The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-05

A lnteresting Session at the HlfsA An.
nuai Coavsntisn.
The fifth annual convention Of the King
County Sunday School, Association. which
sat At First NJ. Il. church in this city on
Thursday and Friday of last week, was
one OF the most interesting ever held by
that boiy. 1t 10 safe to predict much good
to comc from the deliberations aud the
work laid out for the ensuing year.
Ssventy.three out Of the ninety organised
Sunday schools in the county we're re-
ported to the convention, and fifty-two
submitted statistical data. hence 1t was
difiiculs to determine the growth Of the
Sunday schools or the influence of the
work. That the Sunday school work In
the county is in a healthy condition. how
ever, VAS demonstrated by the data at
hand. where it Is shown. by even the
meager reports submitted. that the organ
ICED schools have increased from thirty.
two To ninety. and the number in attend
ance from 1925 TO 1886 in the year Just
cioscd. II il estimated that the actual in
crease in membership must have reached
1000. All increase Of over 70 per cent.
There was not as good an attendance Of
Sunday school workers a. had been ex-
pectcdl This called out some stirring
resolutions. in which tho teachers and
official heads Of the Sunday schools were
urged not only to attend these conven.
tions. but to keep up complete diary OF
data concerning the work IN individual
classes and summary Of the work in each
school.
Some very interesting papers were read
regarding Sunday school work, and not .
little discussion was entered into by dele
gates present ~ TO the methods and results
Of other localities.
"The. Sunday School ~ the Foundation
Of the Future Church." was ably discussed
BY the Rev. Alexander Alison, d. d., OF
the FEST Presbyterian church. "Discip-
line In she sunday School" was discussed
by T.. L. Blaine. II. L. Sixer. Rev. X. 4.
puniap, T.. Calvert and ID. s. johnson.
1.-THE Graded Sunday School, was another
subject of more than ordinary interest
aud was ably handled by W. u. Wood.
George Carter. general secretary of the
Young Mems Christian Association, read
a lengthy paper on The Teachers Duty
To the Individual Scholar" while The
Teachers paty TO the Superintendent"
Was discussed by Rev. Clark Davis.
The enrolment of delegates was . large
one ami created enthusiasm a. the names
were read. The personnel OF tho conven-
tion was of the highest character
The following officers. recommended by
the committee on nominations, were
unanimously elected:
Presi liant pr r. Willard: vIcs presidents
H. wiliis Carr. Of Firss Methodist Protestant
church; Mia Lucy Z. Pratt, Of First Christian
church: H. |. sissr, of Plymouth Congrcya-
ticual church r. Calvert, OF Presbyterian
H.
church. ~, tsaasesl. Of Bspsis. church; cor
responding snd statistical secretary. T. J. Nc
kistek; recording secretary. f. 1. Blaine:
treasurer. Aloaso Hall; executive COMMITTEES,
Dexter gortoa and ~. q H. gsaaeii.
The statistical reror: showed twenty
schools 81 the Baptist denomination,
among shica were one Chinese and one
Japanesv school. The Coagregationalists
rerorsee nineteen schools and the Meth.
oaiss Episcopal church fifteen. Numeri.
sa.iy the Congregational schools were FAR
in advance. almost equal in tact. 10 both
other denominations combined. The
Prrsbytsrlan church reported thirteen
schools, the Methodist Protestant seven
and Free Me,hosiss,s one.
The state Work" was presented by Fl.
l.. Siyef, secretary OF the State Sunday
Schoo. Association. H. : Johnson. Of Ia.
coma. PRESIDENT Of the State Association.
followed sith . talk ca the report, As
through. some mistake the session Of the
State Association tina: WAS tc have been
held during the month of june At Spokane
had not been provided for. j; Sas recon.
rnsnded that the state convention he held
at Chsuasuqaa on july 10, IL and J.. The
Clas, wark." by D. :. Johnson. came up
for discass,on. when Methods Cse. IN
;he Primary Department Vas discussed
by Mrs. A. Myers. Mira. s. q. johnson and
Mr.. n. n. HarEss. Alter these the CON
vsn,.ca a a. dismisssd.