The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-06-15
sunday school Convention.

tion Of Col 20. was held In the M. X.
church Of Lightstreet last Wednesday and
Thursday, June 6th and 7th.
After the convention had been opened
by impressive devotional exercises by the
President Rev. Il. A. Sharretts, the pastor
OF the church, Rev. Malllleu, gave l.prcs-
ent most cordial welcome to which Rev.
U. Myers responded very happily. Mr..
Bidleman delegate to the State Convention
gave full and satisfactory report Of his
attendance at that meeting last Oct
The report OF the statistical secretary, A.
W. Spear, showed that the Sunday school
work is advancing 10 our county. Five
new schools have been reported this spring.
Fifteen township conventions were held
during the past year, and were, no doubt,
the means Of arousing much interest In the
work.
The committee appointed last couven.
tion to examine Sunday school books pub
lished during the year reported the work
too great for a small local committee and
the work is already being done in a very
satisfactory way by the Connecticut Ladies'
Commission on Sunday school books and
offered the following resolutions:
Resoiued. That it is the sense OIL .ae SUM-
day school teachers and workers Of Col.
Co. in convention assembled that the State
Sunday school Association should take &C.
tion on this important matter at its forth
coming convention.
Resolved That we respectfully suggest
that State committee be appointed model
ed after the Connecticut Ladies Commiss-
ion on Sunday school books or such other
action be taken as may be deemed best
adapted 10 accomplish the end in view.
Resolved That the delegate represent
ing this association in the State Conven-
ton be instructed to present the matter to
that convention and ask Tor its favorable
consideration. Rev. U. Myers, Miss E.
Rupert.
This report was placed in the hands Of a
committee which at a later session brouhgt
in the following The committee approves
the resolutions as given and recommends
their adoption by the convention, provid-
ing caution be used In the selection Of the
committee. G. Robbins, Miss Ewes and
Miss Unangst. This was accepted and
adopted.
Each of the five sessions Of the conren-
ton were opened with devotional exercises
and it was gratifying to note the large at
! tendance at these services. The addresses
and essays all showed preparation and
| thought. That OF Rev. j. M. Reimsnyder,
president Of the State Sunday school Asso.
citation, delivered Wednesday evening was
brimful Of practical thought for all Chris.
tian workers.
A prominent feature in the program was
the reports of delegates of the schools they
represented. Many of these showed tina,
excellent work is being done in different
parts of our county. The president called
the attention to two prominent points il
the reports. The large number Of Sunday
school scholars uniting with the church
during the past year and the increased yea
for mission work as shown by the collect
ors.
The address on temperance by Rev. j. S
Wagner was followed by remarks by sever
al members of the convention and by th,
report of the Executive Committee as fol
lows:
WHEREAS, Since the action taken by
this body on the temperance resolutions a
the Berwick Convention the High Licens
Law has beel passed and remonstranc
against each license must be specific ant
personal and just and lawful reason TO
not granting such license must accompan.
each remonstrance and
| WHEREAS We as a committee beliey
that to carry out the work assigned us b.
the County Convention is to transcend ou
legitimate sphere as Sunday school work
ers, therefore
Resolved, That no further action be tax
en- to carry out the temperance resolution
adopted by the last convention until tn
matter has been reconsidered.
This called forth much discussion bu
the report was finally adopted and later tn
following motion was offered and carried
That we reaffirm the resolutions adopte
at Berwick and instruct the executive con
mitee to devise plan to carry them int
execution as to their intntions, and W
pledge ourselves to do our utmost endea,
ors to reduce the traffic IN intoxicatin
drinks until constitutional prohibition sha
have been attained.
Committee on time and place of ne,
meeting, Aaron Smith, Miss Diffenbacl
Mr.. Patterson, reported last Thursday an
Friday in May, subject to change by exec1
tive committee, at Saltwater. Adopted.
Report of Treasurer Isaac Martz.
Amt on hand at close Berwick convention. SIS