Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-02-02
SUNDAY SCHOOL 0 \
Progress Made In Missouri Since the
Close OF the Mar-First Con.
ventien Held In Mexie0.
eerrespenaenea Of tho Ledger.

sentiea Held In MexieD.
Correspondence OF the Ledsert
Mexico, Mo-, Jan, 31.-This work
had made some progress In our state
prior to the late civil war. Little
work had been done In this direction
previous to this war, and that little
was almost destroyed, owing to the
churches and school houses having
been occupied by soldiers, conse
quently everything was in chaos and
la confusion. However, under very
disoouraging circumstances, a Sum
day School was organized in the Pres
byterian Church OF Mexico, of which
James Pasqueth was superintendent.
The ether churches established
schools as soon as vacated by
soldiers. Nothing OF moment was
done in other parts of the county
until the close of the war. During
the year 1865 a few schools were es-
tablished in the county of Audrain.
In the spring of 1865 a few earnest
workers in this cause determined to
hold a Sabbath School Convention
in Mexico and to invite prominent
Sabbath School workers from St.
Louis, St. Charles and other parts
OF the State. Aiming those profni-
nent in this move were COLI E..
Hutton, VIM. j. Hayden, Joseph
Lupton, B. l.. Locke, James Pas
queth, Rev. r. S. Symington, DR..
s. N. Russell, Jno. NJ, Marmaduke
and others whose names cannot now
be recalled. This convention was
held in the early part of June, 1865,
Col. Hutton presiding. In addition
to the parties named there were in
attendance E. D. Jones, Stephen
and VIM. Paxon and others from St.
Louis, and also Prof. French Stroth-
sr, OF Underwood College. There
were also several ladies' from a dis
lance, who contributed much to the
success of the convention as supe-
rior vocalists. Many Of those who at
tended this convention the enthusi-
asm awakened. 1t is telling to-day
upon their lives as Christian work
ers. At this meeting it was deter
mined to hold a State Sabbath School
Convention in the fall of 1866 in
the City of St. Louis. This proved
a grand success. Those who had
been in the Mexico Convention were
the main factors in the first State
Convention ever held in this State.
This county (Audrain) sent as a
delegate VIM. J. Hayden, who may
be regarded as a prime mover in the
first district Sabbath School Conven-
ton ever held in this State, which
inaugurated the first system of Mis-
souri,State Sabbath School Conven-
tons. . At this convention in Mex
leo in 1865, being the first in the
State, VIM. J.. Hayden, a citizen of
Mexico, determined to devote the
best energies of his life to the Sun
day School Missionary work. This
was q years ago, since which he
has spent several years in organizing
Sunday School Conventions and Sab
bath Schools in North Missouri. In
1869 he was transferred to South
west Missouri with headquarters at
Springfield, where he still resides,
pursuing the Sunday School work.
Since be began his work he has Or
ganized in the three States Of Mis-
souri,, Arkansas and Texas twelve
hundred Sunday Schools and gath
cred in about $4,000 children. He
has also visited and aided MANY hun
dreds of schools, distributing bibles
and various kinds of Sabbath School
literature. He has also preached in
a great many of our cities, villages
and out-of-the-way churches. Many
church organizations and souls
brought to Christ has been the out
growth of his labor. AS Mr.. Hay
don was a favored citizen of Mexico
and well known to her people, his
work is more particularly mentioned
as a part of the results of the first
Sabbath Convention ever held in the
great Sunday School State of Mis-
souri,, in which there are about s.
900 Sabbath Schools, $4,000 teachers
and SOC, 900 pupils, ranking now as
the third or fourth Sunday School
State in this great galaxy of nearly
fifty states. There were other work.
ers in this first Sabbath School Con-
vention who are still at work in this
great cause, and if their work was
also particularized it would require
many columns of your paper. "Cast
thy bread upon the waters and thou
shalt find it after many days"
CONSTANT REApER,oFgHE LEDGER,
:, The Fulton Sun says: The Au
!, drain county Farmers and Labor
ers' Union held an important session
in Mexico last Friday and among
other proceedings passed a resolu-
ton in opposition to county courts
being empowered to issue bonds to
build roads as suggested by the Sc
dalia road convention. This is real