The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-17
COLORED PASTORS MEET
OUARTERLY SESSION OF THE SEC
OND EPISCOPAL DIO CESE.

The August Meeting Was Largely At
tended and Much Business Was Trans
acted New York District Conference
To-day Meetings In Webster Distri ct
The August quarterly session OF the
Sunday school second Episcopal diocese
was held yesterday in this city the ex-
ercises being held in the Union A. M II.
church on Webster street, Of which X.
C. Mcdonald is pastor. PROMINENT col
ored ministers from all over the district
were present and the members OF the
diocese We're specially favored by nav
ing with them Bishop b. T. Ruley.
Bishop Ruley reviewed the work of the
Sunday school conventions and spoke
of the present needs in that direction
Bishop Ruley spoke at length on the
part that schools and pastors should
take in the development of the Sunday
school, and his remarks were thorough
ly enjoyed by all who heard them.
In the morning at o'clock Rev. Sen
iamin Fernanders spoke on the SEED
in the Word" and he was followed by
a special twenty minute talk on the les
son of August 10 by Rev. zach. Green.
This was followed by devotional exer-
cises in charge of Rev. d. M. Wells or
Staten Island.
At 10 o'clock the regular session was
called to order by the president, Rev.
Josiah Peterson of New York. The fol-
lowing committees were appointed:
CREDENTIALS. H. Cook, Rev. c. M.
Costell and Rev. Mr.. Mcdonald.
Finance-Miss Ellis, Rev. Ezekiel
Smith and Lottie Prime.
Percentage-Rev. w. l.. Costell OF
New York, Sarah j. Coils and Mary
Holt
Resolutions-Mrs. Joseph Green, Rev.
L. Fl. Cook and Claude Nutter.
The following was the remainder or
the programme during the afternoon:
Presidents quarterly address,
Paper-How to Increase the Influence
| of Sunday Schools in the Communi-
ties in Which They Exist-Rev. w. L.
| Coste!l.
Remarks.
Solo-Madame M. A. jackson of New
| York.
Address-The Importance of an Indus
| trial Scholastic rraining-Rev. Eze-
| kiel Smith of Camden.
| Remarks.
Solo-Mrs William E. Sutton of New
York
Paper-Improveme Needed In the
instruction of the Child's Mind-Mrs.
| Theodosia Seamon Stapleton, district
| superintendent.
| At 6 o'clock supper was served in the
rooms below and after supper papers
were read by different delegates. Com
bined with this feature there was spe-
cial musical and literary programme
carried out. -,
To-day the New York conference Will
meet in this city and the exercises VIII
be held at the same place, beginning at
o'clock. The following is the pro-
gramme for the day:
9 A. nj.
Devotional exercises conducted by Rev.
| l.. H. Cook of Astoria, l.. |.
Amendment Of committees on creden-
tials and reports.
Roll call.
Reading of minutes,
Welcome address by the pastor.
Response by Rev. w. H. Prime of Bell
/ vile, N. j..
Presiding elders address.
Report Of churches with finance.
Unfinished business.
New business.
Dinner at - M.
Afternoon Session at 2.
Address May be Expected at the
Next Annual Session in the Way OF
Finance-Rev Josiah Peterson, New
York.
Remarks
| Address-What More Can be Done TO
Increase the Finances of the Peter
Spencer Fund Prev. d. M. Wells OF
Staten Island.
Remarks
Address-Have We Reached the Limit
in Our Arrangements for Cnllureh
Day?-Rev l. Fl. Hale.
Subjects to be preached are as FOL
lows: Appropriate studies for proba-
TONERS or ministers on studies; renew
ing the annual session of examination
of applicants for admission; the neces-
sitv of having a committee appointed al
least six months in advance to arrange
for the annual sessions, time, place ano
programme.
Supper at 6 .. m.
At 8 %. m. there will be sermon by
Rev. l.. H. Cook.
| Closing remarks.