Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-06-03
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Interesting and Well Attended Meeting
Of Sunday School Workers.


May 3Oth, at $3.50 q. m, with the
following delegates in attendance:
Laddonia-Misses Laura Pierce
and Cora Wilson.
Oak Grove-John R. Cowen. w.
L. Stotler, Mrs. Rowland, Miss Mol
lie Stotler.
Rock Hill. b. Corner, I. P.
Dyer.
Wesley Chapel-D. NJ. Price, w.
L. Corner.
A large crowd was in attendance
to enjoy good time in the Sunday
school work.
The meeting was called to order
by the president. Rev. d. W. Mich
OILS conducted the devotional exer-
cises. After singing by the choir c.
H. Harrington delivered the annual
address. He spoke for short time,
referring to his visit to the state con-
vention held at Hannibal and the
benefits to be derived from these
conventions, etc.
The president appointed a commit
tee on nominations, consisting of
Messrs. Carnes, Myers and Price.
J. w. Myers delivered an able ad-
dress on "How to Promote Greater
Interest in Sunday Schools" The
speaker said that good way to kill
a school was to let the superintend-
ent and teachers be o few minutes
late and have the scholars coming in
still later. Teachers must learn the
historical connection of the lesson
and make personal application of it
to each scholar. c. H. Harrington
and DR.. Mitchell took part in the dis
cussion.
Rev. N. S. Johnston being absent
his address was postponed until later
in the day.
Next came the address of w. A.
Underwood on tie Benefits to be
Derived from the Sunday School," "
He said he was not nor never had
been public speaker and it was too
late to begin now. He thought the
Sunday school was the grandest in
stitution in the world. Discussion
followed by the president, C. H.
Harrington, j. w. Myers and Rev.
d. w. Nichols.
In the absence of Mrs. Wilkins and
Miss Mamie Carter their essays were
postponed and the time occupied by
the hearing of reports from the sew
eral schools in the township. Lad
donia Christian church reported 6
twelve months school and total mem
bership of 67 scholars. Baptis
school reported So; Wesley Chapel
100; Oak Grove, Sc; Rock Hill, 80
Mrs. Wilkins having arrived wa
called for and read her essay. Sub
ject, ''Select Reading"
Rev. Johnston's essay-"How Il
/. Get Older Persons to Attend Sunda,
School"-was replete with interest
| ing facts and logical thoughts for tn
consideration of the Sunday schoo
, workers. The reverend gentlemel
thought the best way to induce th
attendance of the older persons wa
to have the children use their pei
3 suasive powers on their parents. d
W. Nichols, w. A. Underwood, Dr
Mitchell and j. T. Johnston discusse
r the question.
S The meeting then adjourned unit
: 80 p. m.
. In the afternoon the committee n
/, ported the following officers for th
t ensuing year: President, DR.. Mitcl
i, ell; vice-president, A. E. Myers
= secretary, John Beal; treasurer, j
t W. Myers; executive committee, "
/ L. Corner, j. l.. Carnes, w. A. U1
derwood.
d Following the report of the con
= mittee came the address of job
Beal on Teachers Meetings an
Methods of Conducting Them" Il
thought the qualifications of majo
. . ity of the Sunday school teacher
:, were not what they should be an
/ that they should have meetings fl
J. the purpose of devising the prop
p manner of preparing themselves f,
. the lessons and conducting Il
= schools. d. w. Nichols and M
j. Brooks participated in the discussio
, Rev. d. w. Nichols address
st missionary Work in the Sund,
u School, was a strong argument
a the great importance of the missile
N ary in Sunday school work and arg,
e, the workers to instill the missiona
y spirit into the hearts Of ali the DO
ii and girls. After discussion by Re
Cole collection was taken u
IS amounting to s5.93.
A Rev. Cole again brought up Il
re subject, Benefits of the Sund
o, school, and discussed it at sor
:, langth, saying, in substance, that
.e believed a man when he ''practic,
Mt what he preached"
~ The query box furnished sever
40 interesting questions for discussio
"' which were ably handled by d.
Nichols, c. III. Harrington, John Ds
he Evans Brooks, DIR. Mitchell and Jol
4. Beal
'e- After singing by the choir al
prayer by Rev. Cole the conventi
IT. adjourned.
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