The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-10
SUNDAY-SCHOOL WORKERS.
Thirty-Third Annual Convention at
WinOna Next Week.

The thirty-third annual convention of the
State Sunday school Association of Indiana
will meet at Winona assembly grounds,
Eagle lake, next Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday. The programme covers many
phases of Sunday-school work. The inter-
est in the association work is said to be
greater than ever before. Every county
and about 20 per cent. of the townships are
fully organized. The rapid progress made
during the past three years. the large in
crease in the Sunday-school enrolment in
the State (about eighty thousand increase
last year,, the number of new schools
started 1860, and the number of Sunday
school scholars who united with the church
in Indiana last year (20,025), all have at
tracted the attention of other States, and
Indiana now ranks among the very fore
most States in Sunday-school work. No
State which joins it has as many Sunday
schools per population as it has.
The convention next week will be largely
attended. Governor Mount will make the
leading address on Tuesday night. Afford
Day, of Canada, and E. Morris Ferguson,
of New Jersey, men of national reputation,
will be present during the entire convention
and take a prominent part in it. 1t is a
mass convention, and all schools in the
The Winona Assembly Association has
offered special rates to all members of the
convention, 81 a day or the full two and a
half days for 81. Those who do not desire
to remain on the assembly grounds over
night will have free lodging and breakfast
given them at Warsaw, just across the
lake. Special trains will run back and
forth continually at cents a fare. This
will leave only dinner and supper to De
bought on the grounds, at not to exceed
% cents each. One fare for the round trip,
plus % cents, will be given by all railroads
in the State. The % cents extra is for adj
mission to the assembly grounds, but will
be refunded to Sunday-school workers. Wis
itors are urged to ask for a one-fare, round
trip "Winona ticket to Eagle lake or War
saw, Ind. good for fifteen days. The fare
from Indianapolis and return is $40o, IN
Guiding the 70 cents 70 De reIundea py Ine
state association, making the trip cost only
$3.50
The following in the programme for the
convention:
Conference A-County and township Off
GERS: Presided over by j. w. Landrum, presi-
dent Tenth district. County and township
Cass county association Township organi-
zation Mrs M. e. Hume, secretary Mar
shall county association county ana
township constitution, explained: BY w.
b Wilson president TWenty-flrst district.
Installation of Sunday-school officers: BY
Conference B-Sunday-school officers and
teachers In the chapel. womaE's building,
persided over by Mr. Alfred Day, Sun
0aV-ScnOOl
Miller Rally and Decision Days; Why?
When? How?" State Superintendent Meigs.
Some Mistakes Of New Jersey Sunday
SON. Address, THE Front Line Superin-
tendent:' John 3. McNeely, Indianapolis,
Address, How We Got Our Bible .:,,,, Pfesi-
lation of the American Bible Society TO
the Sunday SCHOOL," w. j. Vigus, ID. D.,
district superintendent American Bible So
T53irsdav ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Led by
Rev. w. w. Raymond, rector of st.
Thomass Episcopal tno G NeW pgmotth
Normal Lesson" f. Morris Ferguson.
Address. "A Graded school" 6. BY alfred Alfred
i Rfy dfe charles S9arItsf D. Meigs. ,e
- thursday Fvening-Address. THE New
Era for Boys and Girls" By Rev. G. d.
Bend. ''Signs of Progress in Sunday-school
Work." f. Morris Ferguson.
Tuesday Afternoon-Song and consecra-
Roc ochester, and 4. D. Craig president
Eighteenth district. Illustrated chart lee
Earle Lewisburg Pa. Meeting Of the state
executive committee and enrolment of
NiehtGSong service: Prof. Miller. Devo-
tionai: Rev. w r. Stott, president Frank
lin College Address of welcome: Welcome
TO Warsaw by Rev. E. Y. Hill pastor
by Rev. SOL c. Dickey, secretary and gen
eral manager. Response: BY Rev. J. w.
ClOkey. New Albany. Address. Governor
James A. Mount. Solo: Miss Grace Bar
ker Iogansport. Address: BY Mr.. Alfred
Day, Toronto Canada, secretary OF the
Ontario Sunday school Association.
"Wednesday
$50 to $50 q. M. sunrise prayer meetings.
At Warsaw in the Methodist Church: Led
by Charles w Ross. Al Winona, in the
auditorium: Led by Charles f. Coffin
president state association.
Conference - Primary workers - in
chapel woman's building: Presided over by
E. Morris Ferguson, secretary OF the New