The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-08-21
MISSOURI SUNpAY-SCHOOLS.
Report of the Executive Committee OF the
Teachers' Associstion-The Progress OF
the Work During the Past Year Very
SatlafActnrY.


Satisfactory.
Following is the report Of the Exe-
sutive Committee Of the Missouri State
Sunday-School Teachers Association,
held at Sedalia:
The progress of our work during the past
year has been the most marked and by far
the most richly blessed of any in our his-
tory. We have kept one agent constantly
in the field since the 18th of october, last
year, and have closed the year with throo
agents hard at work. God has given them
favor with the people and enabled them to
awaken deep interest In the sunday
school cause In all parts of our State
Mr.. Parsons has been working earnestly
and effectively since October II, and the re.
suit of his labor have been pleasantly nc-
knowledgcd in every direction. DR.. Mtch-
ell has bUen engaged In the work actively
during the past two months, and the re-
ports received Of his work from tho coun-
ties he has been visiting have been very en-.
couragng. Rev. A. H. Rogers entered act.
lively upon the work last month. The de.
velopments of the work under his care have
been interesting and useful
As we shall receive full reports from each
1t is unnecessary for us to say more here
Your committee take the pleasure In stat
Ing that interest In united effort to reach
the children and youth of this state with
the word OF God has wonderfully Increased
during the past year, and the efforts OF cnch
Christ to awaken deeper interest among
their own people has been greater than ever
before known.
1t has been the pleasant privilege OF your
chairman during the year to attend Two
large union Sunday school mass. meetings
in the interests of our State work, one in St.
Louis in September and one in Springfield
in April. both of which we bel ieve pro-
ductlve of much good, not only to the largo
audiences, but also to the workers contrib
! tt,.t t..t tl,..a, a.Nf nh az
ings. In addition to these, your ch airman
! has had the pleasure of attending thre &c e1-
cecnt county conventions during the year
Marion County.at Hannibal, Pettis County
! at Sedulia both in December, and Pike
| County at louisiana In July; also one dis.
/ trict convention, that of the Elev enth dis.
| trlCt ut Aurora, Lawrence County, In April.
| 1t would have given him great pleasure TO
/ have attended every convention held in the
State ito many of which he was kindly IN
/ vited during the year,, but his many other
duties rendered it imposs ble.
Your committee feel it duty they owe 20
the work and workers to participate in
| county conventions, as far rs possible. even
though it does require sacrifice of time
! aud money.
1t gives your committee pleasure to re-
port that our State has Il county association
organization in every county excepting Car
roll and Ste Genevieyc, and those 1t was our
earnest desire to have reported organized.
but found 1t impossible to reach them TINS
year.
The coming year we hope to have every
| county well organized, with earnest, active
workers in the lead that will see that q con-
vention of workers shall be held in every
| township annually, or oftcner, II desired,
and make full report to their county con-
| vention AS its annual meeting. With the
state fully organized your committee Will
feel it incumbent upon them to make an al
vance in the direction of II more thorough
.l lead fnrf IN "a
knowledge OF Gods work.
Your committee, therefore, recommend
tho work of our State agents DO supple.
mented by the employment OF State nor
NAL teacher, II State primary teacher ana a
State chorister, who shall together attend
every county convention held in the State,
and assist the county workers in acquiring
the methods of Bible study, primary teach.
ing and the service of song that will attract
aud interest, not only the children, but
fathers and mothers in the study of the
word so that We may realize the fruits oil
our associations motto: The whole OF the
Sunday school in the church; the whole OF
church in the Sunday school; united in
reaching out for all the chilareh anu youth
in the State"
At the recent International convention
held in Pittsburgh, Pa, among all the dele
cations from the United States and Terri
tories and the British provinces, there were
only three delegations, those OF Pennsyl-
than Missouris, who sent forty repre-
, scntatives.
To accomplish the best results in the
, shortest time, your committee earnestly
recommends the cordial cooperation OF IN
!, | diyidual Christians In every township WIN
, their towship officers in organizing Sunday
schools in all needed districts. Every on
can help, and while we are helping others
we become stronger ourselves,
Y Every Sunday school superintendent, 1t 3
! tIy IrhA rfn N IA
officers of the municipal townships ana
county associations by furnishing thom tho
most reliable statistics regarding the NUM-
ber of officers, teachers and scholars in their
{ respective scho5ls and the number of addi.
4 tions to the church from their Sunday.
school.
The grand object of our work is to aid in
y the acquisition of knowledge that Will show
\ its fruits clearly in II Christian lie.
= Every sunday school should be the nurs'
= cry of the church from which the scholars
. whether young or old, should be transplant
ed into the church and become trees ol
: righteousness bearing fruit for the Master
= Every officer and teacher should assist tho
n pastor by excrting their best efforts TO make
" his work successful in winning souls fol
y Christ.
u encouragement from parents Is one of thu
most important features for enabling th'
g Sundays school to retain Its influence upoi
A. the older scholars. Nothing Is stronger
than the force OF example, anu puEcHts WIN
y habitually attend Sunday school them
IS se.ves never have trouble about the absence
d of their children from Sunday. school. ana
n the united attendance VI parents ana chll'
dren in the Sunday school makes ehurcl
strong, vigorous and fruitful.
III The secretary's report shows the result
the most arduous labors, and his eHort
ar during the past year merit the most CRATE
4. full acknow ledgment of our association, a
" will be clearly shown when II Is suDmitte
!" for your consideration.
n. The treasurer's report shows larger gai
ar over any previous year In contributions re
q ceiyed, ana AS each superintendent become
= more careful In seeing that his school CON
'u plies with the plans OF the association, b
at having each scholar give 8 cents and eac
1T officer and teacher give rs cents annually
,e the receipts will become larger and til
v work more aggressive.
a, The special subscriptions during the pa
III year have materially aided our work. Di
is they have not reached the amount needed
Ls and your committee earnestly desires thh
,a the treasureT5 request for special contrl
4. buttons will receive a general response IRON
III all who can comply with 1t ana appreciat
as the Importance of our work.
es- In behalf OF the committee,
d. r. WOLFE, Chairman.
an A very practical suggestion ha
Oh been made for reducing the cost I
's' transportation on the Erie canal. Th
US w, idea is to apply to the traction of tf
20 boats the overhead trolley system no
IA used for street RAILWAYS, on the grouI