Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-10-07
COLUMBIA NE VS. ITEMS.
yaUm Oua RxaULAn CORRESPONDENCE
a Uonvooatiea Of Uissios Censidssing ths
WORK o. Improved sunday School
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a Uonvooaties OF Uissios CensidssinG ths
WORK on Improved sunday School
rsachins.-. Town lNotss.
Tho committee appointed by the Harris
burg convention to consider plans for the
Improvement OF Sunday school work met
in Columbia yesterday. Tho following
ministers were pressnt Revs. John
Gramm, Mannheim A. +. Sharp, Marietta;
Arthur G. Powell, York q. +. Knight
ID. ID. Lancaster ; +. l.. Baker, Harris
burg r. J. Clay Moran, Columbia Mr..
Moore, Mannheim Geo. l.. Richards,
Columbia.
After morning prayer In St. Paurs
church the committee proceeded to room
Of Orion lodge l. o. q. r., for consultation.
Two business sessions were held, Monday
from II .. m, to I y. m, and from . p. m.
to 4:90 p. M, DIR. Knight was called To
tho chair, and Rev. ]. Gramm acted as
secretary. After hearty interchange Of
opinions tho following resolutions were
adopted
Reso,ped, That three Sunday school as.
sooiations be established In this convoca.
ton. The first to compose tho parishes Of
Paradise. Lancaster, Columbia, York,
Mannheim aud Marietta. Tho second,
those ut Harrisburg, Mschanicsburg,
Carlisle, Chambersburg, Steelton and
Lykens. The third those at Altoona,
Bedford, Everett, L,wistown aud New
port.
Resolped, That the siid associations
should consist Of the clergy aud the officers
ofthe several Sunday schools within each
district.
Rssolped, That the object of these ass o.
Citations shall DO the improvement OF
teachers, the Introduction Of u better and
at Of ;nc. t,at,. nd Uap
orally greater efficiency in the teaching.
The following resolution was also
adopted
Resolped, That the sub committse Of
this convention beg to tender their thanks
TO the members OF Orion Lodge, I. o. o.
r., and especially to Mr.. John Nicols, for
the use OF their lodge room on Monday
Oct. O.
At 4:30 y. m. evening prayers were said
and most earnest and suggestive sermon
on Sunday school work was preached by
Rev. A. @. Powell, OF York.
TowN NOTES.
Last evening suSq ehapna Lodge No. SO
!. .. o. +. Installed the folio wing officers
N. g., John Krsider V. g., Sam'L M
Stape; assistant secretary, Bess DOnnelly /;
representative to grand lodge, John b.
Eshleman.
Inc exterior pt tns h. Il, Lutheran
church is being repaired.
James Allison lost his young daughter
Mary, aged four years, with Group.
Funeral on Thursday afternoon.
Bruner Kaufman returned homo this
morning from two weeks visit to Bsthls
hem and Philadelphia
Miss Minnie Irwin left this m Drning on a
visit to Philadelphia.
Twenty-Five empty canal boats are
awaiting cargoes of coal at the II. 81 g.
coal whatves.
The vlgilant Ere company will hold their
regular monthly meeting this evening.
The regular weekly meeting OF the
Democrats of Columbia will be held to-
morrow evening at their headquarters
Mr.. L. II. Bennett is erecting ware
house on the end of his lot back of his
store.
The Wilbur opera company viii pxeseni
the opera Of "Esteulla" in tbeopera house
this evening.
The Pennsylvania railroad company will
run special train to York on Ostobar
9th.
Boyer, tho southern darkey, who, with
several Columbia coons, was digging for
gold, Ii an impostor. He only wanted to
make weeks board from the darks.