Iron County register., 1892-02-25
Minutes of the ID Annual Convention
of the Iron County Sunday School
Association" Held at the Presbyter-
ian Church, Ironton, Mo-, February
18th and 18th, 1892.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SESSION.

SATCRDAY-MORNIN SESSION.
1O:15-Dr. A S. Prince in the Chair
Rev. Isaac Borts conducted the devo-
tional exercises.
10:30-The Secretary, Rev. W. III.
Roberts, read the minutes of the First
Annual Convention, and were approved
1O:45-The following delegates were
enrolled: Mrs. B. Lay, Baptist School,
School, Belleview; Chas. Farmer, NJ.
+. South School, Cedar Grove; c. Oes-
terle, Union School, Graniteville; Miss
A. f. Oesterle. Union School, Granite
vile; sixteen delegates from Ironton.
The following committees were ap-
pointed by the Chair:
Committee on No7niaations-M n. c..
Vail, Rev. L. T. c. James, Rev. F. NJ
Shoush, Mr.. J. Markham, Mrs. B. Lay
Mr.. c. Oesterle, Mr.. j. M. Whitworth.
Committee on ResOlutions-J. Mark
ham, DIR. G. W. Farrar, j. D. Elgan.
Committee on Progrdnanse-Rev. w. H.
Roberts, j. NJ. Whitworth, DIR. A S.
Prince.
Committee on Entertainment - Ap-
pointed by the Executive Committee a
month ago: Mrs. Flora Moser, Miss
Annie Newman, Miss Maria Russell,
Miss Ruth Kinney, Miss Hattie Brown.
10:00-Rev. +. NJ. Shoush opened the
subject ''On Opportunities" in a very
able and pleasing manner. DR.. Prince.
Revs. Borts, James, Messrs. Elgan,
Hatfield, Oesterle and Semelroth took
the opportunity to point out valuage
opportunities the Sunday School work
er may improve. There being no mis-
cellaneous business, the whole hour
was spent discussing this questions.
12:00-Adjournment.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
2:0O-Devotional exercises were led
by Rev. f. M. Shoush.
2:15-Rev. T. F. C.. James delivered
an address of welcome.
Mr.. w. j. Semelroth, Field Secretary
of the State Association. responded.
2:45-Mr. J. NJ. Whitworth, Treas
urer, submitted the following report:
To the President and members Of the
Iron County Sunday School association:
Your Treasurer begs leave to submit
the following report: Receipts, 1928 ;
expenditures, $10.75; balance on hand,
$1.7S.
The report was received and approx
ed.
The Secretary reported that there
We're now twenty-nine Sunday Schools
in this county; an addition Of four since
last convention; two townships regu-
larly organized; that he had expended
for printing programmes 81, in addi-
ton to postage and stationary.
The report was received, approved
and the Treasurer instructed to pay the
above sum to the Secretary out of the
Associations fund.
port of the Iron Township Convention
held at Belleview February 9th, 1892.
The report was brief and to the point,
showing that a pleasant, instructive
and profitable convention was enjoyed.
3:O0-The following Sunday Schools |
as follows:
BeHeUieU II. Z. !SOuth-J. H. Pad
field, uperintendent; teachers, 5; en-
rOllment, 45: average attendance, 35.
BeUerieeo Baptist d. H. Palmer
teachers. 8; officers, 3; |
90; average attendance, 60. |
Cedar Groce-R. W. Williams, sup
teachers, 5; officers, 3; en-
rollment, so: average attendance, 25.
Ir0nton Bdptist-Dr. A. S. Prince, |
teachers, 8: officers, 3; |
S5; average attendance, |
554; collected for all purposes, $65.S1; |
Z.
~ e., superintendent; teach |
9rs, -; officers, -; enrolled, so; |
average attendance, 40.
PreSbgteridn-T. G. Boag, superin-
endent; teachers, s; officers, Z; enroll |
nent. 40; average attendance, 46.
EpiscopaNMrs. Myers, superintend-
INT; teachers, 6; officers, 3; enrolment,
Sc; average attendance, Sc.
I4rcddid ~ E. South-J. NJ. Whit
worth, superintendent; teachers, 6
officers. 3: enrolment, 73; average at
SO; conversions. g. DR.. G.
". Farrar has taught in this school for
E3 years.
IMiddtebrOOk UniOn-Miss A. E. Oes-
erie, superintendent; teachers, 5; Of
icers, 3; enrolment, so; average at
80.
,ers, 4 enrolment, 60; average at
enhance, 45.
The Committee on Nominations made
he following report
Your Committee, to whom was re-
erred the duty of nominating officers
or the ensuing year, respectfully sub
nit the following: President, DIR. A.
). Prince: Secretary, Rev. W. Fl. Rob-
rts Treasurer, j. NJ. Whitworth
Tice-Prresidents: Arcadia Township,
7. A. Markham Kaolin Township
ames Fitzgerald, McNeal post-office,
ron county; Dent Township: John R.
Adams, Eddisburg. Iron county; Lib
rty township: G. w. Scoggins, Glover;
Jnion Township: Chas. H. Collins,
)es Are.
Executive Committee: DR.. G. w.
'arrar, J. d. Elgan, Chas. Arnoldy, |
rev. T. F. c. james, Sandford Russell.
Respectfully submitted, /
NATHAN VAIL, Chairman. II
The report was received and all the ,
ames accepted. Is
3:3O-Mr. j. Markham read paper s
n ..How to fit ourselves for our work.
Ir. Elgan and Rev. Shoush highly
this paper. 1t was NOV
d, seconded and unanimously carried i
bat this paper be printed in each of !
he county papers.
3:45-..How to extend and improve t
l1r work. was a subject ASSIGNED Mr.. /