The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-13
JOIN CRUSADE
FOR SUNDAY LAW
ENFORCEMENT

! Inc SUNDAY law enforcement crusade
was joined yesterday by the Baptist
Sunday school workers of Rhode Island.
I'm 9th annual convention when at the
| First Baptist church. the convention
adopted a resolution. deplorng the
amount OF business being done on the
seventh day of the week, TO the desecra-
ton Of the holy purposes for which the
| day is intended. and urging the police
commission OF the city of Providence to
! take steps toward the restriction OF such
business.
| After the passage of the resolution,
which took place at the afternoon session
or the convention, IL was decided to pre-
sent IL as soon as practicable TO the COM
mission. in order that the Sunday school
workers might go on record with the
union ministers and merchants as oppos-
ing the carrying on of what is claimed to
be weekday business on the Sabbath
The convention began at lO:3O yesterday
| morning, continuing in the afternoon and
evening. The proceedings consisted of
| several interesting addresses by clergy
men and lay workers. and of the transac-
| ton of several matters Of business, in
| Guiding the election OF officers.
In the morning and afternoon the ex-
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! First church, while the evening meeting.
which was addressed by Rev. DIR. p. S.
| Henson OF Boston, was IN the auditorium
OF the church; Large audiences were
present at each session.
| The morning proceedings consisted OF
| two addresses. the appointment OF COM
mittees and the report OF the treasurer OF
| the convention. Eddy NJ. Shaw.
| Rev. Dr. Henry NJ. King. pastor emeri-
| tus of the First church, opened the exer
| cises. after the usual devotions. by ex-
tending the greetings OF the First church
and Sunday school. The following com
! mittees were then appointed: Nomina-
| tions Rev. b. L. Livingston. Heman l..
Calder and Eddy NJ. Shaw; place and es-
! sayist OF next meeting, Miss Mary f.. OIL
ney. Rev. w l.. Wood and c. w. CAL
der; resolutions. James S. Hudson and
| Rev. John Stewart. The treasurer's re-
port showed everything In satisfactory
| the treasury.
Rev. A. s. Putnam Of ouidnick. r. T.,
then spoke on THE Modern Bible School
| and Its Mission"
Rev. NJ f. Johnson of Nashua, n. H..
| discussed "The Teachers Ideal"
| ANNUAL ELECTION.
The annual election OF officers resulted:
vice. presidents. Charles NJ. Cole. New
port; III. ID. Caverly, Providence. and
| Milo NJ. McCabe. Westerly; secretary l..
Shaw. Providence; auditor James S.
| Hudson. Providence; board of managers,
+. W. Hartwell, w. II. Waite. c. w. Cal
| der. Miss Mary Il. Olney. I. w. Water
man, w. b. Wilson, Providence; Il. A.
Arnold. Pawtucket, and G.. III. Sargent.
| East Greenwich.
| The committee on place and essayist OF
| the next meeting reported that IL had
| been decided to convene next year at the
| Woodlawn Baptist church, In Woodlawn.
| and that Rev. York A. King of the Roger
| Williams Baptist chapel had been select
| ed as the essayist The secretary's re-
| n
day school situation throughout the state
as II stands at the present time. The
present total membership In Sunday
schools throughout the Baptist churches
of Rhode Island was reported to be
17.OOS. decrease OF about 200 since last
| year. This decrease IL found TO have
| been chiefly In the city churches. while
membership In the country schools shows
a general gain.
The session opened with talks by
George Nicholas OF Woodlawn and
nical High school. Both were on THE
| Organized Bible Mass" methods OF con-
ducting this line of religious work being
gestions offered w. X. Andem OF Bos-
ton then addressed the convention on on
Some Modern Methods of Bible, School
Organization" The substance of his talk
was that teachers should constantly
strive to do the very best that was in
them i'm this work. and that such EFFORTS
would prove to be the very best OF mod
ern methods. a.,
Rev j. H. Trenberth, the convention 3
colporteur, described some Of his work in
the rural portions OF the state. Rev. q.
! w Rigler pastor OF the Westerly Bap-
tist church, followed Mr. Trenberth dis
cussing "The Colportage Work and Its
| Claims"
Following Mr.. Rigler's address. the con-
| vention voted to raise s40o during the next
year to assist in carrying on the col
portage work. -,
A "symposium" and an address by
Rev Il. T. Livingston concluded the al
| ternoon. The former was participated In
by Miss NJ T. Olney, c. Nj. Cole, Z; w.
| Calder. G.. y. Peterson, and w. L. Key
nolds, each spending five minutes In de-
| scribing to the convention The Best
| Thing In NV school.
| EVENING SESSION.
The largest congregation or the Gay
was present in the evening. to hear Or.
| Henson the well-known Boston preacher.
| The exercises began shortly atter /,
| o'clock with n praise service conducted
| by Rev. B. T. Livingston, pastor OF the
| Union Baptist church OF this city. ana IN
| which large chorus from the dlnerent
| Sunday schools participated. -.
| Previous TO DR.. Hensons address there
| was a talk by Mrs. G. r.. Blake or Bar
| rington. whose theme was "A Plea Tor
| our BOYS and Girls"
| DIR. Henson's address was extremely IN
| teresting He took as n theme the single
| word, "'rhoroughness."
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