Jasper Republican, Volume 1, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1875 — Report of the Union S.S. Convention. [ARTICLE]

Report of the Union S.S. Convention.

(From tbe Record) Pursuant to previous notice the first quarterly institute of. the Jasper county Sabbath School Union met in the M. E. *Church in Remißgt on ) ®t 11 o’clock a.' m M January 12th, 1875, Rev. R. L. Adams, president, in tho chair. The exercises were opened with singing by the audience, and prayer by Henry Brace. On motion G. B. Chappell was elected Secretary. The convention proceeded to business in the order laid down in the published pro. gramme. Elder W. B. Hendryx delivered an, essay on the duties of Sunday teachers. Remarks were made on the same by Wm. fi. Shaw, Peter Folks, H,O. Brace and Jno. Lewis. On motion the hour for the childrens’ meeting was changed from 2 to 3 o’clock p. m. Adjourned until 3 o’clock p. m. AFTEBHOON SES3IOS. Music by the audience —opened with prayer by H. B, Millor. Address, by C. E. Lambert, on the susceptibility of children to religious impressions. Remarks on the same by H. B. Miller. Address, by John Lewis, Esq., on the duties of Superintendents of Sabbath SchoolsRemarks by Rev. R. L. Adams, Peter Folk, Rev. E. A. Andrew, H. B. Miller, Wm. Shaw, H. C. Bruce and W. B. Hendryx. Music by the School. Childrens’ meeting conducted by Rev. E. A. Andrew. Thesubject of extending the 8. 8. cause to parts of the county yet unprovided with teachers, &c., was discussed by Rev. R. L. Adams, Jno. Lewis, Wm. Shaw and Elder W. B. Hendryx. Pray er by Jno. Lewis—adjourned to 7 o’clock p. m. kvexikg session. Opened with singing by the school, and prayer by Rev. C. E. Lambert. Address by Rev E. A. Andrew on the importance and manner of visiting Sunday School scholars. Remarks by C. E. Lambert, John Lewis and H. B. Miller. Question box opened. Many interesting questions pertaining to the S. S. cause were propounded and answered. On motion the minutes were adopted and ordered to be published in the the several county papers. On motion a meeting was appointed to be held in th M. E. Church, Jan. 23, 1875, at 2 o’clock p. m., for the purpose' of organizing a township S. 8. Union. G. B. Chappell, Sec.’y