Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1892-05-12
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Annual Meeting Of Washington County
Sunday School Workers.

The Washington County Sunday
School convention met in the Second
Presbyterian Church, Rev. C. A. Dun
can pastor, Thursday morning at $50.
w. 5. Hickey, vice president for this
county, opened the convention. He
then turned the meeting over to Rev.
w, ID. Akers, who conducted a praise
service lasting half all hour. w. S.
Hickey was elected chairman of the
convention and Chauncey r. Botsford
secretary and treasurer. Rev. D. w.
Akers, A. F. Hoss and |. L. Musselman
were appointed commmittee on reso-
lutions
"How to Induce Pupils to Study the
Lesson" was then discussed, being
opened by j. w. Crumley and Chaun-
cey R. Botsford, followed by A. F. Hoss,
G. E. Jennings, T. E. Reeves and NJ. A.
Adams. The following points were
brought out as being successful in at
tanning the object desired; Home in
fluence, a system of gradation in the
schools, careful preparation on the part
of the teacher, expectation of study on
the part of the scholars, love for the
scholars.
The next subject discussed was "The
Power and Responsibility of our Young
People in the Sunday School, This
was opened by A. F. Hoss and r. II.
DUNCAN, who were followed by Judge
j. P. Smith and Chauncey R. Botsford.
The meeting adjourned at 11.40 to
convene again at 2 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION..
After convening in the afternoon,
verbal reports were received from the
following schools: Jonesboro Baptist,
johnson City NJ. E. South, johnson
City NJ. E., United Brethren at Liberty
Chapel, Cherry Grove, Johnson City
Presbyterian, Philadelphia, Hale's
Chapel, Christian at Boon's Creek,
Unaka View, Limestone NJ. E., Jones'
boro M. E. South, Rubush, Jonesboro
Second Presbyterian, Oakland Cumber-
land, Jonesboro Baptist Mission, Jones'
boro First Presbyterian, Ebenezer.
The reports were all encouraging
and showed growth and progress.
''The Bible in the Sunday School"
was then discussed by G. H. jennings,
R. G. C.Atkins, NJ. A. Adams, WI. Jones,
j. w. Crumley.
Temperance in the Sunday School"
was opened by an interesting sketch
read by Mrs. d. w. Akers, followed by
NJ. A. Adams, D. w. Akers, John 2.
Smith, ]. W. Crumley, A. F. Hoss, w.
L. Jones, Chauncey R. Botsford in
short talks.
A resolution was unanimously adopt
ed requesting our Congressman and the
chairman of the Worlds Fair Congress
sional committee to oppose the appro-
priation of any money to the Columbian
Exposition unless the directors forbid
the selling of liquor on the grounds
and opening the fair on the Sabbath.
EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session S. H. Ander-
son conducted a most interesting de-
votional service. The subject was the
conversion of the young.
The committee on resolutions report
ed the following resolutions: That the
next county convention be held in John
son City the first Thursday in May; that
E. 7. s. S. Convention be requested to
name Brother S. II. Anderson as our
county vice president; That the thanks
of this convention are rendered to the
citizens of Jonesboro for the hospitality
shown the delegates to the same.
1t was unanimously decided to invite
the E. 7. S. S. Convention to hold its
session here next year.
The convention then adjourned, sub
ject to the call of the county vice pres
ident.