The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-08-05
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Thursday. Ang 4. 1891.
ROLL OF MEMBERS

I f@ ~ - "ADSA e1N sni1o baCy " IA
son.
From Portland-Miss Ada Northrup
Mia A L Dimock. Mrs & j Northrup
Mrs A & Torrey, Mrs G Shindl.r. M.
II E Stubs, Mrs l. A Wadhams, WIN
Wadhams and Mrs L NJ Parish.
Prom Tacoma u w Miller.
From Sesttle-Mrs K b Randolph,
z Calvert. james Hoag hton, d B Ward
Mrs y W Carr. Mrs Fl s Parkhurst, b
Z Vac DsVen.er. l N Bigelow. Mrs
B Reeves. y Ellis. Miss r Denny
Robert Knipe. J A w firth. Mrs 8 Wmt..
Mrs Samuel Brown.
From Gervais, Orsgon-Mrs Co.
lumb bus Brown.
From sumner. Wine T f ThoInp
son and Mrs s " Watkins
From Salem Miss Bersha Moores,
Miss Nellie Hall Miss Addic Scribner.
Miss Althea Moores.
Prom East Portland Miss b Doe
schsn and DR. q Fl Chance.
From Puysllup. w TT K Wilson.
From Post Madison &C .McDef moth.
From Cincinnati, Ohio Mics II n
Wilson.
From A.toria-J A Nilligan. Mrs A
III Miliigsn.
From Ssniahmoo. w TWIN NJ
Stewart
From Houghton. w T-J.s q North
rup.
From Interlske. W T Samuel
Greene.
From Lake Union-P Harrison.
From Forest Grove. Oregon-Mrs NJ
Z Hoxter.
From Brownsville. Oregon Mrs NJ
Hume.
Prom Oiympia-Mrs A E Mann.
In the foregoing list are represented
Sunday Schools belonging to the Bsp
tist. Methodist Episcopal. Unitarian.
Congregational, Presbyterian and
Methodist Protestant den nominations, as
also Union Sunday Schools, the Port
land Bethel. the Puyallup Indian
school. etc.
MORNING SESSION.
The Convention met in the .Presbv-
terrain Church. today. and was
called 10 order by Dexter Horton, of
Seattle. st 10 an. Opened by singing.
Miss Z Whitworth at the organ, and
Mr. Wm Wsdhams. followed by prayer.
and r.ading Of the scriptures by Rev J
w Miller. Of Tacoma.
The chair than appointed 8 general
business committee. 10 prepare q daily
programme. make noinInasi rs for of
ficers and place Of meeting for tho next
Esffnavn sx.tn A. A..
q singing service. after which the re-
port Of the Business Committee was
read and ad opted. which made Portland
the place Of meeting in 1882;
Ell Northrup, President;
WB Ingersoll and r X Warren,
Vice Presidents;
Prof r p Gilman. Secretary;
Dexter Horton, Trearurer;
VIM Wadhams. Choirster;
Samuel Greene. Reporter.
The President elect than addressed
the Convention in o few explanatory
aud encouraging remarks. after which
Rev F e Whitworth delivered the adj
dress of welcome. followed by singing.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Afrer singing. Convention reopened
with prayer by Rev + Ellis, calling
Of the roll and reading Of the minutes.
All Sunday School workers present
were declared entitled TO seats. by q
vote of the delegates Of the ConveD.
ton.
Rev ] A With then introduced the
subject Of the importance OF Sunday
School work. after excusing himself on
account of the shortness of his time to
prepare, led ais hearers ON TO the
thought OF love for Sunday School
work and lie Importance: that the march
Of Christianity was aided by the Sunday
School. That outside Of Christ no care
was or ever had been taken of the
children. THE speaker evidently for
got his early reading OF history .--Re-
porter That the world was better Tor
the iufuencc Of the Sunday School.
aud the reason Why people imagined
the world IL 20 wicked today. Ia because
they cannot zee the wickedness Of the
sge gone by; that in view of the fact
that children are to take charge OF the
churches they should be brought up in
the Sunday School - The nursery of
the church; that the mind cultivated
without tho cultivation Of the sonl is Q
cures instead Of blessing. and that il
vas not science which made the present
prospect OF this country glorious. bot
the Sunday School.
The subject was then further dis
cussed BY the Convention. and many
thoaghts Of encouragement for officers
and teachers OF Sunday Schools was
brought out
Rev ] 2 Ellis next presented the
subject Of pastoral relation to the Sun-
day Schools. showing that the pastor Of
the church should be the pastor and
shepherd Of the children, living in
close communion snd sympAthy with
officers and teachers OF the Sunday
School, end that Il the true relation il
ppysued the children will 60 10 church
and not 10 the world.
He was followed BY othxss Of The
Convention. oil being highly instruc-
tive and encouraging
A solo vas shes sung by WIN Wad>
hams. after which y J Northrup pre-
seIted the subject OF the difficulties
attending Sunday School workers on
the Pscifc Coast" showing the need Of
aid from parents and friends, Of proper
rooms, music and money.
A song wss then sung. followed by
happy thoughts from various members
Of the Convention.
KyxxISo SESSION.