The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-05-11
SUNDAY sehool Conyention.

For the Post.
Mr.. EAtor: The Sabbath School Con-
vention which convened in this place on
Thursday Sd inst, adjourned Saturday, 3
o'clock, p NJ, aftcra very pleasant, and
we trust profitable session,
There were delegates here from most
of the counties of East Tennessee, and
all of them seemed delighted with
Athens.
The regular proceedings Of the Con-
venticn were ordered to be published in
the Nashville Christian Advocate in oil
cial form, with a request that secular
papers friendly to the cause Of Sabbath
Schools copy them. The object of this
communication is to give a sllesch Of an in
tcrestng episode "not in the programme "
On motion of President Rowley, j. was
resolved that the Convention adjourn to
meet in the Chapel of Athens Female
College, Saturday, y o'clock, P. NJ. After
examining the College edifice, and adj
miring its fine proportion, its airy and
delightful situation, with its grand view
Ok tIe,own and tbe beautiful surrodda'
ing scenery, and 4 perfect adaptation to
the objects forIsrssf it was c6hstructed,
at 2 p. NJ, thgconvention met, finished
its business aud adjourned siRe&c.
The large audience was then enter
tanned by the young ladies who discourse
ed sweet music to the delight Of all
President Rowley certainly has the art
of finding pretty girls for his school, or
of making them pretty after they come,
for it was remarked by erybody that
they werc Beautiful
In a few chaste remarks the President
gave a brief history of the College since
his connection with it, and some OF the
disadvantages with which they had to
contend. But brethren of the Holston
Conference" said he "whose school this
is, if you are true to the College and the
best interests of the Church. | augur for
this school high destiny, and in the
language of the immortal Adams of my
native State, sink or swim. survive or
nerish, am for Athens Female College
to the last.
President Bruner was called to the
stage, and ina chasteand beautiful speech
(Which came DER the sense
Like a breeze from the sea,
All freshness like infant purity"
rc-ossured the audience OF his perfect
satisfaction with all he had seen and his
perfect confidence in the success of the
College. Sir" said he 81 am proud of
Athens Female College"
Rev. L. c. WeXlcr followed ina thrilling
speech of a few minutes length. He
spoke with happy facility upon the hal
lowed associations called up by the beau
tiful trio of words Mother Home"
and Heaven" and called tears to the
eyes of many like dewdrops Offering
in the morning ray"
Rev. w. H. Rogers was then loudly
called for, and made his appearance on
the stage amid the greetings OF the au-
diencc and with one of his blandest
smiles, and that gallantiy for which he
is so remarkable he addressed the young
ladies in style courteous as Chesterfield
himself cocli haze done, and amid the
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sentiment and eulogy, flashes of intel
lect and coiruscations of genius, and when
he had wrought his audience up to the
highest pitch, be was literally covered
by shower Of boqucts thrown byS the
"fair ones Oyerpowered tySAlifs feel
ings, he sat down amid the cheering and
huzaaaing of the delighted audience.
Speeches were then made by Rev. w.
c. Bowman, j, Albert Hyden, T. X.
Munsey and S. S. Sweet. They abounded
in wit, humor and repartee, and to un-
dertake to characterize them would be
as useless as for the man who split his
trrnips to have done justice to the sub
ject, Suffice it to say, the delegates were
delighted with what they saw, and return
ed home with renewed confidence in the
success of the school, and, if am not
greatly mistaken, they will show their
faith by their works next session in ma.
terial aid in patroniaing the College them
selves and recommending it to others.
The following resolutions were passed
by the convention and speak for them
selves:
Reso'red, That thanks of this Conyen-
ton be rendered to Rev. T. Sullins for
the able and dignIiod manner in which
he has presided over its deliberations;
and also to Rev G. W. Alexander for the
faithful manner in which he mas dis
charged his duties as Secretary.
Re3olcei, That the thanks Of the Con-
vcntion be rendered to the citizens Of
Athens for the hospitable and courteous
manner in which they have entertained
the delegates during their stay among
them.
Atacns, Nay 8, 1860. 7. J, PorE.
Az Error ~ JEorARDY.-J. Walter
Walsh, editor and proprietor Of a libellous
sheet called the Sunday Varieties, pub
lishcd in San Francisco, was recently con
victed Of libelIing a liquor seller in that
city and sentenced to one years impris-
onment in the county Jail. Walsh is a
coarse lrishman, and was formerly con
nccted with the Press Of Louisville, Ky,
under the aom de plume Of "Reclues. -
The carrier of his paper was also sentcn-
ced to 80 days confinement in Jail. So
says the Baltimore Clipper.
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