New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-30
ASSEMBLIES or RELIGIOUS WORKERS.
ANNUAL MEFTISG or THE UNITARIAN SUNDAY
SCHOOL SOCIETY.

SCHOOL SOCIETY.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Oct. 29.-The annual
meeting of the Unitarian Sunday school Society opened
this morning AT the business session President T.
H. Horton occupied tho chair Henry q. Spauldng. the
general secretary his annual report The eeGtion
OF OH ers resulted follows: President. the Rev. T.
H. Horton. Of Boston; vicepresdents, J. Porter and
the Rev {. F. Dole clerk and general secretary. the
Rev Henry q. spauldng; treasurer J. Mason Everett
directors Thomas slicer, Mrs. Kate Garnctt
Wells the Revs Christopher Eliot, Minot ]. Savage
and George H. Young. Mlss Elizabeth r. Claiming. aud
the Rev. II. n. Brown, j. f. Moore and II. :. Sears
The opening address OF the morning session was
made by the Rev. John Cuckson. OF Springfield. who
smoke "Tre Suuday-scaOol in England and America"
The Rev. wiaro H. Baldwin made a brief address, In
which he dared some parts Of the report Of the sec
rotary. Tho Eevs. u. k Bnlkecy and T.. r. Hayward
followed III discussions of sundAy-sciooI WORK
KINGSTON, Oct. 20 (>peciab.-Moody and sankey
began a Christian convention here to-day. The
meetings are held the Rink. which 5000 per-
Every filed this afternoon aud when tho
closed there 1000 people stand
ing ia the rain II crowded inside that persons
red fanting Moody preached in the after
noon evening sankey sang his famous solos,
companied IN tho chOruscs by large choir and by the
whole congregation at times Moody's address upon
| Bible reading was effective appeal, aimed at the
prevalent OF the Bible text book only. Prayer
Is Ia king to God. Bible reading IA God talking 10 man.
He Fly favor OF sudden Right
about face he said Is best 1t docs not take long fol u
turn around Sturgeon the grandest preacher
the century hut would he rtill better with
eXpOsitOry preaching, which Is what IS needed IN
the Churches to-day. rather than cloqnence.
WORCESTER, NJ U.s.. Oct 20.-The Baptist Convention
organized state Sunday school ASsOcatiOn to-day and
elected the following officers: President, George C..
Whitney; vice presidents william ~ HartshOrn and d.
H. Brigham: recording secretary, =. F. Marson; corre-
spending secretary. Charles G. Barry tho Rev.
George ". Fuller, Charles Goodrich, Alfred L. Barbour.
Elisha NJ White, A. H. Allen, the Pew j. SecpartsOn j.
H. Marshall G. H. Ellis. q. b. Barker, A o. Cook W. G..
! King and Roger f. Upham. The committee enrol
ment reported present forty-nnc superntendent',
sixty pastors and eXpastOrs, eight secretaries, eighty
sIx Delegates and scholars and forty with
ciai positions The Rv. K q. seymour, d. d. presi-
dent Of The Convention and as member of the commit
tee appointed for the purpose welcomed the organ
izatIon. President whitney responded and called for
statistics. Thirteen OF the fourteen associations OF
State responded and gave total OF 43,l4 scholars and
officers.
OF the Womans Foreign Missionary Society OF the Meth
odst Church resumed it's sessions at Evanston to-day
The report OF the showed that 1857 900 had
been collected by the branch societies during the year
The appointments OF MISS Annie Lawson, OF Otumwa,
| Iowa; Miss Anna Glass. Miss Julia Wisncr and Mss
Sarah LooRe. Of Cincinnati. as missionaries to China
and Japan, approved. Reports read the
progress OF the missionary work In tho different dis
tricls OF India and generally Of satisfactory char
The degraded condition OF the OF south
America mado the subject OF special discussion
the Necessity Of increased effort in the work
| gezatOn was determined a. necessary
| MADISON, Wis, Oct 29-The American Missionary As
sociaton held meeting to-day The exercises opened
with hymn singing By Indian choir from the santo
ssion. The Rev. T. L. Riggs. in charge Of the mission
spoke at length Indian mission work. lie
wished impress upon his brother workers the duty
teaching the Indians reading and Christianity An elec
President William Il. Washburn. III. d., Massachusetts,
vice.prcsidcnts, the Rev Dr. G. l. Goodell, Missouri
| f. A. Noble. Illinois the Rev DR.. Alexander Mckenzie
| ana the Rev. ID. o. Mears. Massachusetts.