The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-10-09

for every family in the congregation. II
the school was successful there ought to
be at least ten out of every hundred
scholars each year who became church
members. The superintendent should
never get discouraged, or if he did
should not reveal it to the school or
teachers He might talk it over with the
pastor. There are grand encouragements
always in this work notwithstanding
temporary depressions. Do we not stand
for God, for truth, for Christianity? In
conclusion the speaker urged more atten-
ton to Sunday-school literature. We
should have the best possible helps in
this work.
Mr.. Halliwells Address.
Mr.. Ashleigh l.. Halliwell, of Engle-
wood, followed with p aper on the teach
er's part in a successful Sunday. school.
We print this on the Sunday-school
page of the present number Of The UNI
vERsALIsT.
The General Subject Discussed
Following the addresses-which we're
listened to with great attention. brief
discussion followed on the general topic
of Sunday school Success. Rev. Mr..
Laing said that the work cannot succeed
unless the heart is in it and converted
heart at that. AS a contribution to the
work of the kingdom of God, the Sunday
school movement is not success with
out this. You can run very good Sun
day-school with the grace of God even
without other helps. To the speakers
mind, Tom, the slave in Uncle Toms
Cabin" would be much better Sunday
school teacher than the finest philosoph-
ical mind in the city, if unconverted.
Rev. Mr.. Straub thought that there should
be distinct effort made to interest our
foreign population in the Sunday school.
Rev. Mr.. Drumming spoke of the ideal
Superintendent difficult officer to pro-
cure. We must needs make use of the
material we have, even though officers
and teachers were unconverted. Rev.
Mr.. Andrews thought we should develop
our teachers. Several other speakers fol-
lowed with brief remarks.
Business Resumed.
On motion, at Ais the Convention
resumed its business and continued the
discussion of the report of Committee on
Reports. The latter half of the docu-
ment was adopted paragraph by para
graph, and the report as amended, was
then opted as whole.
F. A. Winkleman, of Chicago, pre-
sented the following, which was adopt
ed after some debate:
RESOLVED, That the parishes of this Con-
ventiou be requested that at the time when
they elect or appoint their delegates to future
State Conventions they instruct such dele
gates to pledge their parishes, respectively,
to pay such an amount of money as they can
give to the Convention for the coming year;
and that the Secretary of the Convention in
his call for the meeting thereof embody this
resolution Or the substance thereof.
NO w Ahucol pdlloh uoNluS ocuG Ill
a petition for aid in paying the debt ON
its church, it was voted that the Su-
perintendent spend as much time as
consistent in aiding the parish to cancel
its debt.
Nominations for Next Year.
The Committee on Nominations re-
ported as follows:
President-J. II. Swan, Chicago
Vice President-Willard Woodland, Chicago.
Treasurer-Henry H. Massey, Blue Island.
Secretary-E. A. Dicker, Chicago.
Trustees - Revs. W. H. Ryder, D. D.,
Charles Conklin, Florence E Kollock
Occasional Preacher-Rev. Sophie Glib.
Visitors to Lombard-Rev j. c. Adams
and Samuel Kerr
Committee on Fellowship-Revs T. H.
Tabor and Sophie Glib; S. o. Simonds, B.
f. Nourse.
Delegates to the General Conrention:-
Revs. N. White, Charles Conklin, Geo. B.
Stocking. Lay: F. G. Winkleman, Col. j.
S. Wilcox, Mrs. G. B. Marsh, A. FL Trego
Col, j. q. Everest, Mrs E. p Townsend
These nominations were adopted and
officers duly elected by ballot.
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