The record-union., 1898-04-09
Evening Session.

The evening session opened with de-
votional exercises by Rev. J. R. Wat
son of the Florin NJ. z. Church.
Then followed an address by the
State Secretary, E. S. Bingham of San
Jose.
He said he believed that they were
at the dawn Of a better day for the
Sunday-school in this State. He had
a new plan for the work, which he
thought would bring success. There
will be field worker, who will organ
ize the schools and strive to induce the
children to come. He believed there
should be a house-to-house canvass
among the children, and it should not
cease until the rooms are crowded and
there is room for no more. The work
of the Lord is a good work, but it is
silent, and the training of the children
goes on week after week and year after
year without making much stir, but
they are being trained in His way, and
the fruits will soon appear, and they
are the coming generation that will one
day form the State.
He knew many did not believe that
children could understand the doctrines
of religion and enter the church under
| standingly, but he knew also that chill
! dren of 4 and years old learn to
swear and other bad things, and those
a little older learn to smoke and drink.
They are old enough to enter the dew
! IFS service-why are they not old
/ enough to enter the Lords service
! Children can be brought to understand
when they are taught about God and
Christ's sacrifice, and can be brought
/ to embrace the service of the Lord.
Those who have done the house-to-
house canvass have been surprised Of
ten to find the interest that they are
arousing and the good they are doing.
1t is almost like a revival, they say.
The religion of some seems to get down
only as far as their heads, but if they
would get down to the work they would
get it down into their hearts. He hoped
that his Sunday-school teachers would
get it into their knees.
We see a group Of young men often
at the door of the saloon pulling ar
unwilling companion inside. Christians
should do the same thing and draw
them into the Sunday-school and the
church. and the community would be
bettered by it. The records of the
United States show that in this coun-
Etry $40 children have been gathered
into the Sunday-schools for every
/ Sunday in the year. California car
do her full share toward that result il
she will awake and put her hand &c
the work.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The Committee on Resolutions re-
ported, recommending the nominations
- .s,oer clS nj
lows: President, Charles NJ. Campbell
First Vice President, c. II. Dunn; Sec
ond Vice-President, Robert Baker
Secretary. Miss Flora Winker; Assist
ant Secretary. Miss Dora Fish; Treas
urer. George B. Hayford; Committee
DR.. Shuck, Josiah Jacka and Mrs. D
W Hoffman.
The nominations were unanimousl5
adopted
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
The committee also reported resolu
tions as follows:
Whereas, God in His great mere.
has allowed us to reassemble in ou
annual County Convention. and ha
permitted us to be co-laborers witt
Him in the great work of saving tn
children and youths of our great Stat
of California through the study of tn
Holy Scriptures in the Sunday-school
and
Whereas, Our statistics show tha
IS 4-5 per cent Of the people Of on
State are not members of the Sabbath
school, and that many of these ar
within our own county; therefore be
Resolved, First, that these facts cal
for largely increased effort and earn
estness on our part in every depart
ment of the work.