The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-11-09
County Sunday School Convention.

Sunday school convention, alive, vigorous
and full Of energy. convened at Perry,
Tuesday, October 80, 1894.
The morning session opened with an ad-
dress entitled "a Look at Our Leader" by
Rev. T. p. Barnum, of Perry. This was
followed by an address, "A Look at Our.
selves" by Rev. 1. w. Lamb, of Perry.
After dinner, devotional exercises were
conducted by Rev. Wright, of Bancroft, and
the secretary's report was then read. The
report was the best received In six years
Out of seventy-two schools in the county
sixty reported. The Sunday school finances
were never in better condition and vote
was taken that the delegates to the state
convention be instructed to give one hun
bred dollars from this county for the state
work for 1895.
The remainder of the afternoon was taken
up with able papers and addresses by Mrs.
F. Wheaton, of Perry, on primary work;
Rev. w. G. Nixon and State Sec. M. H..
Reynolds on "The Home Glass;" and Mrs.
NJ. ii. Reynolds ON Loyal Sunday School
Army Work." The song and praise service
Of the evening was conducted by Rev. John
Claffin of Perry; after which the first address
of the evening on "How to Interest our
Young People in Bible Study" was given by
w. c. Haines, of Lansing. His talk was
very interesting and instructive. Among
the good things he said were these: 1st.-In
order to interest the young people in Bible
study the teacher must be an interested
Bible student 2d-The Bible is full of
gems and if we would find them we must
dive or dig for them as the miner digs for
the diamond or the diver dives for the pearl.
Sd-We should impress upon the mind of
the young people that the best men and
women of today are Bible students.
Prof. Simmons followed Mr.. Haines with
an address on Character Building" AS
we sat and listened to his quiet, earnest talk
we were impressed with the high and noble
character of the man who was speaking TO
us. No one could watch the man and listen
to his words without feeling the.best that
was III tntui Cdlicu oul. a iohSius III
something higher and determination to lie
and do better in the future. He gave us
one thing that we should especially fix upon
the minds of our scholars-that 'the soul
which has gone down into degradation and
sin can never rise so high as the soul kept
pure and Free"
Wednesday morning the convention met
at half past eight and Normal class was
formed for the village of Perry. The fore
noon was taken up with addresses and bust
ness w. G. Haines gave us talk on
graded work in the Sunday school which
made good impression on the convention.
Many of the delegates expressed determiD-
alton to try and introduce the graded sys-
tenn into their schools. Judge Bush, of Cor
unna, gave an interesting and very instruct
i've address on the art of Questioning
M. I'll. Reynolds, State Secretary, followed
with "Normal Training"
After the report of the nominating COM
mittee the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: M. II. Reynolds, Pres;
d. ID. Dunning, vice president; secretary, |
II. V. Gould; treasurer. Charles Holman. |
The county was divided into four districts |
over which presidents were elected as fol-
ows: Northwest district-Fair6eld, Rush,
Owosso; j. f. Kim, president.
Southwest district-Sciota, Bennington,
Woodruff, Perry; S. B. Poole, president.
Northeast district-New Haven, Hazelton
Venice, Caledonia Charles Holman, Pres.
Southeast district-Shiawassee Vernon,
Antrim, Burns; f. l.. Convis, president.
The afternoon was given up to addresses
" Rev. r. A. Moffatt, r. +. Kay and f. l..
Jonvis. The next place of meeting will be
Henderson. Each Sunday school in the
ounty is requested to send two delegates to
he State convention at Grand Rapids, Nov.
3, 1894. The question comes before us,
is this county to be banner county next
ear?" To be a banner county it must have
very township organized and no fewer
eports sent in each time. We are within
our townships of being fully organized.
md there is no reason why in the coming
ear we cannot complete the organization of
ur county.
Remember our motto: Organization for
Also our aims: 1st-A
sunday school within reach of every home.
nd-A convention or institute within reach
every Sunday school teacher at least once
year. 3d-A working Sunday school Or
anization in every township. 4th-The
isitation to every home to invite
MEMBERS to church and Sunday school.
th-The Bible in the hand of every man,
voman and child in the commonwealth.
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