Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-10-30

IL o'clock Wednesday evening, for business.
Dr. Parker, Rev. Mr. Lane of Dorchester, Rev.
Mr.. Dodge of Rhode Island, Rev. Mr.. Averill of
North Cambridge, Rev. DR.. Ide, Rev. Mr.. War
rem of Boston, Smith Of Belchertown, and Others
spoke on the proposition to retain Rev. DIR. Park
er as Corresponding Secretary, at 81 200 year
Adopted.
A public meeting of the Massachusetts Baptist
Convention next held, commencing at Z ID
o'clock, Deacon Cummings Of Lancaster, in the
chair. The report of the Board of Directors ives
made and accepted, and after speeches by Rev.
Mr.. Fitz, the Missionary OF the Society, Rev.
Phineas Stowe, Rev. Mr.. Alden Of Northampton,
DR.. Ide, DR.. Parker, Rev. Mr.. Warren of Boston,
Rev. Mr.. Smith of Amherst, and others the con-
vention adjourned to meet at ten o'clock Thurs
day morning. and adjourned sine die yesterday
forenoon.
State Sabbath School TeHcIiers' Convene
tiOn at Lowell.
The third annual State Convention of Sabbath
School teachers connected with the Evangelical
denominations in Massachusetts,, assembled at
Lowell at 10 clock Wednesday forenoon Tues
day evening preliminary meeting of those who
had arrived was held in the vestry of the Johh
street church The exercises were ola devotion
al character, interspersed with brief addresses
by DR.. Allen of LOWELL (who presided,) Rev.
Asa Billiard, B. W. Williams, M. H. Sargent
and N. P Kemp of Boston, and A. L. Brooks of
Lowell.
The Convention was called to order Wednesday
morning by DR.. N. Allen of Lowell, Chairman of
Hopa Of A
Ing list of officers presented and adopted =
President-Hon. Joseph White of Lowell
Vice Presidents-Amos Tappan of Newbury-
port, d. S. Goldman of Boston, John A. Buttrick
of Lowell, VIM. G. Chaplin of Lawrence, Levi ].
Bradish of Boston, Cyrus Latham of Lowell, Da-
vid Howard of North Bridgwater, B. X. Pierce
of Lancaster, VIM North of Lowell
Seeretaries-B. w. Williams of Boston, S. N.
Stockwell of Boston, and L. B. Morse of Lowell.
An anthem was then sung, and prayer offered
by Rev. Mr.. Seeler of Lowell, and speeches were
made by Rev, Mr.. Foster of Lowell, Rev. Asa
Billiard, Secretary of the Massachusetts Sabbath
School Society, and Hon. Linus Child of Lowell
In the afternoon there was great meeting of
children in Huntington Hall, and choir of four
hundred Sabbath school children sung, after
which addresses were made by Peter Sinclair of
Scotland, Mr.. R. G. Pardee, Sunday School Mis-
sionary in New York, Mr.. Watbrook of Philadel-
phia, and Mr.. Billiard of Boston
The Convention gathered in the John street
church in the evening, and the Third Baptist
church, both of which were well filed The same
speakers were present at both meetings. The
subject of remark for the evening was-"Sabbatb
Schools-Exercses- Objects-Mission Schools,
&c." and the discussion of these various topics
was participated in by Mr.. Pardee, Rev. Mr..
Beebe, Chairman of Connecticut State Central
Committee, Rev. Mr.. Westbrook of Philadelphis.
DIR. Alcott, Rev. Mr.. Hoyt of the American Sab
bath School Union, Boston, Mr.. Parkhurst,
Mr.. Stockwell of Boston, Mr.. B. W. Williams of
Boston, and last by Mr.. Sinclair, who made. as
usual, felicitOus and happy address, Singing
and the benedcton closed the exercises of the
first day of the Convention.
THURSDAY FORENOON, Oct. 90.
The John street Church was we'll filled, not.
withstanding the rain. After prayer, an essay
was read by DR.. 7. Edison of Lowell on 1.-THE
Use of Question Books" The address was rath-
er dispiritng in its tone. and the views expressed
were many of them earnestly opposed by distin-
guished advocates of the Sabbath school cause.
1t provoked an interesting discussion, which was
cut short by previous vote at half past eleven
but the discussion was continued in the topic.
"Sabbath Schools not Substitute for Family
Instruction"
Several addresses were made. During the fore.
noon the following speakers entertained and in
structed the Convention MI r. G. Pardee o
| New York, Rev. A. Billiard of Boston, Rev. IL
| Monroe, Secretary of the American S. S. Union,
Rev. Mr.. Beebe Of New Haven, Henry Hoyt,
Agent of the American s. S. Union, of Boston,
Mr.. Follansbee of Newburyport, Mr.. Fitch of
HOpkinton, M. H. Sargent of Somerville, Mr..
Bradford of Dorchester, George W. Chapman of
Boston, Amos Upper of Newburyport.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. Hoppin Of Sa-
lem Further remarks on the second question
were made by Mr.. Boyden Of Dedham, Mr.. Chip.
man, Mr.. Pardee, Mr.. Parkhurst of Milford, and
J Rev. Mr.. Whitcomb.
The Convention adjourned at IL o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Half an hour was consumed in devotional ex.
ercises, prayers were made by several gentlemen,
and hymns sung by the congregation. The five
minutes rule was adopted for speakers. In the
morning the time OF speakers was seven minutes
A committee previously appointed reported
through tB chairman, Henry Hoyt, the following
State Central Sunday School Committee:
B. W. Williams, N. P. Kent, Jacob Sleeper,
| DIR B. Goldman, M. H. Sargent, j. II. Locke
and Henry Hoyt, Of Boston; Dr. Nathan Allen
and ]. II. Butrick, Of Lowell Joshua Lincoln Of
Roxbury; Samuel Souther Of Worcester james
Torrey Of North Weymouth A. Tappan Of New.
buryport.
An interesting letter from Albert Woodruff
was read by Mr.. Pardee A resolution, offered
] by Mr. Kent of Boston, thanking the citizens o.