The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-14
NEW OFFICERS.
Chosen by the Sunday
School Association.
Executive Committee Makes
Its Annual Report.
Field Secretary's Report Gives In
teresting Statistics.

The second days session OF the 10Th
annual convention of the Rhode Island
Sunday School Association was opened
this forenoon with q service of prayer at
the Central Baptist Church.
The business session was held at $50
o'clock.
Upon the accommodation Of the conf
mittee on nomination the following off,
GERS were elected: President, A. b.
McCrillis of Providence; vice presidents,
Rev. j. III. Lowoen, Olneyville; Rev. j..
nj. Craig, Newport, and Rowland q. Haz-
ard, Peacedale; secretary, j. ii. Smith,
Providence; treasurer, Thomas W. Water
man: executive committee, Rev. Floyd W.
Tomkins, Jr., Providence; Rev. George
Z. Brizhtsnan, providence; Rev. James
x. Ever. Providence; Rev. w. S. Nc
Intire, Providence; Rev. Il. ID. Blsksbee,
ID. D., East Green wich; Rev. w. Sheaf
Chase, Woonsocket; Rsv. Alexander Me-
vile; j. J. Easton, Providence; George X.
NcAuslsnd, Providence; Arthur +. STRAIT
tan, Pawtucket, ana l.. L. Anderstrom.
Bristol.
The report of the executive committee
for the past year was read and received
An abstract of IT is as follows:
"we have no place for ignorant teach
ers, blind leaders OF the blind, put we
welcome the partially educated workers
who are conscientiously trying to fit them
selves for good work, and we will do all
we can to assist aud develop them. II Is
for this work in part, that this association
stanos. and for this 1t asks your support.
Through our secretary we are also help
ing the schools--esrecially the small
country schools-to better Libraries, maps,
black boards, singing books and Sunday
School appliances.
We are also everywhere esta bIishing
home departments the oest and most
efficient recent development, OF tho Sun
day School idea.
Our Sunday School exchange in the Y.
NJ. 4. A. Building, where superintendents
OF the large and well-to-do schools can
send hymn hooks. library books, etc.,
to be distributed by our secretary among
schools may bring supplies that have
served their purposes, and exchange them
for supplies that will be Lew in their
sci chools, is q most excellent feature of our
work, and many more should avail them
selves of its privilege.
Much of this work outlined is what
we have attempted rather than what we
have accomplished. Our feld secretary's
report will show more or less clearly
how we have succeeded and how much
remains to be done.
We believe ii is our duty to continue
This work until there is a school in every
neig hborhood and an open Bible in the
hands of warm hearted. consecrated
teacher within sound of the voice OF
every inh bitant of the State.
We believe that while tho school 10
for the children, it is also for ADULTS,
and that every able bodied Christian
should be in the school, either as teacher
be brought into the church. Our motto
Is, Livery church membe in the school,
Ind every schoIsr in the church."
The third annual report OF the Geld
secretary shows the following statistics: |
sunday schools now in the State, 352;
Increase over last year, 13; present total
t3,613; increase, 2947;
schools sending full reports for the year, !
'35; union schools reported. 10; nome
departments in the State, 40 normal
'lssses In the State, 12.
The report of the committee on creden-
.ials showed that 7s Sunday Schools and
IA different denominations were repre-
'ented at the convention ss follows:
Baptists, 13 CongregstionaIs. i3 |
Methodists, IL Free Baptists,3 Episcopals,
Universalists and Z scattering.
The receipts for the year have been
1902. 30 and the balance on hand is s17O. 80.
The addresses OF the forenoon were by
Hamill on international Sun
day School Work." and by Mrs. Juliet
Dimock Dudley, who gavo an exceedingly
interesting and practically illustrated lec-
ture on the use Of the sand map In the
Sunday School.
This afternoon there were addresses by
Mrs. Dudley and Rev. Wallace Nutting
and special conferences for teachers, sup
and primary workers.
This evening there Is to be an address
by Hon. Rathbone Gardner.