Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-18

lotice as shall secure attendance Of all the
.uxiliaries and that they be requested to
end up reports to the Secretary of the State
Society ut least one month before the Annual
Meeting. -,..-
The Society then adjourned.
rhez Minnesota State Sunday school
$50" Teachers Convention.
This body held its first meeting for the pur-
pose of organization yesterday morning, June
18th, at the Central Presbyterian Church, in
his City. A very good audience was in at
tendance, a majority of whom were strangers
from abroad.
The meeting was called to order by D. W.
Ingersoll, Esq, and after religious exercises
the Delegates from the various Schools re-
ported themselves as follows to D. d. Merrill,
Secretary pro tenn
Delegaiss--william r. Brown and A. R. French, West
ct. PAUL. william L. Wilson aud W. B. QUINN Grove
land Orin Curtis and Dr. R. Chute, st. Anthony, First
Presbyterian Sunday School, Geo. E. H. Day and W.
T. Rowe St. Anthony N. g. s.; NJ. A. Hoyt and James
Scott, st. Paul. Jackson Street g. s.; Chas Clark, Min
neapolis, Plymouth Church 8. g.; H. NJ. Knox and 4.
r. Fisk, st. Paul, House of Hope 8. g.; John 8. CadY
and o. Smith, Anoka D. D. Merrill and 0rlo Rogers,
St Paul, Baptist g.; J. R. Brewster and D. W. Ipger
so st. Paul, First Presbyterian s. g.; T. D. smonton
and Geo. w. Merrill St. Paul, Central Presbyterian 8.
81 B. Hawkes. and Samuel Furber, st. Paul, Plymouth
Church 8. s.. R. B. Bryant and 7. L. Bbbrs, Mnneap-
oils, NJ. e. Church 8. g.; Judge A. Lewis, wnons, ME
Church 6. g.; Rev. D. L, Hughes and A. Mccormack,
Minneapolis, Westminster 8. g.; W. H. Nichols and Rev.
Chas Thayer, St. Paul, Market Street NJ E. Church 8.
81 Rev. J. j. Hill, Glencoe, Congregational 8. g.; James
Phillips, Glencoe, NJ E. Church g. s.. G. n Whitney,
Anoka J. N. Barber, Monticello Union S. u T;.om.
as, aud Il Fletcher, Minneapolis, Baptist g. s.; N. j.
Bell and j. P. Abraham Minneapolis Union g. s. Asso-
citation; Rev W. G. Shaw, Hastings; Samuel ,odrch,
and g. II. Pond, Oak Grove; NJ. 8. Titus, shakopee.
First Presbyterian 8. s.; Rev. J. c. Whitney, Forest
City; NJ. s. Croswel Orono s. s.; g. f. Berenerman and
H. Mathews, st. Paul, Rosabee Street NJ E. Church
SIS; L. p Foster and DR.. Sabine, St. Anthony Union
s:s.; RsH.'uAde ard Rev. is. Lyon, New Port, Bap-
| tist s. 8.
Ancited Pastors-Rev J. D, Pope, Rev. John Mat
tocks Rev. G.. RhsIdafcr Rev. A. 8. Fish, Ee.. E.
Eggleston, Rev. J. =. Chafee. ~.
A motion to admit all informal Delegates to
participation in the exercises created con-
siderable debate, and was tabled. The matter
was finally disposed of by allowing two dele
gates from Schools not otherwise represented
to enroll themselves, and proceed to perma-
nent organization.
The Convention then went into nomination
for permanent officers, and the following Del
egates were appointed to report the same for
selection :-Messrs. J. B. Hawkes., G. E. H.
Day, Mr.. Smith, Of Anoka, II. NJ Knox, and
M. S. Croswell. IL .s-e .aL.
On motion of Rev. j. G.. Riheldaffer, the
Rev. Mr.. Paxton of Ind, Rev. Guernsey of
Iowa, Rev. Stevenson Of N. Z, Rev. Mr..
Ayres OF N. j., Rev. Mr.. Rice, and Rev. Dr.
Edgell of Boston, were invited to sit as Hon.
orary Members.
On motion, all the Pastors of Churches
present were invited to sit as Delegates
Rev. DR.. Stevenson, of N. Y, addressed a
| few remarks to the Convention.
DIR. Simonton read letter from Winona
Presbyterian Sabbath School, containing sta
tistics of the School and the mode of instruc-
ton, which was very interesting.
Rev. Mr.. Ayres, of Chicago, gave an en-
couraging account of the Sabbath School in
terests in that neighborhood. In August last,
he said, young man from the First Presby-
terrain Church went into destitute quarter of
the City, and organized Sabbath School with
nineteen scholars. Now, nine months since,
there are three hundred scholars and fifty
teachers there, and they have built church
there that is doing much good. There are
about twenty Mission Schools in operation in
the City, all doing well.
Rev. Mr.. Jones, of La Crosse, said that in
that place deep interest was felt in the cause.
There were about five hundred scholars con-
nected with the schools there The children
loved the schools dearly, and this was the Sc
cret of thes success there The work is done
by the children, and they have been so inter.
ested in it they all induce new scholars to at
tend. A great deal of attention is given to
singing, and they have made great proficiency,
and their singing would do the hearer good.
1t is an important feature. The Library and
Sunday School papers are also we'll attended
to. The congregations do their part too, and
the cause in the country around is on the ia,
crease and, many chools are being organized.
Judge Lewis of Winona said he valued the
Sabbath School for its social and disciplinary
effect upon the scholars, but its value is be-
yond this, and the lessons it inculcates and
the good it does is of incalculable benefit in
other than temporal view. In Winona, he
said, the cause was onward. Four schools
from there had sent in reports, showing the
average number of scholars to be about 500.
Committees had canvassed the place to got
Scholars to attend, and this had resulted ben
efcially. Some German children without ed
ucation had been taught to read English cred
itably. He mentioned that school had been
started in wicked and abandoned settlement
a few miles below there, that had been the
means of drawing in all the children there,
and finally by interesting their parents in re-
lligious matters, a revival broke out, and a
society numbering 40 members had been Or
panized. ~ e.. Aa.@ -
Rev. Mr.. Chafee excused himself from fur
tber attendance. as be had another engagement
to fulfil, He said that ever since be became
q pastor he had laborcd for the success of
Sabbath Schools, and would do all that he
could As.e g ptwsrd the cause.
4s6SM Mibneapolis also excused him.
cell, and expresssd lively interest in the