The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-09-19
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION

At Mountain Lake Park on Friday
Saturday and Sunday.
The Garrett County Sunday School
Union met in annual convention at
Mountain Lake Park on Friday
night, Sept. II and closed on the fol-
lowing Sunday night. Notwith.
standing the fact that the weather
Was almost continually inclement,
the convention WIS Il success and
made impressions tuat cannot fail to
be felt throughout the county.
FIRST SESSION.
The convention was called TO order
by the President of the county union,
Mr.. w. d. Hoye.
DEVOTIONAL exercises were con.
ducted by Vice President J. A. Ed
low. Address of welcome by Miss
Jennie Smith was responded to by
Rev. Geo. H. Mock.
Report of President w. d. Hoye
w do itdNI anu was dN IOllUWS
Mt. LAKE PARK. Sept. 18th. 1890.
Dear FeitOW Workers: - Another
year has passed and we are met in
COnyention. through the blessing of
our Divine Father, to discuss ques-
tons vital TO the interest of our
work, and, hope, to cOnsncrate our
selves anew to our great mission as
instructors and spiritual guides to
the little children, whom Christ
loves with all the tenderness of His
great heart, and concerning whom
he has given 10 us the commission,
"Feed my Lambs"
During the past year I have been
hanored in being president of the
Garrett County S, S. Union. l as
sumed the duties OF the office with a
sense of unworthiness and inefficien.
C, but have made some effort. by
G mi's help. to discharge the duties
O. the position acceptably to Him
and to those who by their votes put
the responsibility upon my shout.
derS.
NV. it is proper to give a brief
review of the work of the year. 1t is
pleasant to state that there has been
marked improvement throughout the
county on all Sunday School lines.
The statistics, which. it is believed,
are full and correct. show that we
have in the county, 81 schools, $50
teachers and officers, 1852 scholars,
aud Il total of 4.l4S members ; aver
aye attendance, 2,765. and nutnUer
between 3 nd q years who are out
of Sunday Schools, 2,ill. This, per-
hapS, considering our mountainous
country and obstruction of trayel, is
as good showing prOp0rtionate to
population as any county in the
State. But there are still, strange
AS it may appear, 2,1l1 children yet
outside the pale of the Sunday School
MANY of these are deprived of the
privilege by reason of remoteness
from any school. 1t is the object, !
believe, of this Union to carry the
blessing of Bible instruction to every
child, and to so organize our christian
forces that every home will be visited
and efforts made to impress them
with sense of paternal obligation.
AS an association, 1Ce mean U0rk,
Not as much was done the first year
as might he desired, but it is hoped
that such inspiration will be received
during the present convention as
shall send each of us to more dill,
gent service, so that the coming year
shall be one of great results for God
aud for the homes and churches OF
Garrett County.
During the year there have been
held two district conventions, both
of which were well attended, and
made god impressions on the pub.
Ii. Initatory steps are being taken
toward holding a number of other
conventions before the season passes.
other meetings have been held in the
interest of Sunday Schools. Several
of the secretaries Cf the districts have
been very active, notably Brother A,
F. George, who is visiting and en-
couraging all the schools of his dis
trict No. ~. Brother Edwin Miller
has also been active, and has made
sacrifices for the good of his district
(No. 81. Brother Z. j. Otto, of Dist.
No. 3, also sends encouraging re-
ports, and we feel assured by faithful
ness in the past that Brother George
E. Bi5hoff, of Dist. No. 6, is doing a
gran work, and we haye no reason
to doubt that all the other secretar-
les OF Nos. 2, 4, 5, 8. 10, and ii are
doing good work, and AS Dist. No Z,
where we are now assembled, we
have but to reflect, from our own