The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-05
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Executive Committee Of iha
Association Held Monthly
Meeting at TiIIinghast'S.


The regular monthly meeting OF the
Executive committee Of the r.. l. Sunday
School Association was ho.d at Tilling-
hasts parlors on Monday OF this week.
with large attendance.
This committee is divided into suo-com-
mittees to whom various branches of the
work are entrusted, and each OF the COM
mittees rendered their monthly report.
The home department committee report
cd as follows:
I'VE have been in correspondence and
consultation with our field secretary and
also other home departments, in relation
TO our work.
1--WE have come 10 this conclusion,-
that the home department is a necessary
adjunct 10 the Sunday school work, but
that X should be carried on in the way
that II was originally designed, viz: For
the bringing OF the Sunday school lessons
TO the aged, infirm and sick and also those
whose duties prevent them from atten-
dance at the Sunday school session. But
we notice In some schools that there is
tendency OF church members to enroll
themselves In the home department on
very slight excuses, and so de-
prlve the Sunday school of those whose
edy this is a question. We have been
waiting for the completion of the district
ing of our state and the appointment OF
secretaries ia order that We may be more
closely in touch with each district Per-
hGps when this is done we can DO some
thing TO further the home department
work, and also 20 bring the work OF this
department into its proper channel
Respectfully.
wv. n. BUTLER"
Chairman"
The report of the district committee
Is as follows:
'Your committee met and took lunch
together on Saturday Nov. 81, at which
time arrange ments were made TO district
the city Of Providence following out the
plan OF action adopted at that time
which we reported at our last committee
meeting. We met for the organization Of
the first district In Providence Wednes-
day evening, Nov. 18th. This district.
comprising all the schools southeast Of
Westminster and Cranston SITS, as far
east as the river was organized with the
following officers: III. Howard Pepper.
president: +. A. Burt vice president; g.
5. Thayer secretary; 7. /. Thurber. treas
urer; who. with Dr. r. r. Sprague and
Eugene Lawton constitute a board OF
managers. These officers have planned
for a district rally on Monday evening.
peCeHlDeT lViii, at Aiic NdNdIy DaPtiot
| church.
"The districting Of the east side is un-
der way, but there will probably be Moth
| ing TO report until sometime i'm January.
"The Scituate and Foster districts are
| talking Of changing their boundary line
10 include the town OF Smithheld. Some
| definite action Is expected 10 take place
at their convention on Wednesday.
Respectfully submitted,
SULLIVAN RAIIOU,
Chairman"
The report Of the field secretary showed
| that the system OF keeping the statistics.
! pastors, superintendents, churches and
! schools OF the state had been changed
! from the cumbersome book method 10
the card hling system
There has been one convention held dur
| ing the month al Westerly, and two will
I be held this week; ono at North Scituate
| ard the other at Lonsdale The secre-
tary reported that he had visited West
| erly twice, Pawtuckct three times, East
! Providence twice. Woonsocket, Appon-
| aug. Riverpoint twice. and six different
! churches I'm Providence and four Sunday
| schools: and has made seventeen address
es. written 2ei letters and 26 postal cards.
II was voted that the field secretary at
tend the international Field Workers
! conference in Baltimore, Maryland. Jan.
/ 22d 20 path.
! The treasurer's report shows that more
! schools have contributed 10 the support
| OF the work this year than in any previ-
! ous year The general financial outlook
1 is encouraging.