
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