The Greeley tribune., 1903-09-17
IAS SUCCESS
nav SCHOOL coNvEN-
| TON LAST WEEK.
If Fifty Delegates Present.
Encouraging Financial
and Field Reports. In
teresting Papers.

|. neonle in charge Of the Weld
m sabbath school convention
in the Methodist church last
lsday and Friday can feel u just
and satisfaction in Its success,
has been said by those who at
IA the recent state convention
this county convention COM
fayorably with the former In
Ilass of addresses and discussions.
is also a wider satisfaction felt
he growing interest in the work
Ter the county. In no other way
s shown better than in the re-
If the treasurer, DR.. j. X. Mil
This shows that while In former
scarcely slOO mas been collected
be work this year up to Septem-
;I75..s had been received.
other phase of the work which
an encouraging increase In In
is the necessity OF putting an
man in the field to assist Mis-
" D. P, Grout In his work,
has increased ueyond his abil-
attend to properly. During
ear Mr.. Grout has established
ZEN new Sunday schools in the
b, has travelled over 5000 miles
sited 600 homes. That there
bch work to do yet was also
by Nj, Grout's report OF one
unity in this county where he
100 children, and only one man
e community who professed
ianity. A Sunday school was
ished with this man and four
women besides the children to
y support it. Other commun-
are almost in as much need of
BUS education for the growing
ltiOn,
convention, which was at
by about fifty delegates be-
Il persons interested in Sunday
work who could conveniently
Sent, began Thursday afternoon
The PRESIDENT, Charles Bliss,
se In a brief talk he sketched
orK OF the past year and what
eld County sunday school union
10 DO during the coming year.
IS followed by a superintend-
institute conducted by ]. E.
sort OF round table talk for
cement through ques tions and
OF the various phases Of
school work.
D. 4 Walker of Denver,
d superintendent Of primary
gave an unusually interesting
lhe subject, "Sutfer Little
Q Cone Unto Me-" She held
We should follow more Christ's
w In regard to the children.
'ueA nave an opportunity for
ana broader religious educa-
lhls was the Sunday schools
SIle was followed by the
y DlckerSon of Eaton, who
'OHpfeaenSive talk on" Work.
4e'''ous' extracting from this
'dlge number of useful hints
's's ana others in the work.
W., ,'N'nS service was opened
U sU'H service led by Bert Pier.
vIo"ed the address by Rev.
a'nen Of Denver, state Sun
,YO' Superintendent, and he was
oy the Rev. b. 7. Vincent
4,eelhodlSt church in an address
p. gl1le The Imperial Book. +"
.uay morning session opened
n e'"'se a service conducted by
-, o'a]ier, Then followed
c. y. delegates and the election
,s vo, 'or the ensuing year.
r,. No. OIarles II. Bliss, re-
r,,ss'aent; Rev. l.. E. Scout,
,aos cuS' Miss Sadie Miller, re-
V'u''s secretary; DR.. j. X.
'eC'Pn treasurer; =. A.
Nia' NIips',ntendent home depart.
n's s Mamie Hawes, superin-
,isaa primary Departments; Rev.
Crta u' Normal departments:
4 ,Uut' =, corresponding secre-
p Missionary. '
'gaD, tSa NJ 3. sunday school re-
b,a beautiful silk banner for
n ''aa at,.' the largest per cent in.
|nrbs rtb,'e'oance during the sum
sper,'' I"ea the retrospective
teno,. W. 'aIk by d. I. Grout,
h 'ypoFs H' and address of the
MILLER For another