The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-30
LOCAL HArrHae

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LOCAL nArTzas
| State Sa5buM School Conren,s,.
| ternoou, May 18Th The Conven,,o. nursday n.
ternoon At half past 4 0 clock. nn., met this af.
aur1ms1s, and was opened with prayer by % R "a
Rev. O Il. Read, from the Commits.
adopted: "aien was
The COMMITTEES recommend the follovin, ,,,,.-
for discussion: soPies
l. The special design of Sabbath Schools
2 Order of exercises in conductins ssbb.,,
Schools "'"Ns oAoossn
Plan Of teaching
,s WHO are proper subjects of Sabbath School
5. Frequency of meetings
o Duties of Superintendeuts
2. Duties of reachers.
Duties o Parents.
10 olssslncation of Pupils and Text Books.
i9. Canvassing for children.
IL Instruction of the coIored nonnI..;on 4,
Sabbath Schools Popu'A'ion M
~ cultivation of beniacence among children.
s.s.,i 10 monthly Concerts of Prayer for Sabbath
IA The Committee recommend .ha m.t;nr,f.-
rangemenfs for State Sabbath School Conven.
ton io may, 1898, to be opened with q sermon bv
soms person, VINO shall be appointed by this Con-
ssanon, snd special Committee is proposed to
| nate. f'e~sne1 sio ~'er'
| 10. What advantages If any accrue to Sunday
ocaools, from picnic excursions Are they 4
proper appendage to Sunday Schools
10 Is It not important that some regular provi
SION should be made for clothing such children of
tne poor, as cannot otherwise be dacenty clad and
who may be induced to attend Sunday School2
On motion of Rev. H Read, the correspon.
oenee OF toe secretary OF the Committee of arrange
ments OF Richmond, was referred to the Commit.
| tee on Business.
Rev DR. Finley offered series of resolutions
respecting the propriety of giving permanence to
sns Convention, and suggesting subjects for dis
cussion at the next annual meeting, which was
| referred to the Committee on Business
On motion of Rev H Read, the 14th resolution
10 the report OF the business committee was taken
up, and after being discussed it was
Resolved, That State,S abbath School Conyen-
| tion be held in May, 1858
| On notion the Convention proceeded to select
the place for the next meeting, and the vote being
| taken, Richmond was chosen
On motion, q committee of five was appojpted tn
select preacher and alternate for delivering the
opening sermon of the next Convention.
Inc report of the business committee was again
up and the first resolution discussed at length
Dy hev mr. Pendleton, Rev DR. Burroughs and
Rev. DR.. Read, after which the Convention adj
journed till o'clock at night.
| NIGHT SESSION.
| Inc convention assembled at o'clock when ad
dresses OF an interesting character were delivered
DR. Read. -'s'
After an interesting harmonious and instructive
session, the Convention adjourned until the next
morning.
Friday, May asM.-The Convention met at .
ococ., ana spent an hour previous in devotional
At 10 o'clock the Convention was called to order
oy tne PRESIDENT, and opened with reading of the
Scriptures and prayer by Rev Mr.. Haynes of
Hampton.
The roll was called, and rs delegates found to be
present. After reading OF the Minutes the ag-
gregate of reports from 143 schools in SO counties
were placed before the Convention as follows:
Whole number of oticers and teachers, 2 436
scholars registered, .l2 796
Average attendance of scholars ............S zoe
Volumes in libraries, es,...........-.........4O 40 72s
Contributions by the schools ...........S4O O22 80
Other reports had been handed iu, which will ap,
pear In the aggregate to be published with the pro
ceedipgs of the Convention.
The Convention then resumed the discussion Of
the several topics presented by the business com,
mi'tee, in the following ORDER The design of Sab
bath Scholastic order of exercises-the plan o
teaching. On these severaitopics conside rabe dis
cussions ensued Interesting remarks were made OF
the second topic by Messrs Prof Feshburn, Hub
ard and Ross; and on the third topic by Rev DR.
Read Burrows, Hoge, and Rev. Messrs. Mason
Head, Peterkin, Mr. B. Price and others.
| During the discussion on the last topic at tn,
suggestion of DR. Read, the Convention uaited il
prayer with the Rev. Mr. Peterkin.
After further remarks by DIR Howell on the
plan of teaching, it was moved by Reverend
Mr.. Head that q committee of two be ap
pointed to prepare minute expressive of the
views Of the Convention on the subjects embraced
in the discussion of the last named topic.
Committee-Messrs Head and DR.. Howell.
Adjourned to half past A.
The Leigh Street Baptist Church have completed
their beautiful house of worship, and the dedca.
ton will take place next Sabbath For symetry
and architectural taste 1t is not surpassed BY any
edifce in this city The interior is finished in q
remarkably chaste and becoming style, rejecting
much credit on the gentlemen who executed the
work The baptstry is abundantly supplied with
pure rain water from the roof, and an apparatus
for the manufacture of gas has been erected on
the lot and furnishes the church with . brilliant
and economical light. We were present few
nights ago when the main audience room was for
the first time lighted up, and the beauty of the en-
tire arrangement ELECTED the admiration of all pre-
| sent.
The cost of the church is about $4,000 of
| which $l3 600 have been paid, leaving q balance
due of $1,000. + h'ch amount g. 500 have been
p edged by members of the church and others
The congregation worshpping there have
tssn ard are row making u ;orous efforts to
lquidAte the debt, but theie means are not
ample, and we recommend the citizens and
friends to aid them in this noble enterprise,
especially this church is on the free pew
system and is located In growing community,
not rich, but thriving Moreover the building Is
an ornament to the city.
The Stabbing Case-John A. Worsham and
Washington Worsbam, charged with stabbiDg Ar
thur Leary, on the 17sh inst were examined be-
fore . called court of justices yesterday, on The
charge, aad fully acquitted. The evidence giveI
| was substantially the same as that published bl
, | us after their examination before the Mayor.
Smashed Up-Yesterday morning horse at
, tached to . buggy, in which was gentiema
named Clarke took flight on the dock, ran of u
| l7th street, and turning into IN alley betwee
Main and Cary, smashed the buggy to pieces an
slightly injured the driver.
Fined.-Wm J. Brown was fued s5 by th
r Mayor for buying sturgeon in the market to se
again.
Not Prored The warrant against Michael One
. for assauiting and beating Harriet Duke. wa
} heard by the Mayor yesterday and dismissed.
Locked Up-Thomas Watson was committed Il
ja In defau. of bail for bis good behaviour for be
lag drunk In the and assauting and strikini
David Midloe, boy:
| Not Guilty John A. Fariss, arrested for re
| ceivinp watch and chain stolen from David Far
| auhar was aequ tilted by the Mayor yesterday Jo'
|, Blue, the negro from whom Fariss received tn
chain, was given until Monday mex. to show how
be came by il, and in the mean time bailed to ap
pear
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