The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-11-09
SUNDAY-SCHO0L ASSOCIATION.
The County Convention Held Here
Yesterday.
The State Executive Committee De-
cides to Hold the Next State
Convention Here.

The Sacramento County Sunday school
street Methodist Church yesterday, a
large number of teachers being present.
1t opened with devotional exercises,
led by w. w. Lewis, after which came
the organization. Committees were ap-
pointed as follows: Enrolment and
Credentials. Rev. StuFtevant; Nomina-
tons, Rev. Banks, S. u. Smith, +. NJ.
Chsdbourn. Miss SalIie Beaumont, Mrs.
Trefren; Resolutions, DR.. Banks and
Mrs. Trefren; Finance F. NJ. Chad
bourn.
Two excellent papers on Primary
Work" were read by Mrs. NJ. NJ. Hard
ing and Mrs. Jackson, in the absence OF
Rev. Loyal L. Writ, who had not arrived.
S. G.. Smith READ paper on boys in
the Sunday school," which was then
discussed at length, and was followed by
an admirable article on preparation OF
Lesson" by Miss Laura BeaZell. General
Secretary of the Young Women's
Christian Association.
In The evening ii. Morton of San Jose,
Vice President OF the State Sunday
school Association, spoke on co-opera-
ton. He said that in the past twenty
years it had melted all the jealousies be-
tween the Sunday and had in
duced them ali TO work together, leading
in regular chain OF effects into the
home, and exerting it's beneticent influ-
ence there. Christ asks in his pra yer
that bis disciples all may be one; that
the world may see that they are His. lie
spoke of the Sunday-school as the seven
brauched candIestIck, with the home. the
school and The township on one side, the
State, the Nation and the world on the
other and the County Sunday-schooi AS
ISOLATION in the center.
lie called on the Nominating Commit
tee to announce the nominations, which
were as follows: President, Charles
Campbell; Vice Presidents. w. W. Lewis,
Miss Gertie Mealand, Mrs. McNealy;
Secretary, Robert Hall; Treasurer, l.. w.
Grothin Statistical Secretary, Miss
Bessie Rogers; Executive Committee,
Mrs. Schadt, George Capen, Mrs. jerks,
George Purnell, Miss Ivey.
Henry French of san ose, Prohibition
candidate for GovernorLat the last cleo
ton, spoke on the influence of the Sun
day school on the State and nation. When
we get the right influence in our own
homes, he said, we should stand up in the
Sunday-school and the church. and do
what we eau. He believed 1t was break
ing down the UNCONVENTIONAL prejudices,
and bringing Christians closer together
1t is starting the Christian Endeavor and
other societies, and arousing religious
fervor throughout the land.
Rev. *. ;. Cantine of San Jose spoke
on The Call and the Mission of Sun
day-School Teacher" Some people. h.
said, thought that Sunday-schoot
teacher is not called except by the Super
intendent, but he firmly believed that
God called men 10 take up certain work.
and do IL in this world. Some people
think they are called 10 certain work be-
cause they have an inclination for il.
People are not inclined to do we'll the
work they do not like to do. His father
wanted to make him a machinist. He
did not like the work at all, but his father
bound him out to machinist, and he
staid there q few months. He took no.