The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-07-15
Pulaski circuit-Five schools,


with 240 officers, members and
teachers.
Bradshaw circuit-Four schools.
Zone at each church in the circuit J
continued all the winter; well sup
piled with church literature; two
thirds of the members Of one OF
the largest classes professed relig
ion last year.
Elkton staJion-One school, with
6 teachers and 50 scholars.
Prospect circuiJ-Five schools.
Subject, The Duty Of Parents to
tee Sunday School; discussion
opened by Rev. 5. NJ. Cherry and
participated in by Rev. R. L Pagan.
Subject, The Qualification OF
Sunday School Teachers; discus
sion opened by T. NJ. N. Jones and
participated il by Rev. j. B. Ander
son.
Subject. The Modern Sunday
School; discussed by r. Mckay, OF
Columbia, who was Intercepted by
L. III. n. Jones and Rev. DR.. Left
witch.
The Conference then adjourned
with the doxology and benedictIon
until to morrow morning at 9
o'clock.
SATURDAY, JULY 10.
Conference opened at 9 o'clock,
A. NJ, with religious services by
Rev. 6. S. BYRON.
The names of delegates who had
arrived since yesterdays report
were enrolled.
The Secretary, Mr.. John B.
Smith, being absent, j. G. Roller
was elected secretary and Rev. j.
f. Tinnon, assistant secretary.
Mr.. A. A. Dickerson, of the Pres
byterlan church, Elder G. w. Camp
bell, of the Christian church, and
Mr.. William H. Morrow, of the NJ.
E. Church, Nashville, were intro
duced and assigned seats.
Subject, How to Secure the At
tendance of Children at Public
Worship; discussion opened by
Rev. II. y. Duncan and participated
in by Revs. S. NJ. Cherry and r. L.
Pagan.
A communication was received
from the Davidson County Sunday
school association conveying chris
tian greeting to the conference.
Mr.. W. H. Morrow, of Nashville,
addressed the conference on the
subject: The Sunday school as it
was, as it is, and as it should be.
The following resolutions were
adopted on motion of Revs. w. NJ.
Leftwich and S. NJ. Cherry, respect
lively:
Resolved. That we have received
the greetings of the David son Coun-
ty Sunday School Association with
very great pleasure and feel very
grateful for such words of encour
agement in our common work.
Resolved, That the thanks of this
conference are hereby most heartily
given to our brother, Mr.. W. H.
Morrow, for the earnest words spo
ken to us in conveying the greet
ings of the Davidson county S. S.
association, aid for his speech on
"The Sunday School as it was, as it
is and as it should be-
The subject, The Conversion of
Children and the Church of the Flu
ture, was discussed by Revs. w.
Weakley and r. L. Pagan.
The ny INNS, The Sweet By and
By" and Gathering Home" were
sung.
The discussion of the question,
Does the System of Uniform Les
sons meet the wants of the Sunday
School and church, was opened
by Rev. DIR. Leftwich and partici-
pated in by Revs. Duncan, Weakley
and S. NJ. Cherry.
The Conference then adjourned
with the doxology and benediction,
until 80 P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Religious services conducted by
Rev. j. B. Anderson.
Mr.. A. A. Dickerson, of the Pres
byterian church, on invitation, ad-
dressed the conference on the sub
ject of Sunday schools, their organ
izalion in this part of the county,
and it's results.
Subject, Sunday school Librari-
ans and S. S. Literature, discussed
by W. H. Morrow and Rev. j. b.
Anderson.
Subject, the Best Methods of
Teaching, discussed by L. o. Aber-
nathy, Revs. T. J. Duncan and j. B.
Anderson and A. A. Dickerson.
The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we the district
Sunday school conference for the
Columbia district, extend to the
citizens of Olivet our heartfelt
thanks for the warm-hearted hospi-
tality extended to us during the
sessions of the conference.
Resolved, End, That we hold In
high appreciation the wise and lib
eral spirit in which our worthy pre-
siding elder has presided over the
uSllOCl dblOnS Va bnAS OOul, anI bhC
faithful work performed by the sec
Upon investigation it was found
that all the pastoral charges, save
one, were represented in the con-
ference and that 81 delegates were
in attendance.
After singing the hymn, "Blest
be the Tie that Binds" the confer
ence adjourned sine die.
J. A. ORMAN, Chm.
JOHN BATEMAN SMITH,
j G. ROLLER, Sec'tys.
j. f. TINNoN,
Col. I. j. Cox, of Alabama, offers to
the farmers of Giles his celebrated
iron presses and powers. We
have no hesitation in endorsing them
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