West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-09-07
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.

Convention convened ut the Pleas
ant Grove Church, Valley District,
August 20, 1898, at 2 z. N.
After prayer and song service
conducted by Row. Il. II. Skidmore,
the objects of the Convention were
explained in brief talk by the
President, J. =. Dunn.
The reports Of the schools were
Their read by their respective dele
gates in presence OF Convention,
after which the following com NIT
toes were appointed T:
On Temperance--Miss Belle Loar,
Rev. A. M. Bennett and Ii. linn.
On Resolutions-H. NJ. Martin,
Ajah Kirk and j. N. Strahan. This
committee reported as follows
Whereas, We co-laborers in Sun.
day School work, believe that the
Sunday Schools are the training
fields for active church membership
and the promotion of good in the
world, do hereby in Convention
assembled, submit the following
resolutions
ResolCed, That each member of
the Convention strive to promote u
deeper interest in his own school,
and that we, by all possible means.
encourage therein q systematic
study of the Bible, and that we use
all possible means to induce both
old and Young to attend and take a
deeper interest In Sunday School
work.
ResolUed, That the schools that
have taken part III the exercises of
this Convention deserve credit for
the interest shown, and that the
other schools of this district be
earnestly requested to meet with us
ut the next Convention.
Resolved, That We highly appre-
clate the favors shown us by the
people of this community, and that
they be commended for their kind
ness and hospitality.
ResolOed, That we tender our
thanks to Mrs. Sturgeon for the use
of her organ.
Respectfully submitted,
j. Nj. STRAHAN,
Mrs. ADAH KIRK,
Ill. 81. MARTIN,
Committee.
After the appointment of com
mittees the election of officers for
the coming year resulted as follows:
President, Edmond Watson; Secre-
tarles, Il. r. Loar and j. A. Everly;
Treasurer, j. S. Zinn.
The Superintendent of the sew
cral Sunday Schools were made to
constitute district committee, the
object of which is to reach each of
the eleven schools of the district.
The next Convention will be held
at Reedsville on the first Saturday
and Sunday in September, 1894.
Adjourned till 500 z. II.
We would like to have published
the full program of Saturday even
ing and Sunday, but find that it
would require too much space;
however, will say the Convention
was success in every particular.
NOTES.
1t was estimated that between five
and six hundred people wore in at
tendance on Sunday.
The Temperance exercises on
Saturday evening were expressive
and we'll received.
Miss Luna Hartley, of Mason
town, reclted "Little Blossoms" OF
License to Sell" effectively Satur.
day evening.
The program from Zinn's Chapel
was exceptionally good.
Miss Belle Loar, of ReedsviIle,
was organiss during the Conven.
ton.
There was dinner in the grove,
and DR.. Cox was filed to his ut.
most capacity-flled till he refused
watermelon.
Little Laura Richardson, Matte
and Mary Zinn rccitcd like pro
fessionals.
Mrs. Laura Dunn sang a solo on
sunday entitled, "My Mother.
Hands," beautifully.
T. i. Loan,
}. A. EvELY,
Secretaries.
-e-r------
A CARD PROM SHERIFF. SHAW.