New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-10-07

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though perhan- il does not need So nuch y
the ci,y But the system oil visitation III ". r.,
spirit and perseyered IN To the end i Ine i ,bat
The Rev. Mr. IiEwsoN OF kush'lre ~ An tb;nc
Sabbath hool In the country was reay duH ',l"s'
(JrcumstaBce- in the country are very dleren' 'lVi
,bose IN the city There u secara nism % eontehu
with. and there are So few children, that they raNe
Rad to 20 ont and bring in the rarents also. AUS
they have increased their schools very much. And IN
the sabbathSchool concert they have been obliged to
bring in the children because there were 50 few .
parents Thus they had made an interesting meeting
and they had also produced great benefits by teaching
the children 10 sing. IT. The country the parents auu
children must be combined TO make good Sunday
Schrol.
The Sunday school hymn 81 I'm glad I'm N this
Army" was lien sung.
reason why no delegates here, that their own
Convention was in session A.elegTaphic dispatch nom
the Massachi sets Convention vas read: " Dear
BFoihers onr PAYS i9r yG' rs y LeSSry "
PRAYER was offered by the Rev. Mr.. MARSH.
ON motion il was ordered that response should he
Immediately sent to the Massachusetts Convention.
Messrs. Woodruff. Van Bum and Chapn were ap-
pointed to prepare the response.
Mr.. NEwcOME spoke Of the difficulties which they
had IN visitation n the country, and tile necessity Tor
Sunday-schools in the various districts. lie also re-
ferred H. the good effects which had followed system
Of visitation.
Tie Rev. Mr.. GRAVES also spoke on the same sab
ject.
The Committee appointed 70 pare the rrspnhr'f
reported they had selected the 10th and 2lst verses OF
the xiiith chap. of Hebrews, To send in response.
/ Mr.. PARDEE wished To explain that this system Of
/ visitation originated il the country al first lie
thought there ccld be 10 difficulty, especially IN
the matter If sectaranism; they paid no regard TO
here. This visitation brings blessing on those who
visit lkewse i is also working good for the church
and throwing the responsibility On themi II awakes
church action.
Mr.. Woodruff introduced
: Mr.. wooDHoUsr Of Toronto, Canada West. He
had merely intended be a visitor here bat this SUBJ
iect had made him break silence. They in Toronto
to hold meeting this very evening 10 take TN;
subject of visitation into consideration, and he wished
ask the prayers of the Convention in behalf OF that
Mr.. HrsrIsGroS of Rochester wished to bring up
the subject of Winter Schools in the country. In "
den last Winter the question had been lett 10 the emil
dren and they decided to continue the schools; anu
large number Of conversions had been reported IN tue
Spring.
Mr. H,uI1roS Of Fredonia said that few years
since they divided their town into districts ana nal
every family in the village visited. II We send form
men who realize that they are workers tor Chrlst,
sectariansm cannot stand in the way. In the neigh.
borhood of Fredonia there is place where all doc
trines and systems are gathered. He went there 10
establish Sabhsth-School, telling them he came sim
ply as a Christian, and every one voted 70 have
school; and worse ground for school could lot DC
found in the country. -
MIR. JoNrs of Penn Yam thought there was no diff
Guilty if there was only " n heart for the work. lie
related of his experience III visiting, ana ne
hadneveriaed to create an interest In the Saooath-
School work they entirely ignore all sects But 10 ac-
complsh this great work we must use patience and
/ perseverance.
MIR How of Leroy rose to controvert the idea that
I they were so intensely secaran in the country. He
said that they went 10 different families and let all
children go just where they pleased few years ago
he went to Lime Rock to start Sabbath-Schoo, and
Baptist brother told him he could not have a school
there. But he started school, and the very boys
who had assembled to drive him away were foremost
/ in the school.
Mr. NORTH of New-IIaven Conn, said he wanted
TO tell what they had done in Connecticut. They had
visited the ministers. lie thought it wrong TO leave
them out. They had an agent to visit the ministers
and secretaries. few Sundays ago he went 70
reghborirg village to see a unday-Schoo when he
found but five members in the church and four in the
Sabbsth-School but now they have large school.
He then referred to the question Of getting the foreign
children into the church, and also the heather chill!
dron that Gre in the best churches.
Mr. VAN BURES moved that the saluta,ion sent 10
Massachusetts, be also sent to the meeting at Toronto.
Carried.
Mr. MATHEWS of Albany said he had been very
much Interested; many good things had been told rs.
lie wanted to urge the necessity of closet prayer for
all teachers And here there are many counties not
represented; who il going TO tell these counties about
tlis system Of visitation and what will the Conven
ton DO to reach these placesl Can some practical
plan be recommended to cary out the views OF this
Convention lie wanted something done.
Mr. PARDEE moved that Central Committee Of
Visitation be appointed. Carried.
Tie next question was taken up:
ILL., HOp can hbs Promotsdl
What method can BE- adopted improved for brinzns mo
n. sabbath schools i American children; "a, the children
8 1d1 attending any '1s sJa.
young and young women be retained IN sayO's.
Schools while large proportion OF The Chureh stand aooL "
What can household ard other help with
the systemac instruction Of the sabbaih.s School
lat the beet means Of Organizing new schools both ~
home and foreign fields and what PaIs Of correP"ndece should
be adoprd
Mr.. NEwy.x Of Brooklyn wished 70 present plan
for the promotion Of Sabbath-Schools. One thing was
Mission Bible Glass. He himself, educated a. u
Deist, became first personally acquainted with
Christianity in Sabbath-Schoo. lie related his own
Christianity. A class of young men, most of them
Infdes began 10 study the Bible from curon motives,
and all of them were converted. He explained the
mission class to mean class that should not be
simply class to furnish teachers but class which
should bring in Others TO the class and school
Mr.. OGDES of Penn Yam called attention to n
resolution the table, and referred 10 the fact that IN
this Sabbat-Sehool effort we simply Christians
not as members Of any sect. lie wanted an influence
To 90 out from the Convention.
The following is the resolution:
Roso1ed That Committee Of Three be appointed for the
purpose reducing the plans discussed mere 70 some aetA
form forth OF this Convention, s1d
report o-Hoow morning Mesrs Ogden Woodruff and Ca
lasher, wrre appointed as the Committee.
Mr.. ROE Of Orange County spoke of his expe-
rence in increasing their school by the fundamentally
of the scholars. From sixty they had increased to
one hundred and forty. He related several instances
Of the efforts Of the children.
Tie Convention then adjourned til O'Clock, after
singing hymn. BeledictiOn by tie Rev. M HEw-
son.
AMERICAN BIBLE-UNION ANNIVERSARY
The Ninth Anniversary Of this Association
commenced yesterday morning in the ecture-room Of
the Eirst Baptist Church, of Broome and Eliz
abeih streets, with the Rev. I. ARAIrAGE, ID. D.,
President in the chair. After the Introductory exer