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The convention was continued today in the
First Congregational Church ON beneht
street. A devotional meeting at m was
conducted by Rev Francis b Hornbrooke OF
Newton, Mass, after which the business meet
ing Of the society was held. The directors
annual report was read and discussed and
officers were elected as follows: Rev Edward
A Horton. Boston. PRESIDENT Rev Richmond
Fisk, DID. East Boston. Mr. Robert q Metcalf
Boston (RoxburyD }, vice presidents; Mr. Edwin
Lewis, Jr, clerk: Mr. Richard q Humphreys,
Boston, treasurer. For directors 10 serve
three years. 1868, Rev William II Fish, Jr
Dedham, Mass; Mr. Frank A Page. Wollaston.
Mass; Mrs Clara Bestley, Roxbury. Mass;
Rev Charles r st John, Pittsburg, Pa: Rev
Allen @ Jennings Toledo, o.
The following names are OF the remaining
directors, already elected to serve and not re-
quiring a ballot: Term expires 1885, Mrs
Samuel Eliot, Brooklyn u: Mr. Edwin L
Horne, Boston. (Dorchester); Mr. Charles A
Murdock, San Francisco, Cal; Mrs Mary q
Eddy. Boston (Dorchester); Rev George ID
Latimer. Salem, Mass; term expires 1897 Mrs
Frances Colburn, Hopedale, Mass; Mr.
Arthur l. Jones, Charleston, G; Rev Merle
st Wright New York city; Mr. Roland W
Boyden, Beverly, Mass; Eir Frank Drew,
Boston (Roxbury).
The treasurers statement Of receipts and
expenditures for the year ending Sept 80,
1895. shows 5973.63 received, includipg a
balance OF S965.36 from the previous year.
and sl565o. IL expended, leaving balance on
hand of S323.46
There were bills uncollected amounting to
$500. The funds of the society are as fol.
lows: vose fund, $1,000: Downes fund. 5000;
Merriam fund. sll. s78.l4; sutton fund. 5000;
West Church fund .Sll0O
Following the business meeting was an
especially fine and interesting address by Rev
Brooke Hereford, ID d, of London, Eng. who
chooe for his topic. 1.-THE Minister and the
Sunday School" Other addresses were
follows: women and the Sunday School,"
Mrs Seth @ Beach. Bangor, Me; "Msin Lines
of Work in Congregational Sunday Schools, Z"
Mr. Charles N Goodrich, secretary OF the Con-
gregational Sunday School Superintendents'
Union of Boston and vicinity. A general
discussion and remarks preceded the inter
mission and collation..
The afternoon session opened at o'clock
and unfinished business was in order. The
program for the afternoon included three
20minute addresses as follows: Rev James De
Normandie, Roxbury, Mass, subject. "Bible
Teaching as Illustrated by the Book of
Jonah; Rev ii Robin, pastor of Second
Universalist Church, Boston, Mass, subject
''The Place and Function OF Sunday Schools
in Church Lie" Rev Charles + Dole, Jamaica
Plain. Mass subject, "The Value OF Cate
chsms in Modern Sunday School Training"
General discussion and remarks. limited TO
five minutes each. conclude one OF the most
interesting conventions ever held in Provi.
dence.
Those in attendance at the annual meeting
| were entertained by the following: First
Congregational Church, Rev A NJ Lord pas
tor; Westminster Congregational Society,
Rev Herbert II Mott. pastor; olney Street
Congregational Society. Rev William Fur
man Bell Street Chapel. Rev Anna Garlin
| Spencer, pastor; Fourth Unitarian Society,
| Rev Napoleon S Hoagland. pastor.