Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-06-19
Thursday Afteruoon's Session-Reports
From City ana Townships-Eiection of
Officers. Discussion OF Topics, etc.


Officers. Discu--iou OF Topics, etc.
The 10th annual convention of the CLARK
County Sunday School Uni,n resumed It's
sessions in The L. B. church AT Lagonia, at
l}O Thursday afternoon. After devotional
exercises the following gentlemen were
named as h Committee on Resolutions Rev.
S. ". McCOrkle, Mr.. John Osborn, Rev. G.
". Wuget.
heard as follows
HARMONY TowNsHP.-Nr John Osborn
re reported activity and lite. one school has
been closed for lack OF superintendent. A
Sabbath School Institute has been maintained
tor two years and it is doing good work. 1t
vas doing a great work. Rev. Mr., Winget
said the Institute WAS success" 1t brought
Sabbath school workers together. The schools
OF the township are doing well Mr. Winye
commended Institute work to the city and
the townships to be conducted by Vice Presi-
dents.
PLEASANT TowNsHIP.-Mr. A. B. Runyan
reported six schools in running order but
need little more OF the grace of God. We
have about as many in the Sunday schools
| as we have in the day schools. Attendance
| good We tall short in conversions. There
have been but 2O3 in the whole township
We hope for better things. The schools had
quit ground. hogging continue winter
and summer.
MooREFIELD.- Mr.. s. T. Robinson reported
The schools are well organized. There have
been 27 conversions during the year. Mr.
Fisher reported from Ken ton Sunday School
He very much needed help. He had to su-
perintend the school, lead the singing and
teach the classes Mr.. John Little was almost
in similar situation with Mr.. Fisher, bu,
telt encouraged. All would be well IN the
course of time. The old folks attend the
school-U nion School District, No. 2. There
| is very good school at Pleasant Hill. We
| don't allow our schools to freeze ont in the
fall
GERMAN Julius Slider reported The
schools are all in good running order There
are fine schools and the interest is well mau =
tanned.
| PIKE.-Mr. Slider rerorted the schools do.
| ing well.
BETHEL-Mr. J B. Pursell reported eighr
| schools, with an enrolment OF 900; all run
| the year around but one; 46 convers 'ons
hucu interest is felt in the schools The en-.
| tire territory in the township is occupied
| Mr. Mcguire said the schools in New C rlise
were tiourishing.
MAD RIvER-Mr. J. D. Baker reported
| There are four schools, all we have had for a
number of years. They are properly distribu-
ted. The interest has no, suffered but it i.
| not yet what We could wish it to be Mr.
Johnson reported from Pleasant Valley school
which was prospering
| MADIsOS.-Nr. J. NJ. Jones reported Niue
schools exist. The ground is well occupied
| l,O2l attendance; twenty convers ons. There
have also been other conversions not reported
| General attendance has been increased Much
| nome missionary work has been done, 10
clothing poor scholars, so that they can at.
tend school.
GsEENE.-Mrs Evans reported the Union
school in Pitchin in a fJurishing condition
SPRINGFIELD Cry AND TOWNSHIP. Mar
tin l.. Sise reported. tie was elected for the
township, but had the city to attend to, also
There were 43 schools. Fifteen schools had
not reported. Three colored schools bad re-
| ported also three Catholic schools. The TO-
tai enrollment; Pro'estants, 7,7g5; Catholic.
l,3i3i total, s,l3s. All schools ARE held
every Sabbath, the year ronnd. Model teach.
ere, 33; scholars, 95 money contributed
| b2,30l %. A portion hold teachers meet.
| ings; 10 conversions. Seven Sunday school
met tin e held; 3 schools visited. Mr. coz.
! den, secretary, reported amounts received also
STATE that he had observed with great pleas.
ure that interest 10 the school, and stated
hat he bad visited many Of the schools and
had observed that great interest in tha Sur
day school work and 10 religious subject:
generally was manifested by the children in
all. H. spike very highly Of the progress
shown in the Baptis, school st Sinking Crr,k k
and described floral meeting there in which
the spiritual wants Of each part of ouI
country were Sc, forth by child represe n ii ng
that section.
Mr. J. NJ. Jones, referring to the unsuccess
ful effort, mentioned ia one uf the reports, u
get Sunday school room, said there was q
sim lar occurrence At one time where he ones
resided. Two men had the power, and for q
long time refused to let his Sunday -school
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