The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-07-28

Moved iii a csrried that The I>fe9z4
|tIcnf nppoi 1ive alternate deIe&atea.
After much discussion the motion
ID pay Delegates way 81 district con
vention was defeated, but the motion
/ = pay their membership fee pre-
vailed.
The association then adjourned 70
meet 1t 2 o'clock d. N.
AsTkRxoox SESSION.
The association was called 10 Of.
der ct $50 o'clock p. p. BY the pres
idcnt.
Singing.
Minutes Of morning session was
read and approved.
Question sWhat arc the advan-
tages OF Sunday school papers and
lquarterltesg Discussion led BY Rev.
I w d. Matthews and followed BY
Caleb Dayis.
BY request Of the ladies the presi-
dent placed the following question
4 before the association, viz "What
position does the Sunday school SUI
perinssndcnt occupy" Discussion
led by DR.. G w. Harkey and fol
flowed BY Caleb Davis, Mrs. J. Il.
Thach and Rev. w. d. Mathews.
Song 20 think Of the home over
there"
The motion was made and carried
that the association select place Of
holding next association.
Dover and Davis chapel we're
1 placed In nomination and on vote
Dover was declared to be the place
OF holding next association.
| The motion to reconsider the mo
ton to pay delegates expenses to the
Ozark association was brought up
and warmly debated BY J. +. Mum
Iday, JET Davis, Rev. w. d. Matth-
ews, r. J. Wilson, r. B. Wilson and
Lawrence Russell
1 The motion was defeated.
The president asked the associa
tion to excuse him from further pre-
siding on account Of other engage
ments.
| The motion was carried that he
be excused with the heartfelt thanks
Of the association for the very able
manner in which he had presided
over its deliberations.
AS the hour had arrived which
was to be given to the w. G. r. u.
the association taken FIVE minutes
recess to assemble under the man
agement Of the Womans Christian
Temperance Union.
After the temperance meeting vice
president Lawrence Russell called
the association to order and the com
mittee on resolutions reported AS
follows:
Your committee on resolutions
would respectfully present the fol
lowing for adoption:
Resolved, 1st: That this Sunday
School Convention views with much
satisfaction the progress the temper
ance cause has made IN this County,
and We would consider it q great
advantage gained If the temptation
was still farther removed from our
bounds, and to this end we recon-
mend Sabbath School workers to
exert themselves to promote the
cause Of temperance in their respec-
tive bounds.
Resolved, End: As the Sabbath
was made for man, rs the Son Of
man is Lord Of the Sabbath. and as
God proclaimed from Sinia, IRE
member the Sabbath day and keep
liz holy" we consider encroach-
ments upon that sacred day by SO
cial visitation, pleasure, excursion,
either private or public, the running
Of railroad trains, as demoralizing, it
is the duty OF every Sabbath school
worker to exert himself in opposing
all violations of that sacred day|
either by individuals or by corpora
tions.
Resolved, 81: That We tender to
the citizens of Russcllyille our heart
felt thanks for the courtesies and
christian hospitality shown to the
members o. this association on this
ucCdSlou. M. YATES,
r. j. Wilson,
john CLINGMAN.
Report adopted and committee
discharged.
The president then appointed Miss
Minnie Gill. Miss Mariah Brown, j.
G. Bonds, VIM. Montgomery ana
VIM. L. Crow, alternate delegates to
district convention at Ozark.
The association then adjourned
until 5 O'Clock p. m.
NIGHT SESSION.
The association was called to or
der at 5 o'clock p. m. president Rus
sell in the chair.
Song: ".Joy to the world
Minutes of evening session read
and approved.
The motion TO pay the ianitor
passed. WAS called up for reconsider
alton and was withdrawn.
Question: "How may the home
and Sabbath schools be mutual helps
to each other"
Discussion led by r. B. Wilson.
Soag.
Essay hy Miss Minnie Gill.