The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-07-31

No. Scholars, 1908; Total 1888; TOta
average attendance. 1889; Total amount
collected $270.05.
The committee on resolutions shen
submitted the following report which
was adopted:
To the president and members Of the
Pope County Sunday School Associa-
tion.
We your committee on resolutions
beg leave to submit the following:
Resolved, |. That it shall be the
duty of the district vice president To
report to the secretary OF this assc
citation ten days before each annual
meeting the name OF each Sunday
school, the number OF officers and
teachers, the number of scholars en-
rolled, male and female, and the av-
erage attendance in each OF their re-
spective districts.
2. That it shall be the duty of the
secretary to compile the reports OF
the district vice presidents, and
when the reports Of delegates are
called for, he shall call each school
by district. The delegate OF the
school when called, shall present his
report, but should the school called
not be represented by delegate, the
secretary shall enter the report OF
the district vice president.
3. That the secrctaty be instruct
ed to notify by letter each district
vice president Of his election, and
the duties required of him, and urge
him to strict compliance there
with.
4. That the thanks of this Associ-
alton be and hereby rendered TO
w. L. Sibley, for the able and eilic-
lent manner in which he has pre-
sided over the deliberations Of this
body.
5. Also to. the Secretaries, X. b.
Wilson and james Potts, for their
faithfulness in the discharge of their
duties.
G. That the thanks Of this Associ-
alton be extended to the citizens OF
Appleton and surrounding commu
nifty for their kind hospitality, and
their untiring efforts to make our
stay among them pleasant, and that
we recognize IN the people Of this
community large degree OF benev
olence, brotherly love, and those
graces that characterize a christian
people; and that in return for their
kindness to as as an Association, in
dividually and collectively. we can
only pray that the blessings of God
may rest upon them.
I. And to the choir for their faith
fulness in rendering such beautiful
music during our deliberations.
s That the Russellville DEMO
cRAT, Arkansas Evangel and Pope
County Reflector, be requested to
publish these resolu lions, together
with the proceedings of this Asso-
citation.
NJ. M. MoRPnIs,
w. l.. SIBLEY, Com.
A. BRiNGLE.
The committee on temperance
then submitted the following report
which was adopted:
Whereas: Drunkenness is the great
demoralizer of the age, and is con.
stantly running the soul and body ol
thousands of our erratic fellow men
and is daily bringing to nm untimely
grave men of great moral and phys
ical ability, and is blighting thous
ands of otherwise happy and pros
porous homes, therefore, be it
Resolved, That we unhesitating
ly endorse the three mile local op
tion law, and consider it the bes
means yet devised for restraining
and crushing the liquor traffic.
Resolved, That we use our every
endeavor collectively and individual
ly to restrain the march Of king Alec
hol and have the three mile Law
strictly enforced.
Resolved, That it is the sense 0
this Association that each membe
should use their influence to plac'
their township under the operation
OF the three mile law.
Resolved, That it IS the duty O
each member Of this Association Z
vote and work against license in til
coming election.
WM. L, Crow,
j. G. BONDS, Com
j. ;. PoE.
The subject Of "How long shoul'
one teacher preside over one class
vas brought up and ably discusse'
by Rcvs. Montgomery, Watkins ant
others. After discussion there wa
music by the choir, and the subjec
of "Importance OF good singing
was brought before the Associatio
and ably discussed by +. d. +. Mont
gomery and others.
How is II best to work so that on