Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-05-24
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.

r ull froceedings OF the Meeting IN DetaAs
Spocif csr,spoadeaesgf gf the Hvar.
The conversion reaSsembled NJ 1880 p.
X The topic Sunday school relations to
the home, to the Church, and to the COM
muaity" was discussed in tie above order
by Revs II. W. Wood Of Clarksb~y T.
Warner, ID. D., Of ParkerSbag, and J. S,
Pomeroy Of Mounisville.
The general discussion of the above topic
was participated in BY W. A. List and J.
Swindle
On motion Of W. /. List the presidep,
was requested to appsint committee of
I three to select delegates to the International
Sunday Seeol convention, at Louisville KY,
June II and l3.
The Chair appointed ". A. List, Rev.
&c Harper and Rev. L. n Swinney Ne the
conmittee.
After singing 20 land cf rest for thee
sigh the convention a6eurned with the
bene1iction BY the president
Second Day-Morning session.
The Convention reassem6led at $50 A.
". Devotional exercises were conducted by
Rev l.. r Swinnsy.
Communications were read from the Chi.
cago Pastors Association. J. w. Butler,
American s. S. Union Missionary, st. AL.
bans ". Va, and A. Woodruff, BROOKLYN.
\. Y, President Foreign :. 5. Association,
and were referred TO the appropriate COM
mitteeS After some miscellaneous busi-
ness the topic Teachers Preparation" was
discussed bv Rev. l.. r. Swinncy The
general discussion was participated in by /.
Il. Laird, Rev II. W. Wood Rev. II. War.
mr, and W. A, List
The subject of Duties Of Church Mem.
bers to the Sunday School; and how can we
secrre their hearty coopera,ionH' was ably
discussed hv Prof T. c. Miller, of Fair
mont, Revs W. +, Boggsi II, W Wood and
!. w. I. Goode
Rev. }. II Flanagan read paper pre-
pared by Rev :. l.. Finney of Morgan
town on the subject How Can Sunday
SchotI be Made Attractive Without Loss
Of Spiritual Powers President W. h.
Pendietou. of Bethany; Rev +. ii. Dorm
blaser of Wheeling; Hon. Frank Woods, of
Grafton. ard 7. R. Laird discussed the
same sahjcct. Adjourned.
Afternoon Session.
The convention rcassemblcd nj 30 p. VI.
Devotional exercises by the President Re
ports of committees were called for and the
Committee on Nominations reported
through Guy X. c. Allen, which was amend
ed and reported as follows:
President, Judge Ok"y johnson, Parkers-
burg.
Vice Presidents. II. u. Boughncr Clarks.
burg, and Judge James IT. Brown, Charles
ton.
Secretary. Thomas r. Laird, Wheeling
Statistical Secretary, 5. K Jacob Worth
ington.
Executive Committee-W. A. List,
Wheeling; Rev f. H. Dornblazcr, Wheel
ing; Frank Woods, Grafton, three years;
George Edwards, Moundsvillc; II. ID.
Boughncr, Clarkshurg; J. II. Atkinson,
New Cumberland, three years; John A.
Barnes, Weston; W. 5. Huntington, Wes-
ton; W. +. Lister, Weston, one year.
The time and place of next convention
will be the last Wednesday and Thursday
in May, 1885, at Weston, Lewis county.
W. A. List Chairman of Committee re-
ported following delegates to International
Convention Mt Louisville: Frank Woods,
Grafton, NJ f.; W. A. teimberger, Wheel.
ing. Evangelical English Lutheran; Rev.
II. W. Wood Clarksbnrg, Presbyterian;
Rev. L. R Swinncy, Lost Creek, Seventh
Day Baptist; Prof T. c. Miller, Fairmont,
Methodist Protestant; Rev John Hampton,
Charleston, NJ. +. South; Rev W. p Wal.
ker, Huntington, Baptist; $. X Jacob,
Worthington, Church of Christ; Rev. !. p
Spence, Parkersburg United Brctheren;
Rev. j. l.. Henslcy New Haven, United
Brctheren, Rev l.. l.. Peters Clarksburg
Baptist; The remaining committees were
given longer time.
Rev. J. b. Fitzpatrick, of Wheeling. dis
cussed the topic, "Wintcr Sunday Schools in
the country" advancing some excellent
IDEAS
President Pcndleton read paper on
Sunday School Literature" which was
accorded the honor Of being the best address
Of the convention.
The Evening Session
was devoted Ia discussion oi the temper
ance question Rev DIR. Warner, Of Par
kersburg, aud Rev j s Pomeroy, delivered
fine addresses
Memorial resolutions on the life Of ex-
Governor Stevenson, Psvs. Geo. Davidson
and J. G. Lyle were adopted.
After some miscellaneous business, the
Convention adjourned.
Convention Notes.
The different denominations were repre-
srnted by their strongest mcu.
The Wheeling delegates were admired for
their snap.
President Peters makes q fine presiding
officer
The hospitality of the Grafton people is
proverbial The delegates were right roy
ally entertained. $. h j.
BIN WOOD