The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-11
ARLINGTON BAPTIST
ASSOCIATION Meeting
The First Days Session Given Over
to the Transaction of the Business
of the Sunday School Union-An-
nual Election of Officers.

The three days session of the Abb
,ngton Baptist association opened yes
tcrday morning in the Berean Baptist
churC h, Carbondalc, with the annual
Sunday school convention. The cloudy
eky during the whole day. threatening
rain, prevented the sun from sending
forth its warm rays of the past few
days, and with cool September zcphyrs
made the day an ideal convention one.
Although the people of CarbCIhdale
have just passed through their semi
centennial celebration. there is every
evidence they have not expended all of
their hospitality, but are able to roy
ally entertain the visiting delegates
to the convention, The church has
recently undergone thorough reno
walton and various improvements have
been made about the edifice Rev. IL.
j. Whalen. u. D.. the congenial pastor
OF the church. is most heartily welcom-
ing the delegates and is a busy man in
his oversight of entertanment and
other matters pertaining to the con-
Nention.
Owing to the latencsS Of the arrival
Of a train and the consequent delay
ing or delegates the convention did
not open al the hour assigned. 1t was
near II o'clock when the convention
convened i'm the spacious auditorium
Of the church. There were few dele
gates occupying places In the pews
when II. j. De Graw, of Mayfield,
opened the convention with a fifteen
minute devotional service, after which
the president John J. Van Mort, of
Scranton. took charge of the exercises.
The first thing on the programme was
the reading Of the letter of the Sunday
school of the Rerean Baptist church
oy Wilson Gcary. The letter stated
hat the past year had been very
successful and prosperous one. Eigh-
teen of the scholars have united with
the church and three have been re-
moved by death. An address of well
come followed, this given by \. :.
Louslcy, superintendent of the Rerean
sunday school, which was very hearty
in spirit and President Van Mort made
brief response, expressing the pleas
ure of all in meeting with this church
in convention, Business was the next
in order on the programme and COM
mittecs were called upon to report.
The programme committee reported,
and the programme as arranged and
N
Carbondale treasurer of the Sunday
school convention, presented his an
nual report, showing that $3435 had
been received and expended u d. Ed
wards of Blakcly, and William Cap
well, OF Scranton, We're appointed to
audit the trcasurer's account. The in
stitute normal class committee was
called upon to report, but made no re-
rht ttll al.
was then held and resulted az follows:
President, u. u. Edwards, of Rlakoly;
vice prcsidnct, \. :. Leusley, Of Car
hondale; secretary, +. NJ Koehler, of
Scranton; treasurer, r.. NJ. Peck, of
Carhondale. An invitation was OK
tended to visiting brethren and sisters
10 occupy seats and participate in
the proceedings of the convention.
At this point President -elect Ed
wards took the platform and i'm neat
address thanked the delegates for the
honor they had bestowed upon him,
and presided over the remaining ses-
slons. The numbers on the programme
for the morning session in the way of
addresses could not be carried out AS
arranged owing to the failure of those
assigned to appear to present them.
This was somewhat of a disappoint
ment 10 all. The topics, however, were
utilized in general discussion. The
subject as to whether successful
teachers meeting is possible was quite
fGliy discussed and decided differ
ence of opinion prevailed, some claim
f1S the possibility of such and others
denying it, These facts seem to be in
the predominacy that where teachers
meetings are held on the prayer meet
ing night and AT ths close of the SER
vice II proves to he a success, and that
a successful Sunday school can he con.