Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1877 — Jasper County Sunday School Union. [ARTICLE]

Jasper County Sunday School Union.

The following is the programme ofthe Jasper County Sunday School Union Convention which will be held at the Presbyterian church in Rensselaer, on Wednesday and Thursday, June 20th and 21st, 1877:

wednesday-forenoon.

10 o’clock a. m.—l. Devotional exercises, by President D. J. Huston. 2. Appointments of committees..' 3. Address. Subject: “Sunday School; Its Necessity,” by Rev. James B. Crowe. 4. Questions and rematks-on the subject. . ’• - AFTERNOON.’.’ 2 o’clock p.lnTr—l ( . exercises, by John Waytnire..' 2. Paper. “Sunday School Liter? ature,” by R. S. Dwiggiiis. 3. Questions and remarks on the subject. 4. “Sunday School Music,” by James T. Abbott. 5. Questions and remarks on the subject. evening. 7:45 o’clock p. m.—l. Devotional exercises, by Caleb D'Swniifg; 2. “Comparative Merits of the Old and New Methods ot Sunday School Teaching and Work,” by S. P. Howard- v ■ .i 3. Questions and remarks on the subject 4. Essay. t‘Why Should !be a, Sunday School Teacher? ” by Miss. Lilly Tharp. , THURS»AV-FORENOON.‘ ' ‘ 10 a. m.—l. Scripture reading and prayer, by John Coen.-’ 2. Address. “Early Religious Education Essential to all True Greatness,” by M. L. Spitler., 3. Questions and remarksfon the. subject. 4. Paper. “Children; Their Spiritual Needs and Natures,’ 3 by Johnson. 5. Questions and remarks on the subject. AFTERNOON. 2 o’clock p* m.—l. Singing and miscellaneous business. 2. Report of committees. 3. Electioji’of officers. Misses Julia McArthur, Fannie W alton, Mell Wright, Bell Alter, and Messrs. Frank Hausman and James T. Abbott are committee on music. ~ The second day of the - convention will be held in the grove, in connection with a picnic dinner. The Sunday schools from the country are earnestly Requested to come in delegation's and be prepared to sing and participate in lhe exercises generally. Reports are expected from the superintendents of Sunday schools at Never Fail, Egypt, Pleasant Ridge, Salem, Blue Grass, Bell Center, Watsonvall’the schools of town, and any others that may be represented, copqernKig the, general • interests and pregpenty _of tfefr ■ suhqo.l.4, affid’ w are condaoted taught, there be a