, 1890-06-26
THE $. s. CONVENTION
The First Day OF tho Spokane
County Sunday School Con-
vention
Hold at the Congregational TEN
porary Temple on WASH
ington Street.

County Sunday Schools was held at the
Congregational temporary temple at 2
o clock Tuesday.
The devotional exercises were led By
Rev. ID. Writ, Of Medical Lake.
Mr.. A. @. Ansell presided at tho con
ycntion.
At 1880 an organization was effected
as follows; Professor q. ]. Brown, vice
president, and MIR. Il. l.. Edmiston, as
sistant secretary.
Necessary committees wero then sp-
pointed.
The hrs, topic 'IIow to Make the
opened by Rev. i. q. Watson in an
able and logical manner, and was iol-
lowed by Rev. V. Z. Evers In an inter
osting and practical paper. Several
others also participated in the discus
sion.
A paper on New Departures In Sun.
day School Work, prepared by Row. A.
q. Wilson, was read by Professor Brown.
The paper was comprehensive and sug-
gestiye and ellcted considerable profit
able discussion.
Primary Glass Methods" was treated
by Mrs. Gilkic, OF Medical Lake. in
which she rchcarsed her experience In
manner that was helpful. Many
profitable suggestions were made by
others.
The evening session was opened by
Rev. r.. q. U. Groat, ofSprague.
Mr.. Davis, a member Of the Washing
ton Home Missionory Band, from Yale
Theological Seminary, was introduced to
the audience and made very interesting
remarks regarding the formation and
purpose of the band.
Tho subject THE Sunday School
and tho Church" was presented by Mr..
+. +. Coblcgh, pastor Of Pullman Congre-
gational church, In paper full OF
thought and suggestions.
Tho next topic Tho Sunday. .school
and the Home ~ was treated by Rev. q.
w. Ross, Of the Christian church, In q
paper evldencing much thought and
thorough understanding OF tho theme.
The remarks following were practical
and inspiring.
The second day and closing session Of
the annual conven ton Of the Spokane
county Sunday schools was held In the
Congregational temporary tompls dur
ing part Of the morning, afternoon and
evening of yesterday.
THE hoRsisG SESSION.
The morning session convened at $3.50
o'clock, with President A. q. Ansell
leading tho devotional exercises.
Rev. n. Z. Fotter, Of the North Side
Baptist church, opened the exercises In
an earnest manner on How 10 Make
Successful Teachers Meeting" recon-
mending in his address the use OF COM
mon sense, character, culture and love
Of the Master in their teaching.
Rev. May q. Jones then impressed
the necessity Of spirituality on tho part
Of superintendents and officers OF Sun.
day schools, by reading paper on
THE Development OF the spiritual In
terest In the Sunday school work"
She was followed by Rev. J. Edwards,
who read paper on "How TO keep the
boys In the Sunday school" and also
Rev @. y. Chase, OF Cheney, and ID.
Writ, OF Medical Lake, who made short
speeches on the same subject.
Tho morning session then adjourned
until the afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention met At . clock, with
devotional exercises led by Mrs. n. r..
Cobleigh, OF Pullman
Professor c. ]. Brown as presiding Of
ficer then called for reports from sun
day schools.
Eighteen Sunday schools were heard
FROM, which took up one hour with
verbal reports.
Rev. II. W. Stratton, then presented a
paper on "The proper MANAGEMENT Of
the successful Sunday school, which
was full of useful ideas and suggestions,
giving good advice to the workers In this
noble work. The paper was heartily
indorsed by all present, and gave rise to
additional remarks on the subject from
tho president
This was followed by the report OF the
committee on publication OF addresses
and papers by Rev. n. C.. Fetter, who
stated that the committee which had
been vested with authority TO decide
relative to the publication OF papers nd-
dresses, etc, had unan nanimously.rcsolved:
First--That no papers or remarks be
printed in the minutes.
Second-That the secretary be In
structed to present the newspapers with
such papers and notes of speeches rs
may be handed into the secretary,
these papers TO be used by the respective
editors ms they may see TT.
Third-That the chair appoint n COM
mitteo to mature a plan II possible by
which valuable addresses and discus
sions Of this next convention may be Sc
cure for publication, and that money be
raised to defray the extra expenses Ia.
cured. Signed; \. q. FETTER,
I. q. WATSON,
G. u. lDE.
JOHN JOHNSON,
MRS. GILkIE.
Rev. May c. Jones was then called to
address the meeting on The early con-
version OF children and the Sunday
schools as the hone Ofthe church.
Rev. I. Edwards offered the following
resolution:
That this convention select q COM
mitiee of three to ascertain whether the
time has come TO attempt the organiza-
tlon of district Sunday school eonyen-
tion, taking in as many OF the adjoln.
\ Idaho, as possible. After this motion
was carried the following committee was
elected and empowered TO take the
matter under adysement; Rev. 4. q.
Watson, j. Edwards and Mrs. y. +.
Cobleigh.
The committee on resolutions was
then called upon 20 report. A vote oi
thanks was rendered the executive com
mittee tor their earnest effort In ar
ranging and managing the affairs Of this
convention. A vote OF thanks wss also
rendered to the pastor and members OF
the Congre gational ch urnh for the use OF
their hall throughout tho various SEES
sions
After this motion was carried the in
vitation of -he First presby terian church
to hold the next annual convention In
their church was voted and carried The
executive committee was then elected to
complete ali arrangements for the next
convention. which will meet in October,
as follows: Rev. 4. g. Watson, Mrs.
Holman and Rev. q. w. Ross.
A committee to provide for the .publi-
cation of papers and addresses for the
next convention was elect ted as follows:
Mrs. A. q. Ansell, Rev. May Q. Jones
and Rev. II. W. Stratton.
This was followed by the election OF .