The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-06-23
Lathsraa sanaay Schools Eathns;astie
Ccsvea a,ion-Ensoafaging Reports.

Lathsrs1 sanday Schools Enthusiastic
Ccavssiion-Ensoaragirg Reports.
The Somarsct County Lutheran sun
day School Convention, Of which brief
report was given in theso columns lsst
week, continued is aossions at Rock
wood last Wednesday and Thursday.
The committee on organization preseut-
ell the following report which WAS adop-
ted, viz: officers for 1877 0s. Pres. Wm.
II. Ruppel; Vice Pres. Rev. +. $. Johns
ton; Rec See. NJ. u. Reel; Cor Sec. J..
X. Boose; Treas, Rev. Calvin +. Gep-
hart.
Tho topic, SUNDAY School Workers,
| (a), Pastors and Superintendeuts, tb),
Teachers, tel. Scholars, th). Parents"
dresses by the Misses Ida and Helen
scban. Prof H. S. Rhoads, Reys. q. J.
Taylor, A. B. Miller, q. J. Uirick,
Messrs. w. \. Weaver and Geo. $. Lohr.
The topic SUNDAY School Attractions
was well ventiis;ed in an essay 10y Miss
Bertha Davis, and an address by Rev. b.
B. Collins. Another topic SUNDAY
School Libraries received marked at.
tention from Rev. Seifcrt aud DIR. NJ. l..
Young The discussion on Wednesday
evening was opened 10y Rev. G. f. Gep-
hart in the absence of the essayist aud
Rev. l.. w. Flick continued the discus
sion on the timely topic, "Beneilcence in
the Sunday School" The lecture that
evening was by Rev. Dr. +. w. l.. Pas
chaw, pastor of the Lutheran church,
Greensburg, Pa. His subject, THE
Sons of Issachar," was certainly a good
one, aud the lecture was accounted a
splendid effort. All who heard the DIR.
were highly pleased. w. IL. Ruppel
and Chas. f. Uhl sang duet very well.
Also the Misses Minnie Pile and Emms
Walter, of Somerset, rendered a song
beautifully. The discussion on sunday
School Workers" by Revs. Amig and
Dunlap was interesting on Thursday
morning, after which the committees
gave in reports.
IL was ordered that at tho next annual
convention there shall be Superintend-
ents, session, aud that hereafter the Sup
erintendents Of each Sunday School be
regarded as one OF the delegates from
Schools entitled to delegates.
The convention was very successful
one. The paroehial report viii appear II
| these columns next week.
Aner devotional services on Wednes-
day morning the closing business Of the
! convention Was transacted. The first in
order w.us the payment of the annual
contributions or dues into the
hands Of the Treasurer, Rev. c. F: Gep-
hart, from the various Sunday schools.
The amount received was Sf3.75.
The report Of the Committee on Res0l-
utions was presented AMI adopted in
which the pastor, Sunday School, and
congregation the Llthern church and
the people Of lockwood in general were
thanked for their kindne-s and generous
hospitality shown 20 the ucmbers and
visitors az this conseniion.
It was ordered that hereafter the sap
erintendeuts of our S1n,lty Sch5al5 be
elected rs delegates u the annual con-
Yenti0ns % this ). 5. Association. and
further, that one session Of the cpnven-
ton be set apart for a superintendents
| conference.
On Reports Of Schools the committee
reported Scalp Level Sunday School rs
again entitled 20 the banner, yet thai
School generously donated the same u
the lockwood Lutheran Sunday School
for the year 1875. The statistical re
ports is as follows: number of schools
81, reported i5, officers 2J5 teachers 433
scholars 1879 gain lj3, Augsburg s )
Lesson Literature 55ls, communicates in
school 1905, received first communion
lg7. Total amount contributions SltsL3S
OF this for missions Sl6J109. for :. :. sup
plies Sl5i7.Sl, for other purposes, SlO41.l3,
gain over last year sJ6927, number OF
young Lutherans g35, last year iOiS
On tho credentials the final report of
the committee showed that IA clergymen
and lbs delegates besides many visitors
attended the conventions.
Messrs. Tm. Ruppel and Chas. Uhl,
president and secretary respectiv ely last
year, sang duet with good effect
Revs. Amig and Dunlap then discuss
ed interestingly and ably the topic,
sunday School WOrk, "a tit closing
topic. Words of praise were spoken Is
members OF the connection regarding
the success of this meeting amer which
the interesting Dist Annual Convention
of the Somerset County Lutheran Sun
day School Convention came 10 a close