Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1886-05-14
As Defined by City Teachers at
Their Annual Convention.
Rev. Caal. fLua&sS APPEAL.
Cmcsrs Elsef.d TOO ne Eas4lnk Year r
The Great Need q Temper
ancs Principles 20 save the
ro4ng Nee

Mrs lenans lnmen Mrs Henry sfnng
-he secretary lhea read lhs minutes of the
lass Convention. aHl .lbzel aently tie report
4i ne treasurer. " = B..seli s8o Nas
uot present The repsrt showed tie total
receipt f9r lhe scar ~ be So lis3uEse-
aleut.. 81 81. ASA GA hand. $40. TIE
isllo&lng committees were ueKt appointed.
Programme. the president, Mrs. Lorraine
lmmen. Mrs. d T. Baegs. Ars Henrg
spring. Hiss Anna Baars. arrangement.
far mii-qear social. e 81 Garfield " c.
Eaorhis. Nrs. f. l. BFiggs. Mrs Henry
uulHeiE resolutions. Rev " II Hoffman,
Mrs Harry Widdieomb. Mrs Vim Befaey.
Ms MARI Chaob. music. Miss Lou Kroner
NJ : Crosby. g. ID fhoma,. Mfs l.. A.
Merrill The reports of l4eniy secretaries
VI cify Sunday school, we're read giving the
Eilo3lug statistics Information.
Mission school. t0u.toEk r0H, teachers >,
olicers q pupils 50 Wealthy ave Baptist.
officers IS teachers ~. pupils AO. Park
f CONGREGATIONAL officers II teachers 40.
pupils 414 secoud-st NJ r.. officers q.
teachers D. pupils z73. Temple Emanuel,
( officers , teachers 8 pupils a.. flainheid-
ave NJ F. Band of Hope officers 4 teachers
= pupils a. PARK Mission, 0randyilie ave.
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Episcopal. officers s. teachers 10. pupils ID.
7 + lfsl Reformed officers Z, teachers 81. pu-
7 pals ji4 second Baptist, officers : teachers
7 4l pupils Zlo nitarau. officers 4. teachers
T & pupils 65 uiFrrsaiist officers =. teachers
F -. pupils 30 Second Congregational, Ottl-
GERS = TEACHERS l9, pupils 30. south
I Congregational officers I, teachers 80,
I pupils 40 Church ot christ officers 8,
teachers a. pupils l4l. Wesleyan MethO-
dist. officers 8 teachers Q. pupils 20. Am
can 81. j. officers 4. teachers 7. pupils iu3
Pialnhe.d VI F. officers = teachers 2. pupils
loU Ames NJ l.. officers :, teachers 20,
pupils $50 last. st. NJ f. officers o. teach
ers l3 pupils 80. Mission Wood Presby
terrain. officers :. teachers p. pupils 20.
First Presbyterian, officers 5, teachers 81.
pupils Ej Westminster PrtsOy terrain,
I others 8. teachers % pupils DO.
TO- the afternoon At l-50 devotional
exercises we're conducted by Rev. r K.
Bennett, pastor ct the Wealthy ave Baptist
church. at the conclusion OF which, the
meeting being called 90 order by Hon. NJ.
I = Crosby. Mrs j. NJ Wheeler gave q num-
Der of Word Pictures OF Representative
/ sunday schools, in which, as the title
shows, number Of model schools IN diff
iersnt parts Of The country were reviewed IN
a comprehensive manner and their methods
of work stated. Many excellent suggestions
work more effective were made in the pic
lures presented.
Mrs. Lorraine lmmen moved that com
nlittce be appointed 20 visit local sunday
schools with a view 10 presenting pen
pictures OF them 70 the next convention.
These appointed 10 serve were Miss Mary
Atwater Rev Chas. Fluhrer. Miss Anna
Baars and Mrs. Loreine lmmen-
Mrs. IT, :. smith then read a paper
An
the same with specimen of blackboard
work which portrayed the steps which led
a mouse br one temptation and another tO
a condition past heip-into the trap. The
illustration was amplihed by pointed re-
marks of worth % teachers Of children.
Rev VI L. B0cher, a Presby terrain divine,
then spoke upon the subject, MemOrzng
sunday school scripture, Verses, Golden
Words and songs" during the recital Of
which be related a number Of stories
Illustrating the powerful influence of scrip
tural commitments upon men IS lives. Mr..
B0cher advocated more song service IN the
SUNDAY schools and introduced other sug-
gesti0n
sunday school Libraries" formed a topic
ioT an interesting history of the initiation
and subsequent development OF Sunday
school libraries as presented by Rev A. +.
Dunniugs book ON Sunday School Ii
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extracts Mrs Lorraine Immen. NJ ; Cros-
by. Rev. f. +. Bennett and G. ". Garfield
made briei remarks upon the same subject.
AIRS. f. J. Briggs, veteran worker. then
reat an excellent paper entitled, 80 hat
definite work shall the g. ) s + A take
49, The coming year Mr. Briggs advocated
a continued unity ~ action and advanced
bright idea-to establish a separate school
for c0lored children. IN part of the city
Hold
sessions Sunday Afternoons. She
also advocated the teaching Of
strong temperance principles A discussion
~ the subject Ted by Mrs. L. L. Rowland,
followed
A committee composed OF Rev NJ L.
Bocher A X. Auti-lel Mrs. f. L Briggs
and Mrs John - idhcomb was appointed to
look over the field and ace what benevolent
work among he young could be most eff
teCfua.iy aided By them Reports from two
or three sunday schools were read.
The eiecuou OF officers resulted in the fol-
lowing choices. President II Hollster.
First Vice President " : Crosby. Second
Vice President Mrs 7 81 Wheeler. Core
spending Secretary. Mrs T. T. Rowland.
Recording Secretary. Mrs. Henry Spriog
Treasurer. A. b. Aufisdel The board of
managers rem ain the same a. last year save
in che cbs0ge fD VIM r Knox. of she Ms
sion VI col Presbyterian Chapel Mrs r. r.
Onderfionk. of The Second Congregational
Church. md e. " Conzion. Of the Wesley
an Methodist Church.
In tbe evening after The rendition ~ Cod
20 isras by chorus directed bv Miss Re
necrs Miller and a payer hy Rev John
Graham n s Crosby read Fl J HoiIisters
exec. 'eut psper on How shall edu-
cate Che cbid ren far earth and heaven
When Mr Crosby had ended. Eve minute
sueech cs were made hy iozen ladies' and
gentlemen upou SUBJECTS Interesting and
instructive. The chorus sang fn TIE middle
af fhe programme Morning Wsnderings
AMI M-- MYERS sang very nicely st.o.
Blessed vhich bT the way, Vas Dedicated
ry ! Horn. tho composer. t0 Miss Bertha
Neffa svsnsnerg. daughter Of a. ~vens-
berg offh5s rfv
Rev Charles Fiubrer. rresidesst n fhe
Humane society sent t8e following letter
to the association
10 the Grand Rapids sunday school Assn
riafirn
] iesire ta call t1e attention af vour bolv
% tae rreprefv rf euI sting fhe sunday
~cheei ruemhsrs n the work ~ the society
TSP r'ie Prevention ~ Cruel ~ to Animals
A.0es3r .1e 1rzaaies .'pn has tne .rrapafhr
ana -nDnrs re- .gr 81 gems sni E r-oaai ses
t1 oerer.e ..ss ~ ae perm s-seff CHARITIES ~
enr s. sni county waite swern
tafy % rf.-teH1e Offenders lrr taefr naa-
rantsv teuar5 -he ertre rrsaran vst the
0lHn nnrGese - fte ssctetT-ss fae 0anle
Indicates -r ereFent erleltv 81 the sn5-
mats Fh.s largely 7sstfsr ~ sigcaffon
srt Therefore saeat nes r. ost sEhr ~ a