Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-06-18
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Business Of tho Second Days Session of
fhe BODY.

Business OF the Secono DayS Se9e -
the Body.
The second day OF the Sunday Schoo'
Convention vas opened according to pro-
gramme yesterday morning at 3 o'clock
in the lecture room of the Fourth Street
n E, church, at which hour the conven-
ton was called to order by Rev. j. 8.
Pomeroy, after which prayer wa offered
BY Rsv. Ison, of Cameron. After an an'
uouncement Of a plan By which a full list
OF delegates could be secured, President
Pomeroy introduced Mr.. William .Reyn-
olds, a prominent Sunday school worker OF
Illinois who, after greeting the convention
with GOOD news from his own State, gave q
Bible reading, The Workers The read.
inc was very interesting and Was listened
to attentively. -.
Mrs. Annie T. Fleming, of Fairmont,
followed on the subject OF Primary Work
-how TO feed the lambs, the aim OF the
paper being to show the necessity of or
esnizstion among the primary teachers for
the study of the primary work. The speak,
or urged the organization of a National
Union of Primary Sabbath School Teach
ers in every community. Her paper was
excellent.
In the absence of Prof. A. L. Purinton
the subject of organizstion-how far per
fected in West Virginia-was opened DY
Mr.. Frank Woods.
The following gentlemen pledged them
selves TO attend TO the work OF organlza
tom in the counties u~norgsnized, as tol
lows: g,
Hampshire, Hardy and Grant-Rsv. j.
@. Thompson, assisted BY Mr.. Franz
Woods.
Jefferson, Berkeley, Morgan and Pendle
ton MIR. Frank Woods.
Brsx;on-H. d. Boughner.
TYLER and Wirt-A S Foreman.
Ohio-W. A. List and W. H. Rrnebart
Jackson-Wirt Riley.
Rsudolph-Prof. U. S. Fleming.
The committees on raising money tol
perfec,ipg organization in nnorgsnizec
counties reported the following amounts as
sured: Harrison, $25; Ohio, 800; Bar
bour, S.; Monongalis, $55; Hancock $50
Marshall $22: Marion, $26; Preston, $50
Taylor, $50; Tyler, $40, Wood, $40; Min
ersl and Grant, 800; total 1872.
Rev. BarDitz then closed the exercises
of the session by an address on Training
Christian Children, which was a thought
full and instructive one.
At 2 o'clock p m. the Convention reas
sembled, and after prayer Mr.. VIM. Rey
nolds took up the subject of How to I'm
prove our County Work, and opened th'
discussion, first, By County Conventions
Hon. Waitman 7. Wiley followed second
ly, By Inter UNCONVENTIONAL cooperation
In the absence OF Rev. Dornblaser Rev
W. G G. Sherer took up the third method
Bv House to House Visitation, being fol
lowed by s B. D. Prickett who closed
with the fourth method, By Personal Con
secretion and Persistent Effort.
Prof. Jones, colored, was then called up
on and made one of his telling speeches, il
which he spoke OF the assistance needed il
the colored church.
The report OF the Committee on Nomi
nation of Officers was submitted and adopt
ed. This elects the following officers
President, Geo. W. Atkinson, Wheeling
Vice Presidents Zone from each district)
Rev. l.. E. Peters, Clsrksburg; Rev. r. A
Gibson, Parkersburg; S. X Jacob. Worth
ington; Rev. j. W. Hampton, Kanawh'
county.
Recording Secrelary-Prof. U. s. Flem
ing.
Statistical SeGretsry-R,b b. Lindsay
Members Of Executive Committee ii
place OF those retiriCg-H. D. Boughner
Ciarksburg; Rev. 10 Thompson, Keyser
Rev. D. M. Lssth, Cairo.
This closed the business of the Afternoon
and the Convention adjourned to reassem
BILE at the First Presbyterian Church a
Y:l5.