St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-30
SAINT PAUL.
FEEDERS OF THE CHURCH.
The Ramsey County Association
Adopts Measures to Build Up
Model Sunday Schools,

Adopts Measures to Build Up
Model Sunday Schools.
Sessions of the Ramsey county Sum
day school convention were held yeSter-
day at 2:30 O'Clock in the lecture room,
and at 7:3O o'clock in the auditorium of
the church of the House of Hope, the
proceedings being concluded about $50
last evening. Most of the afternoon
was devoted to the building of model
Sunday school, or rather to con-
such school. Rev. L. G. Harton con-
Quoted the questioning. Taking up
about fourteen subjects III this cOnnec-
ton, the convention voted upon them
as stated below: How many depart
ments should there be to a Sunday
school? Three. Primary, adult and
normal, as advocated by Rev. Mr..
Maudt. Should the primary depart
ment be divided into classes? Yes;
and those classes should be graded;
also that the primary classes should
unite with the main school in the OPEN
ing exercises. j. W. Griggs Jr. pre-
scented plan for the individual record
of scholars, and the convention decided
that some such plan should be adopted.
To the question regarding contributions
the first vote was in favor of the schools
using a portion of their funds for self
support, but after an explanation of
votes and the stating of the question in
several different ways, the following
was carried: "It is the sense of this
convention that the contributions of
Sunday schools should not be used for
their support, nor for tine support OF
their respective churches"
W. p. Jewell advocated libraries of
from I 000 N I S00 Volumes and tho nnn-
vention voted that such libraries should
be selected by the most spiritually
minded teachers of the schools. The
duty of officers and the plans of reports
and records were reviewed by Rev. A.
j. ID. Haupt, j. III. Randall, o. D.
Wheeler, ID. G. EggleSton, B. f. Wright,
Jr., Mrs. S. ii. Dyer and others. Tea
cheers meetings weekly were COM
mended, and prayer meetings or a COM
bination of the two were favored by DR..
Lee. A vote also carried in favor of
Lee called attention to the fact
that the state committee had
announced parade of the children in
the respective cities, to occur in June,
preceding the srate convention to be
held June 81. The parade, he said,
would perhaps be held on Tuesday aft
ernOon, June Is. and he desired to know
the feeling of the convention regarding
the carrying out of the programme in
this city. He said he should vote
straight against it unless the
proposition met with enthusiastic
favor. James Suydam earnestly
advised prompt action in this direction.
He recalled the anniversary parades in
Brooklyn and other cities, and believed
they were well worth the trouble in
volved. Animated discussion followed,
and strong vote was given in favor of
going ahead with the parade. DR.. Lee
was not entirely satisfied, however. and
he put the question thus: st is de:
cided that we will have the parade, and
will pledge ourselves to stand by it with
our influence and money!" This was
adopted with very few negative votes,
The committees reported as follows:
On nomination, for president, DR.. G. E.
Lee; vice president, S. H. Dyer; secre-
tary, ID. L. WellingtOn: executive COM
mittee, ii. B. Walsh, j. w. Fairbanks.
ID. Wheeler, d. c. Eggleston, S. C. Ohm
stead and Rev. HI. F. Butler. The re-
port was adopted and the nominees de-
clared elected. The auditing commit
tees report that the treasurer's ac-
counts were found correct, was
accepted. The committee on enter
tainment of delegates to the
state convention reported progress.
The evening session opened with read
Ing of Scripture by Rev. w. A. Foster
and prayer by James Suydam. Rev. H.
L. Butler, the retiring secretary, re-
ported that twenty-three sessions of the
association had been held during the
past year. That the number of Sunday
schools in the country is SO; of teachers
and officers, 926, and of scholars, as re-
ported from 20 schools, $3.50. The re-
port estimated that there are $4,000
Sunday school attendants in the
county. The committee on resolutions
reported its Endorsement of the various
measures adopted by theeXecutive COM
mittee during the year and recon-
mended the superintendent union,"
the teachers weekly Bible class
union" 1t was also resolved that the
canvass of scholars names be con-
tinued. The committee extended its
thanks to Rev. L. G. Horton for his able
and interesting exposition of the les
sons before the teachers weekly Bible
class and to the House of Hope
congregation for the use of its
edifice during the convention.
also to the orchestra of the
House of Hope Sunday school for
assistance during the convention. DIR.
gregational church, st. Paul, was then
introduced and delivered an able ad-
dress on Sunday school work, which
was listened to with rapt attention for
fully an hour. 1t was an exceedingly in
teresting discourse. and was both effect
i've and entertaining. In retiring from
the secretaryship Rev. Mr.. Butler does
so, evidently, with the heartiest appre-
citation of his ability and services. He
is valuable addition to the executive
committee. The convention adjourned
after singing, accompanied by the or
chestra, and with prayer, at the close of
DR.. Heath'S address.