The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-06-10 00:00:00

WZYNOTITH AND PORTLAND SUNDAY isonooL

UNION.
The sawed meetings cd the above Union were bold on
Tuesday and Wednesday last at GlonoesterMyeat ChapeL
On the former evening • sermon was preached by the
Rev. J. P. Chown, d Bloomsbury Chapel. London, to •
very large congregation. On Wednesday evening • taw
meta/ was held in the schoolroom, which wee followed
by • public meeting in the chapel, when the chair wee
taken by the Rev. Kr. Bolton, in the absence ol the Rev.
W. IL Fell. the President is the Union, who had been
announced as the Chairman.

The meeting having been opened with prayer and
singing, sad the Treasurer baring read tha report,
The CNASums said it seemed to him that the Union,
though not large, or very important, had still sufficient
vitality in it to juin, Ito existanceat had been most useful
daring the time since it had commenced its operations.
Many who belonged to the Ifni" and deubtlsee many
around them did not entertain so high a sense of the
oorseernias the tralaing of children Ea they
=l and be thought the Obrieden Church at WE%
and Sunday school teacher, tell grievously short of the
high standard which the Master had indicated to them,
In the treatment of the young. Any training of the
children for any ealtish 110MIls wee in direct opposition to
what their master required of them. The children were
not to be trained for sell but for the Saviour, not for the
promotion of the interests of the parent, but for Ms
glory. They ought to teach their children higher principles
thsato attain merely wordly position and wealth, or merely
to seeks for themselves a place in society. And to all
parents, as those looking abroad upon the rising genera-
tion. sometimes with trembling and tear about their
future, and still perhaps with • degree of conddence, that
they would be better than they had been themselves, and
to those who wished well for Sunday schools, end the
purity and strength of Christian households, he would say
hope la Christ, and look to Him aa their golds, and listen
to the voice of the Master, who loved the children, and
who lan receive them, watch over them, teach, guide,
end nerd them in my lame, and in my spirit, for my
Skirl and for MY Kingdom. (APplaesc)
_ _ _

Tile Rev. J. P. C-nowtt delivered a very interesting
udders. Hs considered the teaching of the young
so ,tee of the 004 ttepurtent and prominent qnsatione
of the presses day. He was exceedingly grateful
ta recognise the amount of interest in, and the
amount of work done by the Union. In the worse of his
address he especially urged the importame of their prayer
meetings, for in proportion as they gathered around the
Throes of Oraos in prayer, so would their work be blessed.
Speaking of the importance of the work, he said the
Sunday school ought to be for the children what the
chapel wee for the parents. • means of steritual grace
The children were never too rouse to he taught spiritual
tillage They often let the great seamy begin before they
did. They should take poseerion first. for "possession
wee nine points of the law. Thig ought not to let the
young osee peso; the ministers of mars hen*, were in
their Benday school claims at the present day, and the
(obese( Ragisuad, Of the beet part of it, woe i, thoir deems
now. limy subject taught in Sunday achools should be •
data subject, not merely of scriptural interest, but of
youthful interest Hs also premed upon tbeto the intim-t-
-eam of preparation dames for teachers. Titers was, he
waa persuaded, a great future before Lb. Sunday whools
of to-day, if they would only rise to the ataadard. He
urged them to go on to labour and to strive till the earth
should be Clod with the knowledge of the glory of God.
(Applause.)

for lb, you Ohs Rev. W. Plitturs)
=I twat, vote al thanks to Yr. Chown for Ws
in owning same them
This wee seconded be the Rev. Mr. Lawn, sad carried
without dissent

The Res. J. P. Caen Wady Mks&
• sots of thanks wee also rooonted to to. late treasurer
(Kr. Stone), aad the Ca LIRMAX,iIII hie coocludius remasha
anessatal the regret of to. toosstleg_ at the 0h5.... of
their respected selesistsedeat Ob. DaPmest, aso
masoaneed that Jar. Denali bed bees ancient step
pedant mid M. hal Soda isandary.
Mkt lasing sad nine the sesstai bleb RP.