The Durham daily globe., 1894-08-22
REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Of the North Carolina Sunday School Association Now in
Session Here.
DEAR PREIHKEN

I,1uDE set
d o that another wear of duty privilege lies behind rs
record of good immortal souls or OF 'l1t "e
dishOnOring 5 hereafter
fnd TODAY much cause for God for larger
hone and renewed resolutions this glorious work Each annual
stopping place points to future en1eaVor anu 'r'SS " " ~
freshc and wider views l..
The results of during the matter OF his
tv We have had which for the time being served as
iecourage1nents have also had many thS To CHEER
psdung the wear did with debt Of eleven hundred a
lars W., are that nearly II h" 4ult s
on or has been accomplished preceding year and
that the Association than three hundred dollars Inc
treasurer will report Of and disbursements
considering the state Of our finances thought best
mot 70 n,lov field worker upon stated salary this but
cured the services Prof F. Blair during his summer vacation
months counties in the western portion OF the state he
to take subscriptions for the work at the several con
should attend and to have the SO taken as re-
nuncrati for his We do not consider this the wse
plan to adopt as permanent arrangement but think 1t the best we
nld have done exceptional We trust that TINS con
vcion provision for larger revenue with winch we
NAV show greater results at annual gathering
Owing expense consequent upon secnnga
m attendance your held full meetings during the
YEAR bnt the members resident in Durham have frequently
.e together and by correspondence with resident members
have probably accomplished if frequent full meetings of
the committee held We recommend that the Convention
~ fi lo new committee shall consider convenience as
we'll as the Of and select member from each
Of the seven leading denominations the State and that
of shall be residents of one city Or town
CONVENTIONS.
We have much this in the matter of
vntm work We barely held the ground occupied hereto
have held conventions this year which did not
hold them last year active year, have al
owed cir to
cagtnent point the paramount object of reducing
through the without the services
of Field the dermnt Of the work especially
the matter of Conventions
In the line Of Convention work. your believes that
eal attention given Institutes,
covering Such Institutes have been held in other
States to great the Sunday school We believe
that Sunday and entitled the help that
afforded methods of work is done in the
nte rather than u about those methods exclusively as is the
should not be lacking if the outlay for
improvement work and the advancement of our schools
would also record conviction that the Institute feature
must county Conventions rapidly pos
be methods be preenel that the whole
enterprise be lifted higher plane of usefulness
and efficiency aggressive policy
vigorous prosecution Of such plans shall perfect oanza
iU give Conventions of higher ORDER and bring Sunday
and students possible the advantage
of Institute and Normal work
compare avoab with that of other
which have many years.
give it the entire competent Secretary
portion the time of two others Supe1intenden of Normal
work And do it, if we but have faith and work
to that
the time has arrived when this Association should
soin itsrevenue to be able to employ
GENERAL. SECRETARY
Phe work greater portion
capable conduct its
crasng correspondence to give time and attention to the work in
county keep touch with the officers the
cra County Associations; keep we'll
work being done by other State Associations and recommend for
adoption such plans suited work have proved of benefit
organizations elsewhere We upon
the of providing
be able o constant employment to least
There urgent faithful labor competent
the three months preceding
This is of the greatest importance the of
\ do the a
large majority do and until firmly established of
thorough township organization manly the efforts of
work of the will
simple and
Field Workers. the financial
We behind many in the
the Convention held last Greensboro
ray of elected Superintendent Work and it
hoped and expected that under his fostering
would held
organized operated during the hopes
realized Brother Murray fully school
June prevoas
left this Immediately the close of his
for his field Of labor.
In Normal work has amounted o very little
of
department of work We
schools methods teaching without
how better obtain trained Sunday school teachers
the deveopement of the Normal Glass and Normal Institute
Every large of expended by authority the