Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-07-25
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
Annual Meeting of the Union
County Association.

County Association.
The Union County Sunday School as
ISOLATION opened its annual session in
Big Springs Baptist church. July H..
at $3.50 in the evening. President
Ames presided. A song service and
the devotional exercises were followed
by an address Of welcome by Rev. John
Lindblom. An address on The I'm
p%ortnnce OF Organization by Rev.
Pipes M followed by others, con
cluded the evening, WORT.
The convention opened in the morn.
ing OF July II, by dev.tionals led by
Rev. Pipes.
The topic Of the discussion was ''The
Armor,' and at y:I5 it was
How to Make This Meeting Il successr
BY Rev. Washburn. followed bv re-
marks by Messrs. Ames and Hubbard.
At 1915 came The Model SUNDAY
School Teacher" by Mrs. Murphey.
"How to Hold Our Young People, by
Mrs. Washburn wa, an interes,inr sub
Ject. followed by discussions by Messrs.
Ames. Pipes, Lindblom, lawson and
Mrs. Wood, followed by an open con
ference led by Rev. Mr.. Stenmpyes.
committee on finance and numina-
tion were appointed by the president
before The noon hour. Us follows:
On Finance: Messrs. Hubbard and Thornton
anu MRS. Murpley.
ON Nominations Mrs. Washburn and Messrs.
Pipes aud Lawson.
The afternoon opened with song and
L MA VA1r Anh n cnin h., Al -. - gN
came an address by Rev. MIR. Pipes on
temperance, alter which christian
" was discussed by MIR. Ames
and others.
The committee on nominations re-
ported the following for the officers of
ME ensuing year, who were duly
elected:
President-M. j. Hubbard.
Secretary and Treasurer-Rev. J. J.
St.umpges.
Executive Committee-P. A. Law
son, Big Springs: Rev. W. Fl. jamie
son, beresiOrd; j. NJ. Compton, Elk
Point.
The committee on finance reported
d 10 De raised and suggested a collec-
LION WIltch was taken, and it was found
that $a.65 had been contributed.
a paper by a. Hasson, entitled En-
thuslastlc Leaders, and How to Get
Inem, WAS read. 1t was then dis.
cussed BY Rev. Lindblom.
me secretary being present then
read his report.
In the evening the services opened
with President Hubbard in the chair.
Inc paper by missionary NJ. Rogers on
How May We Extend the Work. was
l HpA0 ~ I'm aIncIN6r ~- - ~
John LiDdbiom. !.
The ~secrelary's report indicated the
following:
N"Anoei VI SCHOOLS reported --....-..-.-, .. 49,. IL
lMai ofilcers and teachers 49,. Is l22
Total membership am
Average attendance Az
Amount expended for support Of schools $2l0
Amount reported for Missions ,............ 55
Additional membership to church from tbe
''"hu"y scHoois "a
The following are the names of the
schools and their representatives SO far
rs they came to the knowledge vi the
secretary:
Elk Point Baptist, Mrs. j. H. Wood:
Elk Point Congregational, Rev. A. NJ
Pipes; Elk Point Methodist, Mrs n.
Murphey; Big Springs Baptist, P. A.
Lawson: Alcester Congregational, Miss
Catiin; Prospect Hill, Emil +. Wallin.
Richland Methodist, Rev. Newhall.
n are several other schools in
the county from which no report was
received, and which were represented
In n convention, but the name of the
representative did not reach the sec
rotary.
Rev. Washburn acted as secretary
pro tenn during a part Of the session.
We are informed that the first Sun
DAY. school, at Big Springs was organ
ized over twenty Years ago by Mrs.
VIM. Hodges, now Of Elk Point, but at
that time u resident Of Big Springs.