, 1875-11-13
eenorta Of Progress Made in tho Conn
try Towns.
Addresses bY DR.. Tiffany and 0thera...
Officers Elected.
lop,oprjasIon. Mado by tho Methodist Ep!sco'
pal Board at Mlss!ons.


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COCK COUNTY SUSDAY.SCH00LS.
MORNING SESSION,
ORGANIZATION AMI nEronTs.
1hs sunlsy-Sclool Convention Of Cook
rounty recon, ene1 yoaterday n,oraug in Lower
rusoIl Hail.
Tho I.oy. 4. N. Goodspcod+ Of tho Flrst DAp-
,,.t Church, led tho exoreisea, which lasted
p.uy an hour.
Tue following report waH n1adc by tho
COMMITTEE on ORGANIZATION
ryttlftnt-A. q. 1.anr.
i'we. e.Pfraidtntt-6out Side. D. F. Jacobs: West
nd, q. L. Cursier; North Side, J. i. llntts; New
sjlam c. Dodge: Wheeling. r.1aline, and Elk Grove.
+ X. Omsled Darlington. ths Hay. .. X. Hoover
a,nostr and Hcnaun,berg: n. e., Mstealf: Ersnston.
4 ns1srd; prosi.o md 1aydcn, 8.muel s. Kemp
nhto, 9, II. Howe Lake, 7. y. Warner Lyous sntl
I. Seymour; Or1aud, Lemon., Falos, aud Bremen,
FllIaa, Jackson uloom and Rich. 0sorGe oa!sey:
fsofutoa. Andrew II. Dalton; Hydo Park, j. N.
ssrtiayv--li. 8. Vail.
Tytafurtr-Wittatn Dek1nton,
:tat,tf,ed' Strr<tary-E. r. lprter.
Tbssepost waa accepted aud adopted.
COUNTY wonK.
Nh II. s. Ynif, Secretary Of tho Sunday -school
Committee matto report on county work. Tho
re.t need was money, for without that no
mount OF zeal could carry forward the business
rib any Erenl degree Of nucccss, Hnn,iay-
xhpols already organized shou1d not be contont
sith their o"n nalyatlon. but Should also lend
tslpiug hand to auch schools IN tlloir neighbor-
tood ~ weEo struggling to do the good
sal. This could 10 done by the
xoApg Of surplua hooks, and
II occasionally visiting the classes and giving
s.uerA encouragement both to teachers and
gucis Also an exchange Of books would DO
t:upd 10 rork with reciprocal advantage. Every
t3oft should be made at once to supply Tho uni
mil demand for books.
COMMITTEES.
Ar. Il. II. CllsBOld moved tho formation OK
Et following committees: Committee Oh MaN-
xement, IN Executive Committee, Comnllttce on
Missionary Work, aud 4 Committee on Finance.
d. Miller, OF Evaus&on, thought that the
rlehinely Of the organization should be nlndo
usiuplg as posBble.
utsr night dlscusason, tho matter wae re-
tt7ed 10 tho Committee on Nominations, With
r.uuctIpus TO report after teceHs.
Oh motion. h recess Of fifteen minutes was
astn, the Chairman. Mr. u, 7. Jacobs, stating
TT tue timo might ba rrofttab]y employed in q
sa!sal 'uterchAn.o Of ileaB BY the delegates on
EtooE,
TOWNSHIP nEronrs.
keessa over, the 1eports OF township officers
s1e called for.
III Z. II. Darrett, Of Cicero, atstod that, in his
taEn, there Wero eleven Habbath-schoo1s. hav-
sga.otal membership Of Us toachora aud 1000
Ef!4 More thau a.ty persons had boon
keusht orer to tno Church through tho medium
1T r1.1+ -{,- ~ lad = nen
us:s!n their libraries. and wore daily inoreah-
ht He thou ;ht TINT tho officers and tenchera
athb schoon should meet occnnfopa!ly to COM
fut noieo and EtiHuta.o ths good work.
III. Warner, Of Laao, said thoy had In that
eTntAIp ten fhubath.kchools, with total meul-
ttHtlp Of i,4h7, aud ~ average atteudance OF
Alc1pila. They had 1J2 teachers, all devoted
htlsE work. In building they hAd already ex-
fsottd q. o2s. md for missionary work they had
satn1baa ele5.37. They bad Ia their libraries
aka rolunet, aud eo1no sl1ty members bad been
na.d 70 Tho Church through the lulnonco Of
Gs ehools.
H. John L. aI.,or, OF r.yanetoa, felt plcas,
tnin s,atiug TINT they had tae!ve schoots, with
lahschess md l,it1 pupils. At their last an
tt.l picnic .hero wore aosentcen Suuday-schoos
1tpttaanted. Their picnic was O grand suceadB.
'sahta been conducted at very little expense.
VI, Thornton, from tho town Of that name.
ii'pated IRE bunday-schools. Their books had
tea Hell rea1, Iud au exchange would be dcsir-
sSs. New Looks would bo nteat nessinE.
". Leonard, Of LnAo Vlow, reported ihreo
Fs1hyBchools iu his p1cclnct, aud nll were
Saa& veil. New booka would bs desirable. Uut
"a" nero 1t least l,2D0 chillron in tho neigh.
sshood, although they had only 45p pupils, thu.
asnpg largo margin for missionary work.
ga!} y pef cont Of those who should bo reeoiy.
f!s1hbath-ec!loof instruction wero undor sucl
Esaeaee At tho next annual convention ht
tsstd to he able to makG report that would