Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-11-03
Sabbath school Convent Ion.

The twentieth annual convention Of the
Juniats County S. S. Association, pursuant
to previous notice, met in the M. L. church
in Mifilintown, at IL O'Clock A. NJ, on the
9th day OF October, 1856. The President,
Rev. J. B. Mann, in the chair.
Convention opened By singing hymn No.
8, in the NJ. Z. hymnal, and prayer by Rev.
Philip Craft, pastor of the Lutheran church
of Miffliniown.
In the absence of Rev. C. S. Dewing, of
Academia, who had bsen chosen to preach
the annual sermon, Rev. J. B. Mann read
very interesting essay upon the subject,
"Train up child in the way he should go
and when he is old he will rot depart from
it.''
The president then appointed the follow
ing committees:
Committee on nominations, DR.. s A. Su-
loft and J. ii. McAlister.
Committee to audit Treasurer's account,
z. B. McCrum and L.. Y. Hays.
Convention adjourned after benediction
by Rev. HAYS, of Miffiintown, to meet at
2 O'Clock P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Devotional exercises were conducted by
Rev. J. B. Mann.
Committee on nominations reported the
following officers President, Rev. Philip
Craft; Vice President, Alfred J. Pstter-
son Secretary, J. W. Speedy Treasurer,
A. Il. Weidman Chair man of the Execu-
tive Committee. E. B. McCrum. The fol-
lowing persons compose the executive COM
mittee Beale, J. N. Pomeroy; Port Roy
al, Samuel Buck; Turbett, James Koons; !;
Milford, WILDER McCahan; Patterson, W.
:. Zeiders Mifflintown, 7. II. Meminger
Thompsontown, E. Benner; Fermanagh,
W. B. Horning; Fayetts, 4. ID. kinch
Delaware, Edward Spicher; Monroe, S.
Lauver Greenwood, T. P. Dimm; Susque-
hanna, Rev. S. q. Dressler; Spruce Hill,
VIM. B. Gibson Tuscarora, ". c. Laird ;
Lack, J. r. Wilson; Black Log, A. W.
Opple. The report was adopted as read.
W. McAIister, former treasurer report
ed as follows: Amount received from for
mer treasurer, John Mclaughlin, $3.50. Re-
ceiyed 81 90 from each of the following
Sabbath Schools Academia, Locust Run
Centerville, Ebenezer, Pine Grove, Meal
i.teryille, Muddy Run, Johnstown, Wesley
Chapel, Church Hill. Thompsontown, Arch
Rock. Received $500 from each of the
following Schools Port Royal Presoyter-
ian, Miffiintown Lutheran, Niffiintown NJ
T.. Port Royal NJ. E., Mifiintown Presby'
,erian. Making total of $3.50. Paid OF
orders. $IS.ls. Balance in the hands oi
Treasurer, 1882.
The newly elected president, Rev. Craft
was then conducted to the chair. In
short. but very appropriate address he thank
ed the convention and invited their sup
port and CO. operation. In the absence oi
). W. Speedy, J. Howard Nicely was elect
ed secretary pro tenn.
| The chairman then called upon Rev. J
B. Mann, who introduced the discuss ior
on the first topic of the program, "The CO.
operation Of teacher and pastor in Sabbath
School work" General discussion follow
ed, in which Rev. Hays and Messrs Nc
Crum and Pomeroy participated "Wha'
can We do to improve our methods Of teach
ing in the Sabbath Schools ~ was opened
by Rev. Mann. He showed in an able in
teresting way how this and the proceeding
topic formed but one subject, and advocat-
ed a careful study of the methods OF im-
parting to the class guided always by the
Holy Spirit. An interesting an animated
discussion followed, by J. Howard Neeiy,
Rev. A. Fl. Spangler, J. N. Pomeroy, Z. b.
NcCrum, A. h. Weidman, Rev. L. Y. Hays
and Rev. Philip Craft.
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