The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-07-31
The Egis & Intelligencer
Bel Air, Md, July 81, 1885.
reported for The Aqis and inteHgencer.
THE HARTFORD COUNTY SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

SCHOOL CONVENTION.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
The tenth annual convention OF the Han ford
county Sunday School Union met at Jarretts-
S 80 rRe mornings Juy d IL was called e
order by the Vice President, Rev. o. +. Burgess
and was then opened by singing and prayer
The President appointed Rev: G. ID. Wilson, Rev
4. ID. Valiant, Messrs. A. s. Upton, Benz. Silver
and John Divers as committee to nominate Of
he defs sRd NV Xs ReT sos srs9
Pastor of the church in which the convention
was held, and in the absence of the President was
happily responded to by Rev. o. f. Burgess, OF
The nominating committee reported the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year: President
Rev. o. f. Burgess Vice Presidents, Rev. q. d.
Wilson and G. A. Cairnes Recording Secretaries,
John A. Silver and o. c. Michael. They were
duly elected and assumed their duties. The first
topic. "Who should attend Sunday School and
why 2" was opened by Rev. o. +. Burgress, Of
Aberdeen, and further discussed by Rev. Il. ID.
Valiant and others.
After devotional exercises Rev. s. N. Todd, Of
Bethel SPOKE tb N an
topic, What are we authorized to expect astne
immediate results and final rewards of faithful
services in the Sunday SchoolT'
The statistical report, as read by Mr.. o. G.
Michael, shows that there are in the Sunday
Schools Of the county l42 officers 27o teachers
national Lessons; So scholars from these schools
have united with the different churches of the
The following delegates had been chosen, tho
Aberdeen NJ 3. Church south.-Miss Matte
$. Richardson. Mr.. b. W. Herring.
Aberdeen NJ f. Church.-Mr. Jas. Nichols,
Mrs. Annie Cronn.
Asbury NJ. Il. Church,. H. juicy, d. II. Hid.
Bethel Presbyteriau.-Mr Rebecca j. Watt,
Mr. N. Oscar Stokes.
Bel Air Presbyterlan.-Mi Laura Dallam,
Cranberry NJ. H. Church south.-Miss Fannie
p. Tay lor, Miss Ella Cronin.
Churchville Presbyterian.-A. Bailey, Mrs. u.
Calvary NJ. e. Church.-A. W. Kimble, Alice
Mitchell.
Centre NJ E. Church.-Elisha Tucker, Martha
Darlington NJ. E. Church,. J. Potts
Emory M. 4. Church.-C. w. Burkins, j. T.
Arthur.
:, Eden M. E. Church, Benz. Mason, Maggie E.
Cairnes.
Ebenezer NJ. f. Church,. e. Beatty, C. II.
East Union NJ. f. Church.-G. w Lincoln. ]. II.
Hartman.
Franklin M. E. Church.-R. G. Smith, G. House.
:, Fellowship M. E. Church.-V. Hawkins f. j.
Richardson.
Garrettson's Chapel NJ. f. Church.-G. Court
ney Hattie Holloway.
-, Havre de Grace Presbyterian.-sallle Russell,
Virg. Worthington.
Harmony, Presbyterian Churchill. A. Silver,
Jarrettsvile NJ. E. Church south.-w. NJ. Ward.
Lapidum NJ. P. Church.-wm. J. Price.
Mt; Vernon NJ. E. Church,. Martin McNabb,
McKendree n. E. Churoh.-Jas. F. Beatty, J.
Mt; Carmel NJ. p. Church-Jas Archer, James
9 North Bend presbyterian.-Jas Baird, sallie
Providence M. P. Church.-Jos. A. Hayghe.
Chas. f. Scarf
Susauehanna NJ. E. Church Soulful. Fl. Kerr.
Smith Chapel.--C. H. James, VIM. McVay:
Salem EvanRelical.-C. Schrber, Jacob Hildt.
Union Chapel NJ P. Church-Jas 7. Norris,
-, Wesley Chapel M. P. Church,. c. Thompson.
w. s. Walker.
children to the church and the work of the Sun
day School, in preparing them for their sphere in
the ehurchT' was discussed in an instructive man
by Rev. Messrs. L. ID. Valiant, Wilson, Baker and
others.
EVENING SESSION.
1.-THE moral influence of Sunday School exhibit
tions. their advantages and disadvantages" was
discussed by Rev. j. II. Marsh, Rev. Mr.. Knock
and Mr.. Geo. A. Cairnes.
THURSDAY MORNING.
lows:
Chairman, Mr.. A. s. Upton, Jarrettsvlle; Jos.
Wilkinson, Havre de Grace Philip Cole Church.
vile; N. Oscar Stokes, Jarrettsyille; John Grit
The fifth topic, "The relation of the pastor to
the Sunday School," was opened by Rev. G. ID.
Wilson and further discussed by Rev. Messrs.
Thomas Briley, o. f. Burgess and T. d. Valiant.
topic, 1.-THE Importance of Catechetcal Instruc-
ton In the Sunday Schools" and was followed by
MR.. WIN. A. Baker and REV. Mr.. Knock, OF Balti-
more.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
: The afternoon session opened with prayer
meeting in behalf of the Sabbath School work
after which the President announced the seventh
topic, THE Sabbath School in its missionary as
poets. Part q, as forming nuclei for churches was
Educator of the children in mission work." was
opened by Rev. j. H. Marsh. Their essays were
BY h Of the and
ed by Mr.. Ball of Brooklyn, Rev. Messrs. Knock
and Burgess.
Greeting was received from the Calvert Coun-
~ s. 8. Union, through Rev. J. W. Steele,
formerly member of the convention. A suita-
bic reply was ordered by the convention.
much feryor by Rev. T. u. Valiant and others.
=, The following resolutions, offered by Rev. Mr..
Resolved, That It should be prominent aim in
our Sunday School instruction to train especially
spirit of the duties Of church membership and to
this end there should be given systematic in
structon IN rega I'd to the laws, history and doc
are expected to be members.
heSOtred, That this convention look with dis
OF securing money for the prosecution of Sunday
School work by means of festivals and other
entertainments, and would urge the necessity of
prayerful caution as to the frequency and char
acter OF these entertainments, that there may not
be such reliance upon them as sources of revenue
as to impair the cultivation of spontaneous and
EVENING SESSION.
Mr.. VIM. A. Baker, State Superintendent of the
Mary land 3. B. Union, gave highly interesting
and instructive address, his subject being How
should the Sunday School teacher appear before
his class?"
Rev. ]. H. Marsh moved aud it was adopted
that the convention notify the committee in ar
ranging the programme for the next convention
to devote one session to the subject of temper
ance and prohibition, and that the discussion of
the chief topics be assigned to laymen.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resoioed That this convention is in hearty
sympathy with the mission of the Maryla Sum
day School Union, which in the thirty years of
its work has done much to advance the standard
of Sunday School work, enlist public sentiment,
and multiply the number of schools in the State
and by its liberalities has aided and sustained
hundreds of struggling Sunday Schools which
would otherwise have disbanded. The institution
has been and is still great pioneer agency
through which hundreds of prosperous churches
have arisen from Sunday schools planted and sus-
tops and in the valleys of the State of Maryland.
Therefore 1t is suggested by this convention that
the Sunday Scbc dis of Hartford county, each take
up q collection oh year. according to its ability,
for the benefit of the work of the Maryland Sum
day School missions.
rettsvle for their ample hospitality to the choir
for kindly furnishing music, and to the directors
for their management, and the harmony that
characterized all the proceedings, were adopted
All the sessions of the convention were largely
attended. and were marked with peculiar earnest
success, and every one apparently went home
well pleased, carrying something in his mind
which he had gotten at the convention.
After singing shall we meet beyond the
River?" the convention adjourned to meet at the
call OF the Executive Committee.