The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-11-29
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Teachers of the County In Session nt tho
First rrssby yteriaH Church.


Teachers of the County In Session nt tho
First Presbyterian Church.
The sixth session OF tho Lewis and Clarke
County Sunday School convention met yea
terday morning ut $3.50 In tho presby yterian
church. hftcr prayer and praise service
held by Rev. Il. M. Ellis, Il very interesting
add esa OF welcome was made by Rev. r. "
Moore, III which he gave cordial and
friendly freedom Of the church TO tho rep
Tescntatiyes OF the schools of the county.
The hddrGAB also contained some useful and
Interesting statistics with reference TO tho
percentage OF tho children attending sun
day school in the county. II showed that
nearly all of the children enrolled in the
pubic schools were found III the Sunday
schools. The address was responded to in
m able manner by Rev. II. M Ellis.
In the absencc of John Baker, the presi-
dent OF the organization, Rev. Il. w. Pool.
chairman Of tho executive committee. WAS
CHOSEN chairman Of the meeting. The ex-
ecutiye committee made q report which
showed that an effort has been made to Be-
cure information from the several Sunday
schools In the county setting forth the i'm
portance OF different plans being made and
thoroughly disseminated among the sun
day school workers in the county ut the
next senii-annual convention.
j. w. DaCamD. of the programme com
mlttee, made report which Was adopted,
and the chairman appointed an entertain
ment and reception committee consisting
OF j.. W. DeCamp j. w. Wade and Miss II.
Aldiich.
Ihe afternoon gervice was called to order
by Rev. Il, w. Pool. After song asryiee
led BY Rev. IL. s. Taft, of Matysvine, Mrs.
j. NJ. Woodbridge took the chair, and tbs
convention procee ded TO organization. This
chair appointed Rev. w. s. Bell, Rev. Il. V.
Eoh
mittse on resolutions and nominations of
officers to fill vacancies
Az 3:l5 the discussion was opened by Rev.
W. >. Bell, VINO gave an interesting outline
OF the methods and aims brought out by
the use of blackboard.
Inc evening session was opened by q
song and praIse service, led by Rev. +. ID.
Kelsey. Rev. L. w. Pool then took charge
OF the meeting and the entire convention
was transformed into Sunday school,
with officers and teachers, and the work of
q model Sunday school was carried on.
Many suggestions and plans of interest in
the methods of Sunday school work were
ELECTED, tending greatly to relieve the hum
drum and monotony often found in Sunday
school exercises.
he order Of exercises for to- days session
OF the convention will be as follows:
$3.50 a. m.-Deyotional exercises .........
1000 a. m.--Relations of eunday school dis
cussion opened by
1st-t hurch. Eey. II. +. Schaffer
2nd-Home. Rev. IL. 5. 1aft
3rd-Uutside World ...........
..,.,............J. w. DeCamp
200 p. m.-Devoional exercises .....
...,....... Miss Nettie Phillips
23O p m.-Beneyolence of Sunday school
discus ion opened by
1st-llome Missions. Miss A. Zipf
2nd-koreign Missions. ........
srd-stste Of sunday School ''''
Work in Montana.
........ ..,.... Rev. W. :. Bell
400 p m.-Report of committee on resolutions
Closing exercises. ,...........
.............Mr. T. II. Goodwin
EVENING EXERCISES.
1880 p. Rev. M. A. ] shuH,' chairman.
Addresses By Rev. 4 ID. Kelsey.
hev I. V. Moore kev j.
Wesley Hill.
Grand Rally of Sunday chools--
singing led by John w. fd ddy
Benediction by Rev. ;. II. snider