The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-11-17
SUNDAY SCHOOL CENSUS
The Work Nearly Completed by the
Local Organization.
City and Suburbs Thoroughly canvassed
A Tedious Task, Bot Work Of
Great Value.

The work of canvassing the city and
suburbs by the local branch OF the Ma
rion County Sunday School Association
has been practically completed, but the
statistics gathered have not yet been
made available.
There was meeting Wednesday
evening, at +. Holverson's store, OF the
committee which has this work in hand,
and the returns that have been handed
in we're gone over with view to segre-
CATION and tabulation in a shape to make
them available for use.
The plan Of work has been that sug-
gested by n. j. Damon at the conven-
ton held in this city on October % and
"a, and it has been carried on under the
efficient supervision OF Mr.. Damon, as
sisted by II. S. Gile and the superin-
tendents of the city Sunday schools.
The city has been thoroughly can
vassed, the intention being to call upon
every family. The information sought
in each case wns: Number in the fam
lily; nationality; occupation; number OF
church members and what church they
belong to church preference OF those
not members; number OF children
number attending Sunday school and
which Sunday school attended; prefer
ence, II any, of those not now attending.
This information will all be tabulated
and systematized, and the pastor Of
each church will be furnished book
covering all the data Of interest TO him
or his church or Sunday school. This
will give just the information wanted
by the officers Of each Sunday school,
and will indicate the ground which may
be proftably cultivated by each. II will
give information OF value, which II
would be practically impossible to
gather by individual effort.
II involves an immense amount of
work at best, and it is only by united
effort and the adoption of thoroughly
systematized plan, devised 10y n. j..
Damon, and under his competent di-
rection, that the desired results have
been attained.
The territory which it was desired TO
cover was divided into 52 numbered
districts, and that number Of canyassers
were appointed. Each one was then
given map Of the district which he
or she was expected to cover. Not
only the city proper but West Salem
was included rs well as some distance
on the Wallace road, Asylum Avenue,
the Garden road and other roads, the
idea being TO take in all the people with
in reach Of the city's Sunday schools.
In practice il was. found that some Of
those appointed were unable 10 serve.
The names Of those who did serve in
making the canvass are rs follows:
]. II. Atwood, +. Aschenbrennor, Miss
Carrie Bachelor, Miss Grace Babcock,
Miss Carrie Bradshaw, Miss Carrie
Campbell, Mrs. Cavenaugh, Mrs. Corn
elius, Chas Crozier, Mrs. Culver, Mrs.
Draper, Mrs. Gay, Mrs. Grannis, Mrs.
Henderson, Mrs Harritt, Mrs. Phoebe
Hammer, Miss Irvine, ID. Janzen,
Miss Blanche Kantner Mrs. l..
Lehman, Mr.. Lewis, Fred Mclntire,
Miss McIlailie. Rev. G. H. Merriman,
Miss Anna McNary, Mrs. John Morri-
son, Miss Meredith, John Moir, Rev. A,
f. Myers, Rev. II. l.. Pratt, Miss Flor
ence Price, c. u. purdy, Mrs. John
Riggs, Miss Ella Rineman, Miss Lillian
Robin, Mrs. Rizer, Miss Ida Siege, Mrs.
Spray, Miss Eva Stanton, Mrs. Sylvia
Smith, Rev. n. shupp, Mrs. Vandersol,
Miss Maggie wattenpaugh, Miss White
and Miss Annora Welch.
Nearly all OF these have reported and
handed in complete data OF their dis
tricts. IL was hoped 20 complete the
the work before next Sunday, but it will
be hardly possible to DO so.
The gathering Of this census is an ex-
cellent idea. II properly done il will be
Of much value in other ways besides in
the church work. IL should be more
complete and reliable census of the city