Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-13
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK.
Proceedings of the Knox County
Sunday school Convention.

The annual Koox county Sunday
school convention convened at the
new Washington Presley teriaD church,
May 7th, 1880, anu Was called to ordei
by the president. w. Il. Murphy.
First 10 order was music, Prof, Mar.
shall presiding at the organ, followed
by scripture reading by the Rev. w
g. Graves, who was followed in pray er
by Rev. II ID. Thomas, of Knox
vile. The address OF welcome Was
delivered by Mr., w. A Anderson; re-
spsnse by President Murphy.
The following committees were then
appointed:
On permanent organizstion--Dr.
West, chairman, Jackson, Kirk, =, w.
Tindell, Mr.. Sanders and J. nj. Craw.
ford. Wv
On credentials--W S. Harris chair
man, J. P Crawford and j. X Howell.
On resoluIions-F. ]. Crawford,
chairman. OiviIle Gibbs. &. l.. Smith,
d. Nj. Edmond ,on and II. M. Brown.
The committee on permanent Or
ganizstion then reported Mr.. w. A.
Anderson, of Fancy Hill, president,
and + @. Skaggs, OF Hopewel, secre-
'ay. e
The programme was then taken up,
The first thing in order being official
reports
Mr.. 7. B. M,Lemore. vice presi-
dent for Knox county, and Prof. w.
r. Murphy, PRESIDENT MAZE Interest =
ing reports, showing advancement and
success.
After music, Mr.. Will. Price, OF
Knoxville, at the organ, the first
opic, "The duty Of all classes towards
the Sunday school work." was opened
by Hon. David Richards, OF Knox.
Vile, aud the discussion continued by
Rev. r. d. Thomas, of the Welsh
Church, Knoxville, David Lee, VIM,
Smith, E,q, Il. b. McLemore, Rev.
Isaac EmoTy. Prot w. h Murphy, j.
J. Thompson and W. &, Harris.
After music and bsnedicion by Rev.
Mr. Kennedy, the convention ad-
burned TIL p. M.
The afternoon session opened with
music. Mr.. Thos. R'cHards, of Knox
vile. atthe organ, and prayer by Rev.
Mr. Kennedy.
The subj oct, "What constitutes a
good Sund-y schoolF" was opened by
Mr Lee, followed in the discu-siun
ny Rev. w. Graves (who gave hi
experiences of long l.fe IN the sunday
clool cause, having belonged to the
irst Suuday school organiZ alton IN
Kuoxvilh) Rev Isaac Emory, Rev.
ar. Kennedy. Wm. Smitn, Piof w.
& Murphy, s P. Angel ami j. b. NJ l..
Ruh-rts.
parental duties on the s .hbslh, y
vas opened h, President Murphy, and
luther discussed by Prof. Is P Fow.
iet.
After the report OF the credentisls
'ommitleA, a-sig imeat Of del Z ttes
The convention atj burned Til 1880
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The evening session opened with
music by the 7"Monarch Mtsi,n
Band lead by Mr. and Mrs. w. =.
1arr's aud was devoted to muic.i
concert ant quarterly review ext rcIse-
" the children. Those participating
we're Miss Durham, M4ster Harry
Murphy, Miss Brooks, M s, Ida Smith,
Hr. Jnhn JOuv- Miss A Ia smith,
Miss LOUISA Smi h, Master Jimmie
Murphy, Mis- 81 FL Miss Anderson,
Miss Alice Anderson, Miss Minnie
Harris.
The exercises were interpreted with
excellent music, aud addresses by
Prof. Fowler, Rev. Isaac Emory. Hon.
D r chards aud Prof. John Marshall,
and were grand success
A resolution sending greetings t.
conventions in session IN ferson,
Greene and LIudon clun'ie4 were
ffered by President Murphy and
I'd pied.
Al er music aud bened ic ion by Rev.
Mr. Graves, the convention adjourned
ill Saturday s an. et