Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-05-19
SUNDAY SCHOOL MEETING OVER.
State Convention Adjourns After .
Profitable Session.

State Convention Adjourns After {
Profitable Session.
The annual convention Of the Stat
Sunday School association closed las
Thursday with well attended session
MANY TOPICS HANDLED.
The mornings devotion was led D!
Rev. b. B. Griffith. Editor Semelroti
gave an interesting lesson on Bibl'
history.
County and township work was th'
subject Of a symposium which includ
ed papers by l.. G. Miller Of McPher'
son, Mrs. E. +. Bumsted OF Clay, T.
M. White OF Abilene, 7. H. Patterson
Of Holton and c. D. Wood Of Hutch
inson. 's,a..-
Rev. DR.. Merrill made a short ad.
dress on 1.-THE Desirable Insight fol-
Teachers.
Supt. A. P. George conferred nor
NAL diplomas on Misses Edith Fisk,
Cora Nchrpass, Sarah Knapp and Mrs.
j. H. Brindsmaid, all Of Topeka; DR..
Ida C. Barnes instructor.
BUSINESS MATTERS.
A subscription was raised for the
work for the coming year, resulting
in 1884 being pledged and 800 cash
paid in. The finances Of the associa-
ton are in good condition and pros
porous year is in prospect.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Officers were elected as follows:
President-Rev. A. E. Wagner, To-
peka.
Vice presidents-W. H. Rocka'
Teller, D. f. Shirk, Mrs. W. D.
Granger.
Secretary. H. Engle, Abilene.
Recording secretary-O. S. John
son, Pittsburg.
Treasurer. NJ. White, Abilene,
Superintendent primary work
Mrs. R. B. Preuszner, Lawrence.
Executive committee-E. W. Cum
ningham, Emporia; ]. H. Little, La
Crosse; Don Kinney, Newton; T. B.
Sweet, Topeka; Nathan Brown, Bark.
ley; G. D. Wood, Hutchinson; H. C.
Rash, Salina; G. E. Arnold, McPher-
son; Mrs. John A. Martin, Atchison;
W. l.. Garges, Newton; J. F. Drake,
Topeka; M. Mohler, Osborne; Mrs. c.
H. St. John, Kansas City.
Delegates to worlds convention at
London-David Bowie, Shawnee; John
Bachelor, Butler; Mrs. E. V. Shriver,
Chase; Maurice Brown and Miss
Brown, Mitchell; j. N. Evans, Seward;
Mrs. X. J. Green, Kansas City; A. A.
Osgood, Sabetha; H. E. Curtis, John
son; T. J. Garnett, Graham; Mrs. W.
E. Lamb, Wabaunsee; l.. j. Allen,
Thomas; D. b. Shuey, Emporia.
Normal superintendent was left to
the general secretary. j. H. Engle's
reelection comes through the execu.
tive committee and is unanimous. (,
RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved, That we regard the Sun
day school as the most hopeful agency
and method Of the church Of Jesus
Christ for the conquest Of the world.
Resolved, That it is the judgment
Of this convention that no change
should be made in providing quarterly
temperance lessons.
Resolved, That we heartily approve
the American Anti.Saloon League and
that we elect three delegates to repre-
sent us in the National Anti-Saloon
convention to be held at Cleveland,
Ohio, December 1898. Also that we
pledge cooperation with said League
and now, in convention assembled,
name Hon. E. M. Cunningham as our
representative in the national board
Of directors Of the American Anti.
Saloon League.
Resolved, That while we deprecate
war and pray for that peace which
comes by righteousness and Christian
patriotism, our American civilization,
our nineteenth century philanthropy,
born and fathered by faith in the
fatherhood Of God and the brother
hood Of man, make it our duty to up
hold with our might our Nations
war with Spain for the liberty Of Cuba
to form and administer her own gov
eminent on her own plane Of civili-
cation.
Resolved, That we favor the ap.
pointment of a national rally day and
ask our International Lesson commit
tee to suggest suitable program for
such day, the collection Of that day |
to be for state and international week. |