Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-07-03
AN INTERESTING SESSION
The Sunday School Convention
at Wesley Chapel Largely
Attended.

az osiey CnapeI Largely
Attended.
The sixth annual Sunday School
convention of Prairie township was
held at Wesley Chapel Saturday
and Sunday with DR.. Mitchell in
the chair and MI. Z. w. Harding,
of this city, secretary. A large
representation was present not
w~ithstanding the warm weather
and the meeting was one of profit
and pleasure. The sessions were
full of interest and q great deal of
business was transacted. The
essays all first-class.
President Mitchell gave an in
troductory address, setting forth
the object of the association and its
workings, and IN connection with
this the duties Of its officers,
teachers, pupils and parents to
their children and their relation 10
etfectual Sunday School work. He
suggested that the map of the Holy
Land be used in connection with
the study of lessons as it served to
fix more firmly in the minds of the
pupil the lesson to be taught.
The election of officers for the
ensuing year resulted as follows:
President, DIR. D. F. Mitchell;
vice-president, J. L. Carnes, OF
Worcester; secretary, Clayton
Brooks; executive committee. J.
O. D~eLaporte, Jno. Beal, E. r.
Coatsworth.
e.. w. Hoffman delivered an
address on the subject, "Forty
years experience in Sunday School
work" He said he began his
early work under embarrassing
circumstances in the State of Mary
land, and had "a years of expert
ence in the State of Missouri
which was attendei with many
difficulties. He thought 1t neces-
sary for parents to work with their
children In the Sunday School
work, as their work is necessary
for the upbuilding of society and
Sunday Schools.
The president made a neat lie.
Spouse to Mr.. Hoffman's address,
after which adjournment was taken
for dinner, which vas served by
ladies of Wesley Chapel and neigh
borhood in a way that did credit te
the occasion and spoke volumes in
their praise. At l o'clock the con.
vention re-assenbled and President
Mitchell read a communication
from the Missouri State Sunday
School Association, setting forth
that the importance of Bible in.
structions in developing the char
acters that are to leave their i'm
8 preston upon the future Of on
State need no argument. Thu
incentive to greater earnest
ness in this work is furnished b.
, the fact that over hall a million O
the children and youth of tn
State of school age, are not nov
i under the influences of our Sab
bath Schools. Seventy of the II
counties of Missouri are now OF
ganized. Audrain county is in tn
second division and has 7,1S4 chi
dren of school age; 50 Sunda
Schools, 1875 officers and teacher
y and 5,479 scholars enrolled; Is
united with the church from th
Sunday School. There are 1,7C
outside all Sunday Schools and a
increase of 1875.
DR.. Hutchinson, of Rails county
delivered a we'll worded and inte,
est1ng address on "The Bible til
. Word of God-Proofby Prophesy,
- which was listened to attentivel
and we'll received. Addresses wei
70 also delivered by E. L.. Jefer
subject, "How to Teach an Intal
II Glass;" and Rev. Roe, of Perry, G
"Correlation of the Bible to Chi
Nature" Both papers claimed a
tentiOn.
II The following named Sunda
he Schools made report before tt
le convention: Wesley Chapel, La
i: donia M. E. Church, Rock Hi
Laddonia Christian Church ar
Oak Grove. Several short speech
were made by volunteers on s'BeI
"a eft Derived from the Sunds
School," among them P. W. Har
ing, DR.. Mitchell, Rev. Jeffers, D
he Hutchinson and others.
rs The choir rendered beautif
y. selections throughout the conve
ton, which added much to the i
'n terest of the occasion.