The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-10-09
Report OF Sunday School Conven-
ton Held at Rising Sun
Oct. 3rd and 4th.

ton Held at Rising Sun
Oct. 3rd and 4th.
Minutes of the s. S. Convention
Saturday morning. Oct. Bird, 1891
The Cecil County Convention was
called to order by Prof. F. s. Wood
row, after which devotional exercises,
consisting of singing the Alb hymn,
reading the 4th chapter of Prov. and
prayer, we're led by Mr.. Bryan.
A short talk was given by Mr.. Baker
encouraging Sunday School workers.
A motion was made and seconded that
the election Of officers be postponed
until after the address of welcome.
/ The address Of welcome was given by
Rev. j. E. Bryan, pastor OF Rising Sun
church, after which the Pres. appointed
the following nominating committee :
Mr.. w. A. Baker, w. w. Carter and
Nelson Mcdowell. While the appoint.
ments were being made Mr.. Keener Of
Baltimore responded to the address Of
welcome in behalf Of the convention.
The meeting of the nominating COM
mittee resulted in the election Of the
following officers: Rev. j. 4. Bryan,
Pres.;S. F. Woodrow, First Vice. Pres;
James Scarborough, Second Vice.
Pres; Estelle N. Keilholtz. Secty.;
Nelson Mcdowell, Treasurer.
The first topic, The Work, was pre-
sented in an ably written paper by Mr..
Keener Of Baltimore, giving us many
good thoughts if put to practical use
would prove beneficial. After assign
ing delegates to homes the convention
adjourned to meet at 2 p. m.
Minutes of the S. S. Convention
continued. Saturday afternoon 2 o'clk.
This afternoon the convention was
called to order by the Pres. Meeting
opened with prayer by Rev. j. b.
Jones Of Bay View. followed withtsing.
ing. and prayer by Mr.. Keener.
Minutes of morning session read and
ordered recorded as read. A motion
was made by Mr.. McCauley that a
suitable memorial be erected to the
memory of Miss Sarah Wilson, the first
Sunday School teacher in the first
Sunday School organized in Cecil Co.,
and after discuss on by different mem
bers of the convention it was put to
vote and carried, and a committee con-
sisting of Mr.. r. D. McClenahan, Rev.
j. B. Jones and James McCauley was
appointed to bring the matter to some
conclusion. The committee made the
following report, which was read by the
Secty.: The committee to whom was
referred the question of erecting .
memorial to Sarah Wilson beg leave to
report that in their opinion if each of
the different Sunday Schools in the
county will contribute sum equal to
Eve cents per scholar Of said schools, it
will be sufficient to erect a plain
memorial.
1t was proposed by Mr.. Baker that a
copy of this resolution be sent to each
school in the county for their accept
ance and cooperation, but no action
was taken. After discussing the subject
of comfy organization the following
resolution was formed:
i Res0lved: That it is the sense Of this
body that . permanent county oreaniza.
ton should be at once formed, and that
q committee of FIVE members be ap.
pointed to prepare and present to the
convention, at the evening session, q
plan for such an organization.
Il The committee consisting of Rev. j.
b. Jones, Mr.. s. F. Woodrow, Mr.. j.
Seybold, Mr.. Mcdowell and Mrs. G. G.
Caldwell with Mr.. Baker as an advisory
member, was appointed by the conven-
ton. After reports from the differnt
s. S. represented, Mr.. Baker congrat-
ulated the county on the fourishiug
condition of their schools. A request
was read by the Secty. from Chesapeake
City for the prayers Of the convention
on their school, their members being
few.
j The frat topic of the afternoon, "The
Workers. was taken up by our State
Supt.. W. A. Baker, in it much good
advice was given to the teachers pres
emit. Questions were asked by different
members of the convention and an
swered by Mr.. Baker.
In the absence of Mr.. Wood, Rev, ].
B. Jones of Bay View discussed the
second subject, "a Material" after which
several questions were asked and after
being answered Mr.. Milligan, Of Zion,