The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-05-15
sandusky Co. 8. 8. Unior.

The eighth annual meeting was held in The
II. E. Church, Clyde, on Friday, Nav Sth
1874 The convention was called bc order al
$50 by the President, o. L. Ames. After de-
votioDal exercises the Secretary's report was
read and adopted. Rev. D. Hart. Of the q. B.
Church, Green Springs, brought the greetings
! and christian salutations Of the Sandusky Dis
trict Sabbath School Association of the U. B.
Church. G. E. Newman, Esq, Of Norwalk,
reported for Huron county Union society in
fourishing condition, and the county well
worked up, Presiding Elder Warner from
the same place, also made a few remarks. A.
R. Gossard reported Scott township organized
and holding meetings. DR.. J. H Vincent. of
New Yoak, who was present by special ar
rangement, took up the topic-''Model Sun
day Schoor-and occupied au hour or more
in a general over-hauling of the Sunday
School question. He presented one model for
the country, another for the village, and still
another for the city. The more he H'learns of
Sunday School work, the more he cares for
nothing but the Bible and the earnest study
of 1t. Mr.. Vincent spoke of the Akron Sun
day School, OF Its perfect outside and inside
arrangements, of its review of the lessoBeach
week, each month, each year, and the conse-
quent thorough committal of all the lessons
passed over. He ironically hinted that where
the s. S. would not succeed well On a real
hearty Bible-study basis it would succe ed
By prizes, singing, pic-nics, &c. Did not be-
lieve in prizes particularly. Would run a
Sabbath School, if at all, on the naked
merits of the truth. In answer to the uues-
tion-"What would you DO to get UP s. S. en-
thusiasm among indifferent teachers Y"-said
be would 90 home from the convention and
work and talk till they either fell in or fell out
of the movement. The latter would some
times be good thing. Lift the standard so
high that they will labor to reach if, or resign.
Question, "What would you do with a class of
careless girls 2" Said he would put over them
the most skillful young gentleman, and put
the toughest boys In charge OF lady who had
tact in teaching.
The man who says lgiyl-so help me Goodwill
make model S. S. The model s. S. has 81 ses-
sions IN year. If the school is in the country and
is poor still keep it up in winter. The first need
is fre-G good fre-sure to be built-a clean room
everything in "apple-pie' order. a man he met
reported neighbor as spending SO a year for the
church and S55 q yesr for tobacco. Would get
such men 10 turn their tobacco money into the
Sabbath School Treasury. MIR. Vincent's speech
abounded in good hits but it is useless to warm Ii
over for this report. The fact is Sunday School
meD, If they wish success in their calling, even
moderate success, should be on hand at these
meetings where every phase of the work is die
cussed for their especial benefit.
In the afternoon the published topic Temper.
ancce In the Sabbath School, was vigorously dis
CuEsEQ II uFe minute EpEeEile5 DY OE.buBQIGll,heV
2. j. Bacher, Of Fremont, Rev's. Lyon, of NorWalk
Seeley, of Clyde, Mr.. Newman, of NOrwalk DR.,
Vincent, OF New York, and Others. The general
impression seemed 10 be that no pledges shOu be
presented TO tine children without thorough un-
derstanding of what they were asked to do.
Mr.. Vincent then gave some Institute Exercises,
map OF Palestine. OF ten or fifteen
maps outlining Palestine, made at random in the
audience, only two or three were correct, and some
were very poor indeed, showing q general lack Of
knowledge concerning the Holy Land. Mr.. Vim
cent urged more study, in this direction.
hetolowing were the committee on nominating
DR.. E. BUSHNELL, Rev. S. H. Raudebaugh, Thos.
Sharp. They reported as follows;
President-O. L. Ames.
Vice Presidents-C. R. M'Culloch, Henry Bobst,
A. Nuhfer, J. W. Donnel, ]. K. Lands, A. r. Cos
The report was accepted, the committee discharr-
ed and the candidates elected.
The committee for supplying destitute localities
With schools Rev. T. j. BaCher and the Secretarv)
reported plan for dividing up the territory to be
ooked after, as follows:
Assigning Townsend and York 10 the Y. II. c.
A., OF Bellevue, Green Creek and Riley 10 the Y
u q A and churches of Clyde and Ballville, San
husky and Rice to the Churchss and schools OF FIRE.
mont. To this end a resolution was adopted an
pointing committees to bring the subject before te
churches and associations for immediate action as
ollows For Clyde Y. NJ. c. A, B. Meek ESQ: for
For Fremont and vicinity, Rev. T. j. Bacher, Rev
Winters and c. r. MCulloch. The other portions
IF the county TO be notified of this action by the
secretary and their hearty corporation solicited.
TREAsURER's REPORT.
receipts from tWenty-eight sChoOls....... S3S so
Collection at the Clyde meeting. ..-...-.... S Is
Total...-.-...--...-...........-. $40 6s
to State S. s. Union. $40 90
Printing programmes, and pOstage......... Q 90
Total. .........................S $40 20
Report accepted; also a resolution adopted in
5trncting the Secretary TO ask each school in the
county for one dollar, to defray expenses Of the
Union and make Il efficient in carrying the gen
eral ). ). work. The Secretarys S. S. map of the
county, exhibited the location of all the schools s
Tar as known to him, as well as the number in at
as follows:
United Brethren, 9schools, TGO scholars: Bautist
schools, 200 scholars; Congregational / school |
100 scholars; Disciple, school, 90 scholars; EpIs
,opailan, schools, 165 scholars; Evaupclicst & |
Schools 400 scholars; German N. E., schools i00
scholars; NJ. T., schools, 575 scholars: Presbv- /
er1sn, schools, 800 scholars; PRESBYTERIAN 'i5iis
ZION" schools, 200 scholars; Reform, schools
500 scholars; Lutheran, schools, 200 scholsrs:
Jniversalist, l school, so scholars; Union" % |
schools, l,sOO scholars. Total, 81 schools, : 700
scholars. wv
This report does not include the fifteen new
schools to be started this summer. There are also
our or hve Catholic schools. ANY corrections in
he above report Will be cheerfully noted by the
Secretary.
DR.. Vincent announced the great Union Sabbath
school Institute to be held at Chatauqua Lake,
View York, during two weeks of the coming
August, and extended a cordial invitation to our
ouTned. Oh AMEE. President
VA sEAxK1AND, seey, /