The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1883-06-16
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK.
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State CONVENTION


FIRST DAY.
The third annual convention of the
Colorado State Sunday School Association
opened at Pueblo on Tuesday afternoon of
last week, with very fair attendance, al
most every county in the state being rep
resented.
President Albert C. Hale, of the State
School of Mines, called the convention to
order, and, after devotional exercises, Rev.
A. F. I. Storer, of Denver, discoursed
upon Am L Ready?n followed by num-
Der of other divines.
A recess was then taken for introduce
tions, etc, when the convention reassembled, :,
and the subject of encouragement for Our
Work generally discussed.
SECOND DAY.
The sessions of this day were attended
by largely increased numbers, and great in
terest was manifested.
At sunrise Rev. w. R. Fowler, of Cafion,
conducted an early prayer meeting.
At s: 30 Rev. T. A. Uzzell led q prayer
and praise meeting.
Reports from the different Sunday
schools of the state were then read, show
ing that lively interest is being taken in
the work all over our state
The presentation of these reports was
followed by discussion upon How to
Make the State, County and Social Organ
izations Effective u and Primary Glasses
How to Conduct Them In the discus
sion of the latter subject Mics I.izziv-
White, of Denver, gave some valuable
preciated. She advocated the method of
gathering the little ones closely about the
teacher, in order that the attention of all
might be drawn to the instruction being
impaired.
Rev. C. S. Harrison introduced the sub
ject of Boys and Girls Outside of the
School-How to Bring Them In and In
terest Them," which was earnestly dis
cussed.
Rev. t. A. UzzelI then ably discussed
the theme How to Organize and Main-
tain Schools in New Towns and Mining
Camps in which he was ably followed by
others.
Mrs. Shields, of Colorado Springs in
troduced and ably discussed the tenn
perance question, strongly urging the bene-
fits of woman's work in this matter. Several
other delegates followed Mrs. Shields, and
steps were taken to organize a state tenn
peranee association.
In the evening Rev. John c. Hay de-
ject Of " The Social Element-Its Use and
Abuse in Sunday School Work.
After the announcement of committees,
J. Clark, Jr., made some appropriate re-
marks ON the Golden Ruleh
Mr.. C. NJ. Hobbs closed the days exer-
cises by reading an essay on Theoretical
and Practical Teaching
THIRD DAY.
After the usual devotional exercises the
different officers for the past year made
their reports, When d. McLeanon ad-
dressed the convention on Personal Eff
fort in the Conversion of Scholars
Rev. Blanchard followed upon the theme
Sunday School Teaching using the dele
gates as class in examining the lesson for
June 10.
Rev. B. H. Yerkes spoke on the "sun-
day School Teacher as PASTOR
DIR. George p. Hays addressed the meet
ing on Normal and Training Classes.
general discussion then ensued on
What We Have Learned at This Con-
vention."
The following officers were then elected
for the ensuing year: President, General
A. j. Sampson, of Denver; first vice
president, Rev. F. j. Sanley, Leadville;
second vice president, Rev. C. S. Harrison,
South Pueblo; general secretary and treas
urer, j. Clark, Jr., Denver; financial Sec
retary, F. E. Harrington, Denver; statisti-
cal secretary, James l. Putnam, Denver;
recording secretary, Jos. Ratlitf. Colorado
Springs; for chairman of the local COM
mittee of organization at the next meeting,
James X. Hicks, Denver. For delegates to
the International Sunday School Conven-
ton, at Louisville, Kentucky, in 1884: ].
Clark, Jr., Denver; F. T. Alling, Cafon
City: Rev. ]. II. Reynard, Alma; Rev.
A. II. Blanchard. For the state at large,
D. McCaskill, La Veta; Mrs. NJ F. Shields,
Colorado Springs. Alternatcs, H B. Cham
berlain, ]. G. Bosworth, Mrs. 4. C. Fisk,
Denver; Rev. II. B- Gage, Pueblo; ]. C.
Shattuck, Greeley; George DeIavergne,
Colorado Springs. County secretaries for
the various counties were named
In the evening DR., Hayes, Rev. Storer
and Others delivered short addresses on
SUNDAY School Work; - President Hale
gave a history Of the association to date;
and Secretary Clark reported the follow
ing statistics: Number of schools lei
members, l6,2Ol teachers, 1853; conver-
sions the past year. 434. These figures
were, compared with the report of two
years ago, which was as follows: Schools,
l19; membership, 10000; teachers, 1900,
1t WAS decided that the convention be held
at the First Presbyterian church, Denver,
next year. This will be the first session
held at Denver. Resolutions were adopted
returning thanks to the people of the Pue-
bios, the railroads, the local press and
others; endorsing the temperance move-
ments aud recommending quarterly tem-
perance lessons in the Sunday schools; re-
commencing the utmost care in the selec-
tions of Sunday school literature; recon-
mending an effort Tor more stringent laws
against the desecration of the Sabbath:
urging parents to be more faithful in the
religious training of their children, and
stating it as the sense of the convention
that the Holy Bible is to be accepted in all
Sunday school work rs the authoritative
will of God.
In the afternoon q temperance meeting
was held in Montgomery Open, house, Mt
which committees were appointed to at
tend at the State Temperance Convention
at Denver about the middle of August.
War has been commenced at Siiverton
against the sporting fraternity, and tho