The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-22
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
The Harris County Association Adjourn
After a Two DAYS Session.

The Harris County Association Adourns
After a Two Days Session.
The Harris county Sunday school CON
Vention adjourned last night after being
In session In this city for two days.
The morning session was devoted to a
fun discussion of all the phases Of primary
work, the basis of promotion, supplemental
lessons, etc.
In the afternoon after a Bible drill by
J., II. Douthitt, the following papers We're
220-;rhc primary class. ............
Its Room and Comforts. .........
........ Miss Horteuse DeChaumes
Its Supplemental Lessons.
..,;....,:.... Mrs. j. II. Douthitt
Its Scholars Promotion to Main
~. room ..........Y Y. w. Mcneil
be perfected, Mr.. Wiley and Mr.. Phelps
ana Mrs. c. H. Stadler were appointed n
committee on constitution, and Mrs j. c.
Green, Mrs. J. II. Douthitt and Mrs. Nc
Bride committee to nominate permanent
officers.
These committees reported at the night
session, The committee on constitution re.
ported constitution providing for Il per
manent organization to be governed by
president, vice president from each pre-.
cnct In the county; n general secretary and
an executive committee to consist of FIVE,
including the president and secretary.
The nominating committee reported for
permanent officers; President, j. V. Dealy;
..
treasurer. w j. Mcbride.
Executive Commlttee-E. W. Taylor, Fer
ris W; Colby; J. Il, Douthitt' j. V. Dealy
The reports of both these committees
We're adopted and 1t was left with the ex-
ecutiye committee TO select the next place
of meeting.
Upon petition presented by the execu-
tive committee OF the Union Of Unions W
c. T.. L., that an organized effort be plan
ned to secure temperance pledges through
Sunday school classes, i was decided thar
the plan be recommended to the Sunday
schools
General State Secretary Collins of Dallas,
who is here attending this convention, fur
nishcs the following interesting data con-
corning the work Of county organizations
in Texas up to the present time:
Three counties were organized prior to
July l. 1900. Twelve months later nine
teen counties are organized.
Organization means that The delegates
from Sunday schools met in convention
and elected officers to look after the work
throughout the year. Ihese same Sop hoi1-
full topics were considered by the best tai
ent in the county, and by the genera sec
rotary. ,,,..,,
Using Dallas county as IN illustration
The county convention met in May In Ian
caster. Nearly hundred delegates from
about thirty schools were present 49,.
County
at once planned for precinct conventions,
of which four have been held, and the
other four will meet In August.
Fannin. Ellis, Tarrant, Grayson ana oth'
err counties are following In THIS line
County conventions held and precinct con
sunday schools begin to send in theiI
reports. Ellis county had thirty-tour sSc1
reports March 20, Grayson county nau
thirty-three. Probably 300 In all nave
'o Wew blanks will he sent out in January;
1900 when IL is hoped several Thousand
will he filled and returned.
Normal classes for training tencners nav
been established In FL Paso, Fort worth
| Oak Gin and other points. -
| Home departments are sPrlhkIns
| eyerywhere, Waco, Huntsville, Iarlanu
Ont Cln Dallas, etc.
The twenty-seventh annual state cohE sti
| zion brought together the most represents MN
| live BODY OF workers ever In sueh So o,l.
yentIon. The addresses BY Sx MoaAs q,
| from abroad were models OF excelletce, nv ~
tractIyeness and inspiration. me cu ,l,,.a
| zion viii 20 down 10 history as ihaugn9 "a,
| Ing the great convention work throusno"'
me statistics Of 1902 will show large ss re :,
srlts not now visible; VIII give oas,s N
| connnarison with those OF lyVi, mnu ,vher
| mo blank Of 1900 and prior years "eD
| there were no statistics.