Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-16
WEEKLY CHRONICLE,
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK.
Session of the East Tennessee
Sunday school Convention
mt LuudOn.
LOUD IN, May IA, 1880.

LOUD IN, May IA, 1880.
The evening session OF the ii 8 day
OF the East Tennessee Sunday school
convention opened with devotiops al
exercises, conducted by Rev. G. c.
Rankin.
The annual address to the conven-
ton was delivered by Rev. w. G.
Grace, OF Sweetwater. Subject: THE
rise aud progress of Sunday schools"
Toe house was filled to it's utm ost
capacity and many people were COM
PEELED to go away for want of r,om.
Col. Il. II. Reeves held an overt w
meeting for the benefit of the coloIed
people.
SECOND DAY.
The morning session was called TO
order at o'clock, President Rogers in
the chair.
by Rev. ]. A. Drummer, of Hiawsss ee
college, the choir singing Rock OF
ages"
The first order OF business for the
morning session was Verbal reports
of vice presidents"
Messrs. Brown, of Blount, Doughty,
of Greene, Smith, OF Hamblen, Cole,
of Jefferson, McLemore, of Knox,
Mrs. Presnell, OF LOudon, Messrs.
Williams, of Monroe, ChiIdress, OF
Roane, Murphy, OF sew er, Vance, of
Sullivan, and Prof. Presnell, of Wash.
ington, each made short, terse reports
showing much interest and great i'm.
provement in the work in the respec
tive counties.
President Rodgers appointed the
following delegates 10 attend the Md
die Tennessee sunday school conven-
ton, to be held in Sheibyvi lie, June
9Th: w. 2. Ws.hburD, Mrs. l.. TABOR,
T. ID. Reeves, Rev, l. Emory, w. A.
Nc reer. ... t... I'D. g.,
Delegates to attend encsm pment, to
be held at Chattanooga, b 3 fAll: J
A. Rayl, s. p. Angel, g. II.
Vance, J. r. A Anderson. w. q. Murphy,
QuI a number Of resolutions wero
presented aud referred to the com nit.
tee gu The same.
After music 'My Redeemer," the
topic, MAP drawing aud sacreu ", x
raphy was opened aud fully discussed
10y Prof w. K. Murphy. Maps t. e
Holy land sketcbed 10y Prot Murphy +
Glars weIe DISTRIBUTED thrnUga The au-
deuce. These snnw prutic, ney, ant,
eicifed many words Of commeudatson
from d1iega IS.
TIE tnpic, Dis coursgemen's and
their Cure" was oppued b, Jno. w.
Boyd ana Il discussion CONT, ued by
Rev. F E 5 ursi-, w, G Murphy, w.
p. Washburr, J. Cali, Mrs. Tabor,
Rev. w q. q aoe and others.
After Music, "What a friend we
have ia Jesu-," the convention ad
J urn+d uil p M; benediction by
Rev. F. E = urgis,
AFTERNooN-sECoN DAY.
The couven ion was called to ord I
ut 2 o'clock, President S. A. Rodgers
10 The chair.
Toe following executive COMMITTEES
Was appointed Prof. FL. P,esuell
Jonesbor R.v. w q. Grace, Sweet.
water; W. q. Murphy Seviervillr; DR..
F. Grinnell, Maryvllle; Will. A. Nc
Te-r, Maryvillr.
A motion To change the cons tuition
so AS TO allow three vice presidents in
each county, ELECTED some very spirit
ed discussion, but was finally laid on
the table. a.. .....s .e.4
A vioe president for each county wa:
appointed.
The frat topic for discussion on the
prog rsmme was anDou pcedin order and
w. p. WsshburD, of Knox. was called
to open the discussion. Subject: THE
present Lesson system-its defects anC
Its exceIlencies." The sut ject brought
out warm and hearty discussion.
Ine committee on resolutions re
ported the following, which, after som,
discussion, was adopted:
Whereas, Intemperance is the cry
ing e7il Of the day, and is wasti1,
millions OF money and hurrying thon
sands Of our young men to drunkards
graves; and,
Whereas, 1t Is our duty as Christian
and Sunday school workers to us,
every legitimate means for | 9 sup
preston; therefore
Resolved, 1st, That we will both By
precept and example. endeavor to pro
mote the cause Of temperance.
Resolved, I'd, That we will use ou
influence to secure the election Of suct
mem bers OF our legislature as favo
the passage Of prohibitory liquor lave
or IL such can not be done, then loca