St. Paul daily globe., 1889-05-15
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS.
The Hennepin County Convention
Opened Yesterday.

The Hennepin County Convention
Opened Yesterday.
The Hennepin County Sabbath School
association opened yesterday afternoon
at 2:3O o'clock at the Plymouth church
with an attendance of about 100 dele
gates, nearly all ladies. A. NJ. Clerihew
presided. and NJ. B. Critchett, secretary
of the State Sabbath School association,
gave survey of the state field. He
thought the work was progressing very
well. d. S. Frockeltin followed with
fifteen-minutes' talk on the Importance
of grading Sabbath schools. He
held that grading stimulated study
and Increased attendance. In grad
ing school he thought special
attention should be given to the estab-
lishment of normal classes, from which
substitute teachers could be drawn III
case of need. DR.. Bailey and others de-
general commended them. The after
noon programme closed with an exhibit
of needed lessons for primary classes
by members of the Hennepin County
Primary Teachers union.
Before the afternoon adjournment
President Clerihew announced the fol-
lowing committees: On nominations,
DIR. C. NJ. Bailey, M. B. Uribchett and
j. ID. Blake; on resolutions, u. 5. Frack-
elton, Hector Baxter and E. q. Fiske;
on devotional meetings, j. E. Bell and
Allen Hill.
A MINNEAPOLIS DELEGATE,
The worlds Sunday school convention
will be held in London, in July, and a
delegate is wanted from Minneapolis.
M. B. Witchell has received from b. F.
Jacobs. who is secretary of the interna-
tional Sunday school committee, asking
that representative of one OF the
Scandinavian churches be sent. Chi
cago gentlemen will contribute $50 to
ward the delegates expenses. Hon. 6.
and it is likely Rev. Frank Peterson,
pastor of the Swedish Baptist church,
will be elected, in consideration of the
fact that his is the largest Scandinavian
Protestant church in America. Other
Minneapolis people VINO will attend the
convention are Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Bell,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. W. Smith, Rev. and
Mrs. j. Sunderland, Rev. and Mrs. E.
S. Williams. A Cunarder has been
chartered to carry American delegates
who will attend.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening session was held in the
main auditorium of Plymouth church,
which held an audience of several hum
dred. The session began with song
service led by c. E. Wingate, of the
Congregational church. The first
speaker was Rev. d. j. Burrel, pastor
OF Westminster church, who, with
the assistance of blackboard, gave
an interesting normal lesson in the
Holy Land. 1t was Illustrative of the
journeyings of the Savior, and proved
of great interest and profit to the teach
ers of advanced and Bible classes in the
Sabbath schools. Rev. Charles F.
speaker He gave an address on Sab
bath school work, and made many
valuable suggestions to the teachers.
The programme of the convention to-
day is in the morning, reports from
schools, election OF officers, and an adj
dress ON city evangeliZation by Rev.
George R. Merrill. At the afternoon
session the committee on resolutions
will report, and the model superinten-
dent and model teacher will be dis
cussed from different standpOints. Rev.
R. n. McKaig and Bishop Fitzgerald
will address the evening session.
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
Rev. S. W. Sauple, of Chelsea, Mass,
who has been called to take the charge
of the Second Universalist church, had
also received calls from Dubuque, To-;
Lansing, Mich, and Worcester, Mass,
but he would rather come to Mime
apolis. The reverend gentleman is but
thirty-five years of age, but already has
wide reputation among his denOmina-
tions. He is a fine scholar and an elo-
quent orator. He takes the charge with
a salary of $4,000 year. He is expected
by June l.
Next Monday evening the executive
committee of the Augustana Minnesota
conference will convene in the Angus
tana church to make preparations for
the general convention of the confer
ence at East Union, Carver county,
May %. Those comprising the COM
mittee are: Rev. P. Sjoblom, presl-
dent, Fergus Falls; Rev. j. Magni,
Hager City, Wis; A. L. Bjorkquist,
MoOrhead; A. j. Eastown, Rev. &. j.
Petri and Charles Peterson, of Min
neapolis.
The corner stone Of Zion Baptist church
(colored), located on Fillmore street, between
Minneapolis. will be laid next Sunday after
noon at 2:3O The pastors of several st.
Paul and Minneapolis churches will be pres
ent to deliver addresses, and and an interest
ing programme OF exercises nave been ar
ranged Rev. Frank Lomack is the pastor Of
the church and will be in charge of the cere-
m onies.
Rev. .. K. Harshan was installed as pastor
Of the Highland Park Presbyterian church
last night.
A house at the corner of Twenty-eighth
street and Second avenue south has been
rented for the Methodists Deaconers' home.
The corner stone of the new Bloomington
Avenue Presbyterian church will be laid
Thursday evening at z o'clock.
Bishop Fitzgerald started yesterday for
Delaware where he will attend the semi:an-
aual meeting of the bishops.
Rev. Kristofer Jansen delivers the address
Of the day at Madison, Wis, on the 9TH.
FRIDAYS CELEBRATION.
The Norwegian Fourth of July-.-
The Arrangements.