The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-05-15
INTERESTING
Report of the Secretary of the Logan
County Sunday School Associ-
alton.

nSy SuHu0y 0CHOOl ASSO@l
alton.
Made to the eleventh annual Conven-
tion held in Zanesfeld, May 11th, 1900. |
There are II townships in this county
of which 13 have held one or more |
township conventions since our last an |
nual meeting in Lake View, May 26th,
1899, aggregating 80 reported.
The county officers made efforts to
secure meetings in each of the other
townships, but failed on account of
apathy, or lack of cooperation in the
township officers. Those reported to
your Secretary are Bokescreek 2. Har-
rison 3, Jefferson 4, Lake l, Liberty 5,
Monroe 3, Pleasant 2, Union 2, Wash
ington 3, Zane 3, Stokes l, Perry 2,
Richland 3.
AS near as have been able to ascer-
tain, there are SO schools in the county,
Is of which have sent in their report
for the year 1899.
In making up the aggregate and tab
ulated report, I took the reports of
1898 for ten of the other schools, and
| the other schools estimated as best
| knew, from all of which find the ag-
gregate of the county to be SO schools,
Is of which are 'evergreen," or hold
IL months in the year. Number that
hold teachers meetings 18. Number
of officers, not including any who also
teach, 500. Number of teachers, 670.
Total number of officers and teachers,
(no one being counted twice,) ITO
Number of scholars, of all ages, 1890.
Total membership in the county, 9O6O.
Average total attendance for the year,
$3.50. Number added to the churches
from the schools, las reported) 3S4,
which am quite sure falls short of the
true number. Only IS schools report
ANY additions, and 3 schools report
none, while the other 55 are blank on
this item. The three schools reporting
the highest numbers are; The Mac-o.
cheek Baptist, IS, M. E. Bellefontaine,
80, and the M. E. DeGraff 80.
| Only one school reports Home De.
Ipartment Class, the Presbyterian
lSchool of Bellefontaine, with It's schol.
ars and VIM. D. Faris, Superintendent
One school, the Disciple of Bellefon
taine, reports a normal class of IL, with
Christie Williams teacher. There are
50 copies of the Ohio S. S. Worker re-
: ported taken.
The first school to send in its repor
was the German Baptist of Union town
ship, which received in "a hours af
ter mailed the blank. The first town
ship to report through the township
secretary was Jefferson, few day!
, after the blanks were mailed to her.
AS RULE young ladies are the mos
prompt and accurate Secretaries.
The most energetic, up-to-date and
| efficient Sunday Schools are those wht
send delegates, and especially theil
officers to s. S. conventions, where the.
they get the spirit of the forward move
, ment and energy of advanced method
in the S. 8. work.
There are six Sunday Schools in Lo
I. gan county that report membership
, of over 200, as follows: The Bellefon
, taine M. E. 731, the Bellefontaine Pres
byterian PIT, the DeGraff M. E. 249, tn
Bellefontaine Lutheran and South Un
j.. ion Amish 235 each and the Quincy M
E. 225. There are twenty-five othe
). Sunday Schools that report from 100 u
Ito 148.
The number of schools of each de
nomination in the county are M. E. "a
Presbyterian 6, U. P. 4, Lutheran |
Christian 5, Disciple 7, Baptist 5, Ere
, Baptist 2, U. B. 2, Friends or Quaker
\ 3, Covenantors 2, Amish 3, M. Protest
ant 6, Evangelical 3, German Baptist
-. Episcopal 1, Saints 2, Reformed
Progressive Brethren 1, Wesley Metf
:. odist 1, A. M. E. 2, Colored Baptist
: Christian Union l, Undenominations
lat school HOuses) I, total SO.
Only three of these schools refuse
give financial report to the Count
o Secretary, but others, some every veal
:, neglect 1t, after being solicited.
a Your Secretary within the last yea
:, received of the Treasurer, Mr.. A
i. Butler, in cash the sum of S8. Is, whic
was expended as follows: For pOcke
IS. S. memorandum 10c, l box of er
velopes 45c, letter paper 3Oc, 175 posts
cards 81. IS, postrge stamps S6.l5, totf
1876.
The stock now on hand is a littl
, greater only than what was left owe
I, from last year.
q Respectfully Submitted by
II. c. MOORE, Cor. Sec'y.
GOT CERTIFICATES.