Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE WAPELLO COUNTY SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION.

SCHOOL CONVENTION.
OrTuArwA, Nov. Ill, 1873.
The S. $. workers OF Wapcllo coun-
| ty met in the First M. +. Church al
| o'clock Z. NJ.
ID. III. Emry called the Convention
to order and nominated Dir. William
son as temporary chairman, who was
unanimously elected.
The State Secretary for Wapelo
county, o. T. Light acted as Secretary,
and Prof j. III. Rheem, as musical
conductor
According TO previously arranged
programme, "Childrcns' Meeting
was the principal order OF business
for the evening.
The meeting was opened By singing
The sweetest name," after which
Rev. ) II. Miller. OF Fairfield, led in
prayer
Revive us again" was then sung by
the meeting, aud Amos Steckcl. Esq,
OF Bloomfield, was introduced, who
addressed the children on "The at
| tracing influence of Jesus" illustrat-
ing his subject by the magnet and
nails. The subject was handled, and
all were highly entertained with the
Illustrations.
Anywhere with Jesns' was sung
and Rev. |. O. kcmble, of Bloomfield,
was introduced, and addressed the
children. Bro. X. read Mark 4: % 90,
taking as his text. "lst. ssThe blade !;
I'd. The ear; Sd. The full corn in the
ear
He illustrated his subject with a
| fnll-length stalk of corn. with its ear
and blades. His subject, the Christian
life and its development. and was
well defined and impressed upon the
minds and hearts Of his young audi
tors.
The Convention then sung 81 feel
like singing all the time"
On motion of O. z. Light, COM
mittee of three was ordered on per-
manent organization of the Conven-
ton. The president appointed Light,
Emry and Ladd, said committee.
Announcements were made for
future meetings, and the session closed
by singing the Doxolgy, the benedic-
ton being pronounced by Rev. j. T.
Simmons.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, Nov. II.
900. Convention met, and was led
in devotional exercises by DIR. Will
Hanson.
$3.50. The committee on permanent
organization reported as follows:
Rev. H. B. Knight, President.
G. w. Bowen, Esq, Vice President.
0. P. Light, Secretary.
On motion the report was adopted.
The president, on taking the chair,
delivered brief and stirring address
on the manner of conducting the Con-
vention,
1000. Reports from schools were
called for, and the following persons
responded:
Ladd, Bowen, DR.. Williamson,
Michael, Judge Porter, Emry, w. w.
Brown, Lazcnby, Light and Brown,
with brief, verbal reports of the
schools in their respective localities.
The Secretary gathered from these re-
ports that the Sunday Schools of the
county that were keeping open
through the winter were progressing
encouragingly, but that there were
several schools that had already gone
into ..winter quarters"
1920. The Convention engaged in
devotional exercises under the direc-
ton of the president
The committee on programme hay
ing reported the absence of II. G..
Sigler, ESQ, Of Osceola, Bro. Clark
was appointed TO fill the place assign
ed him for 2: 30 o'clock this afternoon.
Devotional exercises were continued.
On motion of Bro. Emry, Bro. Mil
Ter, of Fairfield, was added to the list
of speakers this evening.
10:15. The regular order of bust
ness was resumed.
On motion of Bro. Mitchell, the
committee on plan of permanent or
eanization of Convention was made,
ttIS eOsiisiiiti,o ga ga Z. unsnativn of $hs
county, and the nomination of officers
with the exception that Rev. f. l..
Schreiner was substituted for 10 II
Emry, Esq.
The Convention then sucg, "Return,
Oh, wandercr, return" nc.
Hoo Bro. Brown, OF Ottumwa,
adressed the Convention on sabbath
School Libraries and Literature"
The speaker favored the use of both
libraries and papers, but thought
some of the books in the libraries
might be dispensed with. Also made a
plea in favor Of ficticious literature.
The discussion was continued by Bros.
Simmons, Mitchell, DR.. Williamson,
Laid, Schreiner, and Rhcem.
Prof. Rheem spoke especially on
| the subject of the musical literature
of the Sunday School, pleading earn
estly for the solid, earnest hymns, and
protesting against the chaffy songs
of many of our Sunday School sing
ing books.
Rev. w. w. Brown was appointed
to open the devotional exercises in the
afternoon. The session was closed by
singing "My Jesus would not forget"
the benediction being pronounced by
o. p. Light.
| WEDNESDAY EVENING.
1870. Convention met. Vice Pres
| idcnt in the chair. Devotional exer-
cises conducted by Bro. Brown.
Opening hymn, "Jesus, l my cross
have taken"
| LAS. Rev. E. l.. Schreiner opened
the question on the "Utility and best
modes of conducting Teachers Meet
ings," and the discussion was continu-
ed by Bros. Simmons and Tackaberry.
The speakers all concurred in the
usefulness of teachers meetings, and
as to modes of conducting them, it was
highly important that they should be
held in pleasant places; be made oc-
casions of sociability; teachers may
be inquired of in regard to the spirit
ual condition of their pupils; modes
| of teaching and personal habits; and
the lesson for the next Sabbath passed
over suggestively. Officers and teach
ers may interchange in conducting the
meetings.
| On motion, slips of paper were now
distributed to the Convention that
they might prepare questions for the
Question Box.