The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1890-10-17
Hartford County Sunday School Convention.


Reported for The Egis.
JARRETTsvILLE, Oct. 15.-The fourteenth an
nual convention of the Hartford County Sunday
School Union, auxiliary to the Maryland 3. s.
Union, met in the VI. E. Church South, Jarretts-
vile, on Wednesday morning, Oct. 18th, at 80
A. M. Mr.. VIM. A. Baker, of Baltimore, called
the convention to order. A. 3. Upton was
chosen as temporary Secretary.
The opening devotional exercises were con-
Quoted by Rev. G. E. Simmons, pastor OF the NJ.
E. Church South, Jarrettsville. The address of
welcome was delivered by Rev. Mr.. Simmons.
Responses thereto were made by Rev. W. G.
Stull and Mr.. w. A. Baker.
The following were appointed as committee
on permanent organization Rev. II. Il. Douty,
Geo. A Cairnes snd DR.. NJ. l.. Jarrett. They
reported that they had Sc ected Rev. W. T..
Stull as President, Jas. II. Galley and Christian
Shriver, Vice Presidents and A. s. Upton, Sec
| rotary.
A number of reports from Sunday Schools
were read and verbal reports were made by j.
H. Galley, Geo. A. Cairnes, H. l.. Meads Rev.
T. E. Peters, Miss Annie Phelps, Rev. H. II.
Douty and R. T. Cairnes.
Devotional exercises at the afternoon session
were conducted by the President, Rev. W. c.
Stull.
The first topic, County and district organi-
zation," was ably discussed by Mr.. VIM. A. Ba-
ker, State Superintendent of the Maryland 8. 8.
Union.
adopted:
Resolved That it is the sense of this body that
permanent organization be at once formed
for Hartford county
I'd, That committee of five be appointed to
prepare and present to the convention plan for
said county organization, also to nominate per-
manent officers and report at the evening SEES
sion.
The President appointed Rev. H. h. Douty,
| Messrs. VIM A. Baker, j. h. Galley, j. w. JAR
rett and N. o. Stokes.
Second topic, The progress of Sunday School
work in Hartford county and how to improve
| :" was opened BY Rev. T. E. Peters and fur
| Their discussed by Rev G. E. Simmons, Mr.. Geo.
A. Cairnes and Mrs. Daniel j. Downs.
The question box was opened and several i'm
| portant questions were discussed.
The convention then adjourned to meet at
| 7.30 o'clock.
| The evening session opened with devotional
| exercises conducted by Rev. h. II. Douty.
| The committee on county organization reported
| a plan of permanent organization. President
| DR.. Martin l.. jarrett District Vice Presi-
dents, J...R Orsborn, o. e. Michael, j. Rouse
Henry Hildt, W. E. McCann and r. w. Eubank.
Permanent Secretary, Geo. A. Cairnes; Assist
ant, Charles w. Baker. Treasurer, Rev. David
Jamson. Executive Communications James
VIM. s. Noble, VIM. &. Jeffery, J. w. jarrett,
j. Martin McNabb and j. T. Arthur.
The third topic, the pastoral work OF Sunday
| School teachars, "What care should the teach
| er exercise over his or her scholars out OF the
| the Sunday School hours" WAS discussed by
Rev. Mr.. Douty, Messrs. W. A. Baker, ]. H
| Galley and j. w. Jarrett.
The question box was again opened and 8
number of questions discussed by Rev. G. E.
| Simmons, A. s. Upton and others.
Among the delegates present were j. Fl. Cal
ley, w. l.. Mesds, Miss Annie Phelps, Miss Car
RE Stritehoff, Mrs. DIR. Smith, Mrs. A. s. Tip
ton, N. o. Stokes, Mrs. Rebecca Watt, Chris
tian Shriver. Mrs. Susan b. Anderson.
Convention adjourned to meet on Thursday
morning at $50 O'Clock.