Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-06
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS
Convention of Rock Island County
Sabbath School Association.
Ii Meets at the FIRST n f. Church and
Discusses Methods OF Instruc.
tions, ete-Election of
Officers.

The convention and institute of the
Rock Island County Sabbath school asso-
citation opened at 2 p. m. yesterday in the
First Methodist church. TIE officers of
the ass ociation are as follows: J. ID.
Cleland. of this city, president; J. K.
Groom. of Moline, vice president; Mrs.
L. d. Bearby. Moline, secretary; Miss
Ella ray Tor, assistant secretary; E. B.
McKown statistical secretary and treas
urer. The programme of the convention
began with half hours devotional SER
vice led by the president A larger num-
Der of delegates were present at the first
session than ever before in the history of
the association.
At z 80 the address of welcome to the
convention was delivered by Rev. Il. c.
Marshall of the United Presbyterian
church of this city, in the course of which
the speaker took occasion to pay high
tribute to the unselfsh and noble work
of The unpaid body of Sunday school off,
GERS and teachers represented by the as
socistion. In every other department
of effort the lsborer is compensated tor
his tine, paid for what he does, but this
body Of christian workers labor without
money or pr ce. Their self-denial is
worthy of high praise Il finds its expla-
| nation in the love theo bear to God and
man. They were welcomed also for the
work hey were doing in instructing, ele-
waiting and enobling man, making better
cit zers. better homes.
At the close OF the address of welcome
The president called upon Rev. j. Q
Adams, of Hampton. to give the response
in the absence of Rev. A. J. Colwell,
whose name appeared on the programme.
The response. though entirely i'm
prOmutu. was very lofty and interesting
The speaker referred to the workers he
had known aud met in such associations
ill former days, but who were now gone.
The Lords work. however, is going
on and will 60 on with increasing fervor.
The devotion of Colftx and other promi~
nent men to the Sunday school was men,
toned. The Sunday school will make
any one wiser and better who attends
regularly and strives to accomplish the
ends desired.
After the response the following COM
mittees wee named:
| On Nomipations-J. W. Stewart, l.
E. Fish, G. Haskell.
Auditing Accounts. W. WEIGH.
John Barton.
Resolutiops-Mrs.M R Me'zgsr, L
| d. Edwards.
To Select State Delegates. K.
Groom, W. F. Eastman, j. Q. Adams.
The first topic discussed was Sunday
School Needs in the City and How tC
Supply Them" This topic was ably
opened by W F. Eastman. He made thu
great need of Sunday school work in city
and elsewhere to be suitable teachers anC
his topic took the direction of talk OF
efficient teachers. An interesting discus
sion followed participated in by numerou:
speak rs who touched on the need Of
more missionary work, seeking out thos'
who co not attend, inducing the olde
members of the church TO continue in the
Sunday school, Inc use of incentives t.
increase regularity in attendance, etc
An 81 propriate solo by Mrs. Jessie Lis
ten followed. Cat Thy Bread on TIT
Waters"
The next paper presented was writer
by MIS-. Frank D. Taylor, but was read il
her absence by Miss Fannie Cleland. Tn
subject was Kindergarten Works i
Applicable to Primary Classes?' TIT
paper was an able one and evincet
thorough knowledge and appreciation o
Froeters method. Most Of those pres
ent id TO confess ignorance of this work
but such as understood it, spoke in higl
praise of the kindergarten idea in tn
Sunday school.
The closing exercise of the afternoon
was q Normal lesson, "a Bible Study,
by W &c. Pearce. In bllef time IN
speaker presented the number, names
authors and dates of writing of the book
of the New Testament, MIR Pearce use,
Prof. Hamill's normal lessons in a mos
happy manner His blackboard lesson
are the leading feature of the convention
and are we'll worth the closest attention
The evening session was opened a
7:30 with a devotional service led b.
Rev. 7. W. Merrell in the absence of &
D. Mclaughlin, of Milan. whose nam
appeared on the programme. Th
thought of the service was Thsnksgivin
praise
j. K. Groom at 8 O'Clock presente
"The iS@ndsy School Supe rintendent-
Who and What he Should be-" Mr.