Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-15

euoNeu together SulhptuOuS ulu-
ner laid in the dining room. The L. l..
ladies' proved to be royal entertainers
Other friends assisted and all were
fully provided for The noon hour was
one of the most busy of the day, with |
social greeting, meeting of commit
tees, etc.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Rev. John G.. Davis led praise and |
prayer service at 30. Following this
the nominating committee reported:
For president, Myron Chase.
For yice-president, John W. Parks.
For secretary and treasurer. Mrs. NJ.
+. Hume.
For assistant secretary, Mrs. NJ. Il.
Watson
For superintendent home class, Mr.
George H. Thayer.
For assistant superintendent home
class, Mr.. Frank Baker.
These were elected by vote OF the
convention and duly installed by state
superintendent c. ID. Meigs.
Mr.. {. l.. Weaver talked on the home
class and reports disclosed one home
class in Green township, one i'll Wal
nut, one in Bourbon and two in Center
1t was heartily endorsed as a strong
auxiliary in sunday school work.
District President John ". Parks
presented the claims of Estate and
County Finance.
Following this Miss Hall gave u les
son to large class OF children illustra-
ting with the blackboard and sandman.
Miss Hall has SAID "These an not sea-
SONS of showing how to teach" but op-
portunities To lead children to Jesus
Christ and the simple serious way in
which they reached the underst anding
and the heart proved.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
The evening service was opened al
o'clock with song service conducted
by Rev O. +. Landis.
Mr. G. l.. Weaver occupied the first
haif nohr interesting all in some facts
and figures in Indiana Sunday school
statistics.
Miss Hall then presented primary
work dwelling upon how she taught a
) new song, and taking the whole audi
ance as a class.
1t would be useless to attempt to de-
scribe the peculiar power and charm OF
this gifted teacher, those who were
there Will not soon forget it.
Pow | Smith la1 IN ba al
conservation service, all hearts joining
in sincere desire that help and in
spiration gathered in these two days
council would be felt through the year
Just opening.
One pleasing feature of the conyen-
tion was the singing by the quartette oi
> clergymen. Rev's Smith, Raymond
4 Lands and Rothenberger.
One hundred delegates outside o.
Plymouth enrolled and seven visitor.
from other counties.
S Statistical reports came in from man,
: Sunday schools but there has not beer
+ time to calculate the exact figures
1 However good increase over last yea
p isassured
n The committee on resolutions report
< ed as follows:
s We. the Marshall County Sunday-Schoo
association. in annual convention assembled a
the L. t. church i'll Plymouth. Feb. II and I.
1896. with profound gratitude to Almighty Go
Il for the privilege of being accounted co-worker
n together with Him in His kingdom, do hereb
resolve.
> First. That record onr qualification owe
p the Increased attendance and the increase
Il number OF our Sunday schools in the county.
N Second That the condition as revealed 10y TN
gathered statistics call loudly fora continIatio
~ OF the earnest and aggressive work of this ass,
v citation.
a. Third. That we pledge ourselves our heart
cooperation with the officers elected at thi
= meeting to reach under the grave condition. tn
II honorable place of banner county. which unde
If the requirements of last year did attain.
"a Fourth That part of the State Sun
day school association and pledge our allegianc
~ To tina; work and do hereby accept the al
portionment OF SO 10 be by It's paid over to tll
state president and most earnestly call on ever
Sunday y-school in the county to make an annu;
IS contribution. which shall equal cents per men
IA Der fCr county and state work
Fifth. That the home class department shoul
~ be more generally introduced
That our county should he represented at TIL
+. next state convention. to be held in Crawfor,
~ Vile. and that this association pay the railroa
= fare Of one delegate.
le That We heartily endorse The Awakener an
a The Gospel Messenger valuable assistants
h the state and district work.
That we highly appreciate the valuable assis
ance rendered us i'm this convention by Messr
IN c. ID. MeigS and G. l.. Weaver. of our state Su
ry day school union. Miss Mabel Hall. OF Cheag
4. MIR. Noah Supcrt. of South Bend. and Mr. W I
kindig, of kendallville.
That return thanks Ia the county office
n for their seli-denying efforts Ia promote Il
ar Masters cause through this agency; also to I'll
pastor and trustees of the L. Il church for q
use of the church in this convention and recol
IL mend the payment of s. to the same trustees
an assist in defraying expenses.
a. Respectfully submitted.
L. ) SMITH, co,
Ut w. w. RAYMOND, 0o'"'