The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-05-28

Nowhere in Oklahoma or the South
west has there ever assembled a lar
ger and more enthusiastic audience at
religious meeting than was present
at the grand sunday school rally and
basket meeting Of the north district
Sunday school Association at Phillips
grove. eight miles north Of Guthrie
Sunday-a day long to be remembered
by the great throng OF Sunday school
scholars and workers present, in num-
bcrs estimated at from 500 TO 1000
in enthusiasm and earnestness uneN-
celled All morning the roads leading
toward the grove were lined with We
hicles and horsemen and horsewomen
some on foot and over a
thousand people were seated and
standing about the platform when at
4 o'clock the meeting was called to-
order and all joined in the grand old
hymn Coronation.
II was an inspiring sight 10 watch
the various Sunday schools arrive,
coming in professions as most of them
did. First came Lawrie flying a beau
tiful hand-painted silk and plush ban
ner from the foremost wagon. Then
came Pleasant Valley with a dozen
loaded wagons and bearing aloft
banner bearing on one side the name
of the school on the other, "In God
we trust" He is our guide
Fairview came with two immense
band wagons drawn each by four
horses, and their banner bearing the
incription, workers for Jesus, while
number of bugges and wagons fol
lowed with the older members OF the
school and the baskets of dinner.
Oak Grove arrived in fifteen wagons
singing as they came, open the door
for the children" and flying banner
inscribed Oak Grove Sunday School"
aud on the reverse, Jesus said unto
them follow me.
The last and greatest procession to
arrive was Summit View coming in
twenty five wagons each containing
from six to twenty persons with ban.
ners flying and a marshal OF the day
on a spirited charger
Tallero, Stoneypoint Banner, We
come, Mulhall aud several other
schools were also represented by large
delegations.
The exercises OF the day were opened
with prayer by l. +. Lafferty follow.
ed by an admirable address OF well
come by s Z. Atherton, president OF
the association. Songs by several
schools followed and Fred l.. Wenner,
Of Guthrie, secretary OF the Territorial
Sunday School Association, addressed
the convention on "lIow to plant a
sunday school and how to make it
grow'-a plain, practical talk on the
line Of wort, that could be done in
every county district.
After another song or two dinner
was announced and such dinner as it
was-tuDS clothes baskets, dry goods
boxes, baskets and even whole wagon
boxes packed full of dauds that would
tempt the appetite OF the sourest OF
dyspeptics and it was brought out
spread open and dispensed with the
open hearted lavish hospitality SC
Characteristic 9f oklahoma people-a.
abundant and as free as the gospel
Nobody went away hungry and ther,
were loads Of delicacies left un
touched
In the afternoon the audience was
entertained for two hours with song,
by the various sunday schools and Sc
lected classes and recitations and dec
lanations by representatives OF eacl
school, both the singing aud the othe
parts beng far above the average o
such occasions.
Following this came an address OF
Sunday school work by Mrs. f. F
Boggess, Of Guthrie. which was OF in
terest and profit to all, being full OF
ideas and suggestions calculated 10
help every sunday school worker in
the work to be done and arouse IN,
non workers to a feeling Of their re-
sponsibility.
The association elected officers for
the ensuing year as follows: ; =
Athrrton, president; ID. W Walton
secretary; C. T. Rambo treasurer.
f. was decided 10 have another rally
ard convention at the same place the
first Thursday in September
The enthusiasm being so great and
che greater part Of the county being
represented by visiting Sunday schoo
workers II was deemed a good time 1,
inaugurate a county association which
was done under direction OF the terri
toriai secretary.
IA recognition OF the great success
be had made OF the district convention
5. p Atherton was selected as temper
AIRY president and NJ. +. Hurlburt, o
Guthrie, temporary secretary, 70 ar
rae for a county convention wher