The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-05-18


stances ever gave force to commands,
those which enc"mpassed the disciples
when Christ said, Feed my Lamhs,' made
it profoundly emphatic. Christ had tin
shed his work, had given to Petr. Was
it to Peter alone, or to alI If the for
mer, II was private and AN extra duty i'm
posed upon him; but if general III itself,
II must he Included in the great comnis
sion to 90 and preach the Gospel to eve
ry creature. ltmakes the Sunday School,
as the church, OF divine origin, All insti,u.
ton growing ont Of the commads of God.
One characteristic cf the Messiah was that
he should gather the lambs in bis arms
and carry them in his bosom. Ills low
ing care for children was beautifully Illus.
tr"ted and fulfilled the prophecies.
Mr.. Kelly, at the conclusion. said the
report had two principal ohjrc:S Fnst.
To impress the ministry with then duty
to the Young. Second TO awaken If
possible the minds Of the people Of the
church to duties binding upor them. The
repor, created AN animated discussion a
mong the clergy, which was participated
in 10y Messrs. Spain, Kelly. Fleuimg, T. J.
Warren, Prichard, G. Cannon, Walker,
DR.. Smith, Hoyt aud Nelson.
On motion Of Mr.. Hoy,. the report was
re committed To the Commrttce.
Mr.. l.. Chapu, Chairman Of the Com.
mittee on Schools, made an able report
and also submitted II copy of a country
member, which Was received as lufurma-
tiou and IaiI on the table In speaking
OF the auxIlarles employed to interest
scholars, the report cited An interesting
case 0; Young lad having been brought
INTO school through the Influence of Scrip.
ture views rs shown through a magic
lantern. This was wild youth, who,
when asked what his father and mother
did. replied that his father worNel in the
! dram, and hls mother got drunk. That
! boy was SO far reclaimed and educated in
the Sunday School, as to make speech
on the occasion Of celebration Of that
school, last week, ia Charleston.
On motion Of Mr. Bobo the report was
( adopted AS a whole.
On motion of Rev. Mr.. Niyhtman. 4
! O'Clock WAS fixed for the purpose OF hear
,ng speakers on the state Of the SUNDAY
Schools IN Charleston, Coumbia. Spar
Mnburg and elsewhere throughout the
State.
Rev. II. A. G. Walker, Chairman Of the
Committee on Scholars, made an musu-
ally interesting and eluqucnt report. In
relation to the conducting of an infant
class, 1t was recommended that ther.
should be separate room, in which all
! the smaller children be gathered then a
woman Of sound udgment-hersef a
mother, with some Of her own little ones
whom she has To teach should be cho
sen, one who sings swcet.v, who cou,
! love little children and bears In mind
how the Savior loved them. There should
be no longer prayer, else the children
would be wearied. Teaching should he
oral and varied with singing and commit.
/ ting to memory verses from the catechlsm.
The report, however, elected much dis
cuss'on and on the question whether
! the instruction III Sunday Schools shonId
be oral or a'phaheric, drew forth many
i anecdotes, tending to illustrate the utility
aud teuGencv Of the batter mode as mos,
conducive to the prosperity and spread Of
. the Gospel
! An anecdote was related 5v one Of the
speakers Of poor young lady, who was
/ exceedingly plous, and who came to him
Two years ago. with tears ia her ewes,
and told hlm that she could not read
asking him at the same time to allow her
/ 10 tie instructed III the alphabet in the
Sunday School. She was told there wouId
be no objection, and sm inquiry WAS made
among the teachers which Of them would
take charge Of her. The first one inquired
of excepted the charge. That young lady
is now reading the Bible and reading in
the hymn book.
Another speaker mentioned an instance
Of father, mother and nine grown
/ daughters receiving IT,. ..-- .;ion in
the Sabbath School and there learning
the al phahet Another Of young man
nearly grown. who came into the neigh.
borhood OF the speaker. This young man
was about eighteen years Of age, so pro
! foundly ignorant that he not only could
not read, but did not know Of such a
book the Bib!e, and never heard O,
such thing as the name Of Jesus Christ,
or another who came TO the speake,
TO dispose Of his stock. As the barvain
was about being made, the little son wen,
INTO the house To warm. lie was a boy
about twelve or fourteen years Of age
The wife o' the speaker tried to engage
him IN conversation, and wanted To civ,
him Testament She inquired Of him i
he could read. He said no. Asked hin
II his father could read. He said, oh. no
he knew nothing. He was asked if h,
knew who made him, and the answe,
was, no. These anecdote were related a.
only few Of The many instances that ex
lsted, and to show the urgent necessity
for the Sunday School to give aIphabetic
as well as oral instruction. Many pool
people, IL was said would not send their
children TO free school, on account o
the prejudice existing against them. Blu
in the Sabbath School the rich and tb,