Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-24
STATE CONVENTION.
The ROusing sunday school COnvcn.
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The fourth annual session Of the West
Virginia State Sunday School Convention
met at 1880 4. NJ. Thursday, May 23d, in
the Simpson NJ. Z. Church, Moundsville,
and was called to order by W. B. Thomson,
President. The choir sang "a Welcome to
AL" and the President read the Sith
Psalm and portion OF the Sd chapter Of
Malachi. Rev. John c. Weidman, OF
Wheeling, offered fervent prayer for the
success OF the Convention, the progress
aud prosperity of the Sunday School cause
and the spread OF Christianity.
Song, II love to tell the story and
Hon. John s Barnes. OF Marion county,
offered prayer "Blest be the tie" was
sung after which L, Bonar, OF Rosby's
Rock YVES elected Recording Secretary.
Rev. W. L LOOMS pastor of the Simp.
son NJ. L. church, Moundsville, delivered
the address of welcome, extending
kindly greeting to all present TO partakc OF
the hospitality of the people OF Mounds
vile. The address, was responded to
by the President, and in earnest words o.
encouragement to the Sunday school
worker.
Song; bringing in the Sh caves"
w. B. Simpson OF Wheeling and s. h.
Jacob, of WOrthington, were appointed to
enroll the delegates present. After they
had completed their work, the choir sang,
The Morning Light is Breaking and
the convention adjourned till o'clock
T. NJ Benediction by Rev. J. S. Pomeroy,
of Moundsyille.
AFTERNOON.
The convention reassembled at > r. N.
After singing Sing on, sing sSeetly on,
Elder W. b. Long, Of Noundsyille, offered
prayer. "0ne day nearer home" was
sung, after which the first exercise on the
programme, Conference on the Sabbath
school," was taken up, and in the absence
OF Rev. T. II. Dornblaser, was conducted
by W. Il. Thomson, OF Wheeling. The
questions were all practical and of utility,
and the answers given were equally So
The answers were given by the following
persons: Rev. J. S. Pomeroy, Elder w. Ii.
Long, John A. Ewing, Rev. A. Z. Law,
Rev. J. Monsinger, OF Monndsyille; John
S. Barnes. Of Fairmont, Rev. F. NJ. Hen
derson, OF Dallas; J. X. Noise, OF Wheel
ing. Song Work While the Day Lasts"
After the next topic, Music in the Sun
day School" was discussed by the Rev. F.
Rost Us Rock. John S. Barnes, of Fair
mont, discussed the subject of More
Efficiency in the Sunday School," He was
followed by Elder W. b. Long, John A.
Ewing, Of Moundsyille; Rev. J. ID.
Fitzgerald, OF Clarksburg; Rev, John G.
Weidmsn and /. K. Noise and others.
The next topic, "Enlisting New Forces"
ably discussed by Rev. John c. Weidman,
OF Wheeling
A Committee on Nominations and time
and place of next meeting was appointed,
consisting Of the following persons: John
L. Barnes, OF Fairmont Rev. J. 8. Pome-
roy, OF Moundsville; p NJ Dayton. of Key
ser: W. b Simpson, OF Wheeling; Rev. J.
d. Fitzgerald, OF Clarksburg.
The choir sang Waiting, Only Waiting"
and the convention adjourned until 1880
p N. Benediction by Rev. A. O. Law.
KvKsISG SESSION.
This session had been announced as q
temperance rally, and at the boar OF meet
ing the spacious auditorium Of the Simp-
son II. L Church was filled 10 oyeraowine,
and the folding doors were thrown open
in order that all might be seated. At7:5
the convention was called 10 order. The
choir rendered the grand old anthem,
Wake the Song Of Jubilee" and Rev. C.
s. Allemong offered o fervent, earnest
prayer for the success Of the Temperance
cause. invoking divine aid in the centest
with the hosts of iDtempsrance.
w. B. Thomson introduced Rev. J. T.
Smith, D. D., of the Fourth Street n. l..
Church, Wheeling. who made . stirring
address in favor OF prohibition. His in.
dictment of the whisky curse was in the
most scathing terms. His statistics of
the United States and Of West Virginia
were full and accurate, and the terrible
curse TO humanity was shown in ali
its erormity. His address closed amid