The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1892-06-10
sunday school convention

sunday school Convention
/ The annual meeting Of the Grant Coun-
| " sunday School convention last Sun
Gay was one OF the bes: of these conven-
tons yet held. The proceedings on Sat
urday evening under charge OF Rev.
Dexter consisted OF an address by Presi-
dent Norton Randall, who strongly urged
the necessity Of teachers and officers i'm
pressing their scholars with spiritual
truths IN connection with the historical
and geographical facts brought out in
the lesson. Rev. kaufman thought that
| lie present system Of teaching from the
international lesson papers deserved
Icriticism, While Rev. Wilson believed
that any lack OF success IN Sunday school
work was more largely due to want of
lsplrltual earnestness on the part Of teach
ers THAN to lack of machinery or facilities
/ enjoyed
/ On Sunday morning Rev. Kaufman
gave very interesting lecture on.'Froebel,
ltho christian teacher" illustrating his
system, tile opposition it at first met with
! and the success which eventually crowned
hls Efforts. After the sermon subscrip-
| ton was raised to meet the pledge Of
/ the county association to the state asso-
citation and the requisite amount of funds
raised
~ the afternoon session "The eyecu-
/ tive part Of Sunday school work" was
treated by d. W. Diggs who called atten-
ton TO the Importance OF having faithful
and earnest officers IN charge of Sunday
school work, and the necessity for par
ents and others interested giving them
/ their hearty support. Mr. e. A. Wood
spoke upon tho Sunday school as a factor
IL the moral and Intellectual develop
ment Of the nation. The speaker cited
the names OF number of men prominent
before the nation who we're active IN
Sunday school work and also referred
to the colleges and higher educational
institutions OF the land being largely ted
from the ranks of the youths in our Sun
day schools, and TO the Sunday schools
and their teachings lie ascribed much of
the progress and prosperity of the nation.
How best TO maintain the country
Sunday schools" was discussed by
/ Messrs. II. 5, Roberts, A. Stoddard and
Thomas Thirsk, the two former being
gray beaded veterans in the work These
gentlemen also made reports from their
several schools as did also Mir. n. l.
| Lowthian from the Melrose school. the
Oldest school in the county, Mr.. A. r.
lenny from the German Evangelical
school at Twin Brooks, one of the best
attended and most prosperous. and Mr..
II. o. breckenridge from the Big Stone
/ City school. The character OF the re-
ports showing generally a prosperous
fcondltlon OF the schools, Notwithstanding
tile tact that the most Of them were sus-
pended during the winter months. The
reports OF the Congregational and NJ. +.
schools IN the city also tended to show a
very satisfactory condition.
why the year old boy is not in the
Sunday School," was treated by Rev.
| Wilson The speaker gave a number of
reasons Why he believed there We're not
more boys OF this age connected with the
Schools the principal Of which were that
the boy was very often placed IN classes
with those who were either too old or
too young for him TO associate with and
therefore lost interest, and another that
tie fault was largely with parents, the
boy doing as the father does which was
to keep away from the Sunday school
and % fishing or ball playing.
Tie officers elected for the ensuing
year were:
Presldent-N I. Lowthian.
Vice Presidents Superintendent Of
i'll Sunday schools in the county.
] Secretary-A. I. Horton
Treasurer w. Downe.
Executive Gommitlee-G. A. Wood.
ID. NJ. Iiges. S. +. Gold, II. 5. Roberts
and Ihos TAirsk.
Delegates to S D. S. s. An. !. Low
THAN. G. 4 Wood, Thos. Thirsk, Rev $.
ID. Wilson, A L Horton, l.. NonW Wald,
A. stoddard s. X. Johnston and Il. 5
! Roberts.
In the evening Rev. Dexter gave a
short talk upon the question, why there
are Sunday school scholars y years old
Who are not in the church. the speaker
giving as one Of the principal reasons the
fact that many of these children were
not under religious influences While at
home, 1t being almost impossible TO I'M
hue them with wholesome spiritual
Ideas when the influences surrounding
them during the week were OF totally
opposite character.
Rev. G. NJ Daley. a Sunday school
evangelist, related his experience IN
establishing Sunday schools IN the state
during the past year and a half, giving
j most interesting talk on this subject.