The Meeker herald., 1893-06-24
PLANNING TO TEACH CHILDREN.
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS.
Thirtieth Annual Convention of the Col
orAdO Association.

Thirtieth Annual Convention Of the Col
orado Association.
The thirticth annual convention Of the Col
orado Sunday School Association convened
at Denver on the. 18th. The first sessions
were devoted to addresses OF welcome and the
appointment Of the enrolment committee
Vim. Reynolds, the widely known Sunday
school worker, addressed the convention In
the evening.
Wednesday morning Chairman Marryat
of the Committee on Enrolment reported
that Ia addition to the delegates from the
city there we're over l25 delegates from out
side places.
The regular committees were then ap-
pointed by President Granville Malcolm.
Sixteen counties out Of the iifty-six In the
State reported their operations for the year'
which showed a gratifying progress in Sun
day school work.
The subject OF Bible study was then taken
up, and c. F. Black, Of Denver, made an ad.
mlrable address, in which he showed the ur-
gent Importance of systematic study oil the
Bible in the sunday school.
In the afternoon n new constitution was
adopted and the officers elected, as follows;
s. McMurray, Denver and T. A. Hartshorn,
! Colorado Springs, vice presidents: otto +.
| Thum. Denver, aud Miss Emelle Armstrong,
! Trinidad, recording secretaries.
| The grading OF Sunday schools was the sub
ieot of addresses By Miss VI. Wilson snd
! Charles y. Osenbaugh, and Rev. Bayard
! Craig gave some valuable suggestions az To
how a model Sunday school teachers meeting
! - az - IA.
j. c. yigneaux and Others. number OF
subjects were then discussed by the supern'
tendents' Union Of Denver and Pueblo. "a
| Question Box" conducted by Rev. |. b. Self
closed the afternoons session
/ In the evening the attendance filled the
house and model Sunday school session
was given by boulevard Congregational
school. Highlands, which evoked much
| favorable comment It wns conducted by j..
| ". jackson, superintendent. Afterwards 3
Sunday school social was held, which
was greatly enjoyed by all. An or
che,tra was present and discourscd sweet
music, besides accompanying the convention
In the various sunday school hymns that
were sung.
] There was an carly morning prayer meeting
at 6 80, conducted by President II. ". Ran
kin, and at $3.50 o'clock consecration meet
ing wa. conducted By Rev. J. r. Fender, after
which DR.. Stenhouse and George NJ. Scott
Den,c Mrs Hanna Barker aud DIR. +. 7.
Green, Of jefferson county, were elected a' di'
rcc,ors. to serve for three years, according TO
the terms OF the new constitution.
Delegates to the Worlds sunday School
Convention, TO bc held at ST, Louis, we're
chosen "a follows:
II. :. Taggart, II. II. Ber, c. T. Black, I.
g. Horn Rev. J. b. Harvey, :. d. Cook, Mrs
j. A. Walker, Dr. James Stenhouse, II. +.
Craig, Miss Mary +, Lathrop, Mrs. q. 7. Vim
cent, Dr. Kerr b. Upper, $ {. Orr, Mis-:
Anna Patterson, \. Armstrong and d. ID,
McCloud.
Mrs C. H. Emmons, of Denver, then spokt
on the "Home'' department, and the subject
was ably discussed by Rev. c. y. Fitch, Colo
rado Springs WA. Reynolds, Of lllinoi.
then spoke Of the necessity for money In state
work, and as an incentive to generous con
tribution. offered to give 500 II 500 were
pledged by the schools. The sum of 81, ioi.s 81
Has lhen contributed Which, -Uu.le- Il col 81
s. 900 would be feallzed before the session
ended. The hope was realized last night
when enough was contributed to make VI
the amount desired.
An address on Teaching to Win wa
made by r. II. Gilmore, after which an in
yitation 10 meet next year at Trinidad Wa
received but was not acted upon, the conveu-
tion leaving the selection Of the next plac,
of meeting to the directors.
Resolution. dcnouncIng card playing, hors,
racing dancing, theater going and Other
"unchristian practices were also adopted
aud also resolutions on the liquor traffic an(
! sabbath Observance.
In the afternoon, after song service led
by Professor Whlteman, William Reynolds
gave a normal lesson. Illustrating 1t by black
board work. Primary work was illustrated
by number of schools; Rev. w. T. Mann
Pueblo, spoke of "Thc Model Pastor;'' The
Model Superintendent was treated by W. L.
DeGraG; The Model Secretary" by F. II,
Jackson, and "The Model Librarian by I,
W. Ireland, after WHICH adjournment was
taken.