Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-05-14


Rev. Mr. Hoyt. President of the Sabbatl
School Convention, then delivered an interest
ing address TO the children, illustrating his re-
marks by incidents. lie appealed to the child
ren to look to their Heavenly Father to pre-
serve through life their chid-likc simplicity -
GhE when NIB he was was on the earth said "Ex
into the Kingdom of Heaven" The speaker
spoke of the great changes in his day IIe wa.
yet young man, and yet he had attended, as q
little boy, the first Sabbath School ever held in
Albany, New York What mighty things had
been wrought since that day! God was work
log both in the outward and inward man. NV
dear children, your Heavenly Father careth for
you, Let tine enjoin itupon you to so live that
you may be His, and His only God teaches
by leaves and flowers that all must die-that
all is change-the leaves ofthe forest all nature
illustrates the principe-how glorious to fulfil
Gods mission here on eaTth-and then, how
beautitulto die, and be his forever
At the Second Presbyterian Church, Rev.
Mr.. Stone, Of Lebanon, Hon. VIM, Sade and
I. P. Handy, Esq, Of Cleveland and Mr. Gray,
of Springfield, addressed the children. The
Gazette says Mr.. Handy "made brief address,
setting forth the object and design of the Sun
day School, and the means employed for their
success. His address abOunled in illustrations
and anecdote, calculated to interest his hear
es."
At Wesley Chapel about 1000 children as
sembIed, and were addressed by Judge storer,
Rev. Anson Smythe, of Columbus, Rev. DR..
Kingsley, of Cincinnati, and Judge Mitchell, of
Piqua
AT Christ Church, the multitude of little ones
listened to addresses by Rev. Mr. Cheever of
Troy, Rev. Mr. Doty, of Springfield, James J
Sterling Esq, of Cleveland, and Mr.. A NJ
Searles, OF Cincinnati The Gazette saws Mr..
Sterling gave an account ofthe Ragged Schools
in Cleveland, the manner in which they are con.
Quoted, the great amount of good which they
are accomplishing, together with many plcasant
"reminiscences of Sabbath School life. lie clos
ed with an exhortaton to the Teachers, urgiug
them to be diligent, attentive and patient with
the children committed to their charge"
At the evening session of the Convention
note was read from Judge John Mclean, re-
g'etting that temporary indispostion prevented
his attendance. In his note he says ..
Iregard Sunday Schools as one of the nrest
levers, which may tend to check the deluPe of
moral evil, which threatens to everwhelnl our
country and government
The next convention is TO be held at CoIum.
bus, on the second Wednesday of May, 1860,
and the following Central Committee was an
pointed:
Thomas Noodle Columbus; E. D Kingsley.
do; DR. fowler, do s. @. Emley, Dayton; s. j.
Mccoy, Ohillicothe; 4 P Handy, Cleveland,
Joseph Riggs, Portsmouth; Chas H. Wolf,
Cneinnatii Judge Mitchell, Piqua; VIM AL
llson, Aenla: w f, Converse, SaDdusky; John
McCook, Steubenyille; E. ID. Brown, Warren;
) Judge Hitchcock, Painesvillei T. w. Ewart
Marietta.
The closing exercise consisted of three min
ute speeches, singing and prayer. Remarks
were made by Messrs. Seares of Cincinnati
Osborne of Piqua, Allison of Xenia, Cheever
Of Troy, Swayue of Dayton, Fisher of Cincin-
natl, Ingersoll of Cleveland, Hoyt of Cleve-
land, Chamberlin, West, Davis, and storer, of
1t was Glove feast"
ooLoRED SUNDAY SCHOOLS EXCLUDED.
The following paragraphs from the Gazette's
report of the proceedings, show the 81 am
holier than thou spirit Of some protesting
Christians on the occasion. Death makes no
distinction on account Of color. Will the
Judge Of Z" the quick and the dead
Several other schools were announced in the
published programme 10 assemble at Wesley
Chapel, who probably were detained frem being
present 10y the announcement that the 4 color
I'd schools would assemble at the same house.
This also, undoubtedly, prevented full atten.
dance from those schools that were represeDt-
cd. The colorsd children were excluded, how |