Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-04-16
County Sunday School Convention

County Sunday School Convention
The SUNDAY school workers of
Nj .son and Thurston COUNTIES met
in this city, at the N. E. church. on
Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week. Organization was effected
on the International plan. A large
gathering is to held at Seattle.
this Summer, at which the Territory
is expected TO be fully represented
Some of the hes' Sunday School
workers # the E ion are to be pre-
sent. F,r these Mason and Thur
stou) counties, there has ben adopt.
ed a c .lstl ior, md yearly gath
eling may be expected hereafter
The tune agreed ON is the second
Tuesday of March.
The following schools were repre-
sented ny delegates: Tnis city
the Methodist. Presbyterian, Baptist
and Congregational; the Union
schools If TumwAter; South Union,
and the Nj. +. school of Little Rock
Other schools of the city and county
were not represented, nor were the
Mason county workers able to at
tend.
Officers were elecied for the year
a. follows: Presid.u.. Rev. j.
Campbell; Vice Preside Rev.
W. B. Lee. olympia. Rev. Myron
Eels, Skokomish, Mrs. Shattuck
Tumwater. Mr. I Rntledge, Black
River, Mr.. F. w. Brown, South
Union; Permanent Secretary. Capt.
J. j. Gilbert; Assistant Secretary
and Treasurer, Mrs. A. j. Hanson;
Executive Committee, Rev. f. NJ.
Robertson. Mr.. b. w. Johns and
Mr.. NJ. A. Root.
By reports fled with the Secretary
there are in the seven schools re-
porting, IL officers and teachers and
401 scholars. Average attendance,
303. There was contributed to mis-
sionary and benevolent objects last
year. $50 80; for support of schools.
s2OS IS.
Tuesday evenings address was by
Rev. F. NJ. Robertson, of this city,
on The Perils of the Youth of To.
day."
Wednesday was fully occupied
from 8 A. NJ. until 9p. M.
At the morning session, a paper
was read by Rev. j. Campbell or
The Work and Power of the Sun
day School Convention" and one BY
Mrs. Hanson on teachers Worl
and How to Do It," Next Sunday
lesson was also discussed, led by Mr.
Mr.. E. G.. Wheeler.
At 2 P. NJ, Mrs. May G. Jones
; opened O Promise Meeting. Mr.
} Wheeler gave an address on "Teach
, ers' Meetings." Mrs. Wheeler one
! on Primary Teachins." and Prof
Fo!lansbee one on "Some of tn,
Principles which underlie all Goo
! Teaching"
: The evening session opened witt
song service, led by the President
then came an address on Tho Bi
: BILE, our Guide and Guard" by Rev
Mr.. Hopkins. of Tumwater, whicl
8 was we'll delivered and atten;ivel,
heard.
t The presence of Mr.. Wheeler, o
J. the International Executive Com
mittee, and Mrs. Wheeler of th
s Primary Department. added mucI
;, to the interest of the Convention.
DEATH OF AN OLD TowNsMAN.-Th
9 Newburg IN. W Journal of the q
q inst. brings intelligence of the dealt
). of Jonas Williams, Esq ., weil-knowl
citizen of that city, ON The morning
Of that day. Mr.. W. will be remem
bered by the older residents as on
Of our enterprising townsmen of tn
years Of "Au;d lang Syne." H
came to San Francisco in 1851, an,
!. to Olympia in 1854, and engaged il
general merchandise business will
a Philip Waterman, whose interes
: was afterwards held by his brother
G. E. Williams, the same house no,
:. being continued by his younge
!, brother, Samuel Williams. iona
returned to his Eastern home il
New York in 1858, and has eve
since been engaged with his brothe
Charles E. in the brewery business
Of Beveridge & Co., in Newburg,
plant established in 1904. Anothe
brother, Col. G. A. Williams, served
with distinction in the war. Th,
deceased was man of gentleman
tastes, scholarly attainments an,
quiet but steadfast habits. Hi
:, age was 63 years and is death is sait
to have resulted from paralysis.
9 In the matter of contest between
j. McMicken and Ford for the Office G
Q Territorial Treasurer, which cam
g before Judge Hoyt, today, on
writ of mandate, the Court concede
that on the 1st of February, the dat
of McMicken's appointment and coz
firmation as Treasurer, and on tn
third Monday in F.hruarv tho dat