The Red Cloud chief., 1895-08-30
SEM|.ANNUAL CONVENTION,
or The Webster County Union
Sunday-SchOOl.

Last week IL was announced through
the county papers that the Sunday
school convention would convene Thurs
day and Friday, September s and g..
One hundred and eighteen school teach.
ers in attendance at the teachers insti-
tute protested on the theory that Thurs.
day and Friday would bar oil teachers,
whose schools began September 2, and
IL the dates were changed to Friday and
Saturday, September 6 and 7, they
could attend the Friday evening session,
the lecture and the Saturday sessions.
The committee decided to make the
change in behalf Of our public school
teachers, whom they are very anxious
should attend our convention, and fixed
the date for Friday and Saturday, Sep.
TENDER 6 and 7, at Cswles, Nebraska.
Cowles is centrally located, with the
best grove, good water and the most
generous class OF citizens found any
where In the west. They offer to fur.
nish shelter for the entire county if they
will but come and spend two days and
one night bringing with them blankets
and pillows and baskets well filed to
last two days. This will cost you moth.
ing more than it would to stay at home
and you will receive for your time the
benefit and pleasure OF an outing, the
advantages Of a good lecture by the
most noted man possible for the commit
tee to procure, and all the inspiration and
enthusiasm possible for any convention
to create. There 10 no ism in the asso
citation. 1t lie strictly union.
We take this opportunity and method
of giving to all the ministers OF u oun
ty Of whatsoever denomination a cordial
ADD special invitation to attend this
first union semi annual convention
Come show your good works by lending
encouragement with your presence
This is not a delegated convention but 9
convention Of Sunday. schools, And t.
each and every Sunday.school, no matter
what denomination, come. bring YOU
entire school To every Sunday. schoo
Office and teacher, it is your bounded
duty to come and we expect you to b.
, present. To all others In the churches
and out Of them, come and help enio'
one Of the grandest union Sunday -schoo
celebrations ever held any where in tn
.; west.
~ A place to lodge free Of charge will b
= furnished all who wish to remain On tn
%grounds. You should bring such arti
cles as are needed for bedding. Sunday
. schools should come in a body, bringing
= any appropriate banners, and be sure I
re be on the grounds Friday morning b,
ten o'clock, in time to join in the open
ing song service at 1890, led by G. L
Cotting supported by an organ, two col
nets, two clarionets and the lsrges
.. chorus Of singers ever heard mingl
their voices together; using Pentecosta
" Hymns. Each school will be requested
- to favor the convention with a song o
their own selection and make a brief re
port Of their summers work. Sunday
. school scholars please see to 1t that tn
TX pastor and officers Of your school attend
and pastors and officers please provide
way to take your schools with you, ant
be sure to give a special invitation to al
-. in your neighborhood, outside Of tn
school, to come.
is Pres. L. P. ALBRIGHT, Red Cloud.
II Sec. Mrs. E L. FAwCETT, Cowles.
Executive committee:-J. s. White
r. B. Fulton, G. A. Harris, !. Frisbis
and Miss Savage.
Program OF the First Semi.Annua
Convention, TO be Hold NJ COwles,
Nebraska, Sep. q and Z, 1898.
LRIDAy MORNING.
lO:3O-Song Service. led by c. L. Cot
ting, Red Cloud.
11:OO-Address of Welcome, Mrs. Faw
cett, Cowles.
Response Q. r. Weldon, Rel
Cloud.
l1:45-Appointment Of Committees, En-
tertainment, Resolutions, etc.
d. l2:O0-Dinner.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
1:3O-Devotional Exercise. 4. A. Van
dyke. lnavale.
: l:5O-Essay. Sunday.school Dificultie,
and How to Overcome Them, Mrs, II
b. Brubaker, Willow Creek; Mr.. Boren
Cowles; Mrs. Winters. Red Cloud.
q 2:l5-Discussion by the Entire Conven
ton.
. 2;30-Essay, Needed a Deeper and More
} Efficient Work in Oui Sunday school,