The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-15

Increase of 100 over the Year
Before.


Before.
At the second session of the Kansas
State Sunday School association at the
First Methodist church this morning.
the general secretary of the association,
J. H Engle of Abilene, made an encOur-
aging report to the delegates His report
shows that at present there are 4,710
Sunday schools in the state of Kansas
as compared to 4, col one year ago, or an
increase of 100 schools.
THE reports of 80 counties of the
state" he said. SHOW an increase in
the membership Of the schools over last
year, and only seven show a loss.
"Sixty-One of the counties of the state
report an aggregate of 2S5 teachers
meetings, or an increase Of Al over last
year
My reports show that 2s6 schools in
55 counties are conducting systematic
house to house visits. Fifty-four coun-
ties report a total of 1877 home depart
ments. an increase of "a from the same
counties over last year.
Il attended the county Sunday school
conventions in 1O2 counties, and in do
ing so I Travelled 1928 miles, delivered
over 400 addresses and wrote 2 4O1 per
sonal letters. The Sunday school asso-
citation is organized in every county in
the state.
In the state there are 81, ,5s4 Sunday
school officers and teachers; 265. .7s6
S11s s380 OF the funds collected during
the year by the association, 81, ,607. 81 was
collected by myself in 80 counties. Sixty
two county associations have made for
NAL bonafde pledges for next year to
the amount of S1.353.25.
In carrying out the work in the var
iouS counties of the state it has been
my policy to try to bring up the county
associations which are in arrears in
stead of crowding counties which are
paying welI'
TREASURER'S REPORT.
r. NJ White. treasurer Of the associa-
ton reported the receipts and disburse-
ments They are as follows:
Lsscelpls --s---...- f...----.....$ ", f55-St
Dlspursements -.-.......- .--.-. 2,712-69
Balance -.--...-.. s.--.-.-.-...- 23.1S
Mrs. Roxana Beecher Preuszner, sup
erintendent of the primary department
reported the number OF meetings at
tended and the number of letters writ
ten by her during the year. The work
OF this department is small and cOnse-
quently the report does not make a big
showing
Don Kinney. chairman of the execu-
tive committee explained that the place
Of the state meeting was changed to
Topeka from Parsons for the reason
that 1t was learned that Parsons wOulo
be unable to accommodate the crowds
and had no auditorium adequate to the
needs of the association And in connec-
llOn Win this 1T was learned that the
party of International Sunday
school workers were to be in Topeka at
this date and it was determined that
their presence at the convention would
add greatly to its helpfulness-
The song service under the direction
Of Prof. Excel was the opening num-
Der of the morning session at 8 o'clock
The singing was followed by a Bible
study conducted by w. S. Spillman-
The session this afternoon was devo-
ted almost exclusively to addresses. 1t
was opened by a song under the leader
snip of Prof. Excel The Progress in
the Primary Work of the state was
discussed by Mrs. Hardy and was fol-
lowed up by "A Specific Instance by
Miss AIeynae Brockway-
Primary Glass Management with
Special Reference to Country and VIII
lage Schools" was the topic discussed
by Mrs. L L. Uhls. Mrs. H NJ Hamill
of the International party made an in
teresting talk concerning the work of
the Primary Union. and also held q. pri-
mary round table for the primary and
intermediate teachers early in the after
noon.
HISTORY OF THE ASSOCIATION.
The Kansas State Sunday School as
sociation was born in Atchison thirty
nve years ago. The Atchfson delegates
tact, and are endeavoring to secure the
convention for Atchison next year. The
election of officers of the association
viii be held ton orrow-
The following is the programme for
tonight and tomorrow.
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