Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-14
.SUNDAY-SCHOOLS.
The Teachers Meet in Annual
Convention.
There was Fair Representation Last
Night, but it will be Fuller To-Day.
The Probable Work of the Convention-Msy
Make the Sessions Triennial-Ihe
Work in Fort Worth.

The fifteenth annual convention of
the State Sunday School Teachers asso-
citation opened at the Cumberland Pres
byteriau church last night at $3.50.
The duties that were performed were
perfunctory, and the real work Of the
convention begins this morning
at $50 o o'clock. A great many of the
delegates had not arrived on account of
delayed trains, and delegates from sew
eral districts reported that more would
start to-day.
Col. John NJ. Mccoy of Dallas, vice
president of the executive committee, on
account of the absence Of the president,
e. L. Dennis Of Houston, opened the
convention with q brief address.
w. d. Gill was elected temporary SEQ
rotary.
Mr.. N. B. Moore, as q citizen of Fort
Worth, arose and said that he welcomed
the delegates TO the city, which was sec
ond to none in extending fraternal
hand and welcoming religious gather
ings. There was nothing so
important, he said, than that
Fort Worth should extend the
broad hand of hospitality, actuated DO
spirit of humanity. We welcome such
gatherings, not only her material well
fare, but her educational and spiritual
were at stake, and these go hand in
hand. He said that the cnild of this
generation was the pillar of the church
and of government to be peIpetuated in
the next, "and in the name of the city
of Fort Worth, will say that we want
your ideas, to be able to transmit them
nhf
end so devoutly wished for. -
DR.. Nall, in the name of the Sunday
schools of Fort Worth, said that he well
coined the convention TO our churches, to
our community and to our homes, and in
behalf of the children, not here assem-
bled, but who are interested in the cause
of Christ, he reiterated the welcome.
MIR. J. C. Scott, who is so zealously
working for the entertainment OF the
delegates, was called upon to speak for
the Tarrant county Sunday-school $3.50
citation. His welcome was warm,
and his words were eloquent of
the work of the association,
which dated its inception three years
back in q different building, but on the
very ground on which they then stood.
He gave short sketch of the history of
the local association, and said that
record of twenty two Sunday schools was
what he had to shoz.
1.-THE spirit implanted in the children's
work of that organization has in
creased &" said he, ''but 1 think the
spirit of the Redeemer is manifested in
ALL The pastors of our city have no
rivalry between them but laudsble en-
emul-tion actuates them in their efforts,
and 1 can say that the number
which has joined the churches from
the Sunday schools has been
encouraging. He said that although
the churches have local church govern
ment peculiar to themselves, still there
were no lines which controlled the young
convert when the start was made from
the Sunday school to the church. fBut
still 1 might say in the words of
Christ that the harvest is here and the
lsborers are few, and we want your val
liable words to aid us in this work. Tell
us of our faults, and you will do this by
telling us better way IN which to do
these things. When a delegate goes
$50 miles he has purpose
and we want you to make known that
purpose to us. -
Responses from the different sections
of the state were then made.
W. H. Gill of Sherman responded for
okee county for Eastern Texas,
c. W. Jones of Nachogdoches
for Southern Texas, and J. W. Ramp-
ton Of Abilene did the honors for West
ern Texas.
The responses were brief, but each
showed an encouraging increase of the
Christian work among the young folks in
their section, which went TO show. that
Texas was keeping its moral pace in'step
with the material progress.
DR.. Nall dismissed the convention with
o benediction.
NOTES OF THE CONVENTION.
On account of the number of strangers,
including the Baptists and the Prohi-
bitionists, J.. C. Scott. chairman of the
COMMITTEES on arrangements, was a busy
man yeeterday providing for the enter
tainment of ,theldelegates to the Sunday
school convention.
Quite a samber,aof visiting workers
connected with re International Sum
day-School ASSOCIATION will be in attend
aace at the coryention sRIid it is thought
much viii be prohted thereby from their
large experience in work of this kind
1t was announced 81 the slosIug session
yesterday afternoon of the Baptists5eon-
vention that the State Sunday School as
ISOLATION would be in session rs sKsek,
and the attendance of those delegates
who contemplated staying over was So
lieited. II is probable that the invita-
ton shall be ACTED upon by several.
Not including the colored schools there
are about 2200 children In attendance in
this city in the different sunday schools.
Hslf of this number is over
and under the scholastic ages.
There arr about 1000 white children
within the scholastic age, making about