Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-03
ARLINGTON.
Meeting Of the Tarrant County sun
.r4 day.SchOOl Association. at4

Special 10 the Gazette. ,-.
ARLINGTON, June Alt . o'clock
yesterday evening closed the most
enjoyable and highly appreciated affair
that the good people of this city and
surrounding country have ever had
the honor ana privilege of entertain
ing. In response to the call published
in the various papers of the county n
number of representatives from the
different Sunday-schools of the county
assembled at the First Baptist church
for the purpose of organizing u Tarrant
county Sunday-scho association. 1t
being undenominational, schools of
the various denominations in the
county were well represented.
The meeting was called to order by
Prof. S. b. Heny OF Arlington. An
eloquent address of welcome in be-
half of the city was deliv-
cred by Mr.. Root. II. McNatt
of Arlington. TO which the Rev. a.
Rippetoe Of Willow Springs in behalf
Of the association responded in brief
and well worded address, setting forth
the grand work before the assembly.
The second session assembled prompt
lyat y O'clock on Saturday morning
and Immediately after the report of
1.-THE committee on credentials the ASSOC
citation proceeded to the election Of
officers, which resulted as follows:
President, A. J. Rogers of Arlington;
vice-prt sident, Prof $. b. Heny OF
Arlington; secretary, Willis Nj. Tim
norman of Arlington; assistant secre-
tary, f. +. Bashly of Mansiield; treas
urer, Miss Bessie Bnrney OF Johnson's
station II was then agreed to elect "A
vice-president for each voting precinct
represented, and the president was
instructed to appoint one fol
each precinct not repre-
sented; tine following named gentle
men were elected: Charles Huiche.
son, Johnson's station; Rev. Miles
Vance, Handley; VIM. Slaton, Sub
lette Rev. John Collier, Mansfield ;
John Watson, Arlington Rev.. a,
RipL etoe, Smithfield The president
then appointed an executive committee
Of five, as f,llows: Rev. 2 III: Nod.
kin of Fort Worth, Mr.. A. nj tluayles
OF Grapevine, MIR. b. n. Harper oil
Arlington, Chas. HUTCHINSON Of John.
4 SOM Station and W. Pool of Mans
field. The following sessions OF Sat.
| uTuNy dttciuoou huu cNcb'bS :" heh."Ni
of Interesting topics were discussed, Us
i follows: GLOW Can the County Con.
vention Facilitate the Sunday School
Work., 1.-THE Sunday School Proper"
"nIethods OF Teaching etc. On
Sunday morning mass
meeting of the Sunday;schools
to which was delivered an excellent
address by the Rev. ;, A. Hayden oil
Dallas, at the close Of which was read
4 an appropriate and well prepared ess AZ
on the SabbatE-school, by Miss MplIit
u. Brown of Arlington, of which the
association showed its appreciation ny
A voting her q resolution Of thanks With
reu,iest'thbt she allowit u he en-
bodied if'the minutes of SAME. A rec
i olution or thanks was also voted ten
| dering the Arlington Worth the thanks
! of the association for issuing aSundny
bedition pnblishingiits proceftings, etc:
4 The AFTERNOON session was consumed
In misceIIaiaeous and unfinished bpsiI
llness. among which IL was,I upon mo.
zion of Rev. Coos. Wyatt, decided
4 tot hold Hnpther convention al
i the same place beginning on Wednes.
n day. AuRtst 81 SIT was very mucn
\ to- lie regretted that Fort sv4fth was
j not heard from in the convention. The
president and secretary or the county
rss0ciation earnestly, Invite c0rte.
j snn,dellce fr6fn every superintendent
and spcretaty linI fire county. Aiso
Il avery earnesl worker Us ills the desire
Il 81 Tie 5oss0ciation nave the county
ti,oroySlIly organized by the time d
j the meeting In 'Augdsf., AZ Z g.s,S No.
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