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Sunday School Growth Highlighted at International Convention
A statistical report from the International Convention in Chicago notes a rise in U S Sunday school scholar membership since 1884 totaling 365 645. The American Sunday School Union reports 185 034 children brought into 4 947 new Sunday Schools and aid to 4 825 other schools with 49 774 teachers and 515 714 scholars. It reached 9 872 communities with 700 748 children and youth, made 9 245 revisits to schools, 92 584 family visits, supplied 45 019 destitute persons with scriptures and held 27 247 religious meetings. Harmonice band plans an excursion to Toledo and Presque Isle next Sunday July 24 with round trip fare 1.00. Mrs John Butler died Friday night after an illness of several weeks from a stomach abscess. funeral Monday in Third ward conducted by Rev J L Phillips and interment in Independence cemetery. Mr Butler, a Union veteran who lost both eyes in the Civil War, married Miss Dell Bennett a year ago and his death is deeply mourned.