The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-07-16

SUNDAY SCI0OL C0NYENTi0N.-Pursu
ant 10 a call, the delegates and different
Sunday schools, constituting the Hooy'
~ersville Passionate of the Evan. Lutheran
Church, assembled at the church and were
met and escorted to a beautiful grove by a
drum and flag corps.
The convention was called TO order by
the retiring president, Levi Koontz, after
which The morning session was opened by
singing, All Together Again, by the Lam
bert school, followed by reading the 23d
chapter of Psalms. The convention was
then led in prayer by o. p. Shaver, Supt.
of the Friedens' school. An address of
welcome, delivered by j. B. Lambert,
was responded to by o. p. Shaver.
Patriotic songs, My Own Native Land,
was well rendered by the HooversvIlle
school; America, was well sung by the
Shade school; Z Pluribus Unum was sung
by the Lambert school. Recitation, Oar
Country's Flag. was delivered by Ida NJ.
Shoup in a most pathetic manner the
recitation of this poem was indeed admir-
able and tears were seen coursing their
way over the cheeks of numbers in the
convention.
ORGANIZATION.
On motion of Z. NJ. Lambert, c. w.
Weigle was elected President and &. w.
Williamson Vice President. On motion
OF Levi Koontz, L. NJ. Lambert was elect
cd Secretary and John Graeff Treasurer.
Minutes OF previous session read and APP
proved. Report of the Constitutional
committee received and adopted. Discus
sion Can and should the Sunday-school
teach the Nation a better way Of observing
the 4th OF July discussed by G.. w.
Weigle, Sam'i McGregor, Albert Wright,
ID. w. Sorber, c. w. Williamson, Levi
Koontz, Z NJ. Lambert, and Rev. J. B.
Shoup. On motion, the discussion closed
until the afternoon session, when it was
resumed. By the Wellside was sung by
all of the schools. On motion. the Con-
vention adjourned to meet at . O'Clock p.
IN. Closed with benediction.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention met at . O'Clock, and,
IN the absence of both President and Vice
President, was called to order by the Sec
and was opened by singing, follow
ed with prayer by Samuel McGregor.
The former question was resumed by Rev.
A. Wechtenheiser and o.. Z. Sha-
yer.
The convention was favored with a piece
OF music from the Baldwin family. Rev.
Shoup delivered an able address to the
children. The evening session was omit
ted and the convention adjourned to meet
the 1st Saturday in October at the Shade
The crowd was variously esti-
mated at from one TO two thousand people.
SECRETARY.
The present Emperor of Germany was
.passionately fond of his daughter and when
she died, he caused her favorIte blossoms
corn fiowers-to be named Kaiser
blumen," in her honor. One day. two
small peasant children, mindful OF this,
brought armfuls of the flowers from their
home all the long hot way to the
imperial palace in the city. The En-
peror happened to meet them at his door,
and was deeply touched by their affection
ate devotion. This incident, and the
Kaiser's subsequent kind treatment of the
tender hearted little ones, have been de-
in a new poem, by Celia Thaxter,
is TO occupy the opening pages OF
the forthcoming ST. NICHOLAS. Fred
erick Dielman is to illustrate the poem
with a large picture. which will be the
Irontispiece of the number.