The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-07
IT'S 0Y ER.
Sunday School
Convention
is CONCLUDED.
Delegates Waited Until the
Very End Of the Program.

The closing day of the Massachu-
sets Sunday school convention opened
bright and beautiful yesterday
The opening devotional exercises. con-
Quoted by Roger F. Upham of the First
Baptist Church, were upon the topic,
The way explained and simplified."
The exercises consisted of Scripture
readings, prayer and singing. Miss
Lizzie Blair Olive Of Boston sang as a
solo, '"rhe shepherd true" after which
the doxoIogy was sung by the congre-
cation
The methods of Bible teaching were
explained Ky Rev. George Wakeman
Andrews of Dalton.
George w. Pease of the Bible nor
NAL school, Springfield, gave an illus
trated talk or Bible teaching simpli-
fed. His idea was that the simpler
the methods We're, the better.
After duet by Mr.. and Mrs. G. C.
Stebbirs, Miss Annie S. Harlow of John
Wanamakers Sunday school in Phil
adelphia, spoke on Methods, new and
tried She urged a stronger. relation
ship between the home and the
school
Department conferences were held
during the noon hour-the home, nor
NAL and primary
The closing services of the conven-
Ilon We're as largely attended as any
curing the session, and the nearly one
thousand delegates were much refresh
ed after the conferences and luncheon
nelo during the noon hour.
Chairman George w. Coleman called
the delegates to order soon after 2
o'clock, and Mr.. and Mrs. George c.
Stebbins conducted a musical service,
consisting of the hymns Lead Me,
savior, and Come on the Wings of
tbs Morning" The chairman made
| several announcements from the plat
form, and stated to the convention that
| two kilograms had been received from
the Boston North Association, and also
from the West Boston Baptist Associa-
ton, sending greetings TO the delegates
and wishing much good to result from
| the deliberations of the week
| The committee on resolutions. con-
| sisting of ]. H. Pillsbury, Frank L.
| Bristol, j. K. Richardson and A. r.
| Nichols. reported through it's chairman
Mr. Bristol, the following set Of resolu-
tons, which were adopted in three sec
tons by a show of hands, and finally
| Wy q OAtdAllLlOuS TlsJIlH vote.
THE splendid success Of our work in
this state, as indicated by the spirit
OF the present convention, inspires your
committee to suggest the following:
| Resolved, that we urge every Bible
school in the state to push the work of
the home department. Every school
can and should have one. Let every
delegate return home and work until
one is organized.
| That Ysa1Ily Sunday he 11rfxreY-eso Nv -,
served and followed by effort to extend
the study OF the Bible in the Bible
school.
That we earnestly desire evegy COM
munity at least to arrange for q Bible
normal class The committee on nor
NAL work will gladly cooperate with
any who desire such q class.
Whereas, Charles C. Barry, after six
years OF service as treasurer of this
association has deemed it necessary
to retire from further service in this
capacity;
Resolved, that this convention would
place upon record its high appreciation
of his faithful attention to duty in this
highly responsible office, and express
to him their sense of indebtedness for
service remunerated by his own con-
sciousness of duty well performed, and
the grateful recognition of his breth-
ern.
Resolved, that the thanks of this con-
vention are due and are hereby given
to the Sunday school workers and
Christian people Of the city for the able
and bountiful manner in which they
have provided for the needs and enter
tainment Of this convention by their
cordial welcome and open doors. To
the Union church and its honored pas
tor, Rev. John e. futile, for the use
of their beautiful house Of worship and
the cordial and hearty welcome given
to the delegates. To the railroad COM
panies for their reduction in passenger
rates and to the press for their careful
and full reports Of the proceedings of
the several sessions of this convention,
and to Brother C. v. s. Remington,
vice president of this association. for
the very able and impartial manner in
which he has provided over the several
SESSIONS Of this body.
In the absence of Rev. T. S. Ford of
Lowell, who was unable to be present
to conduct the prayer service, the ex-
ercises were in charge of the newly
elected president Of the association,
George w. Coleman of Boston. In his
opening remarks to the delegates he
said that he considered it g great hon
or to be a Sunday school worker in
Gods vineyard. He never came to a
convention Of this kind but what he re-
the national convention, held in the
city of Chicago in 1894 at the time of
the great railroad strikes.
In addition to the distressing scenes
there witnessed, the country was in
a financial strait, and to cap the eli
max the president of the association
was taken i'll and prevented from at
tending the session.
When the delegates got to Chicago
under these circumstances they were in
a most depressed state of mind, but
they had forgotten their text and had
been relying on their own strength.
They had not reckoned with God and
it needed only the power Of prayer to
bring order out of chaos. For weeks
previous to the convention the religious.
societies all over the land had been
praying for the success of this conven-
ton, and when the day of the opening
arrived, three, four and even five of
the largest churches of the city were
crowded to the doors. He wished to
impress the force of the saying that not
by the power nor by might, but by
spirit of prayer are obstacles to be
overcome.
One-ninute prayers were offered by
many in the congregation, after which
the business of the session was CONT
nued Field Secretary Hamilton S.
Conant reported for the finance COM
m1Itee, the members OF winch were
obliged to leave for home on an early
train. that only SITS had ben taken in
collections during the sessions of the
convention and that the expenses had
been exceptionally heavy owing to an
increased amount Of correspondence,
and that there was a deficit of about
$780, He said that the registration
showed that there were about 900 ac-
credited delegates accounted for at the
convention, and hoped that they would
give bountifully to make UP the deficit.