The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-06-14
Minnesota State Sabbath School Con-
VentiOn.

Minnesota State Sabbath School Con-
venti0n.
The twenty-ffth annual convention Of
tho Minnesota State Sunday School assooia-
ton held its session, IN Minneapolis last
week. There was large attendance of DEL
egates and visitors. The first session was
mainly devoted to addresses, etc, the
welcoming address having been
made by Rev. DR.. r. F. Sample.
MI. Henry Plant Of Minneapolis was elected
permanent chsirman on account of the
death of the president, J. e. Miller.
The report ofthe. state seer ets1y was SUBJ
United by Rev. J. A. MCGOWAN. Owatonna,
q follows: Last year We reported 1898
schools; now We have 1,444, an increase of
118. We now have 1900 Officers and
teachers and more than 76, 600 scholars, IN
increase of 976 teachers and 4,776 scholars.
As ed o nth two years :eo the n
$33, l76 have been expended on the shool
during the year.
Hennepin county takes the lead, having
l,1O9 officers an teachers and II, O49 schol-
srs. she wing IN increase of 120 officers and
teachers and 2,O17 schol6rs during the year.
Ramsey county stands second, with 74o
officers and teachers and $500 scholars.
Delegates from Dakota, and other Sec
lions gave cheering accounts of the work in
by many others. aud lively discussions
were had upon various topics.
The committee on resolutions reported
twelve pertaining to Sunday school work
for keeping the libraries above contamina-
ton by impure or vicious publications.; the
promotion OF missionary zeal in our schools;
expressing high appreciation of the labors
Of the secretary; calling attention Of super;
work, etc. The treasurer, G. W. Hackett =. /
st. Paul, then submitted the annual report.
During the year, $378.49 have been expend-
ed and $23O,23 received, leaving q deficit OF
$148, 20, beside some bills which are not yet
in.
The committee on delegates to the Louis
vile convention reported the following:
Hon. Thoma. Simpson, Winons; George
B. Bradbury, Minneapolis; N. B. Lewis,
apolis: Prof. w. w. Payne, Mortified.
Henry Plant and ID. w. Ingersoll, delegates
ex-otR ciO.
DIV. Ingersoll, chairman of the COM
mittee on Nominations, reported the fol-
lowing who were unanimously elected:
President-Prof. 3. g. Taylor, st. Paul.
First Vice President-Henry Plant. Min
nespo;is.
Second Vice President-F. A. Robertson,
WfnOna.
Secretary-Rev. J. A. MCGOWAN, Owa-
tOnna.
Treasurer-C. W. Hackett, st. Paul.
Minnesota Normal schools.
The annual meeting Of the directors ofthe
state normal school board was hello ut the
capitol. The board as 1t is now constituted
is compoaed of Measrs. Thomas Simpson
of Wiuona county, Sanford Niles of Fill
mose, w. B. Mitchell of stearns, John II.
Ray of Blue Earth, H. B. Wilson of Good
hue and J. C. Whitney OF Hennepin, with
Prof. D. L. Kiehle ex -oticio secretary. All
these members were resent, excepting Mr..
Mitchell, who Is absent from the state.
President Shepard of Winona, Scar
ing of Mankato and Allen Of st.
aloud vera also present. Communications
Miss Baldwin, Mrs. Eccleston, Miss Bling.
ham and Miss Morrow, Of the Winona nor
NAL school, declining re-appointment as
teschers. Nearly oil Of these teachers have
accepted positions in the schools of the
Argentine Republic in South America, at
greatly advanced salaries; hence their resig-
nation.
The committee on teachers reported the
following list of teachers for different
schools, and the report VA. unanimously
adopted:
Mrs. Sophia L. Haight, Miss Kate L.
Spregue, John HolziDger, Misses Vienna
Dodge, Jennie Ellis and Jeanette Mitchell.
Aankato SCHOOL,. T. McCleary, Miss
II. N. Phillips, Mrs. D. A. Swain, A. #.
Beckdolt, Misses Anna McCutcheon, n. K.
Hutchinson, E. A. Cheyney, N. A. Holton
8: Cloud ;esoo1-T; J: Gray ;;,1 Mis- Isabel
dev1snoi C. ": g. Ryde ME-: A: a.
Mr.. W. A. Shoemaker, Nm. Mary L.
Wright Kate J. Apfield and Kittie W. AL.
len.
81. B. Wilson of Red Wing WAS elected
president of the board. This concluded the
business of tho meeting, and the board d.
journed until July 81, 1883.
John Sullivan was brought to Luverne
on . charge of making IN assault on the
person OF Carrie Rush, . little girl seven
years old, with intent to commit rape. He
was committed to the county Jail Ut Worth.
ington to await trial ut the next term OF the
distri ct court.
A eopious rainfall recently damaged the
meadows considerably in Gilbert valley,
near Lake City by washing earth upon them
At Spruce Hill, Murray county, dance
Dennis Miller and Michael Henry got in q
quarrel, and the former was stabbed seven
times, and probably fatally. Henry e.
capped.
During the past school year the 81. Cloud
State Normal school has been very prosper.
Gus. The attendance in all departments ha.
been nearly 400 These students have been
divided into model, preoarstory and nor
NAL grades. At least $50 who have been
connected with the school during the past
year are engaged in teaching. Tho grsdu'
ating class numbered seventeen young 10
dies aud gentlemen, al Of whom will be