New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-11
Gifted DENoMINATIoNALIsM.


Nearly 1000 Sunday school members assembled IN
the spacious Tompdns Avenue congregational .""oA
" . 90 ~ m Yesterday 10 attend the thirty fifth an
ral convention of the New York State SUNDAY schooi
Association over 900 delegates from all parOS "a
the state were present
The Executive Committee held a meeting III the
morning The members present were f. ". Ha"io''
H. W. Mckee and W. VI. Cartwright OF piooA'I'
II r. Silliman Cohoes J. ;. Hosford, hihueIl'ooA'
William smith, Kingston; Charles H. BUTTON ,'',
e F. Kinrsbury schenectady; Joseph L. NceN' p'i
SION spa: the Rev ". ID. Marsh Malone Dr. W. a.
Duncan syracuse; ;. Alfred Seeley spencer lhoiaS
Dran,fcld Rochester; ). w. Treat "eeosporO' u IL
Woodworth buffalo; r. 5. Hubbard, Fredohia' W. H.
Mcconnell Warsaw and Timothy Hough, syracuse
Dr Duncan presided. Many delegates arrived III
.ho oourse ~ the dav and provided with enter
taInment bv a committee OF which Pho W. Scoheld
was chairman The parish house OF the church was
set aside for committees ana the accommodation VI
delegates branch postofhce was established III
tho library The seats were well filled when the
nov n G. Farrar. of Albany, president of the last
convention called the delegates to order and acted
- ,smnorary chairman. John II. Morris. OF Brook
,vn was temporary secretary. After reading OF the
scriptures by President Farrar prayer was made by
the venerable Dr. Edward Beecher. Reports from all
the counties Of the state called for in alphabetical
order A gratifying condition reported from
nearly all.
John Il. Morris secretary Of the Kings County as
ISOLATION, in his report said
Tho Brooklyn sunday school Union. in securing the
of the Rev. Dr. Meredith and other clergy men
TO give exposition Of the lesson each week. has
done wise thing. of which there l. an abundance OF
proof in the large attendance and amount OF interest
which characterized all these meetings Not only mas
the attendance been large from our city, but hndreSs
from outside the city have availed themselves Oh me
sometimes over 1000 being present. Another in
Urinary class conducted by Mrs. Ostrader and the
primary class institute held once a year. During
the last year many new cdifCes have been erected
and our schoorooms today have every facility for
keeping the young men in our sabbatl Schools Nc
regret that there is dcarth of male teachers Ill tc
The following schools in Brooklyn have over 1000
pupils: Greenwood Baptist, l'06o Marcy A 'ri
baptist, LIB: Park Avenue branch OF IomphnS
Avenue Congre gatlonal. 1871 Tomphns Avenue Con
CATION go; Central Congregational school l'ooo,
fushwick Avenue Methodist Episcopal l,o26 Hanson
Methodist Episcopal l,1s2; Tmoop Avenue Presoy-
terrain. 1910: Throop Avenue Mission 2@1 BrocG
i sog LAFAYETTE Avenue Presbyterian three schools.
1854 Plymouth three schools. 2,6o3 total l0"''
one hundred and seventy schools report o0' con
versions or combinations; Isl schools report con
,ribntlons O. S97 1875 o.. There are in the county
oe4 Protestant schools. with 1890 teachers oo0o
pupils between the ages Of five ana tWcntyohe; anu
are forty six Roman Catholic Schools WIN ofVoo
attendants ......, -. >,or. >.or,, CITY The
first address was made by the Rev DR.. II H. ctehbns
OF Rochester. who spoke of the work OF the NOnGn
In ony seventeen cornt's OF the state. lhGic WA WA
much need 81 ,cCrltcd Cunpnon, nc Sald aIlo
he wanted dcnoninatonahsm "crlclhed BEYOND an,
hone of resurrection" The Committee or permanent
organization was constituted Of ,,harles lialSey
Moore. Of Plattsburg {. c. shelley, BROOKLYN
f. r. Hoyt. New York. Charles II. Burton, Nbany
o. j. Harmon Oswcgo: :. Alfred sceley. spencer :
: W Treat weeds port. and r. :. Hubbard. Geneva
Dr. John Hall. who had supposed he was TO speak
In the n,OnnE and went Ia the church for mat pur
poe. was unable 10 present in the afternoon; A..
The permanent organization was effected by inc
election Of the following officers AT the evcnlng
session: President. c. X Woodwork Of Buffalo;
Y GO presidents W. d. Porter. L. RemSen. jr. NJ b.
sglman. !. L. Need the Rev W. 5. Rice P. G. Peter
son Emmett Brown. and W X. TarboX: secretaries
+. f. Ferris. u. c. Hover. the Rev E. W skinInger
Frank Kirby. g. r. Kellogg, G. II. Beardsley. VI. 5
Howell ard the Rev. P. 6. Cook; financial secretary.
e. J. Michellar railroad secretary, G. Atchlson. re-
cording secretary. John Il. Morris.
The Rev. DR.. II. r. Meredith made an address. vel
coming the convention to Brooklyn and to his church.
The report of the state Executive Committee upon
the work OF the year made by DR.. ". a. Duncan.
Addresses were made by Drs. John Hall and r. $.
Macarthur upon The Tool. Gods Word" the former
considering ~'rhe Old Testament Enfoldine the New
Testament, and the latter The New Testament I'm
folding the Old Testament" The convention will
resume It's sessions at a. m. to-day, Drs. Storrs.
Humpstone Vail, Gumbart, and Schawffier will be
among the speakers.