The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-05


the 18th OF February, organized b,
electlng A. w. Nowiln, Chairmal,
ID. w, Adams, Secretary, and John NJ
Mccoy, Corresponding Secretary, Sub,
committees Were appointed, and lht
following call issued.
10 tho Friends ~ me SttlGlay ,Scb0o
Cause throughout The state;
The first Texas State Sunday School
Convention will be held In this civ ON
the 18th, 10th and 10Th Of April next,
commencing on the evening of the
lslh, to which all Sunday Schools In
me state are Invited TO send delegates.
lleaSse bring the subject before the
sunday Schools Of your vicinity, and
request Them 10 forward at once, and
not later than the 10th day of APRIL
next, to John NJ. Mccoy, CORRESPOND.
ing Secretary Of the Executive Cam.
mittee, ut Dallas, the name of the del
egate or delegates who will represent
them at the Conyention and such del
egates will please prepare themselves
at once with full statistics of their
respective schools, showing:
/. The number Of teachers and schol-
airs on roll.
.. Average attendance.
.. Date OF organization.
4. How many have joined the church
during the past year.
8, Number of scholars receiving
books and papers.
q. Whether they have teachers
meetings.
Z. The extent Of place and probable
number Of children In their vicinity
destitute OF Sunday Schools.
s. Whether they have uniform les
sous.
8. Whether they use the Interua-
tional Series. And any other statis-
tics they may deem of interest to the
Convention, and bring or send such
statistics IN the form of report to the
Convention,
All delegates and friends are invited
to attend the Convention, and to come
with the expectation of sharing the
Inequalities of Dallas during the SEES.
sion of the Convention. Efforts will
be made to have reduction of fare on
the railroads. 1t is important that this
call be answered to John M. Mccoy,
of Dallas Texas, the Corresponding
Secretary Of the Executive Committee,
rs early rs possible, for the benefit of
the Committee on Entertainment.
Prominent Sunday School workers
from abroad will be present.
The Executive Committee submit
the following programme for the first
Texas State Sunday School Conven-
ton:
Tuesday Evening-7:30 to o'clock,
address of welcome and responses
S:l5 to 0, appointment of committees
and short addresses benedlction.
Wednesday Mornings to $50, de.
votional exercises, $40 to 8, report Of
8 to $50, Objects of this
Convention $50 to 1000, How can we
make our Sunday Schools more eff
cient; l0:C0 to 1890, How to Teach
1880 to IL, What to Teach II to 1880,
Teachers Duties in School; 1880 to II,
Teachers Duties Out of School.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Two to $50, prayer and praise meet
ing; 2:30 to $3.50, international Uni
form sessions, their advantage and his
tory; 2;30 to 4, Inexpediency of Hav-
ingSunday School Vacations; A to 4:30,
How to Reach Children not in Sunday
4:30 to5:00, Practical Common
Sense in Sunday Schools.
EVENING.
Half past siven to 8, short addresses
and children's meeting.
THURSDAY MORNING.
Eight to $3.50, devotional exercises;
$3.50 to 8, Import ance of good Sunday
School music; 8 to $3.50, How best use
teachers helps; $3.50 to 10, How to es-
tablish Sunday Schools in destitute
places; 10 to 1890, Mass meetings and
their Importance; 1890 to II, question
drawer IL to 1880, County Conyen-
tons and their Importance; 1880 to II,
Christ the Sunday School teachers
model.
AFTERNOON.
Two to g., Bible readings; 4 to 4:30,
infant classes; 4;30 to 5, The duties of
and officers.
EVENING.
Half-past seven to ., farewell adj
dresses.
The Executive Committee earnestly
request all papers throughout the State,
both secular and religious, friendly to
he enterprise, to publish this call
n full, and subsequent notices of the
Iame. Ministers of the Gospel, of all
denominations, are requested to give
publicity of this call to their respective
sabbath Schools and congregations,
md they are especially invited to
.ttend the convention.
A, W. NOWLIN,
u. w. ADAMS, Chm FIX, Com. |
Sec'y Elk. Com.