Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-10-31

Association opened it's two days
sion at Barneveld, Tuesday. o., -
with President James Spensley in Il,
chair.
Remarks we're made by the nro.,
dent, and devotional exercises n p"a'
ceded the appointment OF committees.
On Resolutions - Mrs. r. Tsna
Mrs. Mitchell and Mrs. Henry q
Jones. On Nominations - Tsn.i.
Naurse, Mrs. Lane and Ella F }
Smith.
Following solo by Mr.. Naurso
came paper by Bro. Geo. Crawford
on ''Irreverence: It's Cause ana
Cure The writer gave some ot tba
causes and some of the remedies fo,
it; and the principal remedy tbe An.
thoritative preaching of an authorize.
tive gospel, to overcome the sken,i.
cism of the age, from which sprinoy
anarchy, the denial of all AUTHORITY
and disregard Of all law-human ~
! well as divine.
Discussion by Rev. Smith, Messrs.
Cork, Roberts, Newman and Spep.
slsy.
elements of Successful Copyar.
tion,' by Mr.. Naurse, was well "a.
| ceived and suggestion made that wa
| go home and put what we learn IN
practice. Discussion followed. Song
A Sweetly Solemn Thought, by MIS-
Name Baker. Open parliament cave
a chance for several to discuss tho
Cuisines End of Sunday School,
Temperance S. S. work and "Supplv
Glass" Adjourned until 1870 D. M
| Evening session opened with Fred
L. Cork in the chair. A telegram an.
nounced the inability of Rev. Potter
to fulfill his appointment.
A song service, address by Mr..
Naurse, aud a Round Table Talk on
| Sunday School management, conduct.
ed by Mr.. Newman, brought out
many good points, and furnished ideas
| that will benefit the schools in the
future. A double quarteate sang
selections, and pleasant evening
meeting was held.
Wednesday morning session opened
with Bro. Spensley in the chair The
reports of officers were read and ac.
cepted.
Mr.. Naurse, county missionary,
made tabulated report of work done
in Iowa county.
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as follows:
President, Jas. Spensley, Mineral
Point: lst. Vice-president, W. ].
Roberts, Arena; I'd Interpretations,
DR.. Phueger, Rewey, Secretary Fred
| l.. Cork, Mineral Point; Treasurer,
Mrs. NJ. S. 9. Ross, Mineral Point:
Executive COMMITTEES: w. j. Reese,
Willow Springs; George Crawford,
Mineral Point; Mrs. r. Lane, Dodge
Vile; Alex, Price, Hyde; William
Skewis, Waldwick Samuel Heath
cock, Linden; w. j. Roberts, Arena.
On motion of Mr.. Roberts the re.
port was adopted
w. j. Roberts in chair. A reading
by Miss Vaughan, entitled, Timothy
Standby, furnished food for thought.
Mr.. L. V. Fisher, of Waukesha,
made an excellent address On How
to Teach Lesson, which was well re-
ceived, aud the audience requested
that he be given 30 minutes in the at
ternoon to give an address on the
normal work, and to organize a
Normal class in Barneveld.
Rev. Or. Miner, of Madison, spoke
enthusiastically of the address that
had been made, saying that if the
ideas thrown out were put in practice,
it was we'll worth the trouble and cost
of coming together.
Wednesday afternoon, Mr.. New
man in the chair. After devotional
exercises Mrs. Lane reported from
committee on resolutions, recommend
ing normal work, home departments,
endorsing County Missionary Naurse,
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to Barneveld people for manner OF
entertainment, All were adopted eN-
cept the one regarding Mr.. Naurse's
work. After discussing this, 1t was
adopted by a rising vote.
A pledge of so was made for state
work, and subscriptions called for,
and in few minutes ten persons had
pledged the amount.
Solo by Miss Name Baker Ed
mund. The president announced
committees as follows:
On Visitation--J. H. Ford, Mrs.
John Mitchell, Mrs. Ella H. Smith,
Dodgcville.
On Home Departments w. J..
Reese, Willow Springs; Phil Alien,
Jr., Mineral Point; Miss Matilda
Hutchison, Mineral Point.
Earl V. Fisher then addressed the
convention on Normal Dept. work.
Bro. Wickham made an invitation for
the convention to be held at Dodge
vile next year: time, first week IN
October. Paper of Miss Emma
Thompson, of Mt. Hope on Lost In
terest and How to Meet it, was read
by Miss Vaughan.
Mr.. Newman gave talk on ways
and methods for increasing intend
ance at Sunday School, and getting
scholars to make decision for Ihrlsl'
A duet by Miss Davies and Mr
Naurse was followed by Roand
| Table talk conducted by Mr. Newman
a few farewell words were spoken