Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-09-14
S. S. COW ENlIUN.

S. S. CONVENTION.
Pursuant to the published notice,
n meeting of tho S s. A. OF Tazcwell
county was held in the Union Church
of Burk's Garden, embracing the
18th and 18th of August, 1888, Pres
ident A. j. Tynes i'll the chair. John
L. Gosc, superintendent of Burk's
Garden Sunday School, was elected
secretary.
The first business i'll order being
reports from delegates all present
were called upon. This part of tho
programme WAS led by Mr.. A. A.
Spots, from Ebenezer, Bluostone,
who gave an interesting report of
his school. He was followed by Mr..
Juo. Kelly, from Roadside Sunday
School, Clear Fork. Reports were
then heard from the following schools
i'll the order named: Mr.. Barnett,
Mt. Olivet; Ray Lowder, Gregory's
Chapel; Mrs. Geo. Buston, NJ. l..
School, Jeifersonville; Mr.. Will
Spots, Presbyterian School, 1eifer
sonville; Rev. j. II. Wingo, Spring
vile, and John p. Gose, Burk's Gar.
den Sunday Sshool. These reports
were all interesting; several of them
showing the existence OF large and
flourishing Sunday Schools
The business OF the afternoon ses.
sion was to organize all of the Sun
day Schools of Burk's Garden into
one body TO be known as Burk's
Garden Township, and to elect for
said Township an executive board of
three, viz President, secretary and
treasurer, with vice president. The
duties of this board being 10 exercise
IL general supervision over oil the
Sunday Schools of the Township and
to open new schools in said Town
ship i'll such neighborhools as are
now destitute, and to receive from,
and make annual reports of all Sun
day Schools und work in SAID Town
slip. TO constitute this beald the
following gentlemen were unani-
mously elected: President, 4. L.
Howell; Secretary, j. II. Groseclose;
Treasurer, S. r. Spracher; Vice
President, y. r. Moss.
The chair having announced that
speeches and general discussion on
Sunday Schools and Sunday School
work was in order, interesting I'D
dresses were made by Rev. ii. Bailey,
Messrs. A. ~. SPOTS, II. Il. Howell
and j. p. Gose, followed by the
President i'll al appeal for united and
systematic effort i'll the cause OF
building up and improving the
school we have and of pushing the
Sunday School into the remote and
destitute districts of the county.
The time Of meeting on Sunday
was the hour for Sunday School,
which was opened by Superintendent
J. p. Gose, and proved to be very
largo and most interesting school.
After opening his school in due form
and arranging his classes, Superin-
tendent G. gave way That the chil.
dren might enjoy an hour in listening
to Sunday School talk from several
noted Sunday School workers pres
cnt.
After addresses from Mrs. Geo.
huston. Mn A. A. SPOTS and Rev.
}. III. Wingo, recess was taken for
ten minutes, when the meeting as
scmbled at ii O'clock for Divine wor
ship, conducted by Rev. j. AIowblay,
pastor OF the Presbyterian organiza
ton of Burk's Garden. After the
close of these services tho conven-
ton again assembled. On motion of
Rev. j. II. Wingo the thanks of Wis
ting members Of the convention was
returned to the citizens of Burk's
Gard II for the kind and hospitable
manner Of their entertainment. Tho
thanks of the community for the
presence of the convention were
rendered through Rev. III. Bailey.
Adjournment.
Respectfully submitted
JSo. Z. GosE, Sec'y.