New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-14
BROOKLYN NEWS.
IN MEMORY OF J. X. NORRIS.
HIS FAITHFUL SERVICE HONORED By
THE SUNDAYS SCHOOL UNION.
DATES FOR VARIOUS CONVENTIONS CHOSEN At

DATES FOR VARIOUS CONVENTIONS CHOSEN AT
THE MARCH MEETING HELD LAST EVENING.
Tho March meeting Of the Brooklyn Sunday
sohooi r-nio, held last evening at the Hanson
Place Methodist Church was mainly devoted 10 q
memorial service in honor OF the late John Rodgers
Morris who died in January and VINO ior near y
fortv-six years had been the recording seo'e."'
81 the urion. 10 which office he was eiec'eu III
An-u ~ lie was absent from the Board meeting
only four times in all those years. An ahecuon"'e
memorial minute was prepared and read oy iien's
L. Drake. corresponding secretary Mrs Mo''l7
and her son daughters and daughter-in-iaW occu-
pied prominent places in the audience MI Mo''i -
WIS born In Manhattan on March ~ 80 anu
when a boy came 10 Brooklyn lie was lo' sew"
years elder in the Tabernacle PresV'erlaH o""i 0''
afterward transferring his membership to the La
favette Avenue Presbyterian Church OF when ne
was n member when he died. The minute ana Il
set OF resolutions handsomely enSroSseu M"
sent to the family. The new recording secretary I"
r. T. Dodge. Or. Charles l. Goodell pastor Oh INC
church. who was TO have spoken. was uhoOe 10
he prcsert but sent q letter. read by Magistrate
Toaie IN which he said: I'VE shall miss this faith
f,i man increasingly as the days 20 by His pres
oroo With ,,s was bonedction. his smile contag-
ious His devotion 10 our interests was remarha oc'
The things OF God were everlasting verlues WI.
him His faitl was simple as chhds anu
every child loved him by intuition. am sure ne
had not enemy IN the worm lir N''' 49, -
sonal friend AID 7 would Ike TO put wreath Oh
forget-me-nots around the guileless tender race
which looks down upon tonight IN the mans OF
memory"
The Rev James VI. Farrar. pastor Of the FIRST
Reformed Church was introduced as great 1rleHu
cf Mr. Morris and said In part: i found II very
easy 70 fall In with Mr. Morris. and 1t would nave
been very difficult 10 fall out. lie was IKE Joni''
the beloved apostle. who was once called the son
OF thunder John r. Morris had n strong CON
trolled spirit back OF his genteness mention
this because there is n tendency to think OF these
qulct Christian mon being good because they
haven't energy enough 10 be otherwise"
Sllas NJ Gidsings presided Z. p waning 'u
tho devotional exercises. and Russell McGee READ
tho notices which included the date for the sun
dav-school anniversary exercises. set for FRIDAY
Nav o. The twelfth annual Institute Tor primary
Teachers is 10 be held AT the Centre Young Men $
cb-ietia- Association on March 20, afternoon aheI
evening The ninth international conventoh oi
tho Sundav-schc)l association Will he held IN - =
iar-e Ca from April % 10 30 inclusive. anu d
errcfel tra will leave this city on the Ircceu :,
Monday afternoon The State ASSOCIATION WI
convene in Pouehkeepsie on June D. the SESSIONS
- continue for three DAYS ..,x 49, r,o,
81 The close Of the business meeting me roy;
Benson Hamilton gave views or Jerusalem anu
the Holy Land.