The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-01
LOCAL MATrHRa

LOCAL MArTzRs
Stats Sunday School Consention -rr,d.v Are,
noon' may 9!h-The Convention met this after
noon at half past O'Clock. In the sbsencs - ,h.
PRESIDENT JOSIAH DABBs, Esq. first yice pros;
der. 'e'ios 10 or.
Prayer was then offered by Rev DR.. FIsIFv
Inc COMMITTEES to whom was referred the ton;.
,sst oiscussed-"Pian Of fTeaching"-made the fol.
''"I"s report, which was read and adopted:
"Resolved That it il the ,.u,e Of ,b,, conv.n,,o,
~ order to accomplish the great objsst Of suu
seho,l instruction the Teachers Of an aday aeboo
im nort.nc. snould be deeply Impressed with tn,
ccondiy, tnst they should prosecuts ,h.r vn,l !,
aamos dependence on the blessing Of God 10, su..
scouspt.d IN .1as they should make hsm.s YES fun,
see topics on which instructiou il IN he ;nap.S
mat thsy should impsrt that instrnstJo,
both paaln earnestly that the chi ldren ma,
.noua oy faithful aud praysrful inst,n.t;ors .".
tin tneir own depravtty asd need Of r...n.
ton by f.i,6 :; e'd them personay to smbrac ssivs
,ha, ast.n IN Cnr'st and shat in order to do th,.
tney should pray often with and for tbsm oo 'nis
Ine fourth sub5sct-"who are nronar srh;.,,.
y; Suucay School Observation-Disclosures taken mn .nd
discussed by Messrs Rose Peter W Grphhs p aho
an p,;.a saunders, VIM Langhorne. SamuaI N
Calhonn v'an A y 4ordon, Geo Anderson. James "
vas then laid on the tabIa Az o~u' sne
s.Ioa,-.o': o:on OF Or w Jones' the 1Ith tonie-
.ossruc.lon OF the Colored Population"Nv.s
sion. on i'r Inc night ses
On motion the Convention dec;doa ..
tue ON, OH 7sh and 9th topics withon. y; ~
a, on inosion OF DIR Burrows the n ,on;cSsln
Tasot %. rs,enfs'-and the 7th topic-iDut;es ~
for S;us. were made the second and third tonic
LOT discussion at the night session. ''pi's
On notion the vota rs ro,...s
nicnmond as the place for holding the naxt c.
vention, was re considered 'A0 A'~' oon-
,o Mey mr haynes moved that Petersburo he se
,e ,se.eo as the place for holding the next Gonyen
This motion was discussed a, Ieno,b hu p.,s
-, isoourn, Kew DR. Burrows. Rev M EdwsrSs
s,r mi anderson, Rev Mr. Kepler and Rev M psn
lost '>Aen 'ne Hotion was
On molten, the city of Richmond WAS tho, .,,
shall be held. Ao neAs convention
=, on motion made and seconded, it was resolved
snH' oonimitee OF nine be appointed to max.
Engagements "a for the next Convention.
Inc Cnairman stated that the Committee n,
arrangements would be named at the MIGHT ses.
sion. "' ''e n'sn' Ses'
On motion OF Rev DR. Ryland, DR. G W Jones
snu Of w + Gaines were requested to open th,
aiscussion tonight on the subject of Sahhs,t
Schools for Colored Persons
oo' 'uistee W select preacher for the Con
vention TO be held next year. recommendoS D..
John A broadus as Preacher, and Prof Mo cre;
as alternate, both of the University of virgins
:, On motion, the 9Th topic was made the order fo,
o'clock A"'i past
The Convention then adjourned till o,c,oo.
IN. '"i ocioch'
Night Session-The President called tho cor,
yention to order at O'Clock; after which. Rev Dr
hyiand offered up fervent prayer in behalf
Sunday Schools - ''n"'A
The l1th topic-"Ipstruction of the Co,ored
population IN Sunday Schools"-being the firs
business In order 1t was taken nm and ahIa end
interesting addresses were made bv Rev Dr r.
land. Dr Jones and DR. Gaines
Dr Jones then off red the following resolutions.
wnicl were adopted
hesoIved, LIST Ahst the numerous slave population
i1tual necessities and by their relation TO ,hs sene.
rahy degraded negro branch Gf the great han an
IamlIy, appeal to our hearts and consciences es
Chtisters ureing us to to 1t that ,he eleva, .
and saving influence of he Go,ps be brou bt ,o h.
u"on tnem by the best means and with tn. utu o. I
efficacy sanctioned by the humane spirit of our law
unrer The circumstances of the easa
Resolved, I'd That oral instruction in Sshb.th
ocnoon ieeaiiy organized and conc ucted js smr D,
sueh means and thsc 1t presents most vain, ble
hsebey roi good which Oh !uld be gladly avaiIs. OF
pS ths wlses' and best of our citIzsns aud wtioh
not to be neg ected by masters and misre sse,
ana weii instructed young persons.
hesoLVeo, % Ihat lt b, earnestly rscomme nded
TO me Cbrlstlan pastors of State with th- be.
coming care " hich wisdom demands In All csses
complex responsibility, bIiag this ubect TO the
notice OF thelr psope and to the people tn mselves
thus faithfully to disshsrge their part as Southern
Cnristisns In the right Irain1pg of tn. immortsI
creatures committed to them
The chair then announced the following Com
m'ttee OF Arrangements for the Convention ol
looo VIM r. Taylor, chairman Elyson
George d She'll Charles McGruder, John B. Dan
forth, DR. George W. Jones, Ernest Francke Pete,
w Grubbs and James NJ Taylor
The Convention then adjourned, with q bene.
diction to meet again on Saturday afternoon q,
half past 4 OF clock.
Saturday afternoon, May 3Oh-The Convention
assembled 10 Centenary Church, this afternoon q,
half pasr4 o'clock, and was called to order by the
President.
Rev Dr. Howell opened the meeting with Tray
er, after which the minutes were read and ap.
proved
On motion, the 7th and 9Th topics in the repor,
of she Business Comnittee-"Duties of Parents
aud reachers"-were taken up Ind fully discussed
by Messrs. Samuel M. Price, Thomas Evans
Rev. Mr.. Westbrooke, of American Sunday Schoo
Union, Rev Mr. Head. Rev DR. Read, Rev DR.
Burrows, Rev. DR.. Howell and MIR. Baughman
when,
On motion of Rev. DR. Read, the subjects unde
consideration were laid on the table for the pur
pose of enabling the Committee on Business Il
make report of DIR. Finleys resolutions; whicl
report he then presented, as follows:
Tho committee to wto was referred the resolu
lutlon OF Kew Dr. Finley, proposing the sp pointmeL
of several committees the preparation of ad
dresses or essays on number of topics spec fed il
said resolution, to be before the State hunday
School Convention of lS 8, report:
hat inasmuch a. several of the topics mentioned
in Dr. Ftnlsys resolution have been brought before
this Convention in the regu order of business and
have bsen made the sutjscts of searching and, II
some instances protracted discussion 1t seems pru
dsnt to make determination in favor of those topic
which have not already been .aborated in this
the preceding Convention The Committee therefor,
the Convestioa Of 858 be requested to puAish II
THAR early notices of, he next Convention the 7th
lith, and 18th topics embraced In DR. FInieY so
u iona subjects to be broueht before the Co
ton; aod that the Commiitse of Arrangement be al
rsquested to engage speakers to Disc the seve
raj u'uai topics herein % .cfsd with that
be brought bsf re the Convention"
On motion, the report was received and adopted
On motion, the fixing Of the day for holding th
next Conven'ion y ~ referred to the Committee q
Arrangements for 1853
Rev Mr. Wsstbrooke of the American Sunda
School Union, then addressed the Convention q
length, on the subject of Sunday School extension
On motion Of Col T J. Evans, the puDiishin
of the proceedings of this Convention was refer
red to the Committee of Arrangements for 1855
On motion, q vote of thanks was rendered 70 tn
Trustees of Centenary Church. for the use of tba
house for the meeting of the Convention; and 4
the citizens of Richmond for their hospitality 3
The delegates In attendaoee.
The Convention then adjourned sine die, III
prayer and the benediction by Rev. DR.. Burrowi
hoh n