The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-21
TWENTIETH CONVENTION.
Sunday School Workers. Of
Wells Valley Spend Thanks
giving at New Grenada.
PRACTICAL DISCUSSIONS.
Next Convention to be Held at Wells
TannOry, Thanksgiving, 1900.


The twentieth annual conven-
ton of the Wells Valley S. S. AS
sociation met at Bethel church,
New Grenada, Pa, November 80,
1899 j. G. Cunningham, the
president of the association, call
cd the convention to order at 9.30
a. IN. After devotional services
by Rev. II. p. Roberts, the presi-
dent delivered an address of well
come. The response was made
by Miss Alice Wishart, of Wells
Tannery. The secretary of the
convention not being present, E.
A. Horton was elected secretary.
The minutes of last meeting were
read and approved. The Thanks
giving sermon was then delivered
by Rev. S. A. Davenport, of Rob
ertsdale, from Psalms 147:20.
At the conclusion of this most ex-
cellent sermon the benediction
was pronounced by the Rev. Ell.
S. Bickel, minister in charge at
Bethel church, and the conVen-
ton adjourned for dinner.
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The afternoon session opened
at 200 p. m. Devotional exer-
cises We're conducted by Rev.
Bickel. The president appointed
A. G. Anderson, DR.. r. b. Camp
bell, and f.. A. Horton commit
tee on nominations and location
for the next convention.
The first question for discus
sion being, GLOW does q model S.
S. pupil use the S. S. Lesson
Helps?" was opened by Mrs. e.
A. Horton, and further discussed
by Revs. Davenport, Roberts, and
Bickel; also, by j. G.. Cunning
ham and James Lockard. The
next question taken up was,
''The Home Experimentation
of the S. S." This question was
discussed by Thomas Ramsey,
followed by James Lockard, Miss
Alice Wishart, Eli Shore, Esq,
Revs. Roberts and Bickel, and j.
r. Foster After this discus
sion a collection was taken up
which amounted to 81 .26 after
which the convention adjourned
to meet at $50 p. m.
EVENING.
The evening session opened at
$50 p. m. Devotional exercises
were conducted by Rev. r. p.
Roberts. After this the commit
tee on nominations reported the
following;
James w. Barnett, of Wells
Tannery, President; Abram G..
Anderson, of Enid, Vice Presi
dent; Henry M. Truax, of Enid,
Secretary, and George w. Sipes,
OF Wells Tannery, Treasurer.
The Mission Sabbath school room
at Wells Tannery was chosen as
the next place of meeting and the
time fixed was Thanksgiving day
1900. After this report was read
and accepted, Mrs. j. G. Brinley,
of Waterfall Mills, read a paper
on, General Sabbath School
Work. " A collection was taken
up at this session amounting to
Sl.OO The reports of Sabbath
schools being next in order E. A.
Horton reported for Wells Tan
merry Mission; James Lockard
for Wells Valley M. E.; Thomas
Ramsey for United Brethren,
and William Alloway for Bethel,
Pine Grove M. E. was not report
ed.
A genersl discussion then fol
lowed on number of subjects
and participated in by number
of persons. AS the time for ad-
journment was near at hand the
discussions We're closed. On mo-
ton Of Mrs. M. M. Baumgardner,
q rising vote Of thanks was ten
dered the choir for their music,
and also to the people of New
Grenada in general for their hos
pitality. A few closing remarks
We're then made by William Allo-
way and j. G.. Cunningham and