The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-13
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BUTTE, March 12.-The annual reports
of the secretary and treasurer we're pre-
sented at this afternoons meeting of the
Sunday school convention. The report
shows that there are 16 schools in the as
ISOLATION, divided among denominations
as follows: Baptist, 1 Congregational, 2;
Methodist Episcopal, :; Presbyterian. 4;
Evangelical Lutheran, /; Union, 1. Re-
ports we're received from IA, giving the
following totals: Number of scholars,
1873; number of teachers and officers,
19i; total, 2,0l3; additions 20 churches
from schools, 20; amount of money col
lected during the year, 81 $685.. The re-
ports are all for the year ending Jan. /,
and they show n very satisfactory growth
in both the membership of and attend
ance at Sunday schools. The estimated
average attendance during the past year
is 1 200, while for the previous year it was
only 671. The total enrolment for 1888
was only LBS, against nearly 1000 for the
year just closed.
The following officers were elected for
tho ensuing year: President, William
Bartel; vice president, Rev. Ii. 7. Shop
ard; secretary and treasurer, A. l.. Pat
terson; executive committee. Mrs. III. L.
Swenson, Miss Jessie b. Wolfe, j. a.
Bushong.
The following papers were read and
NJ. Ford; "The Question of Rewards"
Miss Alice Crossman; "Discipline," Mrs.
w. X. Foote; "Entertainments and Ex-
cursions,' Miss Mabel Hooper.
At the evening session j. L. Andrews
read a paper on The Teacher in Rela-
ton to the Home" and Rev. e. E. Ireland
delivered an address on The Children
and the Congregation" during the course
OF which he said:
"On the beautiful morning of the Lords
Day. when in the city the din and whirl of
traffic are hushed, and in the country the
perfume of hay or wild flowers pervades
the air that comes III at the meeting
house windows; where the living words
are perused again; where the ever respon-
sive mercy seat receives its crowds of
petitioners; in the public assembly of the
believers-the children have place. Al
though some of the sentiments of prayer
and hymn and sermon are necessarily
above the comprehension OF the little
ones, yet they have a right to be in the
audience for in the house of prayer there
awaits them! lessons which will prove
eventually to be of priceless and immortal
worth.
1T was beautiful sentiment cherished
by the church in those early days when
yet the form and faces of some of the
apostles were remembered by the old men
and the echo of their voices had hardly
died away that the public worship was
only a continuation of the family worship,
so that they who had knelt together at the
homo altar wendell their way together to
the house of prayer, father and sou,
mother and daughter, a complete family.
"One reason for claiming place for
the children in the public congregation is
the fact that God has Himself manifested
wondrous regard for them. Instances
of this were quoted from the old testa-
"a from Tenderness n
Savior towards the children. The value
OF church instruction was also touched
upon while literature and n III nther's
teaching and Sunday school influences
are of unspeakable importance. there are
impressions received from the exercises
of public worship and from observing the
ordinances of the church, which nothing
else can supply. Here are gained ideas of
God, of truth, eternity, responsibility, re-
lationship. that are of incalculable value.
Here should, when practical. be at least
one hymn and part of the sermon
especially designed for the little ones. We
have need to avail ourselves of all these
aids for our children, because we want
them 10 become better than their parents
are. Every parent who did not have the
advantage of a good start in life himself
wishes his children TO have n better one.
The old log house in the ciearing-it
had its joys and drawbacks, but you want
your boys and girls to have a home where
elegantly papered and pictured. Those
who had hard work to get hold of the
three RS in their youth wish their own
children to become teachers and pro-
fessors. So let them rise with the rising
culture of the age and especially covet
for them to be more pure. more noble,
more Christlke than we are. For this,
foster and encourage the idea that tine
little ones have part of the public meet
ing. For the future of the church, it's
generosity, tits prayerfulness, its enter
prises, will depend upon the children CT
to-day"
The committee on resolutions reported:
We recognize with pleasure the ox client pro-
gramme prepared for this convention by the
executive committee and we acknowledge the
merits OF the various papers and addresses
given. We only regret that every teacher in
silver BOW conn'y was no. present 20 gain en-.
that all but one OF the sunday schools reported
this year. thus showing AN Increased interest In
the work OF the convention. We would also re-
quest the pastors from their pulpits to empha-
size the fact that parents ought to attend regII-
lar sunday school services so that they may en-
courage the teachers, Influence the children
and Increase their own Bible knowledge We
would recommend that this association meet
next spring and that the executive committee
be empowered to designate the date and place.
We point out the fact that according TO the
reports sent In there are only 1000 children IN
our Sunday schools and that. allowing about the
same number for Catholics. the tot doss not
reach 80 per cent. OF the school children OF the
county. We recommend that a vote Of thanks
he rendered the NJ. r. church of Centerve for
the use OF their building and Kind entertain
mcnt. We desire to express our appreciation
or the fine music furnished during the sessions
by the choir of the VI. l.. church OF Centervi lie
and Of the beautiful cantata rendered by a class
from the tenteTVlo sunday school. We also
tender a vote OF thanks to the Butte papers and
the Anaconda STANDARD for their kindness in
giving notice Of the meeting. and also recon-
mend that "A copy Of these resolutions be given
the papers IL they desire TO publish them.
Mrs. 4. VI. FORD,
NJ. J. MARKS,
Committee
The rennrr of The conn mittee Mas adnntel