Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-06-14
The Sunday school Convention.

I ana all details We're III readiness, winch
: IS known by the POS delegates enrolled
1 and numerous visitors interested In Sun
/ day School work
/ The white caps of the Reception Com
mittee met the incoming delegates at
/ the trains and escorted them to cOnven-
| ton headquarters where thev registered
| and were again escorted to their places
of entertainment.
! The white caps also served as ushers
| in the different churches.
The Union Choir, directed by Prof,
| Cyrus Harper, rendered appropriate an
! thems and led in congregational singing
| and was assisted part of the time by an
orchestra
Banners were displayed and the
| churches were tastefully decorated with
| bunting, displaying the colOrs Of the diff
! ferent young people. $ societies, flowers
| flags and banners with Welcome and
! Welcome to al" in silver and gold let
| tiers inscribed on them.
| Badges were furnished to all the dele
! gates and the local committees were
supplied with badges-each committee
wearing colors of its own.
| Rev. p. J. Slonaker conducted the
| praise service in the II. E. church on
! Thursday morning
| The devotional services in the Presby-
| terian church in the afternoon We're i'll
charge of H r. Sheffield of Chicora.
c. F. Hoffman was elected secretary
pro TEN to fill the uacancy caused by
secretary Ira N. Graham's absence.
: Rev J. a Leuzinger delivered the
address of welcome and Rev. q. l. Will
son of Mars gave the response
The anthem Welcome by the Union
! Choir was next rendered.
| America was sung by the cOngrega-
| ton. after which President, Rev. T. X.
| Worrell delivered his annual address, in
which he reviewed the work and spoke
about the motives that should move us
| in this cause.
| The following committees We're then
| announced;
Nominations. J. H. Sutton, Rev. 7
r. Lewis II. r. Sheffield and Rev. j.
NJ. Digit; Resolutions, Rev j. y. Lave
! ly. Mrs Rev Slonaker. Rsv. Oliver,
| Rev Leuzinger and Mr.. Bricker.
Rev T. R Lewis of Evans City dis
| cussed Reverence in the Sunday
School" He spoke of the growing spir-
| it of irreverence all over our land, and
said that we must teach our children
reverence and train them to be reveren-
tial There can be no holiness without
reverence.
Rev. ]. A Lavely of Slipperyrock
spoke on Temperance Instruction in
the s. S, and advocated the publishing
and free distribution of a special tenn
perance leaf on the quarterly temper
ance lesson.
On Thursday evening Rev. E. S.
J White of Butler spoke on The use OF
/ Normal Work in the 8, s. Although
this is yet an unpopular subject, Rev
White in his pleasant manner of speak
| ing made his address interesting.
This meeting was held in the Z. P.
| church, which was not large enough for
the crowd and an overflow meeting was
held in the Presbyterian church at the
same time, which required the two ad-
| dresses of the evening to be delivered
| twice
Rev J. H Prugh. D. D. of Pittsburg,
spoke on Echoes of the Ecumenical
| Conference" He was a delegate to this
| conference IL New York City and was
| full of the fire of that great gathering,
| which he said was the greatest gather
| ing since the day of Pentecost. He
! characterized ex-President Harrison
The Greatest Living American lie
also said, Christian missions have come
| to be recognized as the most powerful
| sociological power Ia the world. HIS
reputation rs agreat pulpit orator was
| corroborated by his address on this oc-
casion.
An Offering was now taken which
amounted to $40. 80 for the India Famine
| Fund.
On Friday morning sunrise prayer
meetings were conducted by Rev: Nc
| Clvmonds of Harmony in the U. p.
| church and Rev G. l. Wilson of Mars
in the NJ. E. church.
The following officers were elected for
| the ensuing year:
Pres, Rev. E. r. Worrell. of Butler:
| Vice President, Rev. J. A. Lavely, OF
Slipperyrock; Treasurer, G. B. Stewart,
| of Mars; Corresponding Secretary, Prof.
J. C. Digit, of Zelienople; Recording
| Secretary, Miss Nina Waldron, of Evans
| City; Supt Home Department Mrs.
Harriet Cooper, Of Butler; Srpt Pri-
mary Work, Mrs A NJ. Rice, of Petro-
| liza; Normal Work, Rev. j. Nj. Patterson,
of Evans City; Executive Committee,
Rev Eli Miller, Butler; Rev. j, II. Kill
patrick, Valencia; Rev. }. a. Leuzinger
| Harmony and Rev Z. c. Greenert, But
ler
The statistical reports were incom-
|
| of Secretary. Ira NJ Graham's health.
who is in Colorado at present. The
| convention voted $50 90 to him as a
mark OF respect
On Friday morning Rev. NJ. A. Eakin
of Prospect delived a pleasing address
on Christ the Great Teacher.
Friday afternoon was Children s
Hour" and Miss Baldwin being absent
| Miss Lottie White of Butler and Miss
| Ida McFann of West Middlesex were
| substituted.
Hugh Cork, of Pittsburg, was not
present and Rev. Chas. Roads, d. D., of
Philadelphia, occupied his time and
| spoke on Training of Teachers In
| this field the Sunday School is behind
| the times and un-American. He spoke
of the recent Shamrock Columbia boat
race Previous to the race the Sham
| rock sailed over the course four times
| and the Columbia 40 times when the sea
was in all conditions, the Columbia
crew as result were prepared to meet
any condition. He said London news
paper in referring to this race stated
that Americans have genius for per
fecting details" Why do we not have
the American Sunday School teacher?
Thursday evening Prof j. c. Digit
delivered his inaugural ADDRESS as
Secretary and Rev. J. A. Lavely of
Slipperyrock in behalf of his city which
captured the next Convention, told the
people how they would be able to
handle 400 visitors next year.
Numerous resolutions were adopted
among them an anti-canteen resolution
and one thanking the press of Butler
county for its good work.
DR.. Roads delivered the closing adj
dress and spoke along the line Of teach
ing the Bible in the pulpit, home, and
school He said the total number of
100 of the most popular authors sold in
year, did not exceed the number of
copies of the Bible sold in the same
time
This closed the Convention, but the
influence thereof will be continuous
H. W. BAME.
THE last Congress spent part of its
time and all of Uncle Sans money at
Washington
THE deputy OF st. Louis used
their pistols on the striking street-car
men, Sunday, and four We're killed and
several wounded
Nofice To Teachers