Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-06-14
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK.
Another Day of Good Work--Tele-
grams of Greeting-EIeetion
Of Officers.

Wednesdays session of the
State Sunday School convention at
the Christian Church was the most
interesting yet held. It opened
with a song service at 7:50, con-
Quoted by w. II. Reed, of Kansas
City. The first song was, "Blest
be the tie that binds our hearts in
Christian Love-"
At s o'clock S. C. Lewis, of
Webster Groves, furnished map IL
lustrations of Sunday School Work.
He exhibited map of the United
States, colored to represent the per
centage of population in the Sun
day Schools.
Col. J. T. K. Hayward, of St.
Lonls, followed with a most inter
esting paper at S:45, "a business
mans view of Sunday School,
At 8 o'clock Rev. Wilbur Crafts,
of New York, commenced an illus
trated address entitled, Reading
the Bible with Relish" The il
lustrations consisted of exhibitions
of oriental costumes and curiosi-
ties. At the conclusion of the
splendid, interesting and edifying
address the audience attested its
appreciation by a rising vote
thanks.
A collection for the benefit of
State work was taken up after Mr..
Crafts address; STA were realized.
MORNING SESSION.
Thursdays session opened at 9
O'Clock in the morning with the u.s.
ual devotional exercises, conducted
by Rev. C. H. McDermond, of the
Liberty Street M. E. Church.
At the conclusion of the devo-
tional exercises the following tele-
grams of greeting were sent to the
State Sunday School Conventions
at Abilene, Kansas, and Tyler,
Texas:
ITO the Kansas s. S. S. Association, Abilene,
Kansas:
"The Missouri State Sunday
School Association sends greeting ::
1st Corinthians, chapter. 1878.
cd. R. WoLFs, Pres"
''To the s. $. S. Association, Tyler, Texas
"The Missouri State State sun
day School Association greets in
Christ: Colosians, 3:15-16.
cd. r. WOLFE, Pres"
At 9:45 reports of committees
were heard, officers elected and
time and place of the next annual
convention settled. The commit
tee on time and place reported as
follows:
First-We recommend that our
next meeting be held in June 1889,
commencing on the third Tuesday
in the month and continuing three
days.
Second-That Fulton be select
ed as the place of meeting.
Third-That our permanent time
of meeting be fixed as the third
Tuesday in June.
Representatives of St. .Jeseph
wanted the convention taken to
that city, but the resolution as
given above was adopted.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The following officers were elect.
ed for the coming year:
President, D. r. Wolfe, ST.
Louis.
| First vice-president, l.. l.. AL.
len, Pierce City.
Second vice-president, W. H
Reed, Kansas City.
Secretary, DR.. T. S. Ruby, Clin'
ton.
Treasurer, J. H. Spinning, St.
Louis.
| Executive committee-D. r.
Wolfe, chairman, st. Louis; DR.. T
S. Ruby, Clinton; J. H. Spinning
St. Louis; J. H. Parsons, Foristell;
Col. Hayward, St. Louis; John S
Moffat, st. Louis; DR.. c. F. Sim.
mons, St. Louis; B. Z. Reed, St
Joseph; H. P. Faris, Clinton; ]
c. Briggs, st. JOSEPH; VIM. Ran
dolph, St. Louis; J. V. Williams
Mexico; J. II. Alexander, St
Charles; J. Walker, Kansas City;
0. E. Hanna, Moberly, and DR.
Woodson Moss, Columbia.
Following the election of officers
came an address, Chow to study
the Bible" by J. q. Briggs, St
Joseph.
From II to 12 State, District ano
county work was discussed, plans
offered, suggestions made, etc. Al
IL an adjournment was taken fol
dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Rev. E. K. Miller, of the Prone.
made Street M. E. Church, South
led the prayer and song service
Thursday in the absence o.
Elder J. w. Higbee.
Unfinished business was taker
up at 2:3o.
W. S. Earls, of Union Star, Mo-,
was not present to deliver his ad
dress, "Consecrated Wealth"
i $500 Per Day.
To the Editor of the Ledger.
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