The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-08-23
The Knvanaugh sunday school As
sociation.

The Sunday school of Kayanaugh
Circuit, NJ. Il. Church South, met in
great mass sunday School Con
vention, Sunday, Aug, 18th, at 10
q. m. in Kavanaugh NJ. Z. Church,
South. Careful arrangements had
Deen made for the needs and com
tort of the people, in the way OF
dinner and ice water. and arrange
ments had been made with the Of
fieials OF the c, & o. to have the
trains stop at the church to ac-
vomodate those who came on the
train. A large crowd was present.
a fine dinner was spread at the
noon hour. we had fine meeting
and everybody seemed to enjoy a
good time. For some time the
pastor, and other Sunday school
workers, had, been working on 4
plan to organize all the Sunday
schools of the circuit into an or
ganization. to be known as THE
kavanaugh Sunday School Associa-
ton" with a constitution Incorporate
ling 1t into an organized body SINH
/ lar in some respects to the inter
UNCONVENTIONAL county or district
work. but to be denominations
organization, embracing the Sunday
schools OF the circuit. 1t seems
just the thing we need for our
country circuits. for Methodism is
correctional. and there is nothing
in II conflicting with the law of the
church.
After devotional services led by
the pastor, a temporary organization
was effected. and the Association
proceeded to business. The reports
made by the schools are taken from
" ) ords beginning with Jan.
LIST, on account of the fact that we
tried to organize early In the cob
ference year. and nave the hools
compete for banner. having all
the schools enter the contest with
the beginning OF the second quar-
ter We did not get fully organiz-
ed. but thought best to complete curl
reports as agreed upon. Hereafter
we begin with the conference year.
The schools reported on seventeen
different items, but ii Is not good
showing Of what the schools have
done, from the fact that record OF
these items have not been kept, and
Of some OF them we have no record
We propose To keep complete rec
ords of everything next year. The
iotals for the five schools so far
IS our records go are as follows.
officers 16; teachers 80; scholars
i31; total enrolment as6; average
attendance ia; attending every
sunday 80; church members enroll
ID ~; parents enrolled Ga: goi-
len texts memorized 2s5; Lords
'rayer memorized So, Apostles
reed rs; deealogue 2; raised for (
literature s4062; for missions
i6.5s; other obi. s22I4; total rais-
d $685., Taking the enrolment as 4
basis the per cent OF attendance [
) about so, and the amount of mon- 4
y raised is about &c per member 4
We expect to submit a copy OF our n
constitution for publication. We \
hink the reports and other things
rought before the people, especial I
7 the church members and parents II
i'll arouse an interest among them a
nd all others who have the inter- n
ST of their fellowmen at heart We
Ian to do some things. Our people a
ave not known the conditions that q
xist over the circuit we feel sure
o well as they do now. We expect {
D observe one Sunday In each 4
lonth as missionary day and stir A
ur people on this matter. we ex-
ect to effect a better organization
a our schools. and do better work
al more of 1t, and know what our
ondiiions are and improve them.
We expect to keep complete records I,
nd know what we are doing, and
We all pull together as We expert
o, our schools will do great work
ext year. and we win have oil
ousing meeting at our animal meet ,
ng next year, and a good Sunday
chool report for the meeting. and
or the annual conference.
We had great meeting, good
peeches, good music. a good din
Ter and all went home after adj
ournment in the evening expressing i,
themselves as being benefited, aud
esolving, TO help make our Sun
lay schools better.
w. J. RICHARDSON. Pres.
PEARL COMPTON, Sec'y.