The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-10-31

The State Sabbath School Convention
OF Kansas met in the Presbyterian
church in this city ON Tuesday, Octo-
Der 18th, at O'Clock p. m.
The President, Rev. T. j. Leake, of
Atchison, opened the convention by
giving out the hymn, "All hail the
power of Jesus name"
Rev. H. h. StimsOn, of Burlington,
read the forty-sixth psalm, and offered
the opening prayer.
An address of welcome to the dele
gates was delivered by DR.. G. w. Hoss,
President OF the State Normal school,
which was responded to by the Presl-
dent OF the convention.
On motion the President appointed
the following committees:
Credentidls--W. G.. Coffin, Judge n.
G. Mcfarland, and S. Z. Wheeler.
NomfnGIiOns--H. Ciarkson, s. B.
Riggs, Prof. Yallandigham, n. L.
Rlgby and s. II. Wheeler.
Business--R- W. McAfse, H. Clark
son, DR.. George Edwards.
Question Draicer-H. X. Stimson, J.
J. Thompson, Mrs. Z. o. Taylor, Miss
Una Hebron, and Mrs. A. o. Brown.
On motion the committee on nomi-
nations was allowed to delay their re-
port until tomorrow, at 10 a. m.
While the delegates were handing
their credentials to the committee the
congregation sung t'Nearer my God to
Ehee.r
On motion n committee on resoln-
tons was appointed consisting of the
following persons: Rev. z. II, Hill,
Rev. A. NJ. AverilI and S. B. Riggs.
The committee on question drawer
reported, through j. j. Thompson,
several interesting questions which
were answered by the convention.
The committee on credentials report
ed the following named persons as en-
titled to seats in the convention as del
egates
Shawnee county-ReV. E. o. Taylor,
Mrs. E. o. Taylor, Miss Fanny Bah
cock, Miss E. S. Taylor, II. Clarkson,
Hon. n. @. Mcfarland, G.. r. Edwards,
Frank Rice, C. o. Benton, F. B. Colver,
Rev. II. IL. Stevens, Miss Una Hebron,
T. B. Sweet.
LeavenwOrth--W.G G. Coffin, Rev. w.
KEncade, w. S. Smith.
JOhnson-Rev. II. ID. Fisher, Levi
Atchison-Rev T. J. Leak, Rev. s.
X. Wheeler, Il. A. Hoffman.
n Osage-Rev. E. H. Hill, Charles p.
Dodds, c. II. Reeder, Frank Adams,
Mrs. n. H. DreWsJ.K. Hunseker, Rev.
/ ". n. King, J. H. Chambers, II. A.
Billings.
Lyon. II. Miller, Mrs.J. Ii. Mil
Ter, Rev. Henry Wright, Rev.-P. T.
Rhodes, Rev. C. E. Lewis, Rev. A. II.
AVerIll, Prof. G.. w. Hoss, Rev. C. T.
Melvin, w. H. Wood, T. L. Love, S.
B. Riggs, E. w. Cunningham, n. H.
Kelley, w. l.. Traylor. Miss Ellen
Plumb. .re-.s-
gsaline-HenryJ @. sheldon, Frank
Robb.
DickinsOn--O. A. Root.
} Coffey-Rev. s. f. Pendleton, Rev.
S. C. Wright, Rev. H. X. Ssimson, N.
J. Stimson, Judson Walking, Miss
Lizzie Morse, DE. Scott, Mrs. Z. NJ.
Knapp. W
J. Labette-L. j. VaIlandigham.
Marion-C., p. Vanderberg, c, II.
Benson, Mrs. A. IL. Lackey, Mrs. j. NJ.
Sharon.
Bourbon-Mrs. a. o. Brown, Miss
Della Hall, John Cassell.
. Neosho-J. r. Detwiler.
Greenwood S. Stewart. q
Sumner-AIrs. DR.. Wood, Ansel Grid
ley, Mrs. Mary Z. Gridley.
COwley-Rev. n. L. Rigby.
Crawford-Rev. s. 7. Mcclure.
Rlce-J. H. Cruzen.
Doniphan--R. w. McAtee.
Ellis-L. Frank Gray.
Allen-Miss j. +. Garrison, IT. E.
Van Deman.
{ Rsno--W. G. Edwards. I
Douglas--Rev. II. v. B. Knox, j. G.
Haskell, d. M. Melvin.
Wyandotte-Tlev. S. d. Storrs.
There were present from other
States, Rev. w. p. Paxson, OF st.
Louis, agent of the American Sunday
School URion; Rev. Leroy Church
of the Chicago Standard; Rsv. j. r.
Downer, Missionary Secretary of the
|, Kansas Baptist Sunday School Con-
ventIOn.
EVENING SESSION.