National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-12
THE BAPTIST UNION
MEETING OF THE SUNDAY sCHoo
THAN


MEETING OF THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
ASSOCIATION.
The Baptist Sunday School Association held
their ffth annual meeting yesterday In the Fiith
Baptist church, on Virginia avenue, between
Four-and-a-hRlf and Sixth streets southwest;
VIM. Stickney, president, in the chair, and Chas.
NJ. Richards, secretary. After q devotional meet
ing lasting half an hour The association proceeded
70 the business Of receiving the statistical reports
and collecting the letters from the schools which
were read, and showed encouraging progress gen.
orally. The letter from the Union, eolored, CON-
plains Of drawbacks during the year. not the least
Of which was the locking up OF so in the Freed
mans bank when that Institution closed ts doors.
The report Of the executive board was then
read BY the chairman. Rev. 3. H. Mirick. II was
quite lengthy, giving the work periorned ey the
Terance and liberaity IN the schools IS essential
70 success. II also urged the employment OF
energetic men IS superinteDdents for the promo
on motion Of s. NJ. Yeatman, committee OF
ave was appointed to nominate officers for the as
ISOLATION and an executive board for the ensuing
Tie president selected as the committee Messrs.
Guliek, Yeatman, W atkinson, Brown and Leeds.
The committee retired, and soon after returned
and reported the following officers, which were
accepted: President, VIM. Stickaey; first vice
president Joshua Leyeringi second, Rev. S. z.
Taylor. Executive board for the ensuing year:
Rev. s. H. Miriek, Charles N. Richards, S. NJ.
Yeatman, g, T, Gulick, g. A: Q. Smith, Q. 9.
Meador and 2. Richards, Of Washington; J. o.
Nichols, OF Georgetown; Henry Taylor, James
Pollard, jr., A. T. Crane, W.Judson Brown, VIM.
Miller, Eugene Healey and Eugene lowering, Of
The report Of the executive board was taken up
and considered. The proposition relative to the
employment Of q home secretary and evangelist,
at a salary Of $500 per aunum, was productive Of
eonsideral discussion and opposition, there being
diversity Of opinion as to the necessity Of pay
ing for this service In the manner suggested.
The school association now pays $50 for the
above purpose to the executive board ofthe Church
UnioD,and the new plan reduces this amount $50
per annum. This to many Of the delegates was q
plausible proposition, while others advocated the
abandonment Of it entirely and the returning Of
the schools 70 the old system and under the d.
Without coming 70 any decision on the report
a recess was taken for one hour.
ON REAssEMBLIEe
the association resumed the discussion OF the re-
port Of the executive board, which was continued
at some len 9Th on the point Of making the appro-
pTiation Of $500 for the employment Of an evan
gelist and home secretary, but was finally adopted.
cation for admission into the association.
Rev. John y. Craig, or AiEh-street church,
Baltimore, was introduced 70 the meeting, and
addressed the delegates on the subject Of the con-
version ef children, and their after-training for
Christian service. He spoke OF the Importance Of
the Sunday school work, and what was requisite
TO promote fits efficiency. The necessity for intro
dueing young life into the Church, and at the
same time holding fast to the older workers that
in gathering the children early into the Sunday
schools, preparing the young minds for CONVEX
sion, educating and fitting them to take part in
the great battle for the redemption Of souls be-
fore bringing them to the baptism.
Brief remarks were made upon the same sub
ject by Messrs. Williams, Ryon, Wall, Brown,
Crane, Taylor, Chandler, Pollard and others.
Mr.. Henry Taylor, treasurer, submitted his an
nual report, OF which the following Is a synopsis:
Balance on hand November u, 1873, S527.oS; re-
eeipts s643 U.s. total, S11TlSs; disbursements, 81,
1916. balance. 40 %
The contributions from the schools during the
past year were as follows: Gay-street, George
town, $40; Frostburgh, -; Rockville Nd, $3.50;
First Church Of Baltimore, (afternoon,) ST.25; En-
taW Place, $50; German, Baltimore, $I.40; Cal
vary, Warrington, SEQ; Franklin Square, S59.2O;
Calvary Chapel, District Of Columbia, so; First
Of Baltimore, ESQ; Lee-street, Baltimore, SIS:
Newton, Slo; Seventh church, Baltimore 400;
High-street, Baltimore, go; Sater's, IS; Union,
tom sac; Second, (col.) go; Rehoboth, (cOl,J 8;
First, (eOl.,) Baltimore, Is; Second church
Washington, so; Newton, u.
The secretaryis report was presented from for
ty-three schools, and shows the number OF on
GERS, go; teachers, 69i; scholars, 6,S62 officers
ebanged-membershir 1872; teachers, 6l2; scholars,
$50; adult classes, 102; number Ofeopes OF papers
taken monthly, 6,S5l; volumes in library, 1854;
collections for school purposes s3,4l502; collec-
lions outside, t2OOs.sl. Total, S5,42s.SS; CONVEX
The report was referred to an auditing com.
mittee.
DR.. Leeds offered the following:
RsSoIUed, That when the association adjourn
finally, Il be 70 meet in the city Of Baltimore ct
10 O'Clock on the morning Of the third Tuesday
in May, 1915, and annually on the same day there
after.
Mr.. Crane moved to amend by changing the
place of meeting to Calvary church, in this city.
This proposition created lively discussion as
ifs adoption would separate the Sunday-scheOl
Association from the Baptist Union in the time OF
meeting, 1t now having the second day Of the
session. It was finally laid on the table and
recess taken until 100 O'Clock.
When the association met in the evening, Mr..
B. D. Thomas was introduced, and delivered an ad-
dress the influence Of the Church at the present
and in the future, At the conclusion Of which the
meeting adjourned.