Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-06-20
Sunday School Association Adjourns
After Good Meeting at Santa Fe.
COMMITTEES AND NEW OFFICERS.

wilson, AFTER Which MIS- j. wood
bridge Barnes delivered an address on
childhood, its Possibilities and Limit
atoms" The address was exceptionally
fine and Mrs. Barnes has proved her
self to be a host in herself The fol.
lowing committees were appointed:
On nomination: Professor A.
Wood, Mrs. NJ. c. Berger Mrs George
Kinsell and w. J. Mcpherson. all Of
Santa Fe.
To draft a constitution: f. w. Spen.
Ger of Albuquerque; s. w. Clark OF pa.
ton; Professor J. A. Wood Of Santa
Fe. with Mrs. Barnes and Rev II. A..
n. Wilson TO assist.
Resolutions: Rev. A. C. Geyer OF
Las Vegas, S. w. Clark Of Ration. and
F. w. Spencer CT Albuquerque.
Finance. Judge John II McFie,
Rev. w. A. Cooper. and f. Il. Dunlavy,
all of Santa Re.
The treasurer was absent and did
not send a written report The annual
report of F. w Spencer Of Albuquer.
que. secretary, was submitted.
The report shows that in 1902 there
were ninety seven Sunday schools es.
tablshed in New Mexico. divided as
follows: Baptist, 16, Congregational
six. Episcopal nine, Presbyterian 81,
Methodist Episcopal thirteen, Method
list South nineteen. Union three.
Those that reported to the secretary
Ia 1902 numbered fifty.seven as fol.
lows: Baptist five, Congregat. onal two.
Episcopal five. Presbyterian twenty.
four. Methodist ten, Methodist South.
eight. Lutheran one, Union three.
Those that reported to the secretary
for this year number forty-eght and
are as follows:
Baptist five, Congregational -four.
Episcopal three, Presbyterian twenty.
Methodist South five. Union five. The
new schools number fourteen and are
Baptist three, Congregational two,
Presbyterian four. Methodist one. I'm
ion four The membership last year
was as follows: Baptist 492, Congrega.
tionallS7, Episcopal 2i3, Presbyterian
1875. Methodist 1894. Methodist South
4Si, Union 1876, or total Of i,O4l. This
year the membership Is 5,23S. an in.
crease of 1.l97. and is divided as fol-
lows: Baptist soc, Congregational 342,
Episcopal 265. Presbyterian 1906.
Methodist 1,12l, Methodist (south)
6l9. Union 697. The average attend
ance last year was 2,552 and this year
1888. an increase OF l,0i1, The attend.
ance Is divided as follows: Baptist
$50. Congregational 202, Episcopal rs.
Methodist (south) 479, union 571.
Thirteen schools have separate rooms
for the primary department, thirteen
are observing decision day, two. the
Methodist at Las Vegas and the Pres
byterian at Silver City, have home de-
partments In the former fifty-five are
enrolled and in the latter sixty Eight
hold teachers meetings. 1t is esti.
mated there are Ill schools in the ter
ritory now.
Bernalillo county has been organized
with ]. w. Morning as president, c.
H. Appleton as vice president. and j.
A. Hammond as secretary: Santa Fe
county has organized with w. II. Ken.
nedy as president, j. A. Wood as vice
president. w. J. Mcpherson as secre.
tary and C. l.. Bishop as treasurer
Vice presidents selected for the terri
torial association are J. G. McNary OF
Las Vegas. r. II. Carter of Ration. J. NJ
Reid of Roswell. and d. J. Aber of Tu.
cumcarl.
Albuquerque Is the only applicant
for the next meeting but the selection
of the place will be made by the execu.
tive committed
Wednesday evening the devotional
exercises were led by Rev. A. G. Geyer
of Las Vegas. The principal address
ofthe evening was by Rev. r. A. n. viii
son on Sunday School Teaching as a
Life Work" and also on "The Home
Department" The subjects were han.
died in a mastery manner and to the
thorough enjoyment Of all present
In the business session the constitu-
ton submitted was adopted and the
following officers. az reported by the
nominating committee. were elected:
President--Judge John II. Merle Of
Santa Fe.
Vice Presidents. Il, Leeman OF Ra-
ton.
Secretary-F. W. Spencer OF Albu-
querque.
Treasurer--C. II. Appleton OF A,bu-
querque.
Chairman of the Executive Commit
tee-w. J. Mcpherson Of Santa Fe.
Tu1ya John II MaUya aocautad tho