The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-06-08

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theran S. S. Association Of Somerset County
met in convention at Frielons, Pa, on
Tuesday evening, May 81, iSsl, AMI closed
It's sessions on Thursday, June D. .l's was
the fifth annual meeting Of the aao,ia.iou,
and was one Of special Interest. profit and
enjoyment. Twelve clerical and one hum
drcd and dity lay representative as dele
gates from the Lutheran Sunday Schools OF
the county were in attendance. These with
al other friends Of the cause who had come
TO attend the convention, were Aer.ily wei
coined and kindly entertained bY the good
people OF FREEDOMS and vicinity This was
perccp;ible not only in the floral decora-
tions Of the church and the hospitality Of
their homes, but also in their genc.al atten-
dance at the sessions
Twenty-four schools were represented
and twenty-cight sent in their annual re-
ports It may be Of interest to giyea sum
mary Of these reports, as follows
No Of officers, IGS; No. OF teachers, .27i;
No. Of scholars, 1906; No. of Arsaburgs
Lesson Leaves, 1,772 No. of Augsburgs
teachers, 223; No OF teachers meeting, 3G2;
No. added from the school to the church,
io3; Total amount Of Contributions, S672.so; /;
Average contribution per scholar, 80 cents.
Several fthe schools were not reported
and arc not included in the above summa-
r.. However. it is evident that the Sunday
School is steadily progressing for BY com
parison with previous reports it IS shown
that there not only IN increase in Che num-
Der Of officers, teachers and scholars, but
also in the more general use Of the author
lied Sunday School literature of the church.
It is a fact worthy of note that the Lutheran
Publication House furnishes more sunday
school literature 10 the schools ofsomerset
county tlinn to any other county in the
State.
The sessions were devoted mainly 20 TIE
discussion Of topics, among which the fol-
lowiugeiicised mueh interest and animated
discussions: How can oar present Sunday
School System be lmpToredT "Home In
stryiction as relative to the Sunday School; !"
EFFECT Of the Revised New Testament on
our Work = The Ar. OF Questioning
Lights and Shadows OF Tie Sunday School
Work p While opposite views were enter
tanned by members OF the convention upon
some Of the above topics, nevertheless there
was general unity Of thought and action,
and as is customary inIneetings Of this Kind
many Of the conclusions reached were ex-
pressed in resolutions, as follows
Resal.r9, That in the opinion OF ibis con-
yeation; the knowledge impaired to the
child IN Tie school, as precept must, N or
der to become still more fruitful, be sanc.i-
fed by home instruction and example.
Resel.ci. That we recommend the organ
izing of Children's Missionary Societies in
our respective Sunday Schools.
Resolrea, That this convention take into
consideration the cxpcd;enoy OF publishing
quarterly tgaci for distribution among The
schools Of this convention, and that before
our adjournment committee oftwo beap-
pointed to canvass this matter.
Resolrod, That 1t is necessary, in order to
maintain the character and standing Of this
convention, and in order to increase its ef-
-feicncy as means for promoting the sun
day school interests Of the county, to have
our programme Published ut least two
months in advance Of the meeting, and that
the several performers prepare their parts
with the utmost care.
Reso'red, That this convention desires to
express itself much eratifed by The pres
ence in our midst of Miss Emma Deneler,
our earnest worker in the Foreign Mission
Interests, and we feel ourselves benefited by
the earnest words she has spoken TO US both
in behalf Of tle Sunday School and the For
eign Mission cause. aad thas we shall re-
joice 10 welcome her to our midst at any
future meeting
Resoiecd, That we are under lasting obli-
CATION to tie worthy people of Friedens
and community FOR the hearty welcome ex-
tended to us, and for the.r generous hospi-
tality IN entertaining tie convention so
pleasantly. and that we pray they may reap
blessed fruits from tie seed sown in their
midst
The following resolutions Of resreet were
also adopted unanimously:
Baae.s, God has in his wisdom called
from our midst faithful member and Off
Ger Of our Sunday School Association, in
the person Of Brother ]. II. Baker, there
fore,
ResolreI, That, though we deeply feel his
loss, wes,iail not forget his worthy example
in the work of the church ana for the sun
day school cause.