Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-06-13
Grant County sunday school Convention

Grant County Sunday school Convention
The second annual convention Of the
Grant County Sunday School associa-
ton was held in the Congregational
Church OF this city June 4th and 5th.
The county was well represented.
there being seventy or more DELEGATES
The services Of the first dav were
characterized by their spirituality.
Mr. VIM. Stone opened the session.
Rev.W III. Troy was chosen chairman.
committees were appointed. and the
regular programme launched
Following the address OF welcome
by Rev. II. y. Smith and the response
'by Rev. Dean Duttou. county mission
airy. the first paper was read by Mrs.
K. G. Bennett, EARLY Conversions Of
Children and Admission to Church
Membership The discussion took
the form Of telling number of touch
ing incidents, eliminating in thrill
ing climax by Brother Wheeler calling
forward and Introducing to the con-
yention two little girls. Miss Blanche
Mckickan and Miss LibDie Hoffman
both eleven years old, the superin-
tendents of Sunday school OF twenty
six members, at Woodman. reorpani-
zed and carried on through their eff
forts and that of another little girl not
present.
The paper Children at Church
Service was well written by Miss
Nellie Pengilly. Thoughts CLEANED:
God loves to see his children in the
Sanctuary. More simplicity in pulpit
work need. The child is Gods mod
ell for the man.
1.-The Win One Society" was the
subject.of Miss Nellie Cocklin's talk.
She ably gave the requisites of good
instructor: lst Be sure you are saved
2nd Let the teaching of your life give
emphasis to the teaching of .'The
Word. F" 3rd Be sure you are baptised
with the infinite spirit of God. The
only adequate discussion of this
spiritual talk was short conservation
service led by Rev. Troy.
Brother Pengilly followed with
some glowing thoughts on '.Adults in
the Sunday schools
Brother Wheeler in speaking on
'rhe Neglected Three-fourthsn gave
some startling statistics concerning
Grant County.
The evening session consisted in
spiritual, eloquent sermon by Rev.
Troy from Rev. 500.
WEDNESDAY JUNE 9TH.
At suggestion of Rev. Troy called
fifty or more out at a. m. to a deyo-
tional service.
At the regular morning session Mr..
Bartlett of Eau Claire and Rev. Shep-
hard of this county gave interesting
talks on different classes of Sunday
school work
In the report of Dean Dutton county
missionary Of Grant county the fol-
lowing statistics were gathered;
sunday Schools Organized. ......... IS
Miles Travelled .............. 537t
Visits Made ...........=........ ... 1857
Sermons and Addresses. MISUNDERSTANDING os
Aids TO Schools 30
Members in Schools Organized ........... $50
Ioiinetsl 1880 -..-... ts..-.,s...+, over 800
The afternoon session of this day
was devoted entirely to business. OF
ficers elected for the coming are as
follows:
President. VIM. Stone; vice President
Rev Sheppard, Recording Secretary Miss
Nellie Cocklin Correspondine Secretary
Mrs r. G Bennett: Treasurer, Lincoln
Abraham.
The convention unanimously agreed
to the necessity Of a missionary for
the coming year. Brother Dutton
was the choice of all, but he feeling
the necessity Of going to college can
not be had and who they will have is
an uncertainty. In resolutions offer
cd the following were remembered
with gratitude: Dean Dutton, w. w.
Wheeler, Sunday School Uuion for
helping to the amount OF 5000 with
the offer OF the same this year, Revs.
2. II. Mason and Fl. d. Smith and the
kind citizens Of Lancaster.
The delegates were as follows:
Messames r. c. Bennett, l.. s Nasmith
Edith Gulick, NJ, Blair. Flora Abraham. w
Weatherwax, A. A. Rice. NJ S. Trowb ridge
D. Culbsrtson, Clara Bell, X. Mcbride. Troy.
Green Maxham, JOS Brookens. Misses
Blanche McKichaH. Libbie Hettiman Jennie
p Walker. Mary Ennor. Mamie Benson.
Gertie Saltzman, Flora Folts, Sarah Dyson.
Emily Corlett Mary Wilkinson Annie Haw-
king, Edith Nichols Ida Ralph Mabel Rod
dick Bertha White Jessie Townsend. Nellie
Pengilly. Mary Woodward. Mamie Reamer.
Carrie Harris. Daisy England Lizzie Cilkes,
Edith Gulick, Grace Jackson, Nellie Cocklin.
Bertha Darlington. Della Switzer. Amanda
Culbsrtson, Gertrude Beers Jennie Stewart
Messrs. Thos. Harville, Geo Fox r. w Har-
ris Rev. Frank Bell, Rev. w. H. Troy. Rev.
Sheppard, Jos, Brookens. Edwin A. Wood Fl.
H. Dhurley, VI. w. Culver. Jno Mcleod Rev.
Pengilly, Alfred 8 kannip. A. A. Rice Rev.
A. G. Halsey, f. ID. Clayton. Frank Horsfall
Rev. 7. II. Mason, Rev II, d. Smith w. w.
Wheeler VIM. Fivecoat Rueben Cooley w.
Burdett Smith, Jno n Bunt. Roy D. Roesch.