Sharp County record., 1885-08-20


The program was then taken up and
Subject L "The Bible, and how to use II
in Sunday schools" discussed by A, M
Sawyers, Rev RsB, Bellamy, Jesse W.
Porter and Neely Shaver, llowed by
song No, 1853, "Are you washed IN the
81 cd"
Vice President elect r. B. Bellamy
was called to the chair and President OoA
submitted his report which was adop'eu
The president resumed the chair ana
Vice Presid Mt Geo. Rogers made Ver,
bal report showing that he had visited
five Sunday schools during the past year.
The order Of miscellaneous resolutions
etc. was called and 4. &. Huddleston Oh
fered the following:
"ResoIvsd t6at Article VIII Of the
constitution Of the Sharp County Sunday
School Convention be amended so as to
read as follows:
Ar. VIII Each convention shall des'
igoare the time and place tor Its next
meeting, and in case the time or place so
designated shall be found impracticable
from any cause. then it shall be the duty
f the executive committee to appoint an
oth.r time or place, as the case may be-
and immediately notify the suprrintend-
ents the several Sunday schools within
the iu,isdict on OF this convention, OF
their actioo, which shall be as binding
upon the SAID several schools as II done IN
convention
D. n. Uoffman moved to amend the
Amendment by striking cut the word
tim which vas lost. The amendment
as originally offered Was then adopted by
vote Of over two thirds of the members
pre,ent
tn, pre-, dent appointed Messrs W A
Turner, } l. Adair and J & Lindsay as
4 commit ee on resolutions nj instructed
them 70 report tomorrow aft rnoon'
A mCuon made by Mr.. W. A. Turner
have dinner served on the grounds on
Saturday the Sth inst. was carried.
Adiournal I'll 1870 o'clock P. NJ.
NIGHT SESSION"
Convention met pursuant to adjourn
meDt. President F NJ Cox, presiding
Devotional exercises were Conducted by
Rev }. " Jones, followed by the choir
with sng No. IA, "Oh, Think OF q
Iomp Over There"
Subject II. Normal SCHOOL, was TAX
en- up and exempiiGed by DR.. E NJ. Cox
assisted by members Of the convention.
Adjourned till Saturday, Aug, 0.h, at
9 o'clock A. NJ :,
A NJ.
Convention met pursuant to adjourn
ment President F. NJ. Cox, presiding,
md was opened with devotional exercises
by Rev j, s Brooke of Lacrosse. The
choir then sang No. l9, I've been Wash
ed in the Blood
The minutes of yesterdays session were
read and approved.
A motion was made and carried, to re-
open the order of miscellaneous resolu'
tions. etc, and r. h. Euddleston offer
ed the following resolutions and amend
ment: BE il resolved, that anendmen
No. ! to article II Of the constitution o
the Sharp County Sunday School Conven
ton, making all teachers and other OH
GERS of the different Sunday schools mem
bers of this convention be and tie same il
hereby repealed " and "an amendment t.
Art II of the constitution of the Sharl
Courtv Sunday Schaol Convention.
BE il re,oved. shat Art II Of the con
,titutiOn OF this convention be ana tn
same is hsre0y amended so as to read q
follows:
Art. II. 1t shall consist of all residen
ministers. superinfendents, one deIogat
TOR each fft7 members or fraction thereof
froIa each nday school in the county
the fraterna delegates from other coun
ties and such other persons as may b
selected and PLACID on the program b.
he executive committee" And by co0
,ent the same were tabled, subject to tn
call of this convention.
The president then appointed Rev
Geo Rogers, ] W. Jones and D. n C|tf
man as aclmmictee to select and room
mend an eXerrtl7e committee with insruC
ii ns to report a. early as practicable
The regular order Of busine6s was the
resumed and subject III, The origin an
history of Sunday schools" was diccuSse
at length by Rev J : Brooke ard j. l.
Ateruethy. Rey j I. Lowery who wa
a,.ignrd to this ,utjpct was absent, an
w } Sawyers {, ohned the discussion.
Music by the choir, No. 1877, "Onl
Wal,ing,' il Prayer and Praise.
DR. Q T. Hunt fraternal delegate frOr
lizard county then addressed the conVen
ton in an earnest ond appropriate man
ner. and J Estes was called and re
sponded in few weil-choscn remarks.
Scng No. 346, Ship Of z on, was rem
deled by the choir, and subject " Men
tal end moral culture" was announce
and Hon W. A Turner delivered an in
teresting address. Rev j W. Cones de
,I;,od 20 4iso,.a tba subiaGt and u, NJ