Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-04-14
CONVENTION
Of Sunday School Work
TOdsy's Proceedings and Pre-
for This Evening.

VI. II. Church lasL rfEuluE-
meeting was not very largely a. -
which may Be accounted for irt.Ie
fact that there we're numerous
attractions for the evening
Those who gathered last ever -
enjOy the program that had b a.
ranged for the occasion Eerfi1,ly
disappointed in the absence &c
president. vice-president anc5'lS
tary Of the the ASSOCIATION .ldSs
Rev. G. A. Blair. who was la'0
made the address Of the ever ~
the tonic Of 4.HUuse TO House 49, L;..
tiOr-@ A story and prayer ~ IA
conducted by Rev. g. ". 6rs ...aS aoS
Rev. A. B. Zarcher was 80 49, 49,
for the advertised program ar 'ely
pleasant and profitable mees ies 70
had. Rev. W. r Winans. Of Cle!
state u9day schC,0l evangel tO1 luo
VI. z church. followed in an }IOmP
tn speech 10 which be br! Uu
lined his work thrOughCnt J SOaUe'
considerable information pie
sented Of an encouraging me-.
The morning session " OponSsu
with PRAYER by Rev. @. WTranlniH III
Mr. Bond was elected chairIi OF Ihs
convention and Miss Irens lN ~ nsenu
was named as secretary HiI Ine
position made vacant by dOseuOe
Of the regular appointed otrs-
The report Of PermaDen'ecreIdIi
Scott BOzOrth was s1bmed, iedu,
accepted and the recon- noaUlVuS
were endorsed. The ret covers
the two years just closed, re t,I naTlus I.
beeu no convention 10 lSS 1ne lacA
Of funds prevented carry on clt!
aud county work On aneKTslNe scdle'
but Rev. ". Z. WinODnaq Oeeu
laboring earnestly in interest
Of the Sunday schOC Inc re-
port showed the tot IOr Une
past two years 70 ave Oee9
el5.62 which was eApSnueu
and the association fir. ltseu ~
debt TO the extent u s.. besides the
current expenses Of the resent CON
ventiOn which the assCltloa trusts
will be able To defray collection
Mr.. BOZOrth suggests systematic
house 70 house canvas advantages
Of Sunday school train. may oe pre-
sented 10 each indiEidL Io carry
this canvass requires Tney and tue
secretary recommends at the assoc
iation establish a funCOr such Work.
The report also recOmends statlsIl-
cal reports from everyh0el annuaily
that the growth Of thwork may 0e
noted and help rennet those schools
deserving OF il.
Frequent meeJiBgSf the executive
committee Is also oTemmended. MI.
BOzOrtn requestedtlt he be relieved
Of the Ofilce which has 50 accept
ably filled for two srs and desires
that a successor be med.
Chas. Townsend, 5. Ora Bear and
Mr.. Ramsby were )pOinted COM
mittee tO report on nomination OF
officers.
A successful mott was made that
a collection be take this evening, 10
defray the eXpensesf the association
and ia case there is a dehcit the
amount is u be tax TO the schools
represented in the oyentiOn.
The paper by DE. NJ. Hurd, Of
this city, on ''City (ganizatiOn" was
a bright and suggeiye production,
II offered many pusible plans for
more effectively csying on Sunday
school work in our Cies, whereby not
ouly the children,b also the parents
themselves would drought directly
in contact with le Sunday school
and its influences The topic was
generally discusseby the delegates,
Mrs. E. j. SwOffOrnnd Mrs. g Rock
well telling OF theiwork in this city.
DR.. Hurd's Iapegas ordered pub
lished.
Mrs. RObb, couE president Of the
W. c. T. U. in aaddress on TEN
peraDce Work Inle Sunday School"
a numr OF happy sugges-
tiOns and the discSiOn that followed
brought out addibnal points Of the
value OF such yrk. Adjournment
for this noon hOI was then taken.
AFTERNoS SESSION.
The session or le convention this
afterOOn was mu larger attended
which may pOssi6 be attributed to
the fact that Pro III. NJ. Hamill, ar
rived on the 2:20 tal'and was in at
tendance at thecOnyention the re-
mainder OF the abrnOOn.
There are OYeiOne hundred dele
gates Ia attendant and the cOnyen-
tiOn is prOyinRQuite profitable TO
those who attea she sessions aud
participate in th discussions.
Rev. L. III. Beinap conducted the
praise service at O'Clock this after,
noon and the sne was continued
until the arriW of Prof. Hamill
about 2:30. Seveal excellent papers
were presented his afternoon viz
'Who aud How o Teach" by Mrs
Miller; SOW 10 Teach the
Scriptures" Mrs.A. j. Garland.
The principal adress OF tue after
noon was that delivered by Prof
Hamill, on "HoytO Manage a County
Organization az the Efforts 10 B,
Derived Therefnm."
Among the prncipal business 10 b,
transacted befOreadjOurnment is the
election Of Offices for the ensuinC
year and decidig upon a place Z
hold the cOnyent1n next year.
roSIGHis PROGRAM
The final seSsie Of the convention
will be held tbs evening, when tn
program will be carried out
1:3o-SOug Sevlee, conducted b.
Prof. r. A. HeItage, assisted by tn
choir.
705-Seriptue, Rev. VIC. KantneF
I;55-Prayer.
Pnf, ii. M.Hamin.
Al the close n the address Prof. r
A. Heritage vii favor the convention