The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-08-16
Hartford County Sunday School COnven-
tiOn.
FRIDAY EVENING.

| The Hartford County Sunday School Con
vention, comp of the superintendent
| teachers, with other delegates from the va
rious Sunday Schools of the county, met ir
the Methodist Episcopal Church, Bel Air
on Friday night, August 9th, 1878.
Rev. A. II. Greenfield, County Vice Presi
dent of the Maryland Sunday School Union
under the auspices of which the convention
was held, called the convention to order
After singing by the choir and prayer by
Rev. DR.. J B. Crane, pastor of the Noun.
tain Christian Church, on motion of Mr..
Greenfield, Hon. e. II. Webster was APP
| pointed temporary chairman.
On motion, q committee on Permanent
Organization was appointed, consisting OF
Prof. w. l.. Baird, Isaac Amos and F. w
| Baker, who reported the following as the
permanent officers of the convention.
Their report was adopted:
Proclamation. E. II. Webster.
Vice PresidentS.-Re Messrs. E. A.
George L. Scott, George Morrison, J. w.
Steele, T. M. West, DR.. F. Swentzell, and
DR.. Il. Hall Richardson, George Y. Magma
dier, John Divers, DIR. Robert Dickey, John
F. McJilton and George E. Silver.
IoeCTGtdfY.-JOnn L. SplCer.
Treasurer.-James A. Fulton.
Musical DirectOr.--Dr. Benjamin Smith,
The convention being duly organized,
Mr.. Webster accepted the position of Presi-
dent in brief address, in which he allu-
ded to the great importance of the Sunday
School work and the value of Sunday
Schools to the community at large.
Rev. Dr. F. Swentzell, pastor of the
Methodist Protestant Church, Bel Air, then
delivered an earnest and eloquent address
of welcome to the delegates and visitors
from Baltimore city and elsewhere. This
was appropriately responded to by Mr.. f.
L. Morling, editor of the Woodbury.
NcaCs, of Baltimore county.
On motion, it was ordered that all WISH
tors from abroad should be considered men,
bers of the convention.
After the announcement of questions for
discussion on Saturday morning and the
appointment of a committee on entertain
ment of visitors from abroad the convention
adjourned.
There were present at this session, in adj
dition to ministers of various denomina-
tons and representatives of Sunday Schools
of the county, Messrs. William A. Baker, of
Baltimore, State Superintendent of the
Maryland Sunday School Union William
Shannon, Superintendent of Whatcoat M.
E. Sunday School, Baltimore; f. L. Nor
ling, of Baltimore county, E. p. Janvier,
of Kent county, and G. S. Griffith, Jr,
of Baltimore city.
SATURDAY MORNING.
After devotional exercises, conducted by
Mr.. Shannon, the convention was called to
Jor Law hn In,
of the previous session were read and APP
proved.
Rev. Mr.. Greenfield, County Vice Presi-
dent, reported that the Sunday Schools of
the county, so far as he had been able to
learn, were in very promising condition ;
that the various churches were alive to the
importance of the work children were be-
ing gathered in, and the people were liber
al in their contributions to the cause. Mr..
Greenfield also handed in IL list of the Sun
day Schools reporting, with the names of
the delegates chosen to the convention, &C.,
as follows
Falston-John G. Monks; Rock Run
John Ii. Mitchell; Emory-Wm. j. Harkins;
Tabernacle-D. Il. Douglass; Boothby Hill
Joseph II. Chesney; Havre de Grace-J. F.
Woodrow Grove Churcb-A. l.. Hyde;
Providence-Joseph Hayghie; Calvary-A.
w, Kimball; Avondale and Jerusalem-Dr.
J. b. Crane; Wesleyan Chapel. A. L. Don
ahoe, Dublin-Rev. w. E. Mccain; Stafford
Charles NJ. Jourdan; Deer Creek-A. T..
Silver; McKendrie-W Il. Henderson; Mt.
Tabor-G. w. Pyle Jarretlsvile-Dr. M. L..
Jarrett; Churchvile-James Nj. Anderson;
ooptown-Benjamin Mason; Cranberry
John NJ Taylor, Soule Charel-W. j. Rich
ardson; Bel Air Presbyterian-John T. Spi-
Ger; Bel Air NJ &c. Prick; Bel Air M. p.
E. 9. Garrettson; Mt CARMEL. E. Har-
desty; Mt. Vernon-James McNabb; Thomas
Run-Dr. j. F. Bull; Mt. Zion-Nathan Dean;
Ebenczcr-John o. Phelps; Aberdeen-Dan-
iel Clark; Darlington M, E.-Wm. b. Hop
kns.