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

merged IN aud overshadowed by the
greatness and giory Of God.
Remarks of Rec. Whifcford Smith

greatness ana giory OF God.
Remarks Of Rec. Hhtcford .S,aith.
During the absence of the Committee
appointed to prepare business for the Con-
ventior, the Rev. DR.. WhteforG Smith
rose and said that he wished to offe, a
resolution, that would :urn the attention
OF .he Convention 10 what he conceived
to be one Of the most important points
to which il could be turned during its sill
tings.
This resolution WAS, he said, to the ef.
feet that committee lie appointed, who
should AT their leisure prepare an address
to the members and friends of the church
generally. and more particularly to pa.
rents, upon their duties and responsible.
ties III reIgiouSiy educating their children
and AS far rs possible acting IL coau"c.
tlna with the Sunday School in accom-
plShrug the great end they had in view.
He had been impressed with thr, great
fact, that there is "A depio-abIe stniemprt.
too often made among protessedty retg.
ious people, III respect 10 the reSponslb II
ties and duties o' the religious education
Of children at home Il is a sad mis-
fortune, but II was so, that there IS vast
number of people who think, if they make
provision for sending them to Sunday
School, they are doing their duty by
them and substituting that for the IN
struction Of the fire side. They might re.
member case at phIadeIphla, whore
some one was disposed to cast ont uf
view entirely The family obligation Of par
rents TO their children and Insisted upon
It that the Sunday School WAS powerful
enough, without the interference uf the
family. lie reverenCed the SunGay
school, WAS An attendant upon the Sun
day School, was brought up in the Sun.
day School, loved the Sunday School,
and believed ii could do great deal of
good and since hc had been IN the
istry he had noticed IT WAS the nursery
OF the church. But he would not have
II made the substitute for the family. We
say, "God made the country and man
made the town" GuI made the family
aud man made the Sunday School.
1t Is All institution of human invention,
blessed Of God, as many Of our iust'u
uous have been; but the family was ir,li.
tute! by the DIVINITY itself 1t is Co.'s
direct ordinance; and he Deprecated the
idea that parents should he allowed Ia
neglect their religious responsibilities he
deprecated the idea that for moment
they should SUPPOSE this duty could hr
performed hy proxy; that they should
substitute the instruction 0f comparative
strangers tor the instruction which pa
rents give. The impressions OF II Sunday
School are deep and abiding; but could
any SUNDAY School instruction stand in
the heart in the place Of a parent! The
want OF success in Sunday Schools Is Of
ten attributed To the very fact that parents
manifest indifference. We want the co.
operation OF parents and we must do more
than this. We must call the attention
OF our clergy TO the indispensable necessi
ty OF preaching more upon the reSponsi.
biIIty and duties of parents in this partic
uIar His object IN suggesting the rcso-
luton was this, not that any such docu
ment should be prepared here but that a
committee sh0u'd be raised. after the Con.
ventron adjourns. whose duty it shall he
to prepare an address to parents upon
the responsibility of Their educating their
children in n Christian and, teaching
them at home to read the Bible and i'm
press Its lessons upon Their hearts
The Rev. Mr.. Martin yesterday said
that he was happy to announce to the