The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-02-24
san,iay sehools.


sanaay schools.
Alta large aud enthusiastic meeting
Of the friends Of the sunday school
cause, representing all denominations,
held NJ the court house IN The CITY OF
DalIns, Oh tbs 2lat dry Of February,
1873, w. l., Williams, ED, War called
To the chair, andJ, NJ. Dram appointed
secretary.
Al tho request Of tho chair, prayer
was offered by Rev. Mr., Buckner, Of
the baptist church. ..t,f
j. &. Mccoy, Esq helns called upon
stated The OlJeCt 0i the meeting 10 be
10 take into consideration tho pro-
prIeiy OF holding u district Sunday
school convention In Dallas on The 2Olh
aud 22d days Of March next, NJ which
tlnie there was the assurance lhht the
Rev. Mr. PaXSen, Of Louisiana, ana
Reynolds, Of ~, Louis, eminent sun
day school workers, could he present,
aud would hold Sunday school instl
tute, II desirable, In connection withn
district Sunday school convention, TO
which all the schools of the surround
Ing county might send delegates, nnd
receive practical lessons upon the best
methods Of conducting sunday schools
TO success, aud bc aroused 10 u more
general interest In the Sunday school
cause.
Mr., Mccoy stated further, that as
between the goth and I'D days OF
March, Sunday intervening, there
could be held one or two grand mass
meetings OF the children of Dallas,
which these eminent gentlemen would
make grand feast for all,
The object ofthe meeting being fnlly
explained, the following resolutions
were offered, which called forth 0nlbu'
slastic remarks IN their supp0rt 10y Rev.
Mr., Weaver, Of the Baptist church
Mr.. Burk, of the prcsby terlan church
Rev. J.. ii. Carhart, Of the Methodist
Episcopal church, and the chair, and
afterwards by n rising vote, passed
unanimously.
Resolved, That the friends Of the
Sunday school cause in Dallas, earn
estly solicit the Rev. Mr.. Paxson and
Reynolds, to hold II Sunday school in
stitute In tho city of Dallas on the
twentieth and twenty-second days OF
March neXt.
Resolved, That in connection with
the Sunday school institute, to be held
by the Rev. Mr.. Paxson and Reynolds,
the friends OF the Sunday school cause
hold district Sunday school cOnven-
ton, to which all the Sunday schools
of northern Texas are invited to send
delegates.
Upon motion, the following commit
tees were appointed, one member Of
each committee being selected from
the churches represented.
Committee OF arrangements-W.
NJ. Blair, Presbyterian, chairman; H.
J. Anderson, BAPTIST; J. NJ. Dram,
Christian; Charles Terry, Methodist
j. &. Becker, Cumberland Presbyte-
rian; John Meme, Methodist Richard
Morgan, Episcopal; }. Nj. Mccoy, Mis-
sion sunday school; IL. G. Browder
Methodist Mission church; J. Albl edit,
German Reform.
Committee of invitation-R. c.
Buckner, Baptist, chairman; j. NJ.
Haney, Christian; }. Nj. Mccoy, Pres
byterian l.. III, Carhart, Methodist;
&. +. Tucker, Episcopal; r. b. Seay,
Cumberland Presbyterian; a. w.
Rowland. Methodist.
Committee on music-R. NJ. Ed
mondson, Methodist, chairman ii.
Page, Presbyterian; Miss Fannie Saw
yer, Episcopal; DIR. Il. w. Allen,
Christian; l.. +. Montgomery, Cum
berland Presbyterian; y. l.. Payne,
Methodist; Professor Lawrence Bap-
list.
On motion.
Resolved, That the chairmen of the
several committees call their respective
committees together ut as early day
as possible.
On motion. gI
Resolved, That the Dallas DAILY
and WEEKLY HERALD, Dallas Daily
and Weekly Commercial, Norton's
Intelligen ,er, the Religious Messenger,
the Baptist Herald, ut Houston, the
Christian Register and NIL other papers,
both religious and secular in Northern
Texas, be requested to publish the pro-
ceedings of this meeting.
Every Sunday school in northern
Texas is requested to elect and send
forward to the address of Rev. re.
Buckner, or J. NJ. Mccoy, Dallas, the
name of the delegate or delegates who
VIII represent them at the convention,
aud such delegates Will please prepare
themselves AT once with full statistics
OF their respective schools, showing
the number OF teachers and scholars
on roll, average attendance, dates of
organization how many have Joined
hechurch during the pastyear, number
OF scholars receiving looks and papers,
whether they have teachers meet
ings, the extent of places and probable
number of children in their vicinity
destitute Of Sunday schools, and any
)other statistics they may deem of in
ttercst to the convention, and bring
such statistics with them in form of a
report to the convention. All delegates
aud friends are invited to attend the
convention, and to come with the ex-
pectation Of sharing the Inequalities
of Dallas during the session of the con-
vention. ..
On motion, the meeting adjourned
sine die.
w. T. WILLIAMS, Chairman.
j. NJ. DRAM, Secretary.
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