Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-04
The Baptist Sunday SchOoi Convention.

| The Southeast Missouri Baptist Sunday
School Convention met in the Baptis
J Church, Ironton, No., Friday, P. NJ, june
2Sth, 1889, and organized by electing Rev
V. T. Settle, of Federicktown, Moderator
and G. W. Hiett, Poplar Bluff, Secretary
AT P. NJ. DR.. S. III. Ford, st. Louis, preach
! ed very forcible sermon from Luke &c
chapter and 4th verse. AS space will mol
permit Will only mention few of the most
impressive points. LIST. Mary was a'woman
| just like other women absorbed with the
affairs of this life so much so as to forget her
son of II years of age. ID. Many persons,
churches and Sunday schools suppose they
have Christ within them when they have
not; and should, like her, stop and seek
Him at once. Sd. That should be like Christ
"about our Fathers business" Saturday,
9:z5 A. NJ, convention with Rev. V. T. Settle
in the chair. After singing No. 101 of Cos
pei Hymns and prayer by Rev. Hess, of
Charleston, the minutes were read and re-
ceived. The convention voted to ask visitors
to seats and take part In the discussion. Re-
ports of delegates from Sunday schools were
then called for: Rev. n. o. Sewers, Pied
pupils, officers and teaches 3, expended
during the year S31. Mr.. Schneider, Sup't.
Guy Withers, of Clear Water, reported a
new organization, which had received SO
library of the American Baptist Publication
Society; 81 pupils enrolled; expended $11.55.
Collection on Children's Day, $3.50.
j. Ii. Palmer, Belleview, reported time of
meeting 10 a. NJ. Average attendance, 30,
officers and teachers Is, given $3.50 for mis-
sionary purposes. J.W. Stewart, Sd church,
ST. Louis, reported their morning school
as having an average attendance of 200 pu-
pills and supporting two mission schools,
Their Water Tower mission school has an
average attendance of 800, has Ill in the in
FAINT class, % converts from the school in
the last year. Expended $500. Prof. Rider,
of William Jewell College, reported six mis-
sion schools kept up by the students Of the
College. Rev. Hess, Charleston, reported
average attendance 60, use Baptist literature,
library of 100 volumes, collect more money
than they need; give surplus for missionary
purposes. Baptised an entire class OF the
Sunday School save one; majority OF the
church do not work. DR.. A. S. Prince, Iron
ton, average attendance, 40; expended dur
ing the year over $40 for supplies; gives 9th
Sundays collections to State Mission Work;
all members not at work as they should be.
G. W. Hiett, Poplar Bluff, average attend-
anpe, 80. At Dexter they haye no school.
Rev. V. Z. Settle ssid rrsderioktown IL {.
very religious town worshiping an unknown
god. Baptists transient, but doing the best
they can. DR.. s. H. Ford said he would
walk that far to see people who did the
best they could. Closed with a song led
by Prof. Rider, eve shall know" Prayer
by Rev. j. Hickman,
AT 80 P. NJ. Convention called to order
by the Chairman. SIS 1t eXpedient for Bap-
lists to use other than their own literature,
and to engage in Union Sunday Schools?"
Discussion opened by Rev. Hess, who said
IN reference TO the first question, No. it is
not expedient, but sinful; as ours is as plens
tiful, cheap and good as any and better than
much. To the last he said it is sometimes
expedient ana sometimes not. Deacon
Stewart said it is not best to get so straight
on Baptists doctrine as to fall backward, but
that our literature and the Baptist Teacher
was acknowledged by all to be one
of the best Sunday school helps. Extremes
are wrong; had known Baptist church to
grow out Of Union Sunday school, with
but one Baptist in it. Rev. n. o. Sewers
said: 1t is not expedent. Rev. Fuller Swift
said: Let us be honest, and if we go into |
Union Sunday Schools, let US go in openly |
as Baptists and teach Christ and his doctrine |
Necessities for Union Schools growing few
er." Rev. J. Hickman said: at Is not eE- |
pedIent, other people are just as honest as
we are in their faith, and our differences |
should be met in love and Kindness" Rev. |
Settle said the Bible is Baptist literature; |
have a union school, where denomination |
al cannot be had. Next for discussion, sis
a Baptist church excusaole for not sustain
ing Sabbath Schools" opened by Rev. j.
Hickman, who said, "No! where there is
for a church there is fora S. 5.
We profess to have '"rhus saith the Lord"
for all we do" He then read Deut. aist
chapter and 18th Versa. Allen aay get to org
but not too old.
Rev. Hess said he thought question debatabe
which was self-evident, this surely is SO many
people, men especially, have Sunday sickness Men