The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-08

The seT1l-annual Sunday school con-
ventlon OF the Baptist churches In the
Pan Handle was held yesterday at the
First Baptist church. at the corner OF
Twelfth and Byron streets. this city.
Morning and afternoon sessions were
held, and the days proceedings closed
WITH the rally Of the Baptist Young
Peoples Union in the evening. Con-
slderng that there are but ten small
congregations embraced In the district
the attendance was large, and the dis
cussons were Of the most interesting
and profitable character. The next
convention will be held at Claysviile'
Pa, in August.
The gathering In the morning and
afternoon Included number OF en-
thusIastlc Sunday school workers. ana
that their hearts were In the work was
shown by the spirit with which they
entered Into the discussions, and not
the least interesting feature was the
personal experiences Of the teaehers'
Each gave forth practical Suggestions
for more successful efforts in unfolding
scrlptural truths to the children, and
II was the general oplulou OF the Visl-
tors that 1t was the most benehcial
convention ever held in the Pan
Handle,
The visitors were splendldly enter
tanned by the local pastor, Rev, Martin
w. Buck, and members OF his congre-
cation. The convention, which opened
at 0:i5 n. M, was presided over by Mr.
H. L. Bond. OF this city, who was elect
ed president OF the association to MI
the unexplred term Of Rev. j. n. Jewel
The rolI-call developed the following
Delegates and visitors from other
towns:
sistersyllle. w. va.-Mlss Ivenore
Norris. Jennie Stewart. Rev, George w.
Hatch, Mrs. G. W. Hatch, Mrs. Aspln.
Mrs. Bryan. Mrs. Walton, Mrs. Creek
man, Miss Nellie Henderson, Mrs. w.
II. Cutter.
VOLTS Run. W. Va.-James Carmich-
neI. Mrs. Julia Carmichael
Fork Ridge, w. Va.--w. s. Phillips.
Rev. S. *. White.
claysville. Pa-Rev. s. L. Purcell,
Albert Porter, Miss Lulu NJ, Porter
Mrs. e. C. Mcpherson, Miss Anna
Hertzog, !. X. Porter Miss Linnie
sanders, Miss Nellie Clarke.
I.azearviIle. W .Va.-Mlss Mary Mil
Ter. j. /. Webb. Rev. G. j. Meredith,
Mrs G. j. Meredith.
Pleasant Grove. W. Va-Rev. c. w.
Rockwell. Charles Mccracken. G. w.
I;yan.
Bond, Mrs. w. c. D. Bond Miss Title
Mccormick. Frank Wade, Reed Me-
CormicK, Elsie CleghorR, Alonzo p
Carney. Mr.. md Mrs. y. l., Carney.
FaIrmunt. w. Va.-W. c. Shafer and
A. clifford Kincaid.
At the morning session papers were
read by Rev. c. W. Rockwell OF Pleas
mt Grove. w. Va: Rev. S. X. White.
OF Fork Ridge and VOLTS Run, and
X. Porter. Of Claysvillc, The tonic
discussed was 1.-THE Sunday School Dc
manded by the Times" and 1t was
urged that there be up-to-date teach
ers. pastors and Sunday school equlp-
ment,
The discussion in the afternoon was
on similar lines, centering principally
on the relation q teacher should be1r
10 his class. One delegate made sew
eral good points by saying that the
tencher should be always cheerful,
truthful, kind, interested in tho pupil
and his surroundings, and presenting
familiar Illustrations, above all being
a thorough Christian, Another dele
gate was in favor Of class for "the
old, grny-halred sinners" he saying
the average child was more familiar
with the Scriptures than the average
old person. Primary teaching was
given lengthy consideration.
The speakers at this session Included
w. II. Kasley. Of Wheeling: DIR. W. G..
d. Bond. OF MoundsvIllc w. c. Shafer
Fnirmont, Rev l.. NJ. Mcpermott.
rev. NJ, w. Buck rrd Mr. SNYDER OF
Wheeling: ]. I. Webb, Lazearville;
Mics Lulu Porter ClNvEvllle,
The church attracted large audlepce
in the evening for the meeting con-
Quoted by the Baptist Young People's
linton. Mfr! william Philips, OF Fork
Ridge. president OF the union, occupied
the chair and addresses were made
by REV. G. ], Meredith, Of FagcaTv'he,
on "The Relation Of the Young Peo-
PIES Societies to the sunday school,;
hy Rev, G, w, Hatch, OF Slstersvlllc,
on "a u. Y. p, u. in Every Church"
on couture for Service" by Rev. S. l..
Purcell, OF Claysvillc.
Mr. a. @. Einkaid, Of Fnirnont trans
portntion leader. urged large repre-
scntatlon from this section TO the an
NUM- convention of the society, whirh
viii occur IN lulv ~ Tlu"lrr7'L This
gathering IL usually attended by about
1900 young people,
The exercises were varied by some
choice music by the First church's
choir, and the proceedings closed with
the benedctlon,
NEGLIGEE shirts--ovOr $50 pat