Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-08
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS.
The Audrain County Sunday
School Convention in
Session,

School Convention in
Session.
The Audrain County Sunday
School Convention convened Mon
day evening at Z o'clock in theLiber-
ty Street M. E. Church, of this city.
After few Introductory remarks
by the President, H. K. Hinde, and
song and praise service, J. II.
Parsons, State Sunday School
Agent, was introduced and made
an excellent address on "Inter-
national and State Sunday School
Association; Their Object" Mr..
Parsons spoke feelingly upon this
subject and at some length, and
urged the necessity of working ia
unity and harmony. Several i'm
portant speeches were made after
the close of Mr. Parsons address,
one of which was made by j. V.
Williams. Mr.. Williams is moth
ing if not Sunday School worker.
and seemed at his very best last
night. There are very few subjects
that Mr.. Williams can discuss bet
ter than tie Sunday Schools of
this country, always taking a pride
i'll such work. He confined him
sell strictly to Sunday School work
and more especially to Internation-
al work. He gave a complete re
sumo of the Pittsburg convention,
held at Pittsburg. Pa last fall
Mr.. Williams was followed by J n
Basket, one of the delegates to the
above convention. Mr.. Baskett il
an eloquent, original. fluent talk-r
and takes deep interest in the
Sunday School work of the coun-
try. The meeting was a highly
successful one last night and show
ed the earnestness with which
workers were taking in the matter.
TUESDAYS MEETING.
The attendance at last Tuesdays
session was even larger tnan that
of Monday night. The meeting is
one of much interest to Sunday
School workers and much good Is
being accomplished. After song
and praise service, the time was
devoted to hearing the reports OF
the Superlntendents and Sunday
School workers up to 10 O'Clock,
when the appointment of commit
tees and miscellaneous matter
came up for general discussion.
The address by Rev. A. A. Wal
lace, "Are the Sunday Schools of
To day Accomplishing the Object
for Winch They Were Organized?
If not, Why not?" was one of the
best during the entire session
Rev. Wallace always commands
the best attention from his hearers
and in this he did not detract III
the least.
elbow to Prepare and How to
Teach the Lesson" by Rev. A. E.
Rogers, was a splendid address
and was well received by his listen
ers. Rev. Rodgers is one of the
very best Sunday School workers
and is always enthusiastic in the
work.
The essay by Miss Wade was an
excellent production and elected
many praiseworthy comments from
the vast audience.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Rev. J. A. Mumpower gave all
address on "The Relation oi
Church and Sunday School to
Each Other" showing that perfect
harmony must prevail within OF
success cannot be assured without
Rev. Mumpower is one of the best
posted men in this community on
the subject assigned him and nc
more suitable selection could have
been made.
TUESDAYS SESSION.
There was a good sized audience al
the Liberty Street NJ. Z. Church Tues
day night at the closing session of the
Sunday School Convention. The ad
dress by Rev. o. s. Middleton, "HoN
to Interest Parents and Church Mem
hers in Sunday School Work." wa:
one of the very best addresses made
during the whole meeting.
After several short addresses b,
members interested In Sunday Schoo
matter, the following officers wer.
elected for the county: President, II
X. Hinde; Secretary, in. Cross; Treas
urer, J. n. Basket.
Executive Committee. V. vii
liams. Jas. Pasqueth, ]. II. Lawler, ]
F. Griffee, DR.. Watts, DIR. Reed, DIR
Rothwell, Eugene Jones, S. w. Down
ing, Samuel Patterson, r. II. Brown
Jr., ]. II. Ware.
The following resolutions wer'
adopted:
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT To DIR. W. V
WALKER.
WHEREAS, An AIlwise Father ha
seen fit in His providence to remov'
from our midst our fellow-worker AIT
brother, DIR. W.V.Walker, therefore b
it
Resolued, By the Audrain Count.
Sunday School Association in conEen
ton assembled at Mexico the sixth da.
of January, 1891.
First, That in the death of Dr. Wal
ker, this organization has lost an eff
Gent officer; the Sunday School cans
in Audrain county most earnest an,
efficient woi ker; the cause of Christi
anity a most Jealous advocate aud ex
| emplar; his church most faithful an
davafed rne,uhs the community a