The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-26
sEDG WICK COUNTY SUNDAY sRooL CON-
VFNTION.

S. Nellis, C. w Nackenboch.
College Hill Sunday schOol-D J. Chat
field
Harry street Olivet Congregations
: Sunday school-R. L. Marsh, c. +. Goforth
} d. r. Owens
| Perkins Sunday school, city-W. W
; futile, A p. Houston.
: First Baptist Sunday school, city. Y
: Montague,
, Spring Creek Union Sunday school-G
! T. Wilkie.
; First Methodist Sunday school. city
} Matte Jones. Mrs. II. w. Abbott. c. f
Coffin, P. A. Rohrbaugh, W. E. Stanley.
i East Central avenue Sunday SCHOOL,
f. Minnick.
L o. L. Sunday school, city-H. E
letter
The business of the convention became
! too cumbersome to be transacted without
additional force at the secretary's desk
and Rev. j. A Lawrence was elected as
sistant secretary.
Rev. j. A. Bright being present, at the
request of the convention, explained the
difference between the work OF
the State Sabbath school associa-
ton and the American Sabbath
union; he said that all funds raised by the
Sabbath schools of this county for the
Sedgwick County Sunday School assOcia-
ton are used for the purpose of building
up and organizing Sabbath schools in this
state He spoke of the unOrganized con-
ditiOn of Sabbath school work being large
ly due to the absence OF Rev. Mr.. Arm
strong. who was actively engaged in work
ing throughout the county last year. but
absent this year. The convention recon-
mends that every school in the county
elect one or more delegates, and impress
upon such delegates the necessity of at
/ tending the convention to be held at En-
! poria, Kan, the 18th day of May, next.
The county executive committee was in
| structed to apportion among the several
/ schools of the county the amount assessed
against Sedgwick county for the state
work, and to notify each school of the
amount assessed to them.
/ Rev. w ;. Seabrook opened the discus
| sion of the question, Difficulties and how
| to Meet Them" He spoke earnestly. The
/ discussion was participated in by Brothers
! Little, Hore, Dobbin, Sister Keys and
/ others.
.
cussed how to make township conventions
beneficial. From what he had to say it
was apparent that these township conven-
tions are capable of doing great good in
string up enthusiasm in the work and
Strengthening the workers.
The afternoon session was opened by
Bro. 5. l.. Shane, who conducted the de-
vOtional exercises. Bro. De Croft, the
superintendent of the Rocky Mountain
district of the American Sunday School
union, spoke on local mission work. He
said there was no command in the Bible
to people to go and get the Bible but those
who have the Bible are commanded to go
and take the Bible to others. That we
should work at home and not want TO go
away into foreign fields while the fields at
home are ready for the harvests. He gave
a review of Sedgwick county work.
Rev. r. l.. March gave general idea of
how to conduct Sunday school teachers
meeting. We ought TO have a con-
nected idea of Biblical history to
understand why all the evangelists
did state all the things they knew
but that all the writings of the several
gospel writer's taken together gives a his
several dat sin their chronological order
would get an idea of the character and
of the people who lived in the days of
Christ, the immediate purpose is to get
Bible knowledge The meeting should be
led by the best informed person in the
school and he must hold his meeting in
hand. A successful teachers meeting in
sures a successful Sunday school.
DIR, Grof-The teachers meeting is not
the place to study the Bible but to learn
how to teach to exchange ideas.
w. f. Stanley-Every teacher should
have a good teachers Bible and regular
time to study. Net at the teachers meet
ing; should use every help at hand.
Rev J. A Bright introduced Geo. r.
Bourne, of Hutchinson, chairman of state
committee. He said the president of a
county convention should not be a pastor
3 o'clock for the discussion of important
or superintendent of Sunday school.
He should have horse and buggy.
These county workers are few; they
don't grow on bushes; they are
made by the Father They should go out
into the townships and visit the Sabbath
school every Sunday. Choose your men
program with you and you will fill every
body full of life and zeal. They will all
be happy and if this Is done the next year
this church will not hold your convention.
The question box was then opened and
the remainder of the afternoon session was
spent in answering the questions asked by
persons desiring information on matters |
of interest in handling Sabbath school
work. and in the selection of officers for
the coming year. The committee on NOM
nations presented the following report:
For president, James Allison; vice presi- |
dent, Mrs Lydia Shepherd; secretary, j. |
c. Seton, treasurer w. A. Wight.
Executive cOmmittee-A w. Sickner, |
f. ID. Shrears, Lydia Shepherd, Wichita; !
II. c. Warner of gainesville.
Report was adopted.
The treasurer reported collected at this |
$3.50; expended, 500; balance 1
on hand, $500.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr. South, of the First Baptist church, /
the devotional exercises. The !
question drawer occupied the evening ses-
SION and was conducted by Rev NJ Bright
The following resolutions were reported
by the committee on resolutions and
adopted:
Whereas, We recognize in the Sabbath
school one Of the most efficient agencies Of
the church FOR doing good,
Resolved, That we, the Sunday school
workers Of Sedgwick county. in convention
assembled. gratefully acknowledge the
goodness Of our Heavenly Father in grant
ng the measure Of success attained during
the past year as reported by delegates at
The opening OF our session.
Resolved. That we here and now in the
lr.asarna Of God and Of III. nr--r.--a- ton |