The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-10-30
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The sefni-annual meeting Of the
Co. 3. :. Associations wa held In
the Congregational church, NJ
BFUokville, Kans., Oct. - and g
| President Hillman called the con-
vention 10 order st p. m. Wednes-
day evening and led the devotional
exercises.
An earnest welcome was extended
To the delegates by the pastor Of the
entertaining school, Rev. 8. Wood.
Responses were made by the presl-
| dent, DIR. Bishop, =. George, II.
Seely, ]. NJ. Brubaker and others.
The topic, Hos best to overcome
the indifference OF parents to Sunday
School work was opened by DIR.
Bishop who made several sugges-
tons. He was followed by Rev. >.
Wood.
Thursday morning the subject
Sunday School Quackery" elected
lively discussion. All felt the
need Of more genuine work all
through the efforts made in Sunday
school work. Prof. +. j. Roliman
read an interesting paper on "Art Of
QurstIouing." CD. Lockwood and
others alec made good suggestions.
SUNDAY School Music was well
discussed. Several ladies were
among the speakers on this subject.
All agferd the Music was q very
important part Of the Sunday school,
aud much regretted that the leader
appointed for the subject was unable
to he there.
Al the afternoon session New
Cambria was unanimously elected
a. the next place Of meeting.
The following resolution was in
trodueed by Rev. VIM. Foulkes and
unanimously carried.
ResOired, That the Saline County
Sabbath School Convention 1t iis
meeting held In BrOokville, Kans.
Oct. p, $50, urgently requests the
Board Of Managers Of the Columbian
Fair, To lie held In ChiesgO, la lS93,
to keep said fair strictly closed on
the Sabbath.
DIR. VIM. Bishop, Rev. 4. w.
Maggart and Henry Kanagy Of New
Cambria. we're elected as program
committee for the next convention.
The topic Training OF sunday
School Teachers was introduced
by Rev. EOulkes with q very able
talk. He named IS means of train
ing. Normal Classes, . Practice
Bible class and = teachers class Tor
meetIngS). Other speakers also
emphasized the teachers meeting
and normal work. Rev. r. B. l..
Elder also suggested the sunday
school assembly.
pav : Semen. s,,oka m, ukIo-,
to interest and retain the Older
The suggestions made by L. ID.
Several others spoke earnestly on |
the subject.
The children's meeting NJ y. m,
was addressed by Rev. r. X. l..
Elder, who illustrated his talk with |
maps aud pictures Of the Holy Land.
The query box WAS conducted by /
DT. Bishop.
In the evening an address was
delivered by Rev. :. Wood, on
Jhild Religion" which was follow
ed 10y symposium on Preaching To
{ hildTen" led by DIR. Bishop.
The following resolution was
adopted by the delegates.
h. sDi,'H, That We, the members
nf the Saline County sunday School
Convention desire To place on record
our appreciation of the kind and /
generous hospitality extended to Us
by the citizens of BTOOkyille, during
our sessions and we hereby express
oar conviction that the success tina {
has attended our work here and the
good results that may follow our
are due TO the admit.
sble arrangements made by the con-
for our comfort: and we In
woke the blessing Of God upon all
the houe- nf this place.
The following resolution WAS also
presented and adopted 10y = rising
vote
Owing to- the recent L. ; court
decision rendered by Judges Phillips
aud Foster, and TO the fact that IL
has imPerillest the pTOhihitoTy laws
1i our state. and opened our gates to
the influence and corruption Of
other states through the establish
ment VI original package houses, be
IL resolved, that we the sunday
school teachers OF Saline county in
assembled, depTeeate
the action of the above named court,
place ourselves in opposition tO all
Efforts, by whnmsoever made, to
our prOhibilOry laws, and
il IL the sense Of this body, that the
state legislature at Its earliest con-
renienCe should re-enaet the law
hat has been niSde null and void.
All Of which il respectfully sub
nittcd by the committee on resOlu-
ions. = l. SENANs,
GHAs ID. LOCKWOOD,
MARY \. MORRISON.
Delegates were present from
Salina, New Cambria. Bridgeport,
gypsum, Bavaria, Glendale and
,theT schools In the county, and all
eli that a good meeting had been
enjoyed.
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