The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-03-01
AFTER MANY DAYS
The Sunday=School Union
ReOrganiZed.
Seven Denominations Have Already
Joined and 1t Is Expected More
Will Follow.

After remaining in state of inactivity
for several years The San Francisco
Sunday school Association has been re-
viyed and Is again ready for active work.
Why the association was ever discontinued
is matter that nobody connected with 1t
seems able to explain. but all Sunday
school workers have felt its loss and are
now iubilant over its reorganization.
They are full of elaborate plans for the
future and think the associations work
will be greater benefit than ever before.
San Francisco for several years has been
the only county in the State without a
Sunday-school association and the present
reorgauiza ton is due to the efforts of Rev.
NJ. j. Ferguson. president of the State
Sunday-school Association. and the
presence in California OF William Rey-
noIds of Chicago.
Mr. Reynolds is said to be the greatest
Sunday-schoOl worker in the United
States, and at present is holding Institutes
in Los Angeles. He will travel north,
stopping at the principal towns en- route
He should reach San Francisco in a few
weeks. Rev. NJ. j. Ferguson. knowing
this, urged different clergymen and Sum-
1ay-school workers to revive the associa-
tioD. SO that Mr.. Reynolds would be sure
of proper reception.
The association has heen formed with
the following officers: President, DR.. H..
NJ. du Bose; vice-presiden ts-Dr. John
Kimball, w. Abbott, +. ROdda, George
Walker. S. Stergiss. Professor Schuck.
A. I. Black and John Dixon; secretary,
Mrs. c. 81. Blinn; treasurer, Miss Bessie
Scouer.
The committee on constitution Is William
Abbott, John Kimball and l.. L. Writ.
The different churches represented are
the Baptist. Methodist, Congregational,
Episcopal, New Presbyterian, Christian
and Presbyterian.
The annual meeting of the State Sunday
school Association will be held In Stockton
about the middle of April, and after that
plans will be perfected for the carrying on
Of the work In this city.
Dr.. John Kimball one of the vice.
presidents, says the reorganization of the
association is one of the most impor tant
events for the future of Sunday-schOol
work that has ever taken place in this city.
At present the principal benefit will be to
teachers and superintendents, who will
have an opportunity to become better
acquainted and discuss the progress of
their work. 1t will unity the work and
let all know where they stand.
1t is the object OF the association to hold
mon thly meetings of the officers to which
all interested in the work will be welcome.
Ideas for increasing the attendance at
Sunday-school will be discussed, and
means for doing sc adopted, if possible.
Not much can be done for a few months,
but In the future, it is hoped, all the
schools will be so we'll united as to be a. BILE
to take part in various celebrations. This
is done in most of the Eastern cities, and
it is thought 10 have done more good for
Sunday-schools than anything that has
ever been tried
All meetings will be called by the execu-
tive committee at such times as is thought
necessary. No Christian denominations
are prevented from becoming members of
the association, and it is very likely the
membership will soon be increased.