Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-06-25

AuIuSU ftSpcEtiNt'F Ia INfJ, NihA bht
Congr ,gational OF Rockcrville in sep
temb r 1879.
The whole number Of schools il Is, 3
ut DeidwOOd, 2 ut Central City and ! az
Lead, Crook, %>turgis, Custer City, Rapid,
R~ockerville, Rockford, Spearish. Hay
ward, Terrayil|e. Battle River, Centen-
nial Park and Spring Valley, the last
four and the Episcopal at Dcadwood
having been organized during the last
year.
Total membership l,lGo, with an aver
age attendance Of about go.
The statistics from the nine schools ,
reported TO Our secretary l.. w. Stilwcll
are very gratifying, fully up TO all we
could expect in Il new country. The
all use the international lessons and are
taking a sufficient number Of helps. In
regard to the banner school. the judges
are still considering the subject, for the
Methodist of Dcndwood ranks first in re-
gard TO the number Of scholars enrolled.
The Congregational Of Dcadwood ranks
first in regard to the number Of help,
used. OF the amount Of monies raised
by the schools, in proportion to attend
ance, Custer stands first, the CoUgrcgr
vile third. These three school inv"
raiscd during the past year ~@j9.So.
The following is reclpitula.ioA Of the
Mae schools Tat reported:
No. adult saholars."".".""..".".i72
Intermediate scholars .......~"".."...2@l
Primary scholars .........."."."......2i1
Tota. 10. Of schollrs.."..".."..G~}
No. teachers and oHiy ers...........lG6
Total memhcr-hip......."....".72
No. schools holding weekly teachers
incetligs ."......
No. schools having review. weekly IL
Quarterly
Number of schools having conccrtS"S
Total No. of Sunday-school books
in libraries
Total No. OF Sunday-SchoOl papers dis
,,;hu,ad dr,;ny tbo apt;ra vs,r "a -so
Total amount of contribution for
benevolent and missionary purpose
n,s yoor+ sInI
rata, mono. vno,La1 r.~ c,,rI,,.
schools the past year...""".....Sl ,2232.23
The solid work Of the ~convention was
,Lo, houu hv ,ha J,.,.;, ,,.u,;.,,
questions bearing on Sabbath schools
methods and labor.
The first theme, The usp ana abuse oc
lesson leaves. was introduced by Rev.
Frick Of Central. Special attention was
called TO the tendency on the part Of
publishers and el!t0r, to over DO this
work, and also Of the teachers AMI
scholars to dc>eni upon chem too
mu.h making The labor Of ,he teach
or and scholar purely mechanical, Rev
Williams introduced the question of the
best means Of interesting onisi lers in :.
:. work. After Il vigorous discussion 81
this theme by various member. OF the
convention. tlr. l.. C.. Bent pre.cnte!
what he considered the best methods OF
providing for the want, OF this field
Mr.. Bent rather discouraged The en-
piovmcut OF :. :. workers whose appar-
ent motives were secular and worldly
and emphasized the increasing demand
! f1r consclt.tei iab5rsr5, this closed the
afternoon session.
j convention assomhl,d oc,;, a, g
~o,cl,.L ia ,ho .veo;,r arj .r'o,.t ;,,,.
m.di,te,v On tho w,rL a,r,,cn.l !, ,ho
nronr,mma a,o..;a. &c J. ,||a
e r~aron,s - .h.s = r.z ,hno.a
90 ,ho hnnso c,n u.a."in. rhaa:.
oftho convon.;,n .a.,noa = ,u;. ,,Lom
tbev emnha.izsd tn. oh,;, zion ofn,,.
a,ts NOT, nrlu - eo,I .ho;r ah;il..
,ho sohool hn.
tima that tho scho,l .,uL not +,La 40
,,ooo or,ho ,ono ., Ill.,. ;e ..,
.n, 40,
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