The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1875-07-15
Fifth Annual Convention Of the Snyder
County 3. S. Association.

| The association held its fifth annual
Convention at Smithgrove, May 18th
and 10th.
In the afternoon of Tuesday 18th. tho
meeting was called to order. Rev. r
Lazarus occupying the chair. The ex.
ercises Of the afternoon consisted OF
Organization and election of officers. -
The officers for the year are ~ follows
Pres. Rev. ID. Miller Sec'y. John NJ
Zieglcr Cor. Sec'y. P. NJ. Teats and
Treas. Jacob A. Smith.
The president made an appropriate
address, urging the membersto take an
interest in the exercises 40 ~ to make
the Convention interesting and profit
able.
Evening Ssuion--After having dcvo-
tionsl exercises. the following subjects
were proposed for discussion
What want does a Sunday School
supply in n community and, what in
terest should a community take in a :.
School? The subject was discussed hv
Messrs. VIM. Meyer, Lewis Bobb, II. d.
Mitchell, j. A. Smith and Rev. X. Laza.
rus.
Some of the speakers became very
earnest in their manner of discussion
All agreed in maintaining that the :,
School supplies q felt want in the com.
munity; and that We, sss community,
should labor earnestly for the cause.
Wednesday NorninS-After the usual
reception Of delegates, appointing of
Committees &c. reports of committees
aud officers we're received. NJ. L.
Wagenseller read . statistical report OF
the schools Of the county. Hut ~ OF
the 40 schools in the county, have re.
ported. Prof. Noetling thinks the rea.
son for this is, because the vice-presi-
dents do not attend TO their duty.
The subject under discussion last
evening, was again resumed. IL was
discussed by Messrs. Mitchell, Bobb,
Dundor, Prof Noetling, Revds. Lazarus
Morris, and Anthony.
Some quite interesting remarks were
made on the subject Of conversion. -
The parents were strongly urged TO
take an active part in Sunday School
cause.
Afternoon Session. Tho Committee
for selecting Vice Presidents reported
"a follows:
Adams, ], Y, Swartz; Beaver, Sam
uel Lupfer; West Beaver, Samuel H.
Brewer; Centre, Samuel Metzgsr
Chapman, j. B. Hall Jackson, Daniel
s. Leply Middleburg, DR.. J. Y. Shin
del Middlecreek. J. A. smith; Mon
roe, Rev. Noah Deebler Penn, VIM. II
Snyder; Perry, Casper Hornbergcr
West Perry, 7. M. Teats; Union, n. l.,
Dundore Selinsgrove, Norton Glover
Franklin, John >. Hassinger; Wash
ington, Fred. Hilbish.
1t is desired that tho vice presidents
here named will please perform their
duty during the year.
The Convention agreed TO hold its
next meeting at Selinsgrove. Prof.
VIM. Noetling and NJ. l.. Wagenseller
were appointed delegates 10 attend the
state convention To be held at Lebanon.
Childrens meeting. The children
were addressed by Nathan Dundore,
Prof. Noetling, Revds, Belm.r and
Morris.
The subjects for discussion during
the afternoon we're: Should tho In
ternational lessons be used in all our
Sunday Schoolsi and, What are the
pastors privileges and duties in the
Sunday School, irrespective Of an invi-
tation from the Superintendent. In
reference to the first question, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted: Re-
soired, That the vice presidents be in
structed TO introduce the International
Lessons into all the schools were it is
prac icable.
After returning q vote of thanks to
the good people of Smithgrove, for
their kindly manner of entertaining
the members of the Convention, the
Convention adjourned To meet at Sc
linsgro,s, the '3rd Tuesday of May,
1876. JOHN NJ. ZEIaLER,
Secretary.