The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-09

councils of the committee on the Fedora
ton of Churches which was organized In
the constituency % Of me Rhode Island sun
day School association cooperate heartily
In the proposed movement for the stimuli
teneous visitation OF every family i'm the
city OF Providence upon some one stated
day during the coming year.
We recommend that the last Sunday I'm
avery Ksr oe ,bs Hessfyeo ss ss
as Rally Day throughout the country aud
I'm many states ID Is the day on which the
annual offering is taken for the state and
II il our desire to furnish programs
next year 60 all schools who will observe
the day and give the offering
We most heartily recommend Decision
Day 10 the Sunday school workers OF our
beloved state. The beneficial results OF
such DAY are so numerous that We urge
IL upon our constituency az one OF the
greatest blessings that has ever been em-
phasiZed by our organized Sunday school
movement
We also recommend 20 the favorable
consideration OF all friends OF the cause
our sustaining membership plan. -
our aim to secure one hundIed SUSTAINING
pay aniualiy SO for the support ~ the
work, thug giving us ststed income oi
so i sdGi9r to se baI amosn. seeureG fy
eight names this year. and hope mat the
remaining forty-two can be reported De-
fore the close of this convention.
Resolved-Thst the Rhode Island sun
ternational Series OF Sunday school Les
sons AS the best and most prsctical s|s-
tenn.
INTERNATIONAL WORK.
Rhode Island has always taken an in
tersst and been prominent in the Inter
national work, having always paid I'm fun
our pledges to the International treasury.
In return We have always gladly well
coined the representatives OF the Inter
national association TO our conventions,
and We have always received instruction
and inspiration from them. This has
been specially true OF our relations with
Professor H.. NJ ffaniff who has-beer
one of the efficient International field
secretaries for several years. 1t Is with
sincere regret that We have TO announce
that he has resigned his office and taken
charge OF the teacher-training work of
the Methodist Episcopal church south.
We are sorry that the work has suffered
the loss OF his service and we lovingly
wish him God speed In his new field of
labor.
We regret that matter over which we
had no control rendered IL impossible for
us 10 Introduce 10 this convention Mr..
Marion Lawrence OF Ohio. the now Inter-
national general secretary. lie Is at
present attending the Annuai convention
of Nova Scotia and could not reach us,
but promises TO be with US next year.
lt is with great sorrow that we an
nounce that our beloved and brilliant
brother Rev l.. r. Maxwell, Information
al secretary among the colored people OF
the south Is not expected TO live, and
may even TOW have crossed the border.
His death will be serious loss TO the
work
The next meeting of the international
convention will be held the last week in
June 1902 In the city of Denver, Colora-
do. Rhode Island Is entitled TO is dele
gates and we trust we can send our fun
quota. Persons desiring to attend should
communicate with US that their names
may be considered when the delegates
are chosen. The appointing of delegates
is in the hands OF the state executive
committee
IT seems specially fitting TO incorporate
I'm this report a notice of the death Of
Moses III. Bixby, ID. d.. one OF the eight
gentlemen who united in calling the first
State Sunday School convention, during
which our association was organized. He
was president of the state association in
1857 and always manifested substantial
interest I'm all that pertaned TO the work,
and was familiar figure I'm our gather
ings until the weakness OF accommodating
years detained him, In the death OF such
noble. lovable and wise prince OF God
the community. state and nation suffer
a heavy loss.