The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-20
NEWS FROM NEAR HOME.
The Sunday Schools Of Woonsocket
and Vicinity in Session.
INTERESTING ADDRESSES.
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WOONSOCKET.

The first convention of the Sunday
schools of this city and vicinity was held
In the st. James parish house yesterday
afternoon and evening. The following
Sunday schools were represented by the
pastor and superintendent: Woonsocket
Advent, the Rev. Joseph Miett Baxter
Arnold Baptist, the Rev. George w. Rig =
Ter, Joseph j. Huribert;, Congreegationa! =
list, the Rev. j. V. Clancy, Henry .
Greene; Episcopalian, the Rev. w. : J.
Chace, H. f. Simonds; Frieuds, John Me- &
calf, James S. Read; French Methods T.,
the. Rey.. ii, r. Benoit, A. F.; Gunnon 4;
Cooke, Thomas Il. Whitford; Presbyteria n,
V. b. Knox; Universalist, the Re ".
G. j. White, Hon. l.. w. Ballo u
Slatersville-Congre the Rs ~.
William Johnson, Charles 5, Seagra We.
Blackstone-Co Congregational, the Rev. l..
M. Pierce, Calvin q. Lee Free Bapt' st,
the Rev +. w. Porter, III. NJ. Tucl .er
East Blackstone-M Methodist EpiscoI ,al,
the Rev Frank p White s II W6 ite
School, Ezra Whitford. Manville-E pis-
copal the Rev H. Lilienthal, Mr. Han idy
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Episcopal, Il. M.
Esten.
The Rev. Thomas A. Reeves preside d at
the afternoon session, and devotional q sxer-
cises were conducted by John Met calfe
and the Rev. William johnson. The Rev.
w. >. Chase made a neat address OF wei
come to the visiting delegates, and tf 10 fol-
lowing program was then carried out,
the speakers being allowed five m inutes
for the discussion of the topic ass lgned +:
The superintendent, his manner If con
Quoting the school," What he Xpects
from his teacher" His wor for
the school during the week." opened
by Joseph j. Hubert, Thom as H..
Whitford and Henry NJ. Greene.
'The teacher, preparation by privat study,
normal class or teachers meeting The
teacher with his class-Work for h is class
during the week, opened by Proi :. j. w.
V. Rich, Mrs John w. Ellis, Il he Rev.
Frank B. White. " The scholar does he
recite or merely receive, The pr oblem of
the boy" colder Bible students, opened
by Gertrude Il. Arnold, The ] Rev. viii
bOur johnson, the Rev. G. j. VIII ite. The
questions were generally discus sed from
the floor, making an interes ing and
profitable meeting. The Rev. III f.. Cooke
handled the Question Box" and answered
all questions propounded by he differ
ent delegates in an interesting manner
AT the conclusion of the afternt BON session
the out-of-town delegates were Hospitality
entertained in the efreshment hall of the
Brush House.
At the evening session the Hon L. w.
Ballou was expected To presi de but was
unable To be present, and ms ) place was
filled by the Rev. Thomas A. | reeves. De
votional exercises were condr icted by the
Rev. III. Lilienthal and the Rev. T.. w
Porter, and interesting an inspiring
addresses were made by tn q Rev j. V.
Clancy on the subject =" Ho w to Secure
the Cooperation of Parents in the Work
of the Sunday School," and by the Rev.
George w. kigler on the ubject "The
Conversion OF the Young an Aim of Sun
day School Work"
Both addresses were eloq' aent and held
the close attention of an I audience com
pletely filling the Parish H' ,use.
An alarm of fire was rum from Box II
at III O'Clock last evening and n prompt
response by the fire departI nent discovered
smoke issuing from a siX-b ,nement block
owned by Thomas Fox, IN River street
The inmates were aroused and with diff
Guilty escaped from the SIN Dke some being
unable to don their clotl ies The flames
We're soon eXtinguished, md the damage
will not exceed $500, cove red by insurance
in the John Hancock Insl france Company.
The fire started i'm the eel lar basement and
burned through To Eox's saloon, which is
on the first floor of the b tock.
Prof Frank +. kettl ETY., instructor of
music in the public scho OILS, will produce
the cantata, 1.-The Floy yer Queen" next
Friday evening in the opera house. A
chorus of sixty voices Il om the grammar
schools will assist in tn, performance