The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-04
sUNDAY SCHOOLS.
A STATE convention ~ Their In'er-
ess ~ Be Held ~ DaIIHs an
Ihe ssh, iOth ana 9OIh
0f April.


THE HERALD Is pleased TO call atlen-
Ion to the call this morning for State
sunday School Convention for Texas,
Of delegates from all the
Protestant Sunday Schools in theStnte.
aids u new State 80 much In
The way of inducing the right Kind Of
as u knowledge Of the
fact that the moral and religious Inter
eats of both adults and children are
well taken care Of. This convention
IL not n sectarlan one, but union con-
in which all lovers Of
the Bible can meet, and where they
can consult az 10 that mlghtiest Of all
interests--the moral welfare Of the
children Of the land for as the morals
of people are, so will their prosperity
he.
THE HERALD Is also pleased to learn
that Rev. Mr.. PaXson, Superintendent
of the American Sunday School Union
for the Southwest, proposes to bring
down some Of those live Sunday School
workers OF which we have heard so
much-men of national fame, justly
celebrated for their love to the children
of the Lord. 1t IL to be hoped that
they will come, for such men rs they
Will give valuable testimony in our
favor when they return, and thus the
convention may be of II material as
well as Il moral benefit TO us. Lei Dali
las, and the State of Texas, with all
her interests, see that this first Sunday
School Convention in the Lone Star
State is not only success, but the har-
binger of II better time for that impor-
tant element in the State-the
children.
Below will be found the proceedings
of the mass meeting held in this city II
short time since in the interests OF the
State Convention
AT Il mass meeting of the friends of
the Sunday School cause of all denom-
nations, held in the Courth0u- q In the
CITY of Dallas, on the eth day of Feb
ruary last, the following resolution
was offered and unanimously passed:
RcSOlUed, That II committee of the
Superintendent of the different Sun
day Schools Of this city be appointed
as an executive committee to issue y
call for State Sunday School Conven-
ton, to he held in thjs city on the
18th, 10Th and Goth of April next, to
which all Sunday Schools and District
and County Sunday School Conven-
lions throughout the State be invited
to send delegates.
c. NJ. WHEAT President.
l.. G. READ, Secretary.
Pursuant to said resolution the EX-
ecutive Committee, on the evening of
the 2Sth of February, organized by
electing a. w. Nowlin, Chairman;
ID. w. Adams, Secretary, and John M.
Mccoy, Corresponding Secretary. Sub
committees were appointed, and the
following call issued:
10 the Friends Of the Sunday School
IttNot t"V'O''OWt wv ''''''''
The first Texas State Sunday School
Convention will be held in this city on
the 18th, 10Th and Goth of April next,
commencing on the evening OF the
18th, to which all Sunday Schools in
the State are invited to send delegates
Please bring the subject before the
Sunday Schools of your vicinity, and
request them to forward at once, and
not later than the 10th day of April
next, to John M. Mccoy, Correspond
ing Secretary of the Executive Com
mittee, at Dallas, the name of the del
egate or delegates who will represent
them at the Convention; and such del
egates will please prepare themselves
ut once with full statistics of their
respective schools, showing:
|. The number of teachers and schol-
ars on roll.
>. Average attendance.
3. Date of organization.
L. How many have joined the church
during the past year.
s. Number of scholars receiving
books and papers.
g. Whether they have teachers
meetings.
:. 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 Interna-
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 NJ. Mccoy,
of Dallas Texas, the Corresponding
Secretary of the Executive Committee
ms early as 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 s O'clock,
address of welcome and responses ;
S:l5 to 8, appointment of committees
and short addresses; benediction.
"Wednesday Mornings to $50, de.
votional exercises, $50 to 0, report Of
committees; to $3.50, Objects of this
Convention $3.50 to 1000, How can we
make our Sunday Schools more efli-
cient 1000 to 1880, How to Teach /;
1890 to IL, What to Teach; | to 1880,
Teachers Duties in School; 1880 to II,
Teachers Duties Out of School.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Two to 800, prayer and praise meet
ing; $50 to $3.50, International Uni
form sessions, their advantage and his
tory; $50 to A. Inexpediency of Hav-
ing Sunday School Vacations; to $3.50,
How to Reach Children not in Sunday
Schools; 4:3O to 500, Practical Common
Sense in Sunday Schools.
| EVENING.
Half past siven to 8, short addresses